Name: Centennial livestock auction prices — 2023-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-01

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 Lower and Holstein Heifers sold 1.00 higher.

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	686	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,063	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	745	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,062	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	424	181.77/cwt	165.00–194.00	771	27
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	769	128.12/cwt	127.50–130.00	985	12
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	411	231.12/cwt	212.50–235.00	950	18
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	487	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	998	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	482	181.72/cwt	175.00–199.00	876	80
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	325	206.49/cwt	175.00–217.50	671	64
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	596	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,088	7
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	244	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	659	4
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	532	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,091	6
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	373	262.38/cwt	250.00–270.00	979	105
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	855	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,176	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	359	241.00/cwt	237.50–250.00	865	143
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	321	239.91/cwt	232.50–255.00	770	121
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	278	248.02/cwt	237.50–254.00	689	82
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	616	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,170	11
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	692	174.16/cwt	172.00–185.00	1,205	6
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	759	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,321	22
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	288	260.60/cwt	260.00–265.00	751	17
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	1,209	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,360	4
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	561	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,178	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	708	165.73/cwt	157.50–167.00	1,173	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	754	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,221	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	604	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,117	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,085	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,443	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	656	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,132	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	248	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	583	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	405	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	830	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	239	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	472	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	576	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	994	18
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	420	223.90/cwt	215.00–240.00	940	39
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	345	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	267	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	359	194.06/cwt	155.00–205.00	697	23
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	530	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,007	21
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	950	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	708	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,168	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	940	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,434	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	306	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	589	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	321	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	891	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	490	216.99/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,063	21
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	297	201.66/cwt	200.00–210.00	599	41
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	379	196.01/cwt	182.50–205.00	743	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	368	231.61/cwt	220.00–235.00	852	39
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	316	235.59/cwt	215.00–242.50	744	25
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	120	200.00/head	200.00–200.00	200	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	823	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,391	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	513	161.22/cwt	152.50–170.00	827	19
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	571	168.86/cwt	167.00–172.50	964	47
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	425	244.68/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,040	62
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	855	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,283	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	163	230.00/head	230.00–230.00	230	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	215	212.42/cwt	190.00–237.50	457	10
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	950	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,283	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	905	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	996	1

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 May 1, 2023

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

Receipts 2,100Last week 2,006Year ago 1,202

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	686	155.00	155.00
4	—	745	142.50	142.50
27	—	424	165.00–194.00	181.77
12	—	769	127.50–130.00	128.12
80	—	482	175.00–199.00	181.72
64	—	325	175.00–217.50	206.49
41	—	297	200.00–210.00	201.66
14	—	379	182.50–205.00	196.01
1	—	120	200.00	200.00
19	—	513	152.50–170.00	161.22
47	—	571	167.00–172.50	168.86
2	—	163	230.00	230.00
10	—	215	190.00–237.50	212.42
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	411	212.50–235.00	231.12
13	—	487	205.00	205.00
7	—	596	182.50	182.50
4	—	244	270.00	270.00
1	—	855	137.50	137.50
143	—	359	237.50–250.00	241.00
121	—	321	232.50–255.00	239.91
82	—	278	237.50–254.00	248.02
1	—	950	135.00	135.00
1	—	905	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	532	205.00	205.00
105	—	373	250.00–270.00	262.38
11	—	616	190.00	190.00
6	—	692	172.00–185.00	174.16
22	—	759	174.00	174.00
17	—	288	260.00–265.00	260.60
4	—	1,209	112.50	112.50
4	—	561	210.00	210.00
2	—	708	165.00	165.00
1	—	940	152.50	152.50
6	—	321	277.50	277.50
2	—	823	169.00	169.00
62	—	425	240.00–260.00	244.68
1	—	855	150.00	150.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	708	157.50–167.00	165.73
9	—	754	162.00	162.00
7	—	604	185.00	185.00
5	—	1,085	133.00	133.00
5	—	656	172.50	172.50
3	—	248	235.00	235.00
18	—	576	172.50	172.50
39	—	420	215.00–240.00	223.90
21	—	530	190.00	190.00
21	—	490	210.00–220.00	216.99
39	—	368	220.00–235.00	231.61
25	—	316	215.00–242.50	235.59
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	405	205.00	205.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	239	197.50	197.50
23	—	359	155.00–205.00	194.06
1	—	760	125.00	125.00
6	—	306	192.50	192.50
1	—	550	115.00	115.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	77.50	77.50

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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