Colorado cattle auction prices

Name: Colorado feeder cattle auction prices
Creator: Cattle Auction Prices

7 sales at 4 USDA-reported barns from Oct 16 to October 22, 2026. Statewide prices combine every barn, weighted by head.

Steers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $417.15/cwt
4-week average: $406.22
13-week average: $406.26
4-week vs 13-week: 0.0%

52-wk low $379.25high $500.30

Sales in 5 of the last 13 weeks.

Steers 700–799 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $333.35/cwt
4-week average: $333.41
13-week average: $330.15
4-week vs 13-week: +1.0%

52-wk low $317.12high $387.10

Sales in 5 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Rising

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $353.75/cwt
4-week average: $347.24
13-week average: $339.42
4-week vs 13-week: +2.3%

52-wk low $308.12high $455.61

Sales in 5 of the last 13 weeks.

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Every sale this week

$/cwt, Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2, head-weighted. 13-week trend = that barn's 4-week vs 13-week average for 500–599 lb steers. Barns tagged unweaned sold mostly unweaned calves over the last 13 weeks, so their prices are unweaned lots; statewide trends use regular lots only. Rows tagged special or graded are a barn's special sales. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price. Click a column to sort.
Barn	Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799	Heifers 500–599	13-week trend
Livestock Exchange, Brush	Thu Oct 22	945	—	—	—	—
La Junta Livestock Commision, La Juntaspecial	Thu Oct 22	655	—	—	—	—
Sterling Livestock Commission, Sterlingunweaned	Wed Oct 21	1,718	$455.52	$345.09	$394.58	—
La Junta Livestock Commision, La Junta	Wed Oct 21	2,207	$407.93	$298.58	$333.64	—
Winter Livestock, La Junta	Tue Oct 20	934	$367.17	$356.20	$370.00†	—
Winter Livestock, La Junta	Mon Oct 19	3,560	$422.46	$344.17	$370.39	—
Livestock Exchange, Brush	Fri Oct 16	955	$388.39	$318.71	$334.71	—

Direct trade (ranch to feedlot)

Latest week's current-delivery cash trades, $/cwt (F.O.B. unless tagged delivered); — means no such trades that week. Direct trades are cattle sold outside auction barns; they are not in the statewide auction trend above.
USDA direct report	Week of	Head	Steers 800–899	Steers 700–799	Heifers 700–799
Colorado	Oct 19	363delivered	—	$351.00	—

Statewide, last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Statewide price history

Weekly average $/cwt

All Colorado barns

La Junta Livestock Commision, La Junta · Oct 21
Livestock Exchange, Brush · Oct 22
Sterling Livestock Commission, Sterling · Oct 21
Winter Livestock, La Junta · Oct 20

Source: USDA AMS Market News auction reports for 4 Colorado barns. Barns that hold more than one sale a week count every sale.