Name: Centennial livestock auction prices — 2024-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month: Trade activity and demand good. Dairy feeder steers across all weights sold sharply higher. Dairy feeder heifers under 450 lbs sold 10.00 to sharply higher. Dairy feeder heifers over 450 lbs were too thinly tested to trend. The next available report will be as receipts warrant coverage.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $277.94/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$277.94

24 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,510

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+24.14

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	543	277.94	1,510	24

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 sale24 hd

277.94

—

CO average2 barns · 49 hd

253.80

+24.14

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

77 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	—	267	206.45/cwt	200.00–210.00	551	37
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	461	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	761	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	346	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	772	18
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	572	236.13/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,351	28
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	420	122.73/cwt	115.00–136.00	515	17
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	383	319.64/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,224	73
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	543	247.92/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,346	12
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	323	328.05/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,060	23
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	614	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,366	3
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	579	203.33/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,177	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	352	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	766	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	325	233.16/cwt	227.50–240.00	758	131
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	432	279.56/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,208	30
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	450	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,035	13
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	379	262.84/cwt	252.50–275.00	996	28
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	467	189.48/cwt	186.00–192.50	885	67
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	238	213.00/cwt	212.50–225.00	507	46
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	482	263.03/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,268	18
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	764	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,161	19
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	363	232.67/cwt	220.00–235.00	845	177
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	462	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	910	37
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	532	176.28/cwt	168.00–185.00	938	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	640	165.34/cwt	152.00–168.00	1,058	19
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	337	276.69/cwt	270.00–295.00	932	24
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	514	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	835	9
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	440	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,104	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	273	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	642	37
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	569	173.01/cwt	161.00–176.00	984	31
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	399	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	798	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	696	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,044	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	407	200.81/cwt	200.00–201.00	817	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,594	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,102	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,298	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,183	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	397	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,310	3
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 4	—	382	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	162	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	651	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	990	4
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	405	184.49/cwt	175.00–194.00	747	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	333	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	566	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	329	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	452	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	567	158.38/cwt	155.00–168.00	898	26
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	368	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	681	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	534	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	828	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	287	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	488	3
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	464	187.48/cwt	185.00–190.00	870	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	886	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,099	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	324	258.68/cwt	255.00–265.00	838	14
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	339	188.79/cwt	188.00–190.00	640	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	409	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	746	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,022	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,288	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	724	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,093	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,120	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,501	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	342	276.06/cwt	275.00–280.00	944	22
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,216	135.52/cwt	132.00–137.50	1,648	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	525	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	919	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	611	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	932	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	419	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,016	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	715	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,051	25
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	—	696	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	365	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	474	226.59/cwt	217.50–232.50	1,074	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	965	147.38/cwt	146.00–150.50	1,422	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,030	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,494	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	592	176.16/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,043	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,531	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	366	271.16/cwt	252.50–277.50	992	50
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	—	248	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	211	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	502	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	648	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	562	146.01/cwt	140.00–149.00	821	28
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	379	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	512	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	457	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	708	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,260	131.33/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,655	6

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

Thu Jan 4, 2024

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

Receipts 1,660Last week 2,175Year ago 1,301

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	267	200.00–210.00	206.45
18	—	346	223.00	223.00
3	—	352	217.50	217.50
67	—	467	186.00–192.50	189.48
46	—	238	212.50–225.00	213.00
9	—	514	162.50	162.50
11	—	407	200.00–201.00	200.81
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	461	165.00	165.00
5	—	399	200.00	200.00
12	—	405	175.00–194.00	184.49
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	572	230.00–250.00	236.13
73	—	383	300.00–327.50	319.64
12	—	543	245.00–250.00	247.92
23	—	323	327.50–330.00	328.05
3	—	614	222.50	222.50
30	—	432	270.00–300.00	279.56
3	—	715	200.00	200.00
18	—	482	260.00–265.00	263.03
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	579	190.00–210.00	203.33
13	—	450	230.00	230.00
28	—	379	252.50–275.00	262.84
24	—	337	270.00–295.00	276.69
4	—	440	251.00	251.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
131	—	325	227.50–240.00	233.16
19	—	764	152.00	152.00
177	—	363	220.00–235.00	232.67
37	—	462	197.00	197.00
12	—	532	168.00–185.00	176.28
19	—	640	152.00–168.00	165.34
37	—	273	235.00	235.00
31	—	569	161.00–176.00	173.01
12	—	696	150.00	150.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	42.50	42.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	420	115.00–136.00	122.73
14	—	329	137.50	137.50
3	—	502	129.00	129.00
10	—	379	135.00	135.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	651	152.00	152.00
26	—	567	155.00–168.00	158.38
16	—	464	185.00–190.00	187.48
5	—	409	182.50	182.50
13	—	1,022	126.00	126.00
3	—	525	175.00	175.00
7	—	611	152.50	152.50
25	—	715	147.00	147.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	130.00	130.00
9	—	333	170.00	170.00
6	—	534	155.00	155.00
3	—	287	170.00	170.00
10	—	886	124.00	124.00
28	—	562	140.00–149.00	146.01
16	—	457	155.00	155.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	368	185.00	185.00
2	—	490	150.00	150.00
10	—	339	188.00–190.00	188.79
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	324	255.00–265.00	258.68
5	—	724	151.00	151.00
2	—	1,120	134.00	134.00
3	—	460	200.00	200.00
18	—	592	170.00–180.00	176.16
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	342	275.00–280.00	276.06
11	—	1,216	132.00–137.50	135.52
5	—	419	242.50	242.50
8	—	474	217.50–232.50	226.59
10	—	965	146.00–150.50	147.38
11	—	1,030	145.00	145.00
50	—	366	252.50–277.50	271.16
6	—	1,260	130.00–132.00	131.33
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	696	52.50	52.50
11	—	248	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	619	257.50	257.50
4	—	334	330.00	330.00
3	—	650	241.00	241.00
10	—	542	282.50	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	649	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	430	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	397	330.00	330.00

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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