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Centennial

Name: Centennial livestock auction prices — 2026-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-05

Feeder Cattle · Fort Collins, Colorado · Mon, Jan 5

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1898

← Dec 1Jan 5Feb 2 →

Receipts

2,238 head

▲ 1,027 vs last sale 1,211▲ 2,238 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Demand mostly moderate to good. Market activity was mostly active with good buyer participation. Dairy feeder steers traded sharply higher and under 300 lbs traded 5.00 lower. The next available report will be February 2, 2026.

Every lot

52 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 Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	150–200	Large 3-4	184	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	18
Dairy Heifers	300–350	Large 3	317	432.84/cwt	425.00–490.00	1,372	69
Dairy Heifers	300–350	Large 2	348	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,140	24
Dairy Heifers	350–400	Large 2	375	586.57/cwt	560.00–600.00	2,200	6
Dairy Heifers	350–400	Large 2-3	381	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,753	12
Dairy Heifers	350–400	Large 3	397	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,568	44
Dairy Heifers	400–450	Large 2	409	548.66/cwt	510.00–570.00	2,244	44
Dairy Heifers	400–450	Large 2-3	421	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,063	11
Dairy Heifers	400–450	Large 3	449	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,661	10
Dairy Heifers	450–500	Large 3	461	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,614	66
Dairy Heifers	450–500	Large 2-3	474	426.21/cwt	410.00–465.00	2,020	13
Dairy Heifers	500–550	Large 2	518	461.42/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,390	31
Dairy Heifers	500–550	Large 3	528	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,742	14
Dairy Heifers	550–600	Large 2-3	579	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,969	7
Dairy Heifers	550–600	Large 3	592	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,598	6
Dairy Heifers	700–750	Large 2-3	734	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,019	7
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Large 2-3	794	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,925	9
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Large 2-3	973	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,072	12
Dairy Heifers	1200–1250	Large 2-3	1,209	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,478	8
Dairy Heifers	1600–1650	Large 2-3	1,615	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	3,270	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers32 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	150–200	Large 3-4	164	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	697	36
Dairy Steers	150–200	Large 4	182	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	14
Dairy Steers	200–250	Large 3	220	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	990	35
Dairy Steers	250–300	Large 2-3	298	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,684	26
Dairy Steers	300–350	Large 3	312	503.70/cwt	465.00–520.00	1,572	201
Dairy Steers	300–350	Large 3-4	330	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,452	4
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 2	363	600.49/cwt	585.00–615.00	2,180	43
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	377	427.33/cwt	415.00–470.00	1,611	334
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 2	412	583.59/cwt	570.00–590.00	2,404	71
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3-4	413	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,549	3
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	416	400.48/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,666	243
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 2-3	428	473.34/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,026	41
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 2-3	462	436.73/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,018	9
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 2	467	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,428	17
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	474	384.95/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,825	79
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3-4	494	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,531	6
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 2	511	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,504	4
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	520	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,742	36
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 2-3	525	411.39/cwt	385.00–425.00	2,160	45
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 2	554	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,493	37
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	581	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,917	17
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 2-3	594	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,376	27
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 2	643	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,443	5
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	643	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,961	35
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3-4	651	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,693	4
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 2	688	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,374	6
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 2	715	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,288	7
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 2-3	745	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,049	3
Dairy Steers	750–800	Large 2	782	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,268	7
Dairy Steers	800–850	Large 2	847	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,541	15
Dairy Steers	1200–1250	Large 2-3	1,221	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,442	22
Dairy Steers	1200–1250	Large 2	1,240	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,964	13

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 Jan 5, 2026

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

Receipts 2,238Last week 1,211Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	381	460.00	460.00
11	400–450	421	490.00	490.00
13	450–500	474	410.00–465.00	426.21
7	550–600	579	340.00	340.00
7	700–750	734	275.00	275.00
9	750–800	794	242.50	242.50
12	950–1000	973	213.00	213.00
8	1200–1250	1,209	205.00	205.00
5	1600–1650	1,615	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
69	300–350	317	425.00–490.00	432.84
44	350–400	397	395.00	395.00
10	400–450	449	370.00	370.00
66	450–500	461	350.00	350.00
14	500–550	528	330.00	330.00
6	550–600	592	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per head · actual wt
18	150–200	184	850.00	850.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	300–350	348	615.00	615.00
6	350–400	375	560.00–600.00	586.57
44	400–450	409	510.00–570.00	548.66
31	500–550	518	430.00–465.00	461.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
26	250–300	298	565.00	565.00
41	400–450	428	460.00–490.00	473.34
9	450–500	462	430.00–440.00	436.73
45	500–550	525	385.00–425.00	411.39
27	550–600	594	400.00	400.00
3	700–750	745	275.00	275.00
22	1200–1250	1,221	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
36	150–200	164	425.00	425.00
4	300–350	330	440.00	440.00
3	400–450	413	375.00	375.00
6	450–500	494	310.00	310.00
4	650–700	651	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
35	200–250	220	450.00	450.00
201	300–350	312	465.00–520.00	503.70
334	350–400	377	415.00–470.00	427.33
243	400–450	416	375.00–420.00	400.48
79	450–500	474	370.00–395.00	384.95
36	500–550	520	335.00	335.00
17	550–600	581	330.00	330.00
35	600–650	643	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per head · actual wt
14	150–200	182	775.00	775.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	350–400	363	585.00–615.00	600.49
71	400–450	412	570.00–590.00	583.59
17	450–500	467	520.00	520.00
4	500–550	511	490.00	490.00
37	550–600	554	450.00	450.00
5	600–650	643	380.00	380.00
6	650–700	688	345.00	345.00
7	700–750	715	320.00	320.00
7	750–800	782	290.00	290.00
15	800–850	847	300.00	300.00
13	1200–1250	1,240	239.00	239.00

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.