Name: Centennial livestock auction prices — 2021-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: No comparison is available as this is the first auction reported in over a month. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Today's run was the first of two stock show specials that included mostly larger runs of cattle with at least two rounds of vaccinations and typical wean times of 45 to 90 days. The next available report will be Thursday, January 14, 2021.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.30/cwt on 3,250 head.

Average price

$159.30

3,250 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$963

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$33.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.82

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	622	161.34	1,003	1,700
Medium and Large 1-2	591	158.30	936	1,368
Medium 2	473	152.50	721	33
Medium and Large 2	559	147.80	826	140
Medium 1-2	629	128.00	805	9thin

One grade step is worth $33.34/cwt here — about $198 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 sale3,250 hd

159.30

—

CO average5 barns · 7,712 hd

156.47

+2.82

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

63 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 1-2	—	629	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	805	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	473	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	721	33
Heifers	Medium 2Full	—	457	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	571	19
Heifers	Medium 2	—	626	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	695	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	404	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	869	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	659	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	156.81/cwt	154.00–160.00	759	296
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	166.24/cwt	164.00–171.00	627	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	154.36/cwt	152.00–156.00	792	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	528	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	169.16/cwt	162.00–172.50	910	324
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	190.77/cwt	190.00–194.00	696	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	215.57/cwt	207.50–217.50	776	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	149.27/cwt	146.00–157.00	1,011	307
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	179.54/cwt	174.00–180.00	935	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	132.77/cwt	127.00–134.50	1,040	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	142.15/cwt	138.00–145.50	967	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	178.27/cwt	176.00–181.00	857	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	136.35/cwt	136.00–138.50	1,069	220
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	167.67/cwt	165.00–171.00	954	291
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	129.01/cwt	128.75–130.00	995	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	138.05/cwt	129.50–143.00	809	254
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	146.95/cwt	143.50–148.50	777	266
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	125.44/cwt	125.00–126.00	909	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	194.39/cwt	191.50–206.00	832	178
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	139.17/cwt	135.50–141.75	861	198
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	156.90/cwt	156.00–157.50	995	218
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	208.57/cwt	206.00–210.00	609	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	182.16/cwt	178.00–186.00	802	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	151.49/cwt	151.00–154.00	707	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,066	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,343	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	186.89/cwt	185.00–188.00	888	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	142.59/cwt	139.50–144.00	1,021	132
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	141.59/cwt	140.00–147.00	801	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	496	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	156.54/cwt	151.00–159.00	678	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	133.73/cwt	132.00–135.75	1,098	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	132.96/cwt	129.00–138.50	892	173
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	129.85/cwt	127.50–135.00	957	247
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	126.70/cwt	126.00–127.00	751	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	128.89/cwt	126.00–130.25	806	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	132.26/cwt	127.00–137.50	713	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,016	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	150.23/cwt	145.00–154.00	943	235
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	127.67/cwt	126.00–128.00	850	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	494	144.06/cwt	143.00–145.00	712	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	397	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	727	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	133.66/cwt	132.50–136.00	853	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	134.89/cwt	132.00–138.00	978	187
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,006	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,107	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	302	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	586	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	678	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	298	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	581	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	146.96/cwt	144.75–150.00	835	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,030	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	158.97/cwt	156.00–161.00	610	102
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	162.64/cwt	155.00–171.00	779	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	164.56/cwt	160.00–172.00	721	192
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	151.39/cwt	148.00–157.00	818	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	127.82/cwt	127.00–129.00	868	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	159.73/cwt	157.00–161.50	918	196
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,002	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	148.23/cwt	146.00–150.00	645	22

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 11, 2021

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

Receipts 6,573Last week 0Year ago 1,324

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	629	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	473	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	404	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
324	—	538	162.00–172.50	169.16
62	—	365	190.00–194.00	190.77
76	—	783	127.00–134.50	132.77
93	—	680	138.00–145.50	142.15
94	—	481	176.00–181.00	178.27
28	—	292	206.00–210.00	208.57
44	—	440	178.00–186.00	182.16
235	—	628	145.00–154.00	150.23
187	—	725	132.00–138.00	134.89
7	—	1,006	110.00	110.00
10	—	302	194.00	194.00
7	—	851	121.00	121.00
196	—	575	157.00–161.50	159.73
5	—	821	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	360	207.50–217.50	215.57
307	—	677	146.00–157.00	149.27
92	—	521	174.00–180.00	179.54
220	—	784	136.00–138.50	136.35
291	—	569	165.00–171.00	167.67
178	—	428	191.50–206.00	194.39
218	—	634	156.00–157.50	156.90
7	—	1,066	126.00	126.00
83	—	475	185.00–188.00	186.89
132	—	716	139.50–144.00	142.59
97	—	821	132.00–135.75	133.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	566	140.00–147.00	141.59
6	—	397	183.00	183.00
15	—	638	132.50–136.00	133.66
42	—	479	155.00–171.00	162.64
26	—	540	148.00–157.00	151.39
29	—	679	127.00–129.00	127.82
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	457	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	626	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
296	—	484	154.00–160.00	156.81
85	—	377	164.00–171.00	166.24
121	—	513	152.00–156.00	154.36
47	—	771	128.75–130.00	129.01
198	—	619	135.50–141.75	139.17
173	—	671	129.00–138.50	132.96
247	—	737	127.50–135.00	129.85
13	—	819	124.00	124.00
6	—	339	200.00	200.00
8	—	298	195.00	195.00
102	—	568	144.75–150.00	146.96
192	—	438	160.00–172.00	164.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	318	166.00	166.00
254	—	586	129.50–143.00	138.05
266	—	529	143.50–148.50	146.95
30	—	725	125.00–126.00	125.44
119	—	467	151.00–154.00	151.49
66	—	433	151.00–159.00	156.54
124	—	625	126.00–130.25	128.89
125	—	666	126.00–128.00	127.67
102	—	384	156.00–161.00	158.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	315	157.50	157.50
26	—	593	126.00–127.00	126.70
64	—	539	127.00–137.50	132.26
15	—	494	143.00–145.00	144.06
22	—	435	146.00–150.00	148.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	326	202.00	202.00

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.

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