Name: Centennial livestock auction prices — 2026-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Demand mostly moderate to good. Market activity was mostly active with good buyer participation. Dairy feeder steers traded unevenly steady. The next available report will be June 1, 2026.

Every lot, as filed

71 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	1050–1100	1,082	283.06/cwt	282.50–285.00	3,063	9
Dairy Steers	Large 2	450–500	461	567.26/cwt	565.00–595.00	2,615	42
Dairy Steers	Large 2	900–950	933	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,986	33
Dairy Steers	Large 2	350–400	384	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,362	29
Dairy Steers	Large 2	300–350	303	599.12/cwt	595.00–620.00	1,815	12
Dairy Steers	Large 2	250–300	269	667.50/cwt	667.50–667.50	1,796	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	450–500	461	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,144	9
Dairy Steers	Large 2	750–800	788	357.95/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,821	28
Dairy Steers	Large 2	400–450	435	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,501	34
Dairy Steers	Large 2	600–650	613	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,605	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	400–450	416	554.74/cwt	550.00–560.00	2,308	70
Dairy Steers	Large 2	700–750	723	367.60/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,658	13
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	250–300	292	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,883	21
Dairy Steers	Large 2	650–700	650	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,698	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,045	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,571	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1200–1250	1,214	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,816	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1150–1200	1,193	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,696	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	350–400	369	507.76/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,874	19
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1250–1300	1,286	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,701	7
Dairy Steers	Large 2	950–1000	974	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	3,141	5
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	350–400	378	557.48/cwt	540.00–590.00	2,107	117
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	650–700	679	354.59/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,408	48
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	550–600	560	417.83/cwt	417.50–420.00	2,340	38
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	900–950	927	271.75/cwt	265.00–272.50	2,519	29
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	850–900	893	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,277	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	500–550	520	417.78/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,172	31
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	400–450	431	522.86/cwt	515.00–545.00	2,254	41
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	600–650	626	365.50/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,288	33
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	500–550	529	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,407	21
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	950–1000	984	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,312	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	435	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,740	4
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,146	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,636	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	600–650	622	350.90/cwt	345.00–357.50	2,183	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	400–450	403	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,975	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	650–700	663	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,989	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	300–350	330	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,749	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	641	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,260	31
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	450–500	480	499.69/cwt	495.00–510.00	2,399	66
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	634	269.54/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,709	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	541	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,002	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	418	481.16/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,011	58
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	692	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,903	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	312	543.89/cwt	522.50–567.50	1,697	70
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,043	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,347	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	720	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,358	31
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	517	405.04/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,094	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	670	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,943	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	293	592.37/cwt	590.00–592.50	1,736	34
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	300–350	319	501.97/cwt	495.00–520.00	1,601	68
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	382	505.80/cwt	495.00–535.00	1,932	171
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	450–500	455	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,047	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	400–450	418	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,547	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	350–400	354	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,416	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	590	336.70/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,987	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	350–400	374	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	860	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	463	456.35/cwt	445.00–475.00	2,113	48
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	450–500	480	392.22/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,883	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	400–450	442	378.88/cwt	377.50–380.00	1,675	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	350–400	374	433.36/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,621	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	200–250	240	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,368	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	250–300	251	542.61/cwt	525.00–550.00	1,362	57
Dairy Steers	Large 4	500–550	533	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,386	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	250–300	269	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	538	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	200–250	238	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	881	6
Dairy Steers	Large 4	300–350	328	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,312	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	250–300	282	618.64/cwt	615.00–620.00	1,745	45
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	700–750	721	342.12/cwt	341.00–345.00	2,467	35
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	900–950	932	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,749	24
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	650–700	685	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,363	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	300–350	323	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,938	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	750–800	777	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,214	3

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 4, 2026

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

Receipts 2,150Last week 1,788Year ago 1,671

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	269	667.50	667.50
12	300–350	303	595.00–620.00	599.12
29	350–400	384	615.00	615.00
34	400–450	435	575.00	575.00
42	450–500	461	565.00–595.00	567.26
5	600–650	613	425.00	425.00
5	650–700	650	415.00	415.00
13	700–750	723	360.00–385.00	367.60
28	750–800	788	340.00–370.00	357.95
33	900–950	933	320.00	320.00
5	950–1000	974	322.50	322.50
9	1050–1100	1,082	282.50–285.00	283.06
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	250–300	292	645.00	645.00
117	350–400	378	540.00–590.00	557.48
41	400–450	431	515.00–545.00	522.86
66	450–500	480	495.00–510.00	499.69
21	500–550	529	455.00	455.00
38	550–600	560	417.50–420.00	417.83
33	600–650	626	360.00–375.00	365.50
48	650–700	679	350.00–375.00	354.59
29	900–950	927	265.00–272.50	271.75
5	950–1000	984	235.00	235.00
2	1000–1050	1,043	225.00	225.00
4	1100–1150	1,146	230.00	230.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
34	250–300	293	590.00–592.50	592.37
70	300–350	312	522.50–567.50	543.89
171	350–400	382	495.00–535.00	505.80
58	400–450	418	460.00–500.00	481.16
48	450–500	463	445.00–475.00	456.35
12	500–550	517	390.00–410.00	405.04
11	550–600	590	330.00–345.00	336.70
31	600–650	641	352.50	352.50
10	650–700	670	290.00	290.00
31	700–750	720	327.50	327.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	570.00	570.00
57	250–300	251	525.00–550.00	542.61
68	300–350	319	495.00–520.00	501.97
9	350–400	374	430.00–440.00	433.36
11	400–450	442	377.50–380.00	378.88
13	450–500	480	385.00–410.00	392.22
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	400.00	400.00
6	500–550	533	260.00	260.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	530.00	530.00
19	350–400	369	500.00–520.00	507.76
9	400–450	403	490.00	490.00
9	450–500	461	465.00	465.00
31	500–550	520	400.00–430.00	417.78
15	600–650	622	345.00–357.50	350.90
4	650–700	663	300.00	300.00
3	850–900	893	255.00	255.00
8	1000–1050	1,045	246.00	246.00
7	1150–1200	1,193	226.00	226.00
7	1200–1250	1,214	232.00	232.00
7	1250–1300	1,286	210.00	210.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	250–300	282	615.00–620.00	618.64
8	300–350	323	600.00	600.00
70	400–450	416	550.00–560.00	554.74
10	650–700	685	345.00	345.00
35	700–750	721	341.00–345.00	342.12
3	750–800	777	285.00	285.00
24	900–950	932	295.00	295.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	435	400.00	400.00
4	500–550	541	370.00	370.00
11	600–650	634	250.00–285.00	269.54
5	650–700	692	275.00	275.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	354	400.00	400.00
12	400–450	418	370.00	370.00
11	450–500	455	230.00	230.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	238	370.00	370.00
10	250–300	269	200.00	200.00
8	350–400	374	230.00	230.00

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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