Name: Centennial livestock auction prices — 2021-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month: Trade activity and demand good. Dairy steers across all weights mostly 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Dairy heifers too thinly tested to trend. The next available report will be Monday, April 5, 2021.

Every lot, as filed

72 lots · USDA AMS · Centennial Livestock Monthly Dairy Feeder Cattle Sale - 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
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,213	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	879	6
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	791	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	799	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,130	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	859	5
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	948	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	882	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	468	121.63/cwt	120.00–122.50	569	18
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,058	77.58/cwt	76.00–78.50	821	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,160	76.35/cwt	75.00–78.50	886	7
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	1,013	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	871	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	388	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	609	9
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	348	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	508	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	359	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	512	58
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	447	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	637	33
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	621	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	758	26
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	608	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	669	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	353	120.44/cwt	120.00–130.00	425	47
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	437	114.42/cwt	112.50–126.00	500	33
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,440	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,066	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	820	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,091	10
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	792	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	681	3
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	1,128	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	948	6
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	5
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	443	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	671	26
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	647	148.85/cwt	148.85–148.85	963	23
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	327	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	566	12
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	461	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	304	6
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	875	50.10/cwt	50.10–50.10	438	34
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	987	48.75/cwt	48.75–48.75	481	15
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	414	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	311	4
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	937	61.25/cwt	61.25–61.25	574	6
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	870	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	722	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	716	115.25/cwt	115.25–115.25	825	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,288	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,211	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,160	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,079	1
Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	—	496	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	818	18
Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	—	573	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	905	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	482	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	468	9
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	295	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	301	11
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	373	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	313	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	220	65.43/cwt	63.00–69.00	144	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	274	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	208	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	325	114.78/cwt	114.00–119.00	373	286
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	439	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	338	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	379	112.88/cwt	110.00–115.50	428	149
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	669	77.67/cwt	75.00–79.00	520	47
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	239	126.47/cwt	119.00–129.50	302	43
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	287	119.04/cwt	110.00–121.00	342	36
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	424	99.82/cwt	92.00–104.00	423	28
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,127	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	811	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	560	84.71/cwt	84.00–85.00	474	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	546	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	480	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	375	72.15/cwt	70.00–73.00	271	58
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	320	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	240	47
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	456	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	328	23
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	860	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	667	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	280	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	353	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	426	116.78/cwt	108.00–120.50	497	143
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	371	125.18/cwt	121.75–127.00	464	102
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	525	99.28/cwt	91.00–102.50	521	95
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	656	84.76/cwt	83.50–87.00	556	30
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	477	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	663	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	565	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	514	28
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	875	76.72/cwt	76.00–77.00	671	21
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	610	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	555	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	748	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	651	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,256	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	942	7
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	698	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	775	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	995	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	766	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	940	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	705	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	825	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	887	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,052	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	821	5
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	872	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	802	9

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 Monthly Dairy Feeder Cattle Sale - Fort Collins, CO

Mon Mar 1, 2021

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

Receipts 1,900Last week 1,514Year ago 1,576

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,213	72.50	72.50
5	—	1,130	76.00	76.00
18	—	468	120.00–122.50	121.63
11	—	1,058	76.00–78.50	77.58
7	—	1,160	75.00–78.50	76.35
4	—	608	110.00	110.00
47	—	353	120.00–130.00	120.44
33	—	437	112.50–126.00	114.42
1	—	1,440	74.00	74.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	621	122.00	122.00
13	—	716	115.25	115.25
6	—	320	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,288	94.00	94.00
1	—	1,160	93.00	93.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	875	50.10	50.10
15	—	987	48.75	48.75
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	937	61.25	61.25
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	220	63.00–69.00	65.43
4	—	274	76.00	76.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	439	77.00	77.00
58	—	375	70.00–73.00	72.15
47	—	320	75.00	75.00
23	—	456	72.00	72.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,127	72.00	72.00
2	—	860	77.50	77.50
1	—	995	77.00	77.00
1	—	940	75.00	75.00
6	—	825	107.50	107.50
5	—	1,052	78.00	78.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	791	101.00	101.00
4	—	948	93.00	93.00
2	—	1,013	86.00	86.00
2	—	348	146.00	146.00
58	—	359	142.50	142.50
33	—	447	142.50	142.50
9	—	477	139.00	139.00
2	—	698	111.00	111.00
9	—	872	92.00	92.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	388	157.00	157.00
10	—	820	133.00	133.00
6	—	1,128	84.00	84.00
5	—	515	150.00	150.00
26	—	443	151.50	151.50
23	—	647	148.85	148.85
12	—	327	173.00	173.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	792	86.00	86.00
11	—	870	83.00	83.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	461	66.00	66.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	414	75.00	75.00
Dairy Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	496	165.00	165.00
6	—	573	158.00	158.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	482	97.00	97.00
286	—	325	114.00–119.00	114.78
149	—	379	110.00–115.50	112.88
47	—	669	75.00–79.00	77.67
43	—	239	119.00–129.50	126.47
36	—	287	110.00–121.00	119.04
28	—	424	92.00–104.00	99.82
7	—	560	84.00–85.00	84.71
16	—	546	88.00	88.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	295	102.00	102.00
8	—	373	84.00	84.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	280	126.00	126.00
143	—	426	108.00–120.50	116.78
102	—	371	121.75–127.00	125.18
95	—	525	91.00–102.50	99.28
30	—	656	83.50–87.00	84.76
28	—	565	91.00	91.00
21	—	875	76.00–77.00	76.72
13	—	610	91.00	91.00
8	—	748	87.00	87.00
7	—	1,256	75.00	75.00

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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