Name: Centennial livestock auction prices — 2025-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today's Stock Show Special comprised of mostly large drafts of weaned steers and heifers with multiple rounds of vaccinations. Trade active on good demand. This will be the only Stock Show Special Sale this year.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $307.38/cwt on 626 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −130.21 against this barn's trailing median of $437.59.

Average price

$307.38

626 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 2

$58.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.72

vs CO average

+2.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	518	318.00	1,647	12thin
Medium and Large 1	551	309.09	1,702	559
Medium and Large 1-2	572	291.08	1,664	49
Medium and Large 2	588	260.00	1,529	6thin

One grade step is worth $58.00/cwt here — about $118 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale626 hd

307.38

—

CO average2 barns · 796 hd

303.66

+3.72

National average163 barns · 22,771 hd

305.24

+2.14

This barn, trailing median1 sales

437.59

−130.21

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

66 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	650–700	658	265.78/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,749	222
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	281.05/cwt	277.00–287.00	1,734	174
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	258.45/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,819	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	801	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,906	21
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	470	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,434	11
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	399	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,277	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	255.31/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,757	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,441	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	300.88/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,721	298
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	350.54/cwt	344.00–355.00	1,504	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	246.34/cwt	245.50–247.50	1,892	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	335.01/cwt	334.00–340.00	1,561	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	494	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,531	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	349.35/cwt	345.00–351.00	1,369	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	285.38/cwt	278.00–287.00	1,678	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	243.98/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,791	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	302.85/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,629	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	327.05/cwt	320.00–333.00	1,547	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	541	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,623	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	427	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,409	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,529	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,704	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	329.02/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,280	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	264.57/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,659	69
Steers	Large 1	650–700	679	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,894	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	827	256.17/cwt	250.00–259.00	2,119	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,894	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	760	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,968	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	768	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,912	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	686	264.63/cwt	252.50–268.00	1,815	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,771	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	325.26/cwt	316.00–331.00	2,000	243
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	294.75/cwt	289.00–300.00	2,140	190
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	514	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,619	7
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	719	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,905	5
Steers	Large 1	800–850	833	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,145	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	357.39/cwt	350.00–364.00	1,844	158
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,162	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	308.03/cwt	302.00–313.00	2,051	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	280.40/cwt	278.00–283.00	2,162	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,733	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,148	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	277.15/cwt	274.00–284.00	1,990	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	359.88/cwt	351.00–368.00	1,774	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	342.69/cwt	340.00–344.00	1,840	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,342	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,762	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	344.37/cwt	336.00–353.00	1,928	187
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	339.71/cwt	335.00–343.00	1,654	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	314.83/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,678	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	846	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,191	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	327.13/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,924	77
Steers	Medium 1-2	700–750	748	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,870	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	301.46/cwt	295.00–309.00	1,908	86
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	350–400	392	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,274	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,808	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	280.22/cwt	276.00–281.00	1,891	65
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,328	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	293.70/cwt	286.00–297.00	2,000	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	300.07/cwt	295.00–303.00	1,761	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	957	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,991	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	318.89/cwt	310.00–333.00	1,677	255
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	518	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,647	12
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	694	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,686	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	807	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,852	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	781	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,843	8

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 →

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
137	400–450	429	344.00–355.00	350.54
98	450–500	466	334.00–340.00	335.01
255	500–550	526	310.00–333.00	318.89
298	550–600	572	290.00–310.00	300.88
174	600–650	617	277.00–287.00	281.05
222	650–700	658	260.00–272.00	265.78
81	700–750	704	247.50–260.00	258.45
107	750–800	768	245.50–247.50	246.34
21	800–850	801	238.00	238.00
10	950–1000	957	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	399	320.00	320.00
11	450–500	470	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
71	350–400	392	345.00–351.00	349.35
16	400–450	430	335.00	335.00
67	450–500	473	320.00–333.00	327.05
16	500–550	538	300.00–305.00	302.85
33	550–600	588	278.00–287.00	285.38
69	600–650	627	260.00–268.00	264.57
45	650–700	688	250.00–259.00	255.31
30	700–750	734	240.00–245.00	243.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	389	325.00–335.00	329.02
7	450–500	494	310.00	310.00
6	550–600	588	260.00	260.00
61	650–700	690	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	541	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	427	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	518	318.00	318.00
8	650–700	694	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	750–800	781	236.00	236.00
73	800–850	807	229.50	229.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	650–700	679	279.00	279.00
61	800–850	833	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	550–600	590	321.00	321.00
6	750–800	760	259.00	259.00
49	800–850	827	250.00–259.00	256.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	650–700	686	252.50–268.00	264.63
61	750–800	768	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	350–400	361	480.00	480.00
12	400–450	417	422.50	422.50
43	450–500	454	390.00	390.00
158	500–550	516	350.00–364.00	357.39
187	550–600	560	336.00–353.00	344.37
243	600–650	615	316.00–331.00	325.26
111	650–700	666	302.00–313.00	308.03
190	700–750	726	289.00–300.00	294.75
103	750–800	771	278.00–283.00	280.40
28	800–850	819	264.00	264.00
51	850–900	873	246.00	246.00
19	950–1000	980	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	514	315.00	315.00
5	700–750	719	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	450–500	493	351.00–368.00	359.88
28	500–550	537	340.00–344.00	342.69
77	550–600	588	317.50–330.00	327.13
86	600–650	633	295.00–309.00	301.46
27	650–700	681	286.00–297.00	293.70
16	700–750	718	274.00–284.00	277.15
11	800–850	846	259.00	259.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	345	385.00	385.00
36	450–500	487	335.00–343.00	339.71
23	500–550	533	310.00–320.00	314.83
47	550–600	587	295.00–303.00	300.07
5	600–650	632	286.00	286.00
65	650–700	675	276.00–281.00	280.22
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	748	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	392	325.00	325.00

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