Name: Centennial livestock auction prices — 2023-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend as this was the first Stock Show Special sale of the new year. Demand was good with several buyers today and active internet bidding.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $208.42/cwt on 3,325 head.

Average price

$208.42

3,325 head · 622 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,296

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$56

per head · Large 1 over Large 1-2

$60.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.10

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	557	228.31	1,272	121
Medium and Large 1	635	211.87	1,346	1,881
Medium and Large 1-2	610	204.38	1,247	1,185
Medium and Large 2	576	180.00	1,036	123
Large 1-2	793	167.50	1,328	15thin

One grade step is worth $60.81/cwt here — about −$56 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 sale3,325 hd

208.42

—

CO average5 barns · 5,395 hd

204.32

+4.10

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

73 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	Large 1-2	—	738	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,148	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	174.46/cwt	165.00–190.00	808	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	663	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	198.34/cwt	194.50–203.00	1,125	261
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,334	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	188.03/cwt	184.00–193.00	1,094	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	159.58/cwt	157.00–166.00	1,176	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	194.11/cwt	190.00–204.00	1,029	164
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	167.43/cwt	163.50–172.50	1,214	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	211.68/cwt	207.50–213.00	921	92
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	447	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	827	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	212.79/cwt	208.50–220.00	1,024	189
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	172.41/cwt	159.00–180.00	1,081	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	162.25/cwt	162.25–162.25	1,397	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	232.03/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,021	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	202.66/cwt	199.00–213.00	983	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	188.90/cwt	184.00–195.00	1,156	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,449	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,055	13
Heifers	Large 1	—	476	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	976	14
Steers	Large 1	—	384	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,018	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	168.11/cwt	166.50–168.25	1,271	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	213.55/cwt	208.00–217.00	1,106	309
Heifers	Large 1	—	401	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	922	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	240.47/cwt	230.00–251.00	921	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	169.80/cwt	167.00–174.50	1,134	102
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	184.51/cwt	150.00–196.00	1,006	24
Heifers	Large 1	—	764	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,242	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	719	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,079	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	216.24/cwt	207.00–220.75	1,250	379
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	171.28/cwt	167.00–173.50	1,487	12
Steers	Large 1	—	616	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,337	83
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	182.74/cwt	160.00–193.00	1,069	43
Steers	Large 1	—	526	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,194	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	394	207.35/cwt	202.50–210.00	817	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	168.50/cwt	157.50–176.00	1,040	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	237.08/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,012	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	203.53/cwt	193.00–211.00	1,294	256
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	812	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,218	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,029	142.49/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,466	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	494	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	939	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	766	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	174.27/cwt	167.50–184.00	1,265	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,405	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	232.50/cwt	225.00–242.00	858	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	184.58/cwt	173.00–186.50	1,257	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	960	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,558	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,413	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	189.60/cwt	186.00–197.50	1,365	205
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	216.89/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,147	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	220.31/cwt	213.00–223.00	1,344	316
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	265.09/cwt	252.50–277.00	1,015	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	214.12/cwt	207.00–226.00	1,004	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	170.89/cwt	165.00–178.00	1,311	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	225.97/cwt	223.00–233.00	1,299	212
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	234.02/cwt	232.00–239.00	1,151	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	971	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,515	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	179.71/cwt	179.00–183.00	1,445	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	256.80/cwt	253.00–263.00	1,091	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	199.62/cwt	192.00–205.00	1,343	276
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	233.19/cwt	228.00–243.00	1,217	354
Steers	Large 1-2	—	793	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,328	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	184.04/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,413	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	222.87/cwt	220.00–225.00	845	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	707	151.90/cwt	151.00–153.00	1,074	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,019	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	574	199.74/cwt	190.00–200.50	1,147	68
Heifers	Large 1	—	661	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,117	21

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 9, 2023

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

Receipts 6,136Last week 1,700Year ago 0

No trend as this was the first Stock Show Special sale of the new year. Demand was good with several buyers today and active internet bidding.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	738	155.50	155.50
6	—	447	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	168.00	168.00
34	—	463	165.00–190.00	174.46
1	—	755	141.00	141.00
2	—	363	180.00	180.00
11	—	707	151.00–153.00	151.90
9	—	542	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	312	212.50	212.50
6	—	855	156.00	156.00
37	—	582	184.00–193.00	188.03
41	—	737	157.00–166.00	159.58
164	—	530	190.00–204.00	194.11
92	—	435	207.50–213.00	211.68
167	—	627	159.00–180.00	172.41
49	—	485	199.00–213.00	202.66
13	—	672	157.00	157.00
57	—	379	220.00–225.00	222.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
261	—	567	194.50–203.00	198.34
107	—	725	163.50–172.50	167.43
189	—	481	208.50–220.00	212.79
76	—	861	162.25	162.25
132	—	440	228.00–234.00	232.03
113	—	612	184.00–195.00	188.90
5	—	900	161.00	161.00
76	—	756	166.50–168.25	168.11
309	—	518	208.00–217.00	213.55
29	—	383	230.00–251.00	240.47
102	—	668	167.00–174.50	169.80
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	476	205.00	205.00
69	—	401	230.00	230.00
7	—	764	162.50	162.50
68	—	574	190.00–200.50	199.74
21	—	661	169.00	169.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	384	265.00	265.00
83	—	616	217.00	217.00
12	—	526	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	545	150.00–196.00	184.51
9	—	719	150.00	150.00
43	—	585	160.00–193.00	182.74
14	—	394	202.50–210.00	207.35
19	—	617	157.50–176.00	168.50
2	—	663	160.00	160.00
5	—	812	150.00	150.00
7	—	494	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
379	—	578	207.00–220.75	216.24
30	—	427	225.00–241.00	237.08
256	—	636	193.00–211.00	203.53
11	—	1,029	140.00–154.00	142.49
5	—	348	220.00	220.00
117	—	726	167.50–184.00	174.27
5	—	862	163.00	163.00
11	—	369	225.00–242.00	232.50
121	—	681	173.00–186.50	184.58
7	—	831	170.00	170.00
165	—	529	200.00–221.00	216.89
45	—	469	207.00–226.00	214.12
33	—	767	165.00–178.00	170.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	868	167.00–173.50	171.28
5	—	334	287.50	287.50
94	—	903	172.50	172.50
205	—	720	186.00–197.50	189.60
316	—	610	213.00–223.00	220.31
24	—	383	252.50–277.00	265.09
212	—	575	223.00–233.00	225.97
83	—	492	232.00–239.00	234.02
4	—	971	156.00	156.00
124	—	804	179.00–183.00	179.71
61	—	425	253.00–263.00	256.80
276	—	673	192.00–205.00	199.62
354	—	522	228.00–243.00	233.19
111	—	768	180.00–189.00	184.04
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	793	167.50	167.50

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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