Name: Centennial livestock auction prices — 2024-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month: Trade activity and demand good. Dairy feeder steers and heifers across all weights sold sharply higher. The next available report will be as receipts warrant coverage.

Every lot, as filed

68 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 2-3	250–300	273	360.37/cwt	347.50–375.00	984	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,061	160.03/cwt	156.00–164.00	1,698	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	374	272.71/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,020	38
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	234	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	661	34
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	300–350	320	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	656	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	287	278.99/cwt	270.00–285.00	801	72
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	335	238.32/cwt	220.00–255.00	798	29
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	368	222.23/cwt	217.50–242.50	818	32
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	640	215.64/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,380	27
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	200–250	227	224.61/cwt	222.50–225.00	510	32
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	700–750	720	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,152	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	300–350	321	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	851	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	593	217.86/cwt	216.00–222.50	1,292	51
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	338	275.51/cwt	270.00–285.00	931	45
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	750–800	790	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,126	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	450–500	458	234.82/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,075	39
Dairy Steers	Large 4	400–450	410	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	800	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	250–300	280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	448	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	536	233.67/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,252	68
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	405	263.04/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,065	31
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	200–250	225	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	563	20
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	400–450	419	246.46/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,033	17
Dairy Steers	Large 4	350–400	373	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	578	9
Dairy Steers	Large 4	150–200	194	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	398	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	250–300	286	261.52/cwt	255.00–267.50	748	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	350–400	363	241.55/cwt	232.50–250.00	877	2
Dairy Steers	Large 4	450–500	472	217.62/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,027	10
Dairy Steers	Large 4	300–350	333	194.04/cwt	177.50–210.00	646	10
Dairy Steers	Large 2	700–750	744	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,681	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	450–500	483	284.87/cwt	262.50–292.50	1,376	36
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	300–350	338	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,183	24
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	350–400	365	322.01/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,175	20
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	600–650	614	211.23/cwt	202.50–215.00	1,297	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	750–800	790	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,627	3
Dairy Steers	Large 2	500–550	523	309.70/cwt	295.00–317.50	1,620	29
Dairy Steers	Large 2	400–450	419	396.60/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,662	22
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	800–850	819	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,466	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	850–900	888	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,465	3
Dairy Steers	Large 2	800–850	800	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,672	5
Dairy Steers	Large 2	650–700	659	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,628	4
Dairy Steers	Large 2	750–800	751	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,667	5
Dairy Steers	Large 2	450–500	456	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,493	5
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	500–550	514	276.41/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,421	30
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	300–350	318	302.93/cwt	300.00–335.00	963	71
Dairy Steers	Large 2	350–400	372	399.23/cwt	387.50–400.00	1,485	49
Dairy Steers	Large 2	550–600	562	285.12/cwt	281.00–293.00	1,602	29
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	900–950	933	162.78/cwt	161.00–163.50	1,519	21
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	450–500	480	239.87/cwt	222.50–247.50	1,151	45
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	650–700	662	188.76/cwt	176.00–197.00	1,250	21
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	400–450	430	310.65/cwt	285.00–340.00	1,336	39
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	250–300	273	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	853	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2	300–350	321	391.92/cwt	377.50–400.00	1,258	15
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	550–600	562	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,461	3
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	650–700	665	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,476	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	757	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,363	5
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	450–500	477	283.32/cwt	272.50–300.00	1,351	10
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	350–400	383	284.73/cwt	282.50–305.00	1,091	63
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,014	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,633	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	300–350	323	315.70/cwt	312.50–322.50	1,020	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	400–450	415	231.18/cwt	220.00–245.00	959	62
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	728	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,340	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	540	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,026	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	700–750	723	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,453	3
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	600–650	600	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,440	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	713	175.16/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,249	26
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1350–1400	1,384	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,868	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	419	210.53/cwt	197.50–217.50	882	18
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	458	251.90/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,154	83

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 Mar 4, 2024

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

Receipts 1,600Last week 1,852Year ago 1,960

Compared to last month: Trade activity and demand good. Dairy feeder steers and heifers across all weights sold sharply higher. The next available report will be as receipts warrant coverage.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	347.50–375.00	360.37
71	300–350	318	300.00–335.00	302.93
63	350–400	383	282.50–305.00	284.73
39	400–450	430	285.00–340.00	310.65
10	450–500	477	272.50–300.00	283.32
30	500–550	514	265.00–287.50	276.41
3	550–600	562	260.00	260.00
3	600–650	600	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	665	222.00	222.00
3	700–750	723	201.00	201.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
34	200–250	234	282.50	282.50
72	250–300	287	270.00–285.00	278.99
45	300–350	338	270.00–285.00	275.51
38	350–400	374	270.00–277.50	272.71
31	400–450	405	250.00–265.00	263.04
83	450–500	458	250.00–253.00	251.90
68	500–550	536	227.00–240.00	233.67
51	550–600	593	216.00–222.50	217.86
27	600–650	640	210.00–218.00	215.64
8	700–750	728	184.00	184.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
20	200–250	225	250.00	250.00
4	250–300	286	255.00–267.50	261.52
7	300–350	321	265.00	265.00
2	350–400	363	232.50–250.00	241.55
17	400–450	419	245.00–247.50	246.46
39	450–500	458	232.50–240.00	234.82
1	700–750	720	160.00	160.00
2	750–800	790	142.50	142.50
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	150–200	194	205.00	205.00
10	300–350	333	177.50–210.00	194.04
9	350–400	373	155.00	155.00
2	400–450	410	195.00	195.00
10	450–500	472	210.00–222.50	217.62
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	321	377.50–400.00	391.92
49	350–400	372	387.50–400.00	399.23
22	400–450	419	385.00–400.00	396.60
5	450–500	456	327.50	327.50
29	500–550	523	295.00–317.50	309.70
29	550–600	562	281.00–293.00	285.12
4	650–700	659	247.00	247.00
12	700–750	744	226.00	226.00
5	750–800	751	222.00	222.00
5	800–850	800	209.00	209.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	312.50	312.50
10	300–350	323	312.50–322.50	315.70
62	400–450	415	220.00–245.00	231.18
45	450–500	480	222.50–247.50	239.87
21	650–700	662	176.00–197.00	188.76
9	800–850	819	179.00	179.00
3	850–900	888	165.00	165.00
21	900–950	933	161.00–163.50	162.78
15	1000–1050	1,014	161.00	161.00
10	1050–1100	1,061	156.00–164.00	160.03
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	320	205.00	205.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
32	200–250	227	222.50–225.00	224.61
29	300–350	335	220.00–255.00	238.32
32	350–400	368	217.50–242.50	222.23
18	400–450	419	197.50–217.50	210.53
1	500–550	540	190.00	190.00
26	700–750	713	170.00–179.00	175.16
5	750–800	757	180.00	180.00
10	1350–1400	1,384	135.00	135.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	280	160.00	160.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	300–350	338	350.00	350.00
20	350–400	365	315.00–337.50	322.01
36	450–500	483	262.50–292.50	284.87
10	600–650	614	202.50–215.00	211.23
3	750–800	790	206.00	206.00

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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