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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · Weekly summary · Mon, Mar 16

● As filed112 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1907

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Colorado reported 112 priced lines covering 1,325 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 950 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 155 head. replacement cattle receipts at 378 head. Counted as USDA files them — 55 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Mar 16, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)

Feeder CattleReceipts 950Last week 7,978Year ago 1,437

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 158Year ago 495

Replacement CattleReceipts 378Last week 121Year ago 1,175

Compared to last week, not enough on offer this week to establish a trend, however a lower undertone noted on light offerings of feeder cattle at auctions this week. Demand was moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	306	567.50	567.50
16	400–450	430	462.50–482.50	478.84
3	450–500	457	472.50	472.50
4	500–550	513	422.00–437.50	429.71
23	550–600	591	388.00–401.00	390.16
16	600–650	616	380.00–395.00	388.28
11	650–700	681	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	800–850	836	302.50–305.00	304.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	451	500.00	500.00
65	500–550	520	451.00–462.50	460.91
26	550–600	592	413.00–425.00	422.54
10	600–650	607	410.00	410.00
3	650–700	653	377.50	377.50
71	750–800	788	332.00	332.00
9	800–850	835	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
66	450–500	451	518.00	518.00
34	550–600	566	449.00	449.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	456	496.00	496.00
13	500–550	518	453.00	453.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	745	357.00	357.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	338	602.50	602.50
4	350–400	372	555.00–567.50	561.28
2	400–450	428	552.50	552.50
11	500–550	509	486.00–490.00	486.76
6	550–600	586	436.00	436.00
44	600–650	621	420.00–436.00	430.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	455	532.50–540.00	537.62
8	500–550	515	497.50–503.00	500.30
17	600–650	614	442.50–450.00	445.18
35	700–750	740	365.00–380.00	367.07
4	750–800	789	357.50	357.50
5	800–850	804	353.00	353.00
23	950–1000	962	303.00	303.00
56	1000–1050	1,020	309.50	309.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	398	530.00	530.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	500–550	508	500.00–508.00	501.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	443	517.50	517.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	585.00	585.00
35	400–450	447	525.00–534.00	533.50
6	450–500	486	501.00	501.00
16	500–550	545	455.00	455.00
50	550–600	588	414.00–427.50	422.17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,298	3,850.00	3,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,303	3,550.00–3,800.00	3,695.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,520	4,750.00	4,750.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,570	3,900.00–4,200.00	4,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,343	3,500.00–3,650.00	3,577.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	3,950.00	3,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,730	4,800.00	4,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	4,175.00	4,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,385	4,100.00	4,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,505	3,450.00	3,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,625	3,250.00	3,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,050	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,636.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,664	4,000.00	4,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	4,100.00	4,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	795	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	815	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	859	3,250.00	3,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,031	4,000.00	4,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,229	3,450.00	3,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	968	3,050.00–3,450.00	3,173.24
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	708	2,650.00	2,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	740	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	885	1,850.00	1,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,513	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	3,050.00	3,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,238	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,602.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,485	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,345	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	17	—	1,249	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,589.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,150	2,800.00–3,100.00	3,050.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	56	—	1,257	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,325.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	1,467	3,250.00–3,650.00	3,572.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,255	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,832.88
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	13	—	1,258	2,525.00	2,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,226	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	3,450.00	3,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,060	3,450.00–3,500.00	3,465.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	24	—	1,096	3,150.00–3,500.00	3,358.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,240	3,250.00–3,700.00	3,469.43
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,269	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,046	3,200.00–3,600.00	3,363.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,119	3,050.00–3,300.00	3,242.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	11	—	1,213	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,887.13

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,311	3,900.00	3,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,230	210.00	210.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,141	237.50–255.00	240.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,020	265.00–287.50	270.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,095	138.00–161.00	150.58
5	—	1,082	171.00–172.00	171.22
2	—	1,115	162.50–165.00	163.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,533	174.00	174.00
34	—	1,546	161.00–169.50	168.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,330	171.00–174.00	172.52
3	—	1,342	136.00–154.00	145.61
23	—	1,374	157.00–168.50	166.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,755	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,245	173.00–181.00	176.24
8	—	1,286	166.00–167.00	166.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	173.00–177.00	174.88
7	—	1,705	198.00–209.00	203.10
7	—	1,712	181.00–193.00	189.19

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the Colorado barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.