Name: Centennial livestock auction prices — 2020-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available as the last report for this market was in December. Trade activity and demand good. Today's sale is the first of two stock show specials. The run comprised of long weaned steers and heifers with multiple rounds of vaccinations. The next available report will be Monday, January 13, 2020.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.93/cwt on 2,836 head.

Average price

$163.93

2,836 head · 606 lb average

Value per head Derived

$994

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$26.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.13

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	612	165.77	1,014	2,044
Medium and Large 1-2	590	160.37	946	739
Large 1	649	145.50	944	28
Medium and Large 2	597	139.48	833	25

One grade step is worth $26.29/cwt here — about $182 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2,836 hd

163.93

—

CO average2 barns · 4,671 hd

162.80

+1.13

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

Every lot, as filed

59 lots · USDA AMS · Centennial Livestock Auction Stock Show Special - Fort Collins, CO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	461	205.09/cwt	204.00–206.00	945	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	576	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	922	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	155.73/cwt	148.50–159.00	688	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	987	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	170.25/cwt	165.00–173.00	655	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	766	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	406	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	749	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	519	164.25/cwt	164.25–164.25	852	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	463	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	792	91
Heifers	Medium 1	—	534	143.87/cwt	142.50–145.50	768	17
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	495	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	743	35
Heifers	Medium 2	—	437	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	572	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	131.68/cwt	127.00–133.00	837	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	148.24/cwt	143.00–153.50	786	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	683	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	220.20/cwt	220.00–221.00	740	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	140.37/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,137	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	200.27/cwt	197.00–203.00	763	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	150.57/cwt	146.00–152.50	1,074	125
Steers	Large 1	—	649	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	944	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,207	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	181.08/cwt	174.00–187.00	936	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	146.89/cwt	145.00–148.50	1,135	227
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	192.93/cwt	187.00–197.00	920	233
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,240	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	150.03/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,019	460
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,016	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,311	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	594	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	733	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,024	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	206.60/cwt	194.00–208.00	870	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	139.25/cwt	137.50–140.00	1,095	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	168.24/cwt	165.50–171.50	979	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	145.88/cwt	141.00–149.00	904	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	141.75/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,033	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	142.82/cwt	140.00–146.00	951	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	183.00/cwt	176.00–186.00	888	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	155.21/cwt	150.00–160.00	970	347
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	168.56/cwt	167.00–172.00	917	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	140.34/cwt	136.00–142.50	1,015	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	160.64/cwt	153.00–164.50	935	352
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	654	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	691	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	940	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,131	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	898	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,172	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,154	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	966	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,179	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	186.15/cwt	181.00–193.00	599	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	184.13/cwt	177.00–187.00	696	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	137.36/cwt	135.50–137.75	1,043	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	137.16/cwt	130.00–141.25	918	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	150.24/cwt	144.00–155.00	717	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	174.05/cwt	168.50–177.00	733	190
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	163.16/cwt	157.75–169.00	786	241
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	154.71/cwt	149.00–162.00	800	312
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	139.63/cwt	135.50–144.50	877	372
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	641	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	147.86/cwt	140.00–152.50	838	466

How this sale compares

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 Auction Stock Show Special - Fort Collins, CO

Mon Jan 6, 2020

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	461	204.00–206.00	205.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	336	220.00–221.00	220.20
48	—	810	138.00–142.00	140.37
50	—	381	197.00–203.00	200.27
125	—	713	146.00–152.50	150.57
6	—	881	137.00	137.00
188	—	517	174.00–187.00	181.08
227	—	773	145.00–148.50	146.89
233	—	477	187.00–197.00	192.93
5	—	925	134.00	134.00
460	—	679	147.00–155.00	150.03
9	—	1,016	129.00	129.00
125	—	421	194.00–208.00	206.60
166	—	582	165.50–171.50	168.24
347	—	625	150.00–160.00	155.21
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	649	145.50	145.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	308	193.00	193.00
5	—	380	193.00	193.00
5	—	803	127.50	127.50
17	—	786	137.50–140.00	139.25
22	—	620	141.00–149.00	145.88
51	—	729	140.00–143.00	141.75
71	—	666	140.00–146.00	142.82
75	—	485	176.00–186.00	183.00
131	—	544	167.00–172.00	168.56
352	—	582	153.00–164.50	160.64
5	—	870	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	156.00	156.00
7	—	691	136.00	136.00
13	—	615	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	576	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	442	148.50–159.00	155.73
18	—	783	126.00	126.00
14	—	385	165.00–173.00	170.25
6	—	574	133.50	133.50
36	—	636	127.00–133.00	131.68
139	—	530	143.00–153.50	148.24
44	—	477	144.00–155.00	150.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	406	184.50	184.50
74	—	519	164.25	164.25
91	—	463	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	534	142.50–145.50	143.87
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	495	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	437	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	521	131.00	131.00
8	—	493	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
147	—	723	136.00–142.50	140.34
5	—	898	130.50	130.50
6	—	833	138.50	138.50
8	—	966	122.00	122.00
29	—	322	181.00–193.00	186.15
91	—	378	177.00–187.00	184.13
107	—	759	135.50–137.75	137.36
109	—	669	130.00–141.25	137.16
190	—	421	168.50–177.00	174.05
241	—	482	157.75–169.00	163.16
312	—	517	149.00–162.00	154.71
372	—	628	135.50–144.50	139.63
466	—	567	140.00–152.50	147.86

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.

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