Name: Centennial livestock auction prices — 2024-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month: Trade activity and demand good. Dairy feeder steers and heifers had no test from last month. 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 Steers	Large 3-4	300–350	331	310.69/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,028	209
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	868	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,493	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	750–800	759	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,336	27
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	650–700	665	185.33/cwt	184.00–187.00	1,232	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	350–400	388	235.66/cwt	225.00–255.00	914	26
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	600–650	630	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,178	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	650–700	655	189.88/cwt	187.50–197.50	1,244	21
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,005	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,508	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	200–250	205	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	600	42
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	500–550	534	228.99/cwt	215.00–233.00	1,223	79
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	250–300	266	307.73/cwt	302.50–310.00	819	70
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	750–800	779	168.89/cwt	155.00–175.00	1,316	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	400–450	413	282.21/cwt	280.00–296.00	1,166	84
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	400–450	421	217.38/cwt	215.00–220.00	915	16
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	450–500	468	242.13/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,133	82
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	600–650	639	209.81/cwt	209.00–210.00	1,341	41
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	250–300	275	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	811	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	550–600	566	207.16/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,173	32
Dairy Steers	Large 4	400–450	407	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	977	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	550–600	566	229.19/cwt	223.00–232.50	1,297	75
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	500–550	510	190.45/cwt	185.00–192.50	971	40
Dairy Steers	Large 4	300–350	318	283.91/cwt	270.00–287.50	903	15
Dairy Steers	Large 4	450–500	478	219.05/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,047	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	350–400	387	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	793	15
Dairy Steers	Large 4	550–600	585	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,214	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	350–400	378	292.64/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,106	110
Dairy Steers	Large 4	350–400	370	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	879	3
Dairy Steers	Large 2	600–650	631	246.59/cwt	242.50–253.00	1,556	61
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	600–650	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	43
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	500–550	510	243.18/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,240	26
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	550–600	591	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,436	21
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	950–1000	986	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,893	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	350–400	377	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,338	3
Dairy Steers	Large 2	400–450	421	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,499	5
Dairy Steers	Large 2	750–800	752	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,609	6
Dairy Steers	Large 2	350–400	395	342.94/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,355	24
Dairy Steers	Large 2	1050–1100	1,055	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,047	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	250–300	282	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	987	36
Dairy Steers	Large 2	300–350	329	364.25/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,198	34
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	350–400	363	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,071	64
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	400–450	437	272.42/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,190	18
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	450–500	471	262.77/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,238	21
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	700–750	732	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,215	9
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	800–850	810	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,418	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2	500–550	512	269.37/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,379	21
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	450–500	478	326.75/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,562	12
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	550–600	550	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,403	10
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	350–400	372	328.99/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,224	37
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	400–450	436	335.46/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,463	20
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	300–350	323	303.36/cwt	297.50–310.00	980	17
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1250–1300	1,294	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,109	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,112	168.91/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,878	30
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	600–650	637	228.75/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,457	10
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	2300–2350	2,304	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,613	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	553	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,383	4
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	300–350	333	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,182	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	385	309.31/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,191	59
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	491	275.15/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,351	28
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	277	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	831	17
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	546	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,215	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	443	314.84/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,395	55
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	372	291.29/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,084	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	830	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,419	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	333	340.03/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,132	21
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	420	261.00/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,096	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	495	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,139	2

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 Oct 7, 2024

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

Receipts 2,342Last week 2,000Year ago 1,872

Compared to last month: Trade activity and demand good. Dairy feeder steers and heifers had no test from last month. 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 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
42	200–250	205	292.50	292.50
70	250–300	266	302.50–310.00	307.73
209	300–350	331	295.00–315.00	310.69
110	350–400	378	290.00–295.00	292.64
84	400–450	413	280.00–296.00	282.21
82	450–500	468	235.00–250.00	242.13
79	500–550	534	215.00–233.00	228.99
75	550–600	566	223.00–232.50	229.19
41	600–650	639	209.00–210.00	209.81
21	650–700	655	187.50–197.50	189.88
13	750–800	779	155.00–175.00	168.89
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	333	335.00–347.50	340.03
59	350–400	385	290.00–315.00	309.31
55	400–450	443	312.50–320.00	314.84
28	450–500	491	265.00–282.50	275.15
4	550–600	553	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	830	171.00	171.00
2	850–900	868	172.00	172.00
2	1000–1050	1,005	150.00	150.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	318	270.00–287.50	283.91
3	350–400	370	237.50	237.50
13	400–450	407	240.00	240.00
7	450–500	478	205.00–225.00	219.05
6	550–600	585	207.50	207.50
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	300–350	329	362.50–370.00	364.25
24	350–400	395	340.00–345.00	342.94
5	400–450	421	356.00	356.00
21	500–550	512	255.00–272.50	269.37
61	600–650	631	242.50–253.00	246.59
6	750–800	752	214.00	214.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	194.00	194.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
36	250–300	282	350.00	350.00
6	300–350	333	355.00	355.00
37	350–400	372	325.00–332.50	328.99
20	400–450	436	330.00–345.00	335.46
12	450–500	478	310.00–330.00	326.75
10	550–600	550	255.00	255.00
10	600–650	637	220.00–237.50	228.75
2	800–850	810	175.00	175.00
6	2300–2350	2,304	70.00	70.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
13	250–300	275	295.00	295.00
26	350–400	388	225.00–255.00	235.66
16	400–450	421	215.00–220.00	217.38
32	550–600	566	200.00–211.00	207.16
13	600–650	630	187.00	187.00
16	650–700	665	184.00–187.00	185.33
27	750–800	759	176.00	176.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	387	205.00	205.00
40	500–550	510	185.00–192.50	190.45
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	355.00	355.00
26	500–550	510	240.00–260.00	243.18
21	550–600	591	243.00	243.00
43	600–650	615	230.00	230.00
4	950–1000	986	192.00	192.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	323	297.50–310.00	303.36
64	350–400	363	295.00	295.00
18	400–450	437	267.50–280.00	272.42
21	450–500	471	260.00–270.00	262.77
9	700–750	732	166.00	166.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	250–300	277	300.00	300.00
13	300–350	345	300.00	300.00
13	350–400	372	280.00–305.00	291.29
8	400–450	420	255.00–265.00	261.00
2	450–500	495	230.00	230.00
4	500–550	546	222.50	222.50
30	1100–1150	1,112	160.00–171.00	168.91
11	1250–1300	1,294	163.00	163.00

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