Name: Centennial livestock auction prices — 2022-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale: Buyer attendance and demand was mostly moderate for the good supply. Holstein steers and dairy heifers sold sharply higher.

Every lot, as filed

83 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 Steers	Large 2-3	—	373	163.99/cwt	150.00–169.00	612	125
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	274	174.40/cwt	170.00–177.50	478	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	246	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	431	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	520	164.49/cwt	164.00–165.00	855	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,420	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,576	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,058	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,386	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	250	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	175	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	407	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	427	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	329	104.62/cwt	100.00–107.50	344	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	597	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	612	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	658	102.25/cwt	102.00–102.50	673	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	376	102.08/cwt	100.00–107.50	384	45
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	785	60.83/cwt	60.00–62.00	478	24
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	220	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	176	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	808	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	937	17
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	591	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	609	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	973	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,061	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	589	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	536	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	591	151.32/cwt	136.00–157.50	894	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	272	104.53/cwt	100.00–110.00	284	30
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	856	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	608	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	952	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,085	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	209	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	230	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	480	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	660	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	956	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,099	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,276	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,340	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	919	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,094	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	903	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,156	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	528	114.97/cwt	112.00–122.50	607	7
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,027	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	924	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	870	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,001	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,101	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,288	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	374	192.32/cwt	185.00–200.00	719	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	554	167.10/cwt	162.50–167.50	926	25
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	621	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	789	6
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	521	205.16/cwt	192.00–216.00	1,069	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	603	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	850	13
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	578	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,069	12
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	416	219.35/cwt	202.00–230.00	912	128
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	337	217.41/cwt	202.50–222.00	733	23
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	407	213.83/cwt	203.00–220.00	870	58
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 4	—	230	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	138	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	335	180.63/cwt	170.00–190.00	605	17
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	363	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	381	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,268	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,737	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	665	123.62/cwt	120.00–125.00	822	22
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	708	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	843	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	475	147.00/cwt	146.00–182.50	698	38
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	690	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	742	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	1,110	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,110	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	439	138.01/cwt	130.00–142.00	606	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	28
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	278	156.32/cwt	155.00–159.00	435	43
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	625	161.67/cwt	160.00–162.50	1,010	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	482	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	588	3
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	367	223.48/cwt	201.00–230.00	820	56
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,046	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,088	7
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	575	157.13/cwt	150.00–162.50	903	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	618	128.98/cwt	117.50–130.00	797	64
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	472	211.94/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,000	12
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	286	174.88/cwt	170.00–200.00	500	41
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	858	129.34/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,110	6
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	335	163.39/cwt	150.00–169.00	547	99
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	305	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	206	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	769	115.29/cwt	115.00–122.50	887	25
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	520	131.36/cwt	126.00–136.00	683	35
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	653	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	963	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	514	115.48/cwt	110.00–117.50	594	11
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	622	142.45/cwt	135.00–145.00	886	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	319	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	431	28
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	337	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	438	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	415	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	432	2
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	330	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	347	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	381	125.96/cwt	110.00–150.00	480	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	385	133.65/cwt	130.00–135.00	515	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	828	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,014	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	267	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	347	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	779	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	857	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	871	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,054	4
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 4	—	526	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	205	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	533	139.20/cwt	139.00–145.00	742	29

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 Dec 5, 2022

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

Receipts 1,593Last week 2,182Year ago 1,312

Compared to the last sale: Buyer attendance and demand was mostly moderate for the good supply. Holstein steers and dairy heifers sold sharply higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	373	150.00–169.00	163.99
38	—	475	146.00–182.50	147.00
1	—	1,110	100.00	100.00
9	—	575	150.00–162.50	157.13
41	—	286	170.00–200.00	174.88
6	—	858	129.00–130.00	129.34
99	—	335	150.00–169.00	163.39
4	—	653	147.50	147.50
8	—	622	135.00–145.00	142.45
29	—	533	139.00–145.00	139.20
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	521	192.00–216.00	205.16
12	—	578	185.00	185.00
128	—	416	202.00–230.00	219.35
23	—	337	202.50–222.00	217.41
12	—	625	160.00–162.50	161.67
56	—	367	201.00–230.00	223.48
12	—	472	200.00–215.00	211.94
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	230	60.00	60.00
7	—	526	39.00	39.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	105.00	105.00
1	—	330	105.00	105.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	665	120.00–125.00	123.62
2	—	708	119.00	119.00
12	—	439	130.00–142.00	138.01
28	—	570	130.00	130.00
43	—	278	155.00–159.00	156.32
3	—	482	122.00	122.00
7	—	1,046	104.00	104.00
64	—	618	117.50–130.00	128.98
25	—	769	115.00–122.50	115.29
35	—	520	126.00–136.00	131.36
28	—	319	135.00	135.00
17	—	385	130.00–135.00	133.65
2	—	828	122.50	122.50
4	—	871	121.00	121.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	107.50	107.50
11	—	514	110.00–117.50	115.48
3	—	337	130.00	130.00
2	—	415	104.00	104.00
5	—	381	110.00–150.00	125.96
15	—	267	130.00	130.00
5	—	779	110.00	110.00
1	—	595	115.00	115.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	67.50	67.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	274	170.00–177.50	174.40
4	—	246	175.00	175.00
2	—	520	164.00–165.00	164.49
1	—	1,420	111.00	111.00
1	—	1,058	131.00	131.00
7	—	952	114.00	114.00
10	—	903	128.00	128.00
9	—	1,101	117.00	117.00
6	—	374	185.00–200.00	192.32
25	—	554	162.50–167.50	167.10
13	—	603	141.00	141.00
58	—	407	203.00–220.00	213.83
17	—	335	170.00–190.00	180.63
4	—	1,268	137.00	137.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	250	70.00	70.00
1	—	220	80.00	80.00
10	—	589	91.00	91.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	407	105.00	105.00
12	—	329	100.00–107.50	104.62
7	—	597	102.50	102.50
8	—	658	102.00–102.50	102.25
45	—	376	100.00–107.50	102.08
30	—	272	100.00–110.00	104.53
10	—	209	110.00	110.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	785	60.00–62.00	60.83
10	—	856	71.00	71.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	808	116.00	116.00
6	—	973	109.00	109.00
7	—	591	136.00–157.50	151.32
2	—	280	150.00	150.00
1	—	480	137.50	137.50
7	—	1,276	105.00	105.00
16	—	919	119.00	119.00
2	—	870	115.00	115.00
6	—	621	127.00	127.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	591	103.00	103.00
4	—	956	115.00	115.00
7	—	528	112.00–122.50	114.97
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,027	90.00	90.00

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