Colorado cattle market

Auction averages from 4 reporting markets in Colorado, week of 10/12/2026 – 10/18/2026. Compared with 10/05/2026–10/11/2026.

Work in progress — please don't trade on these numbers.

The figures come straight from USDA Market News and we believe they're correct, but they haven't been through enough weeks of checking for us to stand behind them. Check with your sale barn before you act.

5wt steers: $416.15; ▲ 6.67
7wt steers: $336.32; ▼ 3.40
Cull cows: $135.03; ▼ 1.69
Head sold: 5,628
Markets: 4

Feeder cattle

Head-weighted average price per hundredweight across Colorado auctions. Premium is what steers brought over heifers of the same weight. ▲ green is up on last week, ▼ red is down; thin means too few head to compare.

300–400 lb395 head

Steers: $535.36▲ 46.03
Heifers: $437.41▲ 16.48
Steer premium: $97.95

400–500 lb1,316 head

Steers: $459.18▲ 31.08
Heifers: $398.39▲ 1.38
Steer premium: $60.79

500–600 lb1,749 head

Steers: $416.15▲ 6.67
Heifers: $358.46▲ 16.23
Steer premium: $57.69

600–700 lb1,237 head

Steers: $376.28▲ 14.66
Heifers: $331.94▲ 13.08
Steer premium: $44.34

700–800 lb289 head

Steers: $336.32▼ 3.40
Heifers: thinthin

800–900 lb316 head

Steers: $329.59thin
Heifers: $301.02thin
Steer premium: $28.57

900–1000 lb326 head

Steers: $312.08thin
Heifers: $286.80▲ 15.92
Steer premium: $25.28

Weight	Steers	vs last wk	Heifers	vs last wk	Premium	Head
300–400 lb	$535.36	▲ 46.03	$437.41	▲ 16.48	$97.95	395
400–500 lb	$459.18	▲ 31.08	$398.39	▲ 1.38	$60.79	1,316
500–600 lb	$416.15	▲ 6.67	$358.46	▲ 16.23	$57.69	1,749
600–700 lb	$376.28	▲ 14.66	$331.94	▲ 13.08	$44.34	1,237
700–800 lb	$336.32	▼ 3.40	thin	thin	—	289
800–900 lb	$329.59	thin	$301.02	thin	$28.57	316
900–1000 lb	$312.08	thin	$286.80	▲ 15.92	$25.28	326

Cows, bulls & replacements

Every class Colorado auctions reported this week. Cull cows price on condition — Breakers fleshiest, Leans thinnest. Replacement classes trade by the head. A class shows its price whenever anything sold; the week-over-week move is withheld when too few head changed hands for the comparison to mean anything, which happens more often at state level than nationally.

Cull cows, all$135.03/cwt
▼ 1.691,254 head
Boner 80-85%$134.88/cwt
▼ 6.84366 head
Lean 85-90%$135.22/cwt
▲ 2.33829 head
Slaughter bulls$168.69/cwt
▼ 1.0695 head
Bred cows$2141.00/hd
▲ 121.00447 head
Stock cows$215.86/cwt
thin128 head

Class	Price	vs last wk	Head
Cull cows, all	$135.03/cwt	▼ 1.69	1,254
Boner 80-85%	$134.88/cwt	▼ 6.84	366
Lean 85-90%	$135.22/cwt	▲ 2.33	829
Slaughter bulls	$168.69/cwt	▼ 1.06	95
Bred cows	$2141.00/hd	▲ 121.00	447
Stock cows	$215.86/cwt	thin	128

Other states

South Dakota 35,569 Nebraska 25,543 Missouri 19,048 Oklahoma 14,242 Kentucky 9,541 Wyoming 8,218 Montana 7,656 Kansas 5,916

Source: USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, Market News. Boxed beef and slaughter figures are national and appear on the home page. This site is a work in progress — please don't make financial decisions from it.