Name: Centennial livestock auction prices — 2024-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month: Trade activity and demand good. Dairy feeder steers traded 2.00 lower and dairy feeder heifers traded sharply lower. The next available report will be as receipts warrant coverage.

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	550–600	563	252.01/cwt	242.50–254.00	1,419	33
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	839	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,435	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	273	296.85/cwt	291.00–302.50	810	30
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	555	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,010	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	485	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,079	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	742	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,417	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	865	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,505	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	500–550	526	239.35/cwt	207.50–242.00	1,259	81
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	450–500	490	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,090	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	343	287.87/cwt	273.00–296.00	987	122
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	369	291.44/cwt	267.50–305.00	1,075	104
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	300–350	329	212.10/cwt	187.50–220.00	698	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	600–650	620	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	930	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	150–200	177	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	292	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	400–450	436	243.54/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,062	26
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	437	274.47/cwt	251.00–295.00	1,199	151
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	681	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,280	19
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	550–600	588	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,405	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	150–200	195	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	536	2
Dairy Steers	Large 4	300–350	308	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	647	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	250–300	286	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	465	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	500–550	538	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	955	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	350–400	350	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	683	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	350–400	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	300–350	341	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	614	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	300–350	323	256.07/cwt	250.00–260.00	827	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	250–300	279	269.93/cwt	210.00–284.00	753	53
Dairy Steers	Large 4	200–250	215	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	419	11
Dairy Steers	Large 4	550–600	597	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,254	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	300–350	323	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,131	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	750–800	764	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,452	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	400–450	416	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,381	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	350–400	365	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,241	32
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	550–600	565	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,390	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	800–850	844	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,545	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	550–600	579	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,280	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1450–1500	1,460	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,263	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2	350–400	378	397.30/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,502	43
Dairy Steers	Large 2	450–500	459	352.17/cwt	348.00–355.00	1,616	17
Dairy Steers	Large 2	600–650	614	247.24/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,518	13
Dairy Steers	Large 2	550–600	554	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,435	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	800–850	838	177.31/cwt	177.00–178.00	1,486	16
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	1750–1800	1,775	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,811	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	600–650	643	233.73/cwt	219.00–236.00	1,503	15
Dairy Steers	Large 2	500–550	539	261.93/cwt	258.00–273.00	1,412	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	400–450	428	267.05/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,143	32
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	300–350	343	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	851	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	750–800	753	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,363	5
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,005	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,749	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	950–1000	960	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,651	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2	300–350	346	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,391	15
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	400–450	421	325.10/cwt	302.50–345.00	1,369	38
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	450–500	453	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,404	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	414	224.23/cwt	218.00–233.00	928	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	900–950	942	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,639	5
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	800–850	830	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,577	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	600–650	600	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,212	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	500–550	525	236.74/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,243	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	450–500	494	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,149	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	476	266.14/cwt	254.00–278.00	1,267	109
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	610	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,153	3
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	2300–2350	2,325	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	2,348	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	350–400	363	310.96/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,129	98
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	381	221.41/cwt	220.00–227.00	844	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	514	194.76/cwt	193.00–196.00	1,001	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	664	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,408	26
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	529	251.96/cwt	247.50–263.00	1,333	26
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	350–400	365	263.66/cwt	250.00–287.50	962	19
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1150–1200	1,158	172.92/cwt	172.00–173.00	2,002	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	606	216.74/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,313	35

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 May 6, 2024

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

Receipts 1,750Last week 1,986Year ago 2,100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
30	250–300	273	291.00–302.50	296.85
122	300–350	343	273.00–296.00	287.87
104	350–400	369	267.50–305.00	291.44
151	400–450	437	251.00–295.00	274.47
109	450–500	476	254.00–278.00	266.14
26	500–550	529	247.50–263.00	251.96
33	550–600	563	242.50–254.00	252.01
35	600–650	606	214.00–217.00	216.74
26	650–700	664	212.00	212.00
5	700–750	742	191.00	191.00
7	800–850	839	171.00	171.00
3	850–900	865	174.00	174.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	195	275.00	275.00
53	250–300	279	210.00–284.00	269.93
5	300–350	323	250.00–260.00	256.07
26	400–450	436	242.00–245.00	243.54
1	450–500	490	222.50	222.50
81	500–550	526	207.50–242.00	239.35
3	550–600	588	239.00	239.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
11	200–250	215	195.00	195.00
13	300–350	308	210.00	210.00
5	550–600	597	210.00	210.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	346	402.00	402.00
43	350–400	378	395.00–410.00	397.30
17	450–500	459	348.00–355.00	352.17
15	500–550	539	258.00–273.00	261.93
5	550–600	554	259.00	259.00
13	600–650	614	240.00–259.00	247.24
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
98	350–400	363	300.00–340.00	310.96
38	400–450	421	302.50–345.00	325.10
4	450–500	453	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	830	190.00	190.00
2	1000–1050	1,005	174.00	174.00
1	1750–1800	1,775	102.00	102.00
1	2300–2350	2,325	101.00	101.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	381	220.00–227.00	221.41
10	400–450	414	218.00–233.00	224.23
1	450–500	485	222.50	222.50
10	500–550	514	193.00–196.00	194.76
1	550–600	555	182.00	182.00
3	600–650	610	189.00	189.00
19	650–700	681	188.00	188.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	329	187.50–220.00	212.10
1	350–400	350	195.00	195.00
2	500–550	538	177.50	177.50
6	600–650	620	150.00	150.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
9	150–200	177	165.00	165.00
7	250–300	286	162.50	162.50
12	300–350	341	180.00	180.00
2	350–400	375	160.00	160.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	323	350.00	350.00
32	350–400	365	340.00	340.00
13	400–450	416	332.00	332.00
7	550–600	565	246.00	246.00
15	600–650	643	219.00–236.00	233.73
4	750–800	764	190.00	190.00
4	800–850	844	183.00	183.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	343	248.00	248.00
19	350–400	365	250.00–287.50	263.66
32	400–450	428	265.00–272.50	267.05
7	450–500	494	232.50	232.50
12	500–550	525	235.00–240.00	236.74
8	550–600	579	221.00	221.00
1	600–650	600	202.00	202.00
5	750–800	753	181.00	181.00
16	800–850	838	177.00–178.00	177.31
5	900–950	942	174.00	174.00
1	950–1000	960	172.00	172.00
13	1150–1200	1,158	172.00–173.00	172.92
1	1450–1500	1,460	155.00	155.00

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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