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Centennial

Name: Centennial livestock auction prices — 2023-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-04

Feeder Cattle · Fort Collins, Colorado · Mon, Dec 4

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1898

← Nov 6Dec 4Jan 4 →

Receipts

2,175 head

▼ 364 vs last sale 2,539▲ 582 vs year ago 1,593 · +36.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a month ago: trade activity and demand good to very good. Dairy steers and dairy heifers sold sharply lower. Next report release will be January 4, 2024.

Every lot

75 lots · USDA AMS · Centennial Livestock Monthly Dairy Feeder Cattle Sale - Fort Collins, CO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3-4	188	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	235	22
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	193	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	154	12
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3-4	229	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	286	10
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	251	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	515	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3-4	297	171.94/cwt	165.00–175.00	511	13
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	311	212.87/cwt	210.00–222.50	662	29
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	327	110.24/cwt	90.00–132.50	360	10
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	341	266.09/cwt	250.00–270.00	907	57
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	350	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	718	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	350	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	411	15
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	362	234.49/cwt	230.00–240.00	849	29
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	383	222.59/cwt	215.00–235.00	853	8
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3-4	398	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	547	12
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	422	229.27/cwt	217.50–245.00	968	34
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3-4	424	140.25/cwt	130.00–150.00	595	8
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	481	229.36/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,103	7
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	483	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	966	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	491	122.39/cwt	120.00–125.00	601	54
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	517	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	956	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3-4	537	148.01/cwt	145.00–150.00	795	17
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	563	161.27/cwt	155.00–165.00	908	8
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3-4	587	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	792	9
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3-4	647	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	744	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	784	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,019	17
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	785	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,154	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	824	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,133	9
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	853	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,177	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	874	141.38/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,236	35
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	939	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,296	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	1,001	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,301	11
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	1,071	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,478	9
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	1,116	134.21/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,498	15
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	1,203	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,684	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	1,351	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,790	8
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers41 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	234	216.71/cwt	200.00–235.00	507	41
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	276	259.55/cwt	255.00–265.00	716	28
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2-3	278	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	806	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	278	224.37/cwt	212.50–230.00	624	119
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	302	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	468	7
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	314	239.59/cwt	235.00–240.00	752	80
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	320	215.60/cwt	200.00–225.00	690	87
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2	324	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	956	18
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2-3	338	262.54/cwt	255.00–263.00	887	106
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2	360	282.40/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,017	90
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	369	214.06/cwt	200.00–225.00	790	89
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	383	237.53/cwt	235.00–240.00	910	38
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2-3	391	257.08/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,005	15
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	391	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	587	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2	402	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,057	70
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2-3	422	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,055	13
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	430	226.68/cwt	225.00–230.00	975	12
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	432	208.70/cwt	200.00–220.00	902	117
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	437	165.45/cwt	130.00–180.00	723	28
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2	468	244.02/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,142	64
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2-3	472	231.09/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,091	14
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	479	181.24/cwt	172.50–185.00	868	49
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	483	158.64/cwt	125.00–167.50	766	11
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	496	201.66/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,000	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2-3	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	511	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	767	20
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	523	165.31/cwt	162.50–167.50	865	43
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2-3	554	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,080	10
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	580	157.31/cwt	155.00–160.00	912	43
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2-3	643	170.00/cwt	167.50–172.50	1,093	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	645	159.10/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,026	21
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	735	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,158	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2-3	745	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,199	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	777	147.20/cwt	142.50–147.50	1,144	33
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	808	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	848	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2-3	846	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,332	14
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	894	144.19/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,289	26
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	985	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,537	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2-3	1,060	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,643	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	2,033	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,626	4

This sale against other markets

Colorado weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Colorado auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Colorado feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Centennial Livestock Monthly Dairy Feeder Cattle Sale - Fort Collins, CO

Mon Dec 4, 2023

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

Receipts 2,175Last week 2,539Year ago 1,593

Compared to a month ago: trade activity and demand good to very good. Dairy steers and dairy heifers sold sharply lower. Next report release will be January 4, 2024.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,203	140.00	140.00
6	—	939	138.00	138.00
7	—	481	215.00–240.00	229.36
8	—	1,351	132.50	132.50
9	—	1,071	138.00	138.00
11	—	1,001	130.00	130.00
15	—	1,116	130.00–137.00	134.21
57	—	341	250.00–270.00	266.09
35	—	874	140.00–146.00	141.38
34	—	422	217.50–245.00	229.27
29	—	362	230.00–240.00	234.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	350	117.50	117.50
12	—	193	80.00	80.00
54	—	491	120.00–125.00	122.39
10	—	327	90.00–132.50	110.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	311	210.00–222.50	212.87
2	—	483	200.00	200.00
8	—	383	215.00–235.00	222.59
9	—	824	137.50	137.50
6	—	785	147.00	147.00
5	—	853	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	424	130.00–150.00	140.25
22	—	188	125.00	125.00
5	—	647	115.00	115.00
17	—	537	145.00–150.00	148.01
13	—	297	165.00–175.00	171.94
12	—	398	137.50	137.50
10	—	229	125.00	125.00
9	—	587	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	350	205.00	205.00
3	—	517	185.00	185.00
4	—	251	205.00	205.00
17	—	784	130.00	130.00
8	—	563	155.00–165.00	161.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	302	155.00	155.00
11	—	483	125.00–167.50	158.64
28	—	437	130.00–180.00	165.45
5	—	391	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	511	150.00	150.00
41	—	234	200.00–235.00	216.71
117	—	432	200.00–220.00	208.70
87	—	320	200.00–225.00	215.60
89	—	369	200.00–225.00	214.06
1	—	750	125.00	125.00
2	—	808	105.00	105.00
119	—	278	212.50–230.00	224.37
49	—	479	172.50–185.00	181.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	468	240.00–245.00	244.02
18	—	324	295.00	295.00
70	—	402	263.00	263.00
90	—	360	275.00–285.00	282.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	846	157.50	157.50
15	—	391	250.00–265.00	257.08
6	—	643	167.50–172.50	170.00
10	—	554	195.00	195.00
13	—	422	250.00	250.00
106	—	338	255.00–263.00	262.54
3	—	500	200.00	200.00
4	—	745	161.00	161.00
6	—	278	290.00	290.00
14	—	472	230.00–235.00	231.09
1	—	1,060	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	430	225.00–230.00	226.68
4	—	2,033	80.00	80.00
1	—	985	156.00	156.00
21	—	645	155.00–160.00	159.10
43	—	580	155.00–160.00	157.31
80	—	314	235.00–240.00	239.59
6	—	496	200.00–210.00	201.66
1	—	735	157.50	157.50
43	—	523	162.50–167.50	165.31
28	—	276	255.00–265.00	259.55
26	—	894	144.00–149.00	144.19
38	—	383	235.00–240.00	237.53
33	—	777	142.50–147.50	147.20

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.