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Centennial Livestock Monthly Dairy Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Fort Collins, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Mondays

Sale of Monday, June 29, 2026

1,738 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (15)

light 9-weight M&L 2 heifers $250.00/cwt ≈ $2,338/hd at 935 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,738 1,788 1,404
Feeder cattle 1,738 1,788 1,404

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last sale: Demand mostly good for moderate offerings. Market activity was active with good buyer participation and rapid bidding noticed. Dairy feeder steers under 500 lbs traded sharply higher with most sales 15.00-30.00 higher, dairy steers over 500 lbs were too lightly tested either this week or last sale to develop an accurate market trend, steady to firm undertones were noticed.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935 935 13 250.00 $250.00 $2,338 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309–318 314 25 622.50–675.00 $650.18 $2,042 —
373–386 383 40 580.00–597.50 $594.94 $2,279 —
405 405 7 585.00 $585.00 $2,369 —
464 464 41 542.50 $542.50 $2,517 —
544 544 14 440.00 $440.00 $2,394 —
564 564 12 395.00 $395.00 $2,228 —
703 703 3 340.00 $340.00 $2,390 —
846 846 6 285.00 $285.00 $2,411 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–321 318 25 605.00–610.00 $605.81 $1,926 —
465 465 1 465.00 $465.00 $2,162 —
576 576 6 320.00 $320.00 $1,843 —
733–745 744 22 270.00–275.00 $274.55 $2,043 —
772–785 776 12 260.00–275.00 $265.06 $2,057 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–347 345 4 500.00 $500.00 $1,725 —
365 365 2 460.00 $460.00 $1,679 —
435 435 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,348 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
219 219 5 420.00 $420.00 $920 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–337 335 20 635.00 $635.00 $2,127 —
350–387 376 80 640.00–665.00 $649.56 $2,442 —
405–449 431 79 560.00–607.50 $585.52 $2,524 —
455–461 460 42 525.00–567.50 $562.50 $2,588 —
522–525 522 19 450.00–492.50 $470.65 $2,457 —
603–625 618 6 370.00–407.50 $395.30 $2,443 —
740 740 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,812 —
791 791 8 360.00 $360.00 $2,848 —
827 827 17 350.00 $350.00 $2,894 —
1005 1005 2 295.00 $295.00 $2,965 —
1053 1053 6 221.00 $221.00 $2,327 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
966 966 7 231.00 $231.00 $2,231 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 461 7 310.00 $310.00 $1,429 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,785 —
490 490 4 410.00 $410.00 $2,009 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
251 251 5 365.00 $365.00 $916 —
330–335 333 4 410.00–415.00 $412.48 $1,374 +32.48
373 373 22 350.00 $350.00 $1,306 -125.00
423 423 6 387.50 $387.50 $1,639 —
450–452 451 12 365.00–435.00 $411.74 $1,857 —
527 527 7 360.00 $360.00 $1,897 -25.00
570 570 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,052 —
728 728 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,893 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
247 247 9 345.00 $345.00 $852 —
296 296 9 370.00 $370.00 $1,095 -110.00
314 314 6 365.00 $365.00 $1,146 —
1009 1009 10 220.00 $220.00 $2,220 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
207 207 10 355.00 $355.00 $735 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 296 5 360.00 $360.00 $1,066 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
228 228 35 580.00 $580.00 $1,322 -40.00
299 299 15 595.00 $595.00 $1,779 -23.14
312–347 326 84 560.00–585.00 $581.59 $1,896 -23.50
353–391 374 218 535.00–570.00 $558.81 $2,090 +47.95
409 fancy 409 14 550.00 $550.00 $2,250 —
426–433 427 131 480.00–525.00 $516.92 $2,207 +48.65
480 480 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,112 -36.65
503–517 508 28 385.00–425.00 $395.90 $2,011 -74.10
588 588 23 392.50 $392.50 $2,308 -32.50
605–647 637 61 330.00–347.50 $338.02 $2,153 -10.75
734 734 39 330.00 $330.00 $2,422 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332–340 334 4 515.00 $515.00 $1,720 -50.00
452 452 4 370.00 $370.00 $1,672 —
579 579 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,737 -55.00
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
722 722 10 230.00 $230.00 $1,661 —
Medium 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
721 721 10 210.00 $210.00 $1,514 —

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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.

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