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Centennial

Name: Centennial livestock auction prices — 2024-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-04

Feeder Cattle · Fort Collins, Colorado · Thu, Jan 4

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1898

← Dec 4Jan 4Feb 5 →

Receipts

1,660 head

▼ 515 vs last sale 2,175▲ 359 vs year ago 1,301 · +27.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month: Trade activity and demand good. Dairy feeder steers across all weights sold sharply higher. Dairy feeder heifers under 450 lbs sold 10.00 to sharply higher. Dairy feeder heifers over 450 lbs were too thinly tested to trend. The next available report will be as receipts warrant coverage.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $277.94/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$277.94

24 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,510

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+24.14

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	277.94	1,510	24

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale24 hd

277.94

—

CO average2 barns · 49 hd

253.80

+24.14

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

77 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,102	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	542	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,531	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,594	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,567	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,183	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	649	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,298	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	397	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,310	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers33 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	238	213.00/cwt	212.50–225.00	507	46
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	267	206.45/cwt	200.00–210.00	551	37
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	273	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	642	37
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2	323	328.05/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,060	23
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	325	233.16/cwt	227.50–240.00	758	131
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2-3	337	276.69/cwt	270.00–295.00	932	24
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	346	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	772	18
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	352	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	766	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	363	232.67/cwt	220.00–235.00	845	177
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2-3	379	262.84/cwt	252.50–275.00	996	28
Dairy Steers	—	Small and Medium 4	382	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	162	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2	383	319.64/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,224	73
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	399	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	798	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	405	184.49/cwt	175.00–194.00	747	12
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	407	200.81/cwt	200.00–201.00	817	11
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2	432	279.56/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,208	30
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2-3	440	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,104	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2-3	450	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,035	13
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	461	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	761	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	462	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	910	37
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	467	189.48/cwt	186.00–192.50	885	67
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2	482	263.03/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,268	18
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	514	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	835	9
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	532	176.28/cwt	168.00–185.00	938	12
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2	543	247.92/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,346	12
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	569	173.01/cwt	161.00–176.00	984	31
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2	572	236.13/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,351	28
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2-3	579	203.33/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,177	12
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2	614	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,366	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	640	165.34/cwt	152.00–168.00	1,058	19
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	696	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,044	12
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	764	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,161	19
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Small and Medium 4	248	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	211	11
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3-4	287	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	488	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	324	258.68/cwt	255.00–265.00	838	14
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	329	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	452	14
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3-4	333	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	566	9
Dairy Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	339	188.79/cwt	188.00–190.00	640	10
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	342	276.06/cwt	275.00–280.00	944	22
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	366	271.16/cwt	252.50–277.50	992	50
Dairy Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	368	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	681	8
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	379	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	512	10
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	409	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	746	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	419	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,016	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	420	122.73/cwt	115.00–136.00	515	17
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3-4	457	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	708	16
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	464	187.48/cwt	185.00–190.00	870	16
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	474	226.59/cwt	217.50–232.50	1,074	8
Dairy Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	502	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	648	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	525	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	919	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3-4	534	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	828	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3-4	562	146.01/cwt	140.00–149.00	821	28
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	567	158.38/cwt	155.00–168.00	898	26
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	592	176.16/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,043	18
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	611	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	932	7
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3-4	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	651	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	990	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Small and Medium 4	696	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	365	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	715	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,051	25
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	724	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,093	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3-4	886	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,099	10
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	965	147.38/cwt	146.00–150.50	1,422	10
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,022	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,288	13
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	1,030	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,494	11
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,120	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,501	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	1,216	135.52/cwt	132.00–137.50	1,648	11
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	1,260	131.33/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,655	6

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

Thu Jan 4, 2024

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

Receipts 1,660Last week 2,175Year ago 1,301

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	267	200.00–210.00	206.45
18	—	346	223.00	223.00
3	—	352	217.50	217.50
67	—	467	186.00–192.50	189.48
46	—	238	212.50–225.00	213.00
9	—	514	162.50	162.50
11	—	407	200.00–201.00	200.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	461	165.00	165.00
5	—	399	200.00	200.00
12	—	405	175.00–194.00	184.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	572	230.00–250.00	236.13
73	—	383	300.00–327.50	319.64
12	—	543	245.00–250.00	247.92
23	—	323	327.50–330.00	328.05
3	—	614	222.50	222.50
30	—	432	270.00–300.00	279.56
3	—	715	200.00	200.00
18	—	482	260.00–265.00	263.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	579	190.00–210.00	203.33
13	—	450	230.00	230.00
28	—	379	252.50–275.00	262.84
24	—	337	270.00–295.00	276.69
4	—	440	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
131	—	325	227.50–240.00	233.16
19	—	764	152.00	152.00
177	—	363	220.00–235.00	232.67
37	—	462	197.00	197.00
12	—	532	168.00–185.00	176.28
19	—	640	152.00–168.00	165.34
37	—	273	235.00	235.00
31	—	569	161.00–176.00	173.01
12	—	696	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	42.50	42.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	420	115.00–136.00	122.73
14	—	329	137.50	137.50
3	—	502	129.00	129.00
10	—	379	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	651	152.00	152.00
26	—	567	155.00–168.00	158.38
16	—	464	185.00–190.00	187.48
5	—	409	182.50	182.50
13	—	1,022	126.00	126.00
3	—	525	175.00	175.00
7	—	611	152.50	152.50
25	—	715	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	130.00	130.00
9	—	333	170.00	170.00
6	—	534	155.00	155.00
3	—	287	170.00	170.00
10	—	886	124.00	124.00
28	—	562	140.00–149.00	146.01
16	—	457	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	368	185.00	185.00
2	—	490	150.00	150.00
10	—	339	188.00–190.00	188.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	324	255.00–265.00	258.68
5	—	724	151.00	151.00
2	—	1,120	134.00	134.00
3	—	460	200.00	200.00
18	—	592	170.00–180.00	176.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	342	275.00–280.00	276.06
11	—	1,216	132.00–137.50	135.52
5	—	419	242.50	242.50
8	—	474	217.50–232.50	226.59
10	—	965	146.00–150.50	147.38
11	—	1,030	145.00	145.00
50	—	366	252.50–277.50	271.16
6	—	1,260	130.00–132.00	131.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	696	52.50	52.50
11	—	248	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	619	257.50	257.50
4	—	334	330.00	330.00
3	—	650	241.00	241.00
10	—	542	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	649	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	430	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	397	330.00	330.00

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.