Name: Centennial livestock auction prices — 2022-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This is the first of two 2022 Stock Show Specials at Centennial Livestock. The sale was well attended for the pre-consigned trades, providing active trade and good demand. The run consisted mostly of large lots of cattle with at least two rounds of vaccinations and weaned over 30 days. The next Stock Show Special and report will be Thursday, January 20, 2022.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $179.47/cwt on 2,631 head.

Average price

$179.47

2,631 head · 618 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,109

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$358

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$41.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.51

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	630	182.71	1,152	1,841
Medium and Large 1-2	586	175.66	1,029	654
Medium and Large 2	555	160.21	889	69
Medium 1-2	594	159.00	944	10thin
Large 1	713	146.93	1,048	43
Large 2	563	141.00	794	14thin

One grade step is worth $41.71/cwt here — about $358 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 sale2,631 hd

179.47

—

CO average5 barns · 5,372 hd

177.96

+1.51

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

61 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,208	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	781	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	177.93/cwt	174.00–179.00	751	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	377	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	788	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	417	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	838	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	141.96/cwt	141.00–143.00	1,147	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	164.51/cwt	158.00–167.75	956	230
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	149.23/cwt	145.00–153.00	869	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	158.99/cwt	158.00–160.00	744	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	194.63/cwt	190.00–196.50	1,098	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	195.27/cwt	190.00–203.50	947	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	596	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	939	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	161.70/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,386	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	153.70/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,168	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	672	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,072	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,313	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	178.77/cwt	174.00–184.00	1,023	217
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	234.31/cwt	225.00–236.00	918	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	157.42/cwt	155.50–162.50	1,240	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	164.00/cwt	161.00–167.00	1,186	189
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	173.94/cwt	167.00–176.50	1,176	280
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,252	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	207.48/cwt	205.00–209.00	799	27
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	594	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	944	10
Steers	Large 2	—	563	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	794	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	216.28/cwt	208.00–219.00	913	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,151	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	180.03/cwt	176.50–184.00	956	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	203.45/cwt	200.00–205.00	865	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,502	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	187.10/cwt	182.00–190.00	896	84
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,008	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	154.74/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,062	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	920	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	151.04/cwt	146.50–154.00	1,113	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	171.09/cwt	167.00–175.00	1,068	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	199.81/cwt	191.00–204.00	1,055	250
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	183.03/cwt	179.00–189.00	1,133	506
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	284	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	525	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	858	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	156.23/cwt	153.00–162.75	980	180
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	961	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	685	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,096	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	743	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,122	10
Steers	Large 1	—	631	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	947	21
Steers	Large 1	—	792	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,140	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	149.79/cwt	143.25–155.00	1,077	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	669	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	186.82/cwt	183.00–187.50	815	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	679	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	149.29/cwt	141.50–152.00	1,008	230
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	185.39/cwt	185.00–186.00	723	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,033	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	175.63/cwt	170.00–180.00	917	285
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	140.22/cwt	138.00–143.50	921	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	173.56/cwt	170.00–177.00	814	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	168.64/cwt	165.00–175.00	917	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	147.69/cwt	139.50–149.00	1,140	180
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	146.76/cwt	143.00–149.00	932	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	820	28
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	410	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	549	10

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 10, 2022

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

Receipts 4,822Last week 1,824Year ago 6,573

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	869	139.00	139.00
21	—	808	141.00–143.00	141.96
230	—	581	158.00–167.75	164.51
180	—	627	153.00–162.75	156.23
160	—	719	143.25–155.00	149.79
47	—	436	183.00–187.50	186.82
31	—	343	198.00	198.00
230	—	675	141.50–152.00	149.29
49	—	390	185.00–186.00	185.39
285	—	522	170.00–180.00	175.63
180	—	772	139.50–149.00	147.69
28	—	463	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	546	143.00	143.00
16	—	468	158.00–160.00	158.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	422	174.00–179.00	177.93
19	—	582	145.00–153.00	149.23
10	—	738	140.00	140.00
31	—	657	138.00–143.50	140.22
32	—	469	170.00–177.00	173.56
95	—	544	165.00–175.00	168.64
99	—	635	143.00–149.00	146.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	377	209.00	209.00
52	—	417	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	410	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
182	—	564	190.00–196.50	194.63
82	—	485	190.00–203.50	195.27
129	—	857	160.00–164.00	161.70
5	—	826	159.00	159.00
65	—	392	225.00–236.00	234.31
87	—	788	155.50–162.50	157.42
189	—	723	161.00–167.00	164.00
280	—	676	167.00–176.50	173.94
29	—	422	208.00–219.00	216.28
250	—	528	191.00–204.00	199.81
506	—	619	179.00–189.00	183.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	596	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	760	148.00–156.00	153.70
217	—	572	174.00–184.00	178.77
5	—	888	141.00	141.00
27	—	385	205.00–209.00	207.48
17	—	805	143.00	143.00
51	—	531	176.50–184.00	180.03
42	—	425	200.00–205.00	203.45
8	—	1,077	139.50	139.50
84	—	479	182.00–190.00	187.10
21	—	686	150.00–163.00	154.74
20	—	737	146.50–154.00	151.04
62	—	624	167.00–175.00	171.09
7	—	307	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	672	159.50	159.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	594	159.00	159.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	563	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	695	145.00	145.00
13	—	611	150.50	150.50
10	—	284	185.00	185.00
17	—	523	164.00	164.00
15	—	593	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	685	160.00	160.00
10	—	743	151.00	151.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	631	150.00	150.00
22	—	792	144.00	144.00

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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