Market report for Monday, December 15, 2025
Data sourced from USDA AMS
View USDA PDF VersionCombined weighted average report for 2 Colorado auction markets included: Winter Livestock and La Junta Livestock. Compared to last week, steers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with instances sharply higher. Heifers sold uneven; steady to sharply higher. The next available report will be Monday, January 12, 2026.
| This week | Last reported sale | Last year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total receipts | 6746 | 10018 | 15590 |
| Feeder cattle | 6449 | 9766 | 8416 |
| Slaughter cattle | 240 | 203 | 1982 |
| Replacement cattle | 57 | 49 | 5192 |
| Head | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 407-433 | 431 | 505.00-519.00 | $517.83 | Unweaned |
| 24 | 454-478 | 471 | 437.50-470.00 | $446.64 | Unweaned |
| 19 | 479 | 479 | 466.00 | $466.00 | Fancy |
| 13 | 505-527 |
| Head | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 353 | 353 | 550.00 | $550.00 | Fancy |
| 5 | 391 | 391 | 480.00 | $480.00 | -- |
| 17 | 418-431 | 426 | 390.00-470.00 | $437.65 | -- |
| 11 | 447 |
| Head | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 468 | 468 | 442.50 | $442.50 | -- |
| Head | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price | Comments |
|---|
| Head | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1520-1645 | 1563 | 149.00-163.00 | $158.29 | Average Dressing |
| 2 | 1605-1640 | 1623 | 156.00 | $156.00 | Low Dressing |
| Head | Wt Range |
|---|
| Head | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1475-1685 | 1575 | 139.00-158.00 | $151.41 | Low Dressing |
| 5 | 1115-2255 | 1691 | 165.00-176.00 | $170.59 | Average Dressing |
| 6 | 1855-2148 | 2054 | 190.50-193.00 | $192.27 | High Dressing |
| Head | Age | Stage | Price Range | Avg Price | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Young (2-4 yrs) | Stage: Open | 162.50-220.00 | $199.13 | -- |
| 514 |
| 405.00-419.00 |
| $411.28 |
| Unweaned |
| 15 | 569 | 569 | 442.50 | $442.50 | -- |
| 51 | 573-576 | 576 | 410.00-423.00 | $421.48 | Unweaned |
| 37 | 646 | 646 | 376.00 | $376.00 | Unweaned |
| 19 | 714-728 | 723 | 310.00-315.00 | $313.18 | Unweaned |
| Head | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 218 | 218 | 770.00 | $770.00 | Fancy |
| 2 | 253 | 253 | 735.00 | $735.00 | Fancy |
| 2 | 270 | 270 | 670.00 | $670.00 | Value Added |
| 3 | 287 | 287 | 620.00 | $620.00 | -- |
| 3 | 318 | 318 | 712.50 | $712.50 | Fancy |
| 3 | 360 | 360 | 625.00 | $625.00 | Fancy |
| 33 | 350-378 | 369 | 595.00-660.00 | $614.91 | -- |
| 31 | 385-395 | 392 | 555.00-575.00 | $567.94 | Unweaned |
| 4 | 400 | 400 | 535.00 | $535.00 | Unweaned |
| 7 | 412 | 412 | 585.00 | $585.00 | Fancy |
| 89 | 407-449 | 432 | 530.00-560.00 | $545.47 | -- |
| 7 | 466 | 466 | 545.00 | $545.00 | Fancy |
| 104 | 450-476 | 468 | 505.00-535.00 | $524.17 | -- |
| 70 | 451-485 | 468 | 475.00-509.00 | $493.13 | Unweaned |
