Name: Centennial livestock auction prices — 2024-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month: Trade activity and demand moderate. Dairy steers sold sharply lower across most weight classes with comparable trades. Dairy heifers had no trades from the prior month to compare to. The next available report will be Tuesday, September 3, 2024.

Every lot, as filed

82 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	350–400	397	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,084	26
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	427	247.37/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,056	18
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	833	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,658	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	593	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,186	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	483	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,014	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	610	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,293	22
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,005	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,709	12
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	300–350	324	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,142	20
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	900–950	911	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,749	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	620	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,101	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	590	246.97/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,457	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	400	280.21/cwt	276.00–288.00	1,121	40
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	880	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,584	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	350–400	369	357.89/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,321	17
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	400–450	408	376.79/cwt	355.00–387.50	1,537	49
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3Full	550–600	598	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,256	5
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	400–450	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	713	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,262	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	411	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	945	9
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	500–550	536	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,447	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	600–650	622	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,580	11
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	250–300	287	304.41/cwt	300.00–320.00	874	8
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	350–400	382	367.10/cwt	355.00–387.50	1,402	26
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	576	204.93/cwt	202.50–206.00	1,180	10
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	283	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,061	10
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	300–350	316	387.32/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,224	34
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	1300–1350	1,306	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,220	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	550–600	559	229.25/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,282	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1150–1200	1,196	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,129	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	350–400	394	306.89/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,209	20
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	400–450	424	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,463	6
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	1100–1150	1,102	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,620	9
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	400–450	431	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,121	15
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	450–500	460	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,495	78
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	450–500	483	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,676	70
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1150–1200	1,173	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,194	29
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2Full	400–450	441	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,433	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2Full	450–500	483	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,183	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2Fleshy	700–750	705	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,657	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2Fleshy	800–850	808	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,640	11
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2Fleshy	1100–1150	1,149	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,137	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 4	400–450	418	298.05/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,246	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	450–500	491	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	884	4
Dairy Steers	Large 4	500–550	522	197.46/cwt	195.00–207.50	1,031	25
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 4	300–350	323	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	953	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	400–450	406	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	731	24
Dairy Steers	Large 4	200–250	228	280.32/cwt	267.50–282.50	639	21
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	550–600	587	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,027	16
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 4	750–800	792	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,457	9
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 4	550–600	599	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,288	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	900–950	933	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,651	7
Dairy Steers	Large 4	450–500	465	233.26/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,085	14
Dairy Steers	Large 4	700–750	723	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,359	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	600–650	613	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,165	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	250–300	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	33
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	450–500	477	242.55/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,157	22
Dairy Steers	Large 4	300–350	318	242.62/cwt	240.00–245.00	772	4
Dairy Steers	Large 4	350–400	382	237.86/cwt	232.50–252.50	909	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	350–400	350	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	543	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 4	500–550	522	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,070	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	650–700	662	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,370	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	350–400	393	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,120	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	400–450	425	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	808	5
Dairy Steers	Large 4	400–450	433	237.94/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,030	22
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	200–250	214	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	433	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	458	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,179	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	470	288.12/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,354	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	400–450	432	246.95/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,067	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	350–400	379	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	758	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 4	550–600	569	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,465	8
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 4	400–450	408	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,142	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	380	284.54/cwt	281.00–300.00	1,081	166
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	528	231.89/cwt	229.00–238.00	1,224	80
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	325	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,073	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	720	191.81/cwt	191.00–192.00	1,381	26
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	300–350	311	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	669	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	300–350	311	277.17/cwt	272.50–282.50	862	47
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	751	182.25/cwt	182.25–182.25	1,369	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,015	182.21/cwt	181.00–183.00	1,849	45
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	545	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,104	22
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	319	300.88/cwt	298.00–302.00	960	72
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	500–550	534	225.39/cwt	221.00–233.00	1,204	29

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.

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Centennial Livestock Monthly Dairy Feeder Cattle Sale - Fort Collins, CO

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Receipts 2,000Last week 1,807Year ago 2,227

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
33	250–300	290	300.00	300.00
47	300–350	311	272.50–282.50	277.17
26	350–400	397	273.00	273.00
12	400–450	432	242.00–252.00	246.95
22	450–500	477	240.00–244.00	242.55
29	500–550	534	221.00–233.00	225.39
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
72	300–350	319	298.00–302.00	300.88
166	350–400	380	281.00–300.00	284.54
40	400–450	400	276.00–288.00	280.21
5	450–500	458	257.50	257.50
80	500–550	528	229.00–238.00	231.89
22	600–650	610	212.00	212.00
26	700–750	720	191.00–192.00	191.81
3	850–900	880	180.00	180.00
12	1000–1050	1,005	170.00	170.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	410	300.00	300.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	431	260.00	260.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
21	200–250	228	267.50–282.50	280.32
4	300–350	318	240.00–245.00	242.62
7	350–400	382	232.50–252.50	237.86
22	400–450	433	230.00–241.00	237.94
14	450–500	465	222.50–235.00	233.26
25	500–550	522	195.00–207.50	197.46
12	700–750	723	188.00	188.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	283	375.00	375.00
18	400–450	427	225.00–250.00	247.37
10	550–600	576	202.50–206.00	204.93
2	800–850	833	199.00	199.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	287	300.00–320.00	304.41
20	300–350	324	352.50	352.50
26	350–400	382	355.00–387.50	367.10
6	400–450	424	345.00	345.00
78	450–500	460	325.00	325.00
11	550–600	559	220.00–245.00	229.25
7	900–950	911	192.00	192.00
29	1150–1200	1,173	187.00	187.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	598	210.00	210.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	483	245.00	245.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	800–850	808	203.00	203.00
8	1100–1150	1,149	186.00	186.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	408	280.00	280.00
3	500–550	522	205.00	205.00
4	550–600	599	215.00	215.00
9	750–800	792	184.00	184.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	393	285.00	285.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	411	230.00	230.00
5	450–500	483	210.00	210.00
22	500–550	545	202.50	202.50
6	550–600	593	200.00	200.00
6	600–650	620	177.50	177.50
10	700–750	713	177.00	177.00
16	750–800	751	182.25	182.25
45	1000–1050	1,015	181.00–183.00	182.21
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	1150–1200	1,196	178.00	178.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
9	1100–1150	1,102	147.00	147.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
14	200–250	214	202.50	202.50
2	350–400	350	155.00	155.00
24	400–450	406	180.00	180.00
4	450–500	491	180.00	180.00
16	550–600	587	175.00	175.00
13	600–650	613	190.00	190.00
7	900–950	933	177.00	177.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	311	215.00	215.00
8	350–400	379	200.00	200.00
5	400–450	425	190.00	190.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	330.00	330.00
17	450–500	470	280.00–300.00	288.12
17	550–600	590	240.00–260.00	246.97
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	300–350	316	385.00–390.00	387.32
17	350–400	369	350.00–375.00	357.89
49	400–450	408	355.00–387.50	376.79
70	450–500	483	347.00	347.00
8	500–550	536	270.00	270.00
11	600–650	622	254.00	254.00
5	1300–1350	1,306	170.00	170.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	350–400	394	305.00–317.50	306.89
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	441	325.00	325.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	705	235.00	235.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	295.00	295.00
9	400–450	418	297.50–300.00	298.05
8	550–600	569	257.50	257.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	662	207.00	207.00

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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