Colorado cattle prices

Week of Nov 2–6, 2026, Medium and Large 1 feeder steers averaging 500–600 lb, priced per cwt. Across 4 Colorado auctions and 1,456 head, the head-weighted average was $427.98/cwt (lot range $367.40–$474.99). That ranked 6th of 21 states in our cattle prices by state snapshot.

More than two-thirds of the Colorado head in this band sold at one Monday sale in La Junta. The regular La Junta commission sale the same week printed much lower.

By weight band (same week, same grade)

Weight	Head	Avg $/cwt
400–499 lb	746	$504.05
500–600 lb	1,456	$427.98
601–700 lb	940	$370.82

Lighter calves bring more per cwt and less per head. Compare inside one band.

Biggest Colorado barns this week (500–600 lb steers)

Auction	Head	Avg $/cwt
Winter Livestock Seasonal Feeder Cattle Sale (Monday), La Junta	1,001	$440.35
La Junta Livestock Commision, La Junta	324	$384.10
Livestock Exchange Feeder Cattle Auction (Friday), Brush	69	$436.13
Sterling Livestock Commission, Sterling	62	$448.42

Worked example from a real sale

From Winter Livestock Seasonal Feeder Cattle Sale (Monday) (La Junta, CO) on 2026-11-02, one lot in our API:

{ "auction_name": "Winter Livestock Seasonal Feeder Cattle Sale (Monday)",
  "state": "CO", "report_date": "2026-11-02",
  "category": "FEEDER CATTLE", "class_name": "STEERS",
  "grade": "Medium and Large 1", "head_count": 345,
  "weight_avg": 523, "price_avg": 443.59,
  "unit": "Per Cwt / Actual Wt", "comments": "" }

Reading it: 345 steers, about 523 lb average, at $443.59 per cwt. That is about $2,300 a head (523 ÷ 100 × 443.59), or roughly $800,400 for the lot. Source: USDA AMS; we are not affiliated with USDA.

Pull Colorado lots as JSON

curl -s -H "X-API-Key: kl_free_demo_2026" \
  "https://api.kossinlabs.com/v1/prices?state=CO&class=STEERS&category=FEEDER%20CATTLE&limit=50"

Free demo key (no sign-up): kl_free_demo_2026. Docs: api.kossinlabs.com. Product page: cattle auction prices API. Starter is $29/mo for higher limits — subscribe. 30-day money-back guarantee.

This page is a dated snapshot from USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News auction reports (public); the API has current lots. Other states: cattle prices by state. For weight bands, see feeder cattle prices. For the cwt math, see cattle price per cwt.