Name: Centennial livestock auction prices — 2023-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale: Buyer attendance and demand was mostly moderate with good supply. Holstein steers sold 1.00 to 13.00 higher and Holstein Heifers sold 3.00 lower.

Every lot, as filed

67 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 3	—	491	156.54/cwt	155.00–160.00	769	45
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	942	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,526	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	519	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	688	4
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	727	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,076	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	609	149.49/cwt	140.00–152.50	910	50
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	828	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	911	5
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	418	234.90/cwt	230.00–235.00	982	53
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	577	150.61/cwt	145.00–160.00	869	28
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	318	196.36/cwt	185.00–210.00	624	91
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	543	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,086	18
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	327	231.70/cwt	225.00–255.00	758	138
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	231	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	300	18
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	407	245.89/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,001	20
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	372	174.83/cwt	170.00–180.00	650	16
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	375	246.81/cwt	240.00–252.00	926	93
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	373	275.65/cwt	275.00–276.00	1,028	48
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	272	236.12/cwt	232.50–237.50	642	44
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	406	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	690	52
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	632	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,043	7
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	683	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,079	34
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	584	206.59/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,206	9
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	466	200.66/cwt	200.00–215.00	935	24
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	820	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,357	17
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	916	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,246	5
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	755	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,114	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	739	170.19/cwt	163.00–175.00	1,258	14
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	487	267.15/cwt	240.00–300.00	1,301	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	894	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,413	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	579	176.53/cwt	168.00–180.00	1,022	73
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,295	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,845	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	785	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,264	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	476	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,285	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	280	257.42/cwt	255.00–265.00	721	17
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	582	147.93/cwt	137.50–152.50	861	28
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	633	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	880	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,072	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,340	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	185	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	185	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	506	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	810	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	243	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	474	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	486	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	899	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	698	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	991	36
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	830	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,162	18
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	293	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	296	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	708	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,020	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	219	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	307	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	342	227.85/cwt	225.00–235.00	779	28
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	932	149.84/cwt	147.50–150.00	1,397	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	524	215.18/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,128	40
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	389	221.31/cwt	215.00–225.00	861	59
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	761	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,027	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	405	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	628	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	670	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,112	64
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	427	222.48/cwt	220.00–230.00	950	38
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	630	167.52/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,055	24
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	241	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	578	10
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	276	261.07/cwt	260.00–270.00	721	30
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	304	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	555	10
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	318	270.90/cwt	262.50–290.00	861	57
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	674	191.22/cwt	187.50–195.00	1,289	16
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	533	226.26/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,206	41
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	391	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	978	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	180	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	378	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	728	158.26/cwt	153.00–170.00	1,152	106
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	508	159.60/cwt	157.50–165.00	811	61
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	281	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	583	28
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	313	163.43/cwt	150.00–171.00	512	11
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	638	193.98/cwt	180.00–202.50	1,238	35

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 Apr 3, 2023

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

Receipts 2,006Last week 1,960Year ago 1,722

Compared to the last sale: Buyer attendance and demand was mostly moderate with good supply. Holstein steers sold 1.00 to 13.00 higher and Holstein Heifers sold 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	491	155.00–160.00	156.54
50	—	609	140.00–152.50	149.49
5	—	828	110.00	110.00
28	—	577	145.00–160.00	150.61
91	—	318	185.00–210.00	196.36
16	—	372	170.00–180.00	174.83
52	—	406	170.00	170.00
61	—	508	157.50–165.00	159.60
28	—	281	207.50	207.50
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	942	162.00	162.00
20	—	407	245.00–247.50	245.89
48	—	373	275.00–276.00	275.65
9	—	584	200.00–210.00	206.59
17	—	820	165.50	165.50
14	—	739	163.00–175.00	170.19
9	—	487	240.00–300.00	267.15
30	—	276	260.00–270.00	261.07
57	—	318	262.50–290.00	270.90
16	—	674	187.50–195.00	191.22
41	—	533	225.00–232.50	226.26
35	—	638	180.00–202.50	193.98
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	132.50	132.50
18	—	231	130.00	130.00
1	—	180	210.00	210.00
11	—	313	150.00–171.00	163.43
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	727	148.00	148.00
53	—	418	230.00–235.00	234.90
18	—	543	200.00	200.00
138	—	327	225.00–255.00	231.70
93	—	375	240.00–252.00	246.81
44	—	272	232.50–237.50	236.12
7	—	632	165.00	165.00
34	—	683	158.00	158.00
24	—	466	200.00–215.00	200.66
5	—	916	136.00	136.00
1	—	755	147.50	147.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	894	158.00	158.00
73	—	579	168.00–180.00	176.53
1	—	1,295	142.50	142.50
16	—	785	161.00	161.00
6	—	476	270.00	270.00
17	—	280	255.00–265.00	257.42
28	—	342	225.00–235.00	227.85
15	—	932	147.50–150.00	149.84
40	—	524	205.00–217.50	215.18
64	—	670	166.00	166.00
38	—	427	220.00–230.00	222.48
24	—	630	165.00–169.00	167.52
9	—	391	250.00	250.00
106	—	728	153.00–170.00	158.26
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	582	137.50–152.50	147.93
9	—	633	139.00	139.00
10	—	243	195.00	195.00
2	—	405	155.00	155.00
10	—	304	182.50	182.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,072	125.00	125.00
16	—	506	160.00	160.00
6	—	486	185.00	185.00
36	—	698	142.00	142.00
18	—	830	140.00	140.00
11	—	708	144.00	144.00
59	—	389	215.00–225.00	221.31
5	—	761	135.00	135.00
10	—	241	240.00	240.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	185	100.00	100.00
6	—	293	101.00	101.00
13	—	219	140.00	140.00

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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