Centennial Livestock Auction Stock Show Special Market Report

Fort Collins, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special)

Sale of Monday, January 12, 2026

2,991 head sold ·Official USDA report

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $420.47/cwt ≈ $2,838/hd at 675 lb · 285 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $444.22/cwt ≈ $2,759/hd at 621 lb · 270 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $480.63/cwt ≈ $2,740/hd at 570 lb · 244 head

Fort Collins 6-weight steers sold at $432/cwt, running $10/cwt above the CO average ($422) and $11/cwt under Sterling. Receipts totaled 2,991 head. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,991	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
343–347	345	24	655.00–675.00	$667.08	$2,301
363–364	363	18	627.50–665.00	$654.56	$2,376
408–440	431	96	550.00–590.00	$567.72	$2,447
451–466	458	46	522.50–540.00	$531.51	$2,434
501–539	515	154	495.00–533.00	$514.72	$2,651
556–586	570	244	462.50–491.00	$480.63	$2,740
600–640	621	270	427.50–454.00	$444.22	$2,759
653–698	675	285	401.00–430.00	$420.47	$2,838
712–744	732	182	382.50–406.00	$389.81	$2,853
763–794	780	68	360.00–390.00	$369.03	$2,878
801–835	816	36	340.00–363.00	$350.02	$2,856
880–887	884	10	337.50–350.00	$343.77	$3,039
937	937	6	329.00	$329.00	$3,083

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
379	379	9	547.50	$547.50	$2,075
417–442	424	31	485.00–525.00	$501.09	$2,125
452–492	473	17	505.00–512.50	$508.83	$2,407
510–538	524	38	417.50–480.00	$461.55	$2,419
589–597	594	14	450.00–451.00	$450.65	$2,677
627–644	636	39	410.00–422.50	$414.58	$2,637
699	699	15	387.50	$387.50	$2,709
733–739	736	12	377.50–380.00	$378.74	$2,788
752	752	9	350.00	$350.00	$2,632

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
417	417	5	425.00	$425.00	$1,772
486	486	6	446.00	$446.00	$2,168

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
278	278	12	577.50	$577.50	$1,605
324–348	341	19	502.50–520.00	$510.87	$1,742
364–399	391	94	499.00–545.00	$538.95	$2,107
434–444	439	48	522.50–530.00	$526.50	$2,311
455–496	479	234	480.00–510.00	$493.29	$2,363
500–533	520	106	455.00–470.00	$461.40	$2,399
553–583	572	157	420.00–460.00	$435.55	$2,491
600–643	614	232	392.00–415.00	$407.33	$2,501
654–695	677	183	352.50–385.00	$373.78	$2,530
713–721	715	29	337.50–357.50	$351.39	$2,512
751–782	764	45	327.50–345.00	$340.46	$2,601
817	817	5	295.00	$295.00	$2,410

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
360–361	361	29	435.00–487.50	$478.47	$1,727
443	443	5	425.00	$425.00	$1,883
475–494	482	31	452.50–470.00	$458.99	$2,212
502	502	14	420.00	$420.00	$2,108
573–598	587	66	400.00–415.00	$407.92	$2,394
732	732	6	318.00	$318.00	$2,328

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
376	376	5	375.00	$375.00	$1,410

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
268	268	7	550.00	$550.00	$1,474
364	364	8	470.00	$470.00	$1,711
422	422	22	430.00	$430.00	$1,815

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.