Name: Centennial livestock auction prices — 2023-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to June 26th, trade activity and demand good to very good. Dairy and dairy/angus cross steers and heifers across all weight classes sold sharply higher today. The bulk of the run comprised of 300-500 lb lightly fleshed calves with 1-3 rounds of vaccinations. The next available report will be Tuesday, September 5, 2023.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $321.30/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$321.30

23 head · 440 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,414

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	440	321.30	1,414	23

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale23 hd

321.30

—

CO average1 barns · 23 hd

321.30

+0.00

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

70 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 3-4	—	423	232.41/cwt	220.00–250.00	983	26
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	328	248.16/cwt	240.00–260.00	814	30
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	539	213.99/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,153	27
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	316	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	648	16
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 4	—	318	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	493	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	815	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,406	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	760	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,292	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	368	277.18/cwt	272.00–285.00	1,020	91
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	573	214.62/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,230	40
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	477	206.96/cwt	195.00–220.00	987	78
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	208	221.23/cwt	212.50–228.00	460	52
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	925	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,388	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	304	315.97/cwt	315.00–320.00	961	11
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	358	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,110	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	329	275.12/cwt	267.50–285.00	905	92
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	277	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	672	46
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	522	247.17/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,290	32
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	470	253.55/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,192	132
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	610	211.08/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,288	14
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	480	269.70/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,295	61
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	321	335.74/cwt	327.50–347.50	1,078	36
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	650	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,203	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	440	265.73/cwt	257.50–280.00	1,169	268
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	533	259.26/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,382	36
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	1,100	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,843	5
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	378	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,153	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	624	193.38/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,207	25
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	404	295.63/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,194	24
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	255	292.70/cwt	290.00–305.00	746	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	438	280.87/cwt	250.00–282.50	1,230	20
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	350	285.18/cwt	280.00–307.50	998	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,346	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,612	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	899	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,200	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	408	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	694	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	535	161.21/cwt	160.00–165.00	862	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	252	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	441	6
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	—	639	101.76/cwt	99.00–105.00	650	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	652	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,206	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	458	251.88/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,154	47
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	738	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,255	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	469	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	973	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	536	233.55/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,252	21
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	323	259.22/cwt	250.00–275.00	837	25
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	311	181.39/cwt	170.00–185.00	564	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	634	190.08/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,205	49
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	438	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	909	31
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	282	270.27/cwt	260.00–275.00	762	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	485	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	873	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	520	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	936	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	296	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	592	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	465	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	977	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	469	299.16/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,403	72
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	408	320.86/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,309	47
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	809	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,274	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	583	187.00/cwt	185.00–187.50	1,090	29
Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	—	335	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,256	11
Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	—	425	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,434	5
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	169	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	363	15
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	264	211.96/cwt	210.00–220.00	560	22
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	391	265.27/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,037	47
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	375	202.55/cwt	197.00–210.00	760	15
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	513	192.95/cwt	170.00–197.50	990	6
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	385	201.05/cwt	200.00–210.00	774	28
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	383	250.21/cwt	232.50–255.00	958	106
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	729	168.98/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,232	5
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	382	334.48/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,278	23
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	810	192.48/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,559	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	263	260.49/cwt	260.00–262.50	685	28

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 Aug 7, 2023

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

Receipts 2,227Last week 1,475Year ago 1,583

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	423	220.00–250.00	232.41
30	—	328	240.00–260.00	248.16
27	—	539	212.50–217.50	213.99
46	—	277	242.50	242.50
106	—	383	232.50–255.00	250.21
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	316	205.00	205.00
78	—	477	195.00–220.00	206.96
52	—	208	212.50–228.00	221.23
15	—	169	215.00	215.00
22	—	264	210.00–220.00	211.96
6	—	513	170.00–197.50	192.95
28	—	385	200.00–210.00	201.05
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	155.00	155.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	815	172.50	172.50
1	—	760	170.00	170.00
91	—	368	272.00–285.00	277.18
40	—	573	190.00–220.00	214.62
1	—	925	150.00	150.00
92	—	329	267.50–285.00	275.12
32	—	522	235.00–250.00	247.17
132	—	470	245.00–257.50	253.55
7	—	650	185.00	185.00
268	—	440	257.50–280.00	265.73
25	—	624	190.00–195.00	193.38
5	—	729	165.00–170.00	168.98
28	—	263	260.00–262.50	260.49
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	304	315.00–320.00	315.97
4	—	358	310.00	310.00
14	—	610	210.00–215.00	211.08
61	—	480	260.00–275.00	269.70
36	—	533	252.50–265.00	259.26
5	—	1,100	167.50	167.50
24	—	404	295.00–302.50	295.63
16	—	255	290.00–305.00	292.70
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	321	327.50–347.50	335.74
72	—	469	290.00–310.00	299.16
47	—	408	315.00–325.00	320.86
23	—	382	332.50–345.00	334.48
2	—	810	190.00–195.00	192.48
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	305.00	305.00
Dairy Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	335	375.00	375.00
5	—	425	337.50	337.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	438	250.00–282.50	280.87
16	—	350	280.00–307.50	285.18
47	—	458	235.00–260.00	251.88
21	—	536	232.50–240.00	233.55
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	408	170.00	170.00
4	—	535	160.00–165.00	161.21
3	—	485	180.00	180.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	252	175.00	175.00
8	—	738	170.00	170.00
16	—	469	207.50	207.50
11	—	520	180.00	180.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	639	99.00–105.00	101.76
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	652	185.00	185.00
4	—	311	170.00–185.00	181.39
49	—	634	190.00–191.00	190.08
31	—	438	207.50	207.50
9	—	296	200.00	200.00
2	—	465	210.00	210.00
6	—	809	157.50	157.50
29	—	583	185.00–187.50	187.00
15	—	375	197.00–210.00	202.55
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	323	250.00–275.00	259.22
16	—	282	260.00–275.00	270.27
47	—	391	250.00–267.50	265.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	408	330.00	330.00
5	—	556	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	327	275.00	275.00
12	—	441	272.00	272.00

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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