Name: Centennial livestock auction prices — 2023-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	336	268.62/cwt	242.50–275.00	903	61
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	638	189.74/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,211	19
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	501	165.99/cwt	163.00–167.00	832	32
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	314	171.19/cwt	157.50–185.00	538	30
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	607	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	895	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	700	106.25/cwt	102.50–110.00	744	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	792	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	871	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	892	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,186	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	250	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	481	28
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	706	133.43/cwt	130.00–138.00	942	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	428	177.55/cwt	160.00–187.00	760	153
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	462	179.85/cwt	170.00–185.00	831	64
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	410	138.62/cwt	137.50–140.00	568	18
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	584	140.89/cwt	140.00–141.00	823	17
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	1,089	122.71/cwt	115.00–138.00	1,336	6
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	559	173.11/cwt	170.00–185.00	968	5
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	768	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	998	3
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	328	199.69/cwt	191.00–220.00	655	164
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	230	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	518	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	372	171.39/cwt	160.00–187.50	638	50
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	712	145.63/cwt	140.00–147.50	1,037	4
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	276	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	669	15
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	277	207.15/cwt	202.00–209.00	574	52
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	529	176.40/cwt	172.50–177.50	933	50
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	461	215.19/cwt	187.50–219.00	992	33
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	438	212.88/cwt	195.00–215.00	932	21
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	477	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,145	5
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	586	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,084	19
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	368	262.65/cwt	230.00–280.00	967	124
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	430	244.69/cwt	220.00–256.00	1,052	80
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	853	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,262	11
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	390	190.68/cwt	190.00–215.00	744	97
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	419	234.34/cwt	225.00–237.50	982	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	330	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	726	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	674	163.20/cwt	162.50–165.00	1,100	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	470	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,034	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	215	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	495	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	795	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,014	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	507	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	697	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	330	99.12/cwt	90.00–115.00	327	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	454	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	783	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	555	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	735	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	337	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	286	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,061	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,326	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	564	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	917	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	418	107.20/cwt	100.00–115.00	448	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	610	77.40/cwt	57.50–97.50	472	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	678	128.23/cwt	127.50–129.00	869	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,626	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	360	236.28/cwt	222.50–240.00	851	56
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	339	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	658	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	257	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	405	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	460	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	449	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	377	201.47/cwt	199.00–206.00	760	32
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	413	194.81/cwt	190.00–197.50	805	26
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	828	144.48/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,196	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,150	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,495	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	305	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	450	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	435	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	718	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	269	221.49/cwt	210.00–245.00	596	21
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	580	185.91/cwt	172.50–187.50	1,078	18
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	526	110.80/cwt	107.50–115.00	583	7
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	1,115	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,528	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,202	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,334	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	488	187.04/cwt	185.00–197.50	913	34
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	668	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,303	9
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	531	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,089	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	378	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	484	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	332	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	457	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	950	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,216	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	273	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	532	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	523	138.28/cwt	132.50–140.00	723	56
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	815	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	917	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	565	162.55/cwt	155.00–167.50	918	51
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	606	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	758	30

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 6, 2023

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

Receipts 1,960Last week 1,854Year ago 1,605

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	336	242.50–275.00	268.62
19	—	638	185.00–190.00	189.74
15	—	276	242.50	242.50
5	—	477	240.00	240.00
19	—	586	185.00	185.00
124	—	368	230.00–280.00	262.65
80	—	430	220.00–256.00	244.69
11	—	853	148.00	148.00
6	—	828	143.00–146.00	144.48
1	—	1,115	137.00	137.00
9	—	668	195.00	195.00
9	—	531	205.00	205.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	501	163.00–167.00	165.99
30	—	314	157.50–185.00	171.19
13	—	607	147.50	147.50
28	—	250	192.50	192.50
14	—	706	130.00–138.00	133.43
153	—	428	160.00–187.00	177.55
64	—	462	170.00–185.00	179.85
50	—	372	160.00–187.50	171.39
1	—	815	112.50	112.50
51	—	565	155.00–167.50	162.55
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
2	—	700	102.50–110.00	106.25
3	—	792	110.00	110.00
18	—	410	137.50–140.00	138.62
17	—	584	140.00–141.00	140.89
7	—	378	128.00	128.00
9	—	332	137.50	137.50
56	—	523	132.50–140.00	138.28
30	—	606	125.00	125.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,089	115.00–138.00	122.71
5	—	559	170.00–185.00	173.11
3	—	768	130.00	130.00
164	—	328	191.00–220.00	199.69
3	—	230	225.00	225.00
4	—	712	140.00–147.50	145.63
52	—	277	202.00–209.00	207.15
50	—	529	172.50–177.50	176.40
33	—	461	187.50–219.00	215.19
21	—	438	195.00–215.00	212.88
97	—	390	190.00–215.00	190.68
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	526	107.50–115.00	110.80
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	892	133.00	133.00
16	—	419	225.00–237.50	234.34
12	—	330	220.00	220.00
7	—	674	162.50–165.00	163.20
7	—	470	220.00	220.00
1	—	215	230.00	230.00
56	—	360	222.50–240.00	236.28
21	—	269	210.00–245.00	221.49
18	—	580	172.50–187.50	185.91
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	127.50	127.50
9	—	1,061	125.00	125.00
8	—	564	162.50	162.50
1	—	1,355	120.00	120.00
5	—	339	194.00	194.00
32	—	377	199.00–206.00	201.47
26	—	413	190.00–197.50	194.81
1	—	1,150	130.00	130.00
3	—	1,202	111.00	111.00
34	—	488	185.00–197.50	187.04
1	—	950	128.00	128.00
2	—	273	195.00	195.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	507	137.50	137.50
14	—	330	90.00–115.00	99.12
10	—	418	100.00–115.00	107.20
6	—	610	57.50–97.50	77.40
5	—	257	157.50	157.50
3	—	460	97.50	97.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	454	172.50	172.50
2	—	555	132.50	132.50
8	—	678	127.50–129.00	128.23
2	—	305	147.50	147.50
10	—	435	165.00	165.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	337	85.00	85.00

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