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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month: Trade activity and demand good. Dairy feeder steers traded unevenly steady and dairy feeder heifers traded sharply higher. The next available report will be as receipts warrant coverage.

Every lot, as filed

67 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 Heifers	Large 2-3	550–600	575	212.03/cwt	207.50–225.00	1,219	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	540	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,134	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	250–300	265	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	928	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	618	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,112	3
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	500–550	519	278.18/cwt	272.50–287.50	1,444	9
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	450–500	470	288.99/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,358	47
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	600–650	638	260.45/cwt	260.00–263.00	1,662	20
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	269	302.34/cwt	301.00–320.00	813	86
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	400–450	429	316.74/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,359	31
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	567	233.76/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,325	52
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	716	172.58/cwt	171.00–175.00	1,236	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	2200–2250	2,231	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	2,588	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	382	285.47/cwt	274.00–300.00	1,090	86
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	505	259.78/cwt	245.00–262.25	1,312	81
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	432	271.55/cwt	257.50–280.00	1,173	123
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	300–350	314	200.68/cwt	195.00–202.50	630	30
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	667	205.16/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,368	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	745	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,285	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	471	263.39/cwt	254.00–279.50	1,241	168
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	328	294.53/cwt	270.00–302.50	966	185
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	941	170.58/cwt	170.50–171.00	1,605	43
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	600–650	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	325	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	959	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	500–550	528	176.28/cwt	160.00–180.00	931	19
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	450–500	464	238.27/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,106	37
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	350–400	376	258.47/cwt	252.50–267.50	972	33
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	400–450	427	174.42/cwt	172.00–177.50	745	30
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	300–350	300	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	518	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	200–250	236	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	513	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	250–300	286	175.26/cwt	165.00–195.00	501	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	300–350	338	261.86/cwt	259.00–262.50	885	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	400–450	437	240.05/cwt	232.50–247.00	1,049	34
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	250–300	275	266.69/cwt	263.00–272.50	733	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	200–250	226	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	373	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	200–250	247	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	655	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	500–550	528	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	686	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	300–350	307	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,182	18
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	850–900	871	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,524	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	600–650	615	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,507	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	900–950	918	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,588	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	650–700	670	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,447	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	550–600	570	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,425	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2	450–500	468	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,516	32
Dairy Steers	Large 2	350–400	359	399.00/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,432	49
Dairy Steers	Large 2	400–450	437	393.84/cwt	392.50–395.00	1,721	37
Dairy Steers	Large 2	300–350	304	402.19/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,223	23
Dairy Steers	Large 2	550–600	589	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,537	22
Dairy Steers	Large 2	800–850	820	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,722	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	350–400	358	382.01/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,368	28
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	450–500	466	289.23/cwt	260.00–330.00	1,348	35
Dairy Steers	Large 2	950–1000	962	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,982	13
Dairy Steers	Large 2	700–750	708	227.52/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,611	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	500–550	527	232.73/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,226	16
Dairy Steers	Large 2	600–650	621	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,739	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	450–500	471	249.35/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,174	19
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	350–400	389	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,031	12
Dairy Steers	Large 2	900–950	912	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,888	8
Dairy Steers	Large 2	500–550	546	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,542	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	300–350	317	336.12/cwt	325.00–352.50	1,066	20
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	400–450	412	286.14/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,179	25
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	400–450	430	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	989	5
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	350–400	362	326.68/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,183	24
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	200–250	235	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	729	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	920	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,426	21
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	388	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	834	26
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1300–1350	1,315	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,723	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,189	171.56/cwt	171.00–172.00	2,040	27

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 Apr 1, 2024

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

Receipts 1,986Last week 1,600Year ago 2,006

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	235	310.00	310.00
1	250–300	265	350.00	350.00
20	300–350	317	325.00–352.50	336.12
12	350–400	389	265.00	265.00
5	400–450	430	230.00	230.00
19	450–500	471	240.00–255.00	249.35
16	500–550	527	230.00–245.00	232.73
4	550–600	575	207.50–225.00	212.03
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	295.00	295.00
26	350–400	388	215.00	215.00
1	500–550	540	210.00	210.00
3	600–650	618	180.00	180.00
15	700–750	716	171.00–175.00	172.58
43	900–950	941	170.50–171.00	170.58
27	1150–1200	1,189	171.00–172.00	171.56
3	1300–1350	1,315	131.00	131.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	236	217.50	217.50
30	300–350	314	195.00–202.50	200.68
30	400–450	427	172.00–177.50	174.42
19	500–550	528	160.00–180.00	176.28
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
12	200–250	226	165.00	165.00
10	250–300	286	165.00–195.00	175.26
8	300–350	300	172.50	172.50
3	500–550	528	130.00	130.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	307	385.00	385.00
28	350–400	358	350.00–400.00	382.01
25	400–450	412	265.00–295.00	286.14
35	450–500	466	260.00–330.00	289.23
2	550–600	570	250.00	250.00
5	600–650	615	245.00	245.00
2	650–700	670	216.00	216.00
5	850–900	871	175.00	175.00
4	900–950	918	173.00	173.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
24	350–400	362	300.00–337.50	326.68
31	400–450	429	310.00–325.00	316.74
47	450–500	470	275.00–300.00	288.99
9	500–550	519	272.50–287.50	278.18
20	600–650	638	260.00–263.00	260.45
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
86	250–300	269	301.00–320.00	302.34
185	300–350	328	270.00–302.50	294.53
86	350–400	382	274.00–300.00	285.47
123	400–450	432	257.50–280.00	271.55
168	450–500	471	254.00–279.50	263.39
81	500–550	505	245.00–262.25	259.78
52	550–600	567	225.00–235.00	233.76
13	650–700	667	200.00–207.50	205.16
1	700–750	745	172.50	172.50
21	900–950	920	155.00	155.00
4	2200–2250	2,231	116.00	116.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	247	265.00	265.00
11	250–300	275	263.00–272.50	266.69
13	300–350	338	259.00–262.50	261.86
33	350–400	376	252.50–267.50	258.47
34	400–450	437	232.50–247.00	240.05
37	450–500	464	235.00–241.00	238.27
2	600–650	605	200.00	200.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	300–350	304	400.00–405.00	402.19
49	350–400	359	390.00–400.00	399.00
37	400–450	437	392.50–395.00	393.84
32	450–500	468	324.00	324.00
5	500–550	546	282.50	282.50
22	550–600	589	261.00	261.00
8	600–650	621	280.00	280.00
8	700–750	708	226.00–230.00	227.52
7	800–850	820	210.00	210.00
8	900–950	912	207.00	207.00
13	950–1000	962	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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