| 21 | 514-521 | 518 | 492.50-496.00 | $494.68 | Fancy |
| 109 | 504-536 | 522 | 460.00-479.00 | $471.98 | -- |
| 57 | 507-546 | 528 | 432.50-457.50 | $443.53 | Unweaned |
| 80 | 553-586 | 564 | 424.00-437.50 | $432.24 | -- |
| 42 | 550-573 | 565 | 446.00-451.00 | $449.38 | Fancy |
| 85 | 567-589 | 577 | 402.50-417.00 | $411.81 | Unweaned |
| 159 | 601-648 | 615 | 370.00-428.00 | $410.53 | -- |
| 109 | 601-642 | 626 | 342.50-409.00 | $390.24 | Unweaned |
| 11 | 628-634 | 632 | 390.00 | $390.00 | Value Added |
| 140 | 652-659 | 655 | 381.00-405.00 | $393.62 | Fancy |
| 65 | 651-687 | 669 | 322.50-362.00 | $356.51 | Unweaned |
| 162 | 655-697 | 673 | 350.00-390.00 | $368.22 | -- |
| 196 | 702-745 | 723 | 321.00-366.50 | $350.95 | -- |
| 88 | 712-737 | 732 | 369.00-373.00 | $369.75 | Fancy |
| 50 | 703-748 | 742 | 312.50-342.50 | $337.98 | Unweaned |
| 56 | 752 | 752 | 363.00 | $363.00 | Fancy |
| 193 | 760-797 | 775 | 300.00-343.50 | $336.17 | -- |
| 5 | 797 | 797 | 292.50 | $292.50 | Unweaned |
| 23 | 801 | 801 | 322.50 | $322.50 | Value Added |
| 75 | 815-816 | 815 | 323.00-327.00 | $323.69 | Unweaned |
| 180 | 801-833 | 819 | 300.00-343.00 | $334.03 | -- |
| 65 | 851 | 851 | 339.00 | $339.00 | Fancy |
| 81 | 865-897 | 876 | 313.00-326.00 | $315.83 | -- |
| 107 | 891-899 | 895 | 292.50-309.00 | $301.63 | Unweaned |
| 134 | 904-934 | 920 | 295.00-313.00 | $309.16 | -- |
| 110 | 953-991 | 967 | 270.00-315.00 | $302.62 | -- |
| 3 | 1042 | 1042 | 257.50 | $257.50 | -- |
| Head | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 491-499 | 494 | 450.00-465.00 | $456.11 | Unweaned |
| 14 | 518-542 | 525 | 382.50-410.00 | $394.69 | Unweaned |
| 21 | 565-588 | 573 | 350.00-390.00 | $372.92 | Unweaned |
| 16 | 553-587 | 579 | 380.00-386.00 | $381.43 | -- |
| 63 | 607-644 | 628 | 320.00-382.50 | $369.83 | Unweaned |
| 8 | 680 | 680 | 342.00 | $342.00 | -- |
| 23 | 684-694 | 689 | 310.00-322.50 | $317.70 | Unweaned |
| 3 | 780 | 780 | 272.50 | $272.50 | Unweaned |
| 9 | 807 | 807 | 292.50 | $292.50 | -- |
| 447 |
| 427.50 |
| $427.50 |
| Unweaned |
| 8 | 476 | 476 | 395.00 | $395.00 | Unweaned |
| 6 | 525-546 | 539 | 315.00-345.00 | $324.74 | -- |
| 75 | 550-558 | 557 | 310.00-381.00 | $371.05 | -- |
| 12 | 610-640 | 626 | 305.00-315.00 | $312.13 | -- |
| 22 | 658-690 | 676 | 265.00-330.00 | $317.99 | -- |
| 5 | 731 | 731 | 267.50 | $267.50 | -- |
| 9 | 750-775 | 769 | 255.00-267.50 | $261.99 | -- |
| 3 | 823 | 823 | 280.00 | $280.00 | Unweaned |
| 2 | 858 | 858 | 250.00 | $250.00 | -- |
| Head | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 273 | 273 | 570.00 | $570.00 | -- |
| 6 | 276 | 276 | 517.50 | $517.50 | Fancy |
| 9 | 309-335 | 315 | 410.00-520.00 | $436.01 | Unweaned |
| 22 | 311-343 | 329 | 485.00-555.00 | $530.47 | -- |
| 25 | 353-363 | 361 | 550.00-560.00 | $558.04 | Fancy |
| 25 | 365-388 | 374 | 475.00-497.50 | $488.83 | -- |
