Name: Centennial livestock auction prices — 2023-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a month ago: trade activity and demand good to very good. Dairy steers and dairy heifers sold sharply higher.

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	427	270.17/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,154	61
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	344	300.55/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,034	114
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	667	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,284	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	573	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,203	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	533	231.62/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,235	52
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	432	307.81/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,330	30
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	469	266.65/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,251	73
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	389	282.86/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,100	140
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	802	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,395	26
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	883	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,439	23
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	312	337.06/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,052	21
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	377	369.95/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,395	22
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	474	291.96/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,384	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	287	298.64/cwt	295.00–310.00	857	29
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	840	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,365	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	263	344.49/cwt	335.00–350.00	906	3
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	320	377.05/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,207	27
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	289	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,069	23
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	361	335.95/cwt	300.00–342.50	1,213	47
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	520	249.87/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,299	81
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	613	222.53/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,364	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	574	233.23/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,339	35
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	471	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,201	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	264	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	884	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	527	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,238	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	411	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,151	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	644	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,352	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	903	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,445	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	316	188.13/cwt	175.00–200.00	594	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	521	192.57/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,003	29
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	690	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,035	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	273	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	560	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	504	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	706	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	289	286.09/cwt	280.00–295.00	827	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	395	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	365	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	464	222.23/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,031	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,098	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,702	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	492	176.32/cwt	175.00–185.00	867	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	555	142.30/cwt	140.00–155.00	790	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	840	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,369	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	398	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	657	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	422	244.62/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,032	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	670	180.86/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,212	40
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	630	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,166	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	985	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,182	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	371	340.97/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,265	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,112	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,746	13
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	671	231.33/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,552	6
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	880	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,716	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	798	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,337	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	710	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,207	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	2
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	291	228.12/cwt	225.00–230.00	664	8
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	778	183.19/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,425	3
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	503	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	755	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	318	268.67/cwt	255.00–277.50	854	62
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	460	249.22/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,146	55
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	698	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,117	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	548	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,096	2
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	360	212.56/cwt	210.00–215.00	765	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	347	259.28/cwt	255.00–262.50	900	21
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	428	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	942	29
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	470	215.36/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,012	17
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	364	268.64/cwt	265.00–270.00	978	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	326	337.80/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,101	37
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	197	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	236	33
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	730	220.73/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,611	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	267	267.92/cwt	257.50–270.00	715	51
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	382	258.06/cwt	235.00–267.50	986	34
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	424	330.60/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,402	35
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	555	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,388	2
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	331	130.21/cwt	115.00–210.00	431	13

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 Oct 2, 2023

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

Receipts 1,872Last week 2,124Year ago 1,902

Compared to a month ago: trade activity and demand good to very good. Dairy steers and dairy heifers sold sharply higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	427	260.00–277.50	270.17
114	—	344	300.00–301.00	300.55
12	—	667	192.50	192.50
10	—	573	210.00	210.00
52	—	533	220.00–235.00	231.62
140	—	389	280.00–290.00	282.86
29	—	287	295.00–310.00	298.64
1	—	840	162.50	162.50
55	—	460	240.00–250.00	249.22
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	432	280.00–315.00	307.81
73	—	469	250.00–275.00	266.65
26	—	802	174.00	174.00
23	—	883	163.00	163.00
21	—	312	325.00–350.00	337.06
1	—	670	210.00	210.00
3	—	263	335.00–350.00	344.49
47	—	361	300.00–342.50	335.95
81	—	520	247.50–265.00	249.87
2	—	613	215.00–230.00	222.53
35	—	574	230.00–235.00	233.23
3	—	778	170.00–190.00	183.19
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	377	360.00–375.00	369.95
14	—	474	285.00–305.00	291.96
27	—	320	360.00–395.00	377.05
23	—	289	370.00	370.00
6	—	671	227.50–235.00	231.33
1	—	880	195.00	195.00
2	—	500	300.00	300.00
11	—	730	215.00–227.50	220.73
35	—	424	320.00–340.00	330.60
2	—	555	250.00	250.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	291	225.00–230.00	228.12
4	—	503	150.00	150.00
10	—	360	210.00–215.00	212.56
33	—	197	120.00	120.00
13	—	331	115.00–210.00	130.21
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	318	255.00–277.50	268.67
8	—	698	160.00	160.00
2	—	548	200.00	200.00
29	—	428	220.00	220.00
17	—	470	205.00–220.00	215.36
51	—	267	257.50–270.00	267.92
34	—	382	235.00–267.50	258.06
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	471	255.00	255.00
12	—	264	335.00	335.00
10	—	527	235.00	235.00
5	—	411	280.00	280.00
4	—	644	210.00	210.00
2	—	903	160.00	160.00
16	—	371	335.00–355.00	340.97
37	—	326	325.00–345.00	337.80
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	316	175.00–200.00	188.13
16	—	504	140.00	140.00
15	—	492	175.00–185.00	176.32
13	—	555	140.00–155.00	142.30
5	—	398	165.00	165.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	340	130.00	130.00
4	—	273	205.00	205.00
4	—	395	92.50	92.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	521	180.00–205.00	192.57
5	—	690	150.00	150.00
2	—	630	185.00	185.00
1	—	985	120.00	120.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	289	280.00–295.00	286.09
13	—	464	210.00–230.00	222.23
6	—	1,098	155.00	155.00
1	—	840	163.00	163.00
16	—	422	220.00–260.00	244.62
40	—	670	180.00–185.00	180.86
13	—	1,112	157.00	157.00
3	—	798	167.50	167.50
2	—	710	170.00	170.00
21	—	347	255.00–262.50	259.28
4	—	364	265.00–270.00	268.64

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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