| 15 | 385-398 | 387 | 460.00-465.00 | $460.69 | Unweaned |
| 23 | 403-417 | 412 | 445.00-505.00 | $462.51 | Fancy |
| 170 | 403-442 | 428 | 430.00-485.00 | $464.89 | -- |
| 72 | 404-444 | 430 | 415.00-465.00 | $442.76 | Unweaned |
| 21 | 460 | 460 | 425.00 | $425.00 | Value Added |
| 25 | 453-490 | 475 | 425.00-455.00 | $436.44 | Fancy |
| 19 | 472-481 | 477 | 385.00-425.00 | $409.98 | Unweaned |
| 127 | 451-495 | 478 | 397.50-445.00 | $413.36 | -- |
| 17 | 513 | 513 | 422.50 | $422.50 | Fancy |
| 114 | 508-545 | 532 | 359.00-415.00 | $375.98 | -- |
| 53 | 520-549 | 539 | 345.00-396.00 | $384.85 | Unweaned |
| 12 | 556-558 | 557 | 380.00 | $380.00 | Value Added |
| 31 | 555-573 | 567 | 377.00-378.00 | $377.68 | Fancy |
| 69 | 553-595 | 580 | 335.00-359.00 | $351.10 | -- |
| 27 | 558-599 | 583 | 320.00-345.00 | $335.48 | Unweaned |
| 13 | 603 | 603 | 359.00 | $359.00 | Fancy |
| 24 | 608-613 | 611 | 325.00-336.00 | $326.82 | Unweaned |
| 140 | 602-641 | 623 | 337.50-352.00 | $343.11 | -- |
| 158 | 654-689 | 673 | 320.00-344.00 | $337.98 | -- |
| 34 | 670-697 | 678 | 270.00-326.00 | $304.41 | Unweaned |
| 10 | 700-708 | 706 | 255.00-306.00 | $295.89 | Unweaned |
| 36 | 702-738 | 725 | 275.00-320.00 | $294.33 | -- |
| 49 | 756-799 | 762 | 267.50-312.00 | $304.88 | Unweaned |
| 138 | 750-797 | 774 | 300.00-326.00 | $320.75 | -- |
| 18 | 808-816 | 812 | 267.50-309.00 | $288.74 | -- |
| 79 | 858-898 | 876 | 255.00-296.00 | $287.17 | -- |
| 91 | 900-920 | 915 | 239.00-297.50 | $275.49 | -- |
| 18 | 979-989 | 985 | 242.50-257.50 | $250.87 | -- |
| 7 | 1005-1030 | 1023 | 215.00-280.00 | $261.75 | -- |
| 5 | 1082 | 1082 | 215.00 | $215.00 | -- |
| Head | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 494 | 494 | 342.50 | $342.50 | Unweaned |
| 6 | 533 | 533 | 327.50 | $327.50 | Unweaned |
| 5 | 599 | 599 | 312.50 | $312.50 | Unweaned |
| 4 | 769 | 769 | 245.00 | $245.00 | Unweaned |
| 4 | 408 | 408 | 550.00 | $550.00 | -- |
| 17 | 482-494 | 491 | 432.50-500.00 | $448.09 | -- |
| 2 | 538 | 538 | 405.00 | $405.00 | -- |
| 8 | 560-570 | 566 | 400.00-425.00 | $408.07 | -- |
| 5 | 579 | 579 | 374.00 | $374.00 | Unweaned |
| 10 | 605 | 605 | 334.00 | $334.00 | -- |
| 10 | 605 | 605 | 305.00 | $305.00 | Unweaned |
| 23 | 669-697 | 684 | 255.00-328.00 | $313.13 | -- |
| 2 | 713 | 713 | 270.00 | $270.00 | -- |
| 9 | 947 | 947 | 260.00 | $260.00 | Unweaned |
| Avg Wt |
|---|
| Price Range |
|---|
| Avg Price |
|---|
| Comments |
|---|
| 2 | 1350 | 1350 | 160.00 | $160.00 | High Dressing |
| 5 | 1305-1400 | 1362 | 147.00-152.00 | $150.03 | Low Dressing |
| 4 | 1310-1470 | 1389 | 140.00-162.00 | $148.63 | Average Dressing |
| Head | Wt Range | Avg Wt | Price Range | Avg Price | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 805-1220 | 1013 | 182.50 | $182.50 | High Dressing |
| 72 | 924-1297 | 1084 | 129.00-159.00 | $152.81 | Low Dressing |
| 115 | 957-1293 | 1115 | 141.00-167.00 | $160.75 | Average Dressing |
