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Centennial Livestock Monthly Dairy Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Fort Collins, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 3, 2025

1,341 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,341 — —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
378–383 381 23 380.00–390.00 $386.55 $1,473
455 455 32 400.00 $400.00 $1,820
506 506 29 340.00 $340.00 $1,720
604 604 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,691
865 865 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,816
995 995 2 201.00 $201.00 $2,000
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
290 290 15 310.00 $310.00 $899
473 473 16 150.00 $150.00 $710
506 506 8 180.00 $180.00 $911
711 711 9 170.00 $170.00 $1,209
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
305 305 6 380.00 $380.00 $1,159
360 360 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,314
450 450 22 360.00–370.00 $365.91 $1,647
1213 1213 10 191.50 $191.50 $2,323
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
342 342 15 355.00 $355.00 $1,214
583 583 7 267.50 $267.50 $1,560
652 652 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,434
733 733 4 209.00 $209.00 $1,532
877 877 9 195.00 $195.00 $1,710
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
367 367 13 352.50 $352.50 $1,294
495 495 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,213

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
255 255 47 387.50 $387.50 $988
306–333 329 89 349.00–360.00 $350.49 $1,153
372–393 381 40 227.50–340.00 $296.66 $1,130
406–427 420 87 290.00–302.50 $294.31 $1,236
451–487 473 63 270.00–277.50 $275.01 $1,301
509 509 40 275.00 $275.00 $1,400
565 565 7 252.50 $252.50 $1,427
654 654 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,504
700 700 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,505
1150–1198 1158 35 160.00–173.00 $170.69 $1,977
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
233 233 17 370.00 $370.00 $862
279 279 9 340.00 $340.00 $949
328–343 332 101 330.00–347.50 $336.62 $1,118
350–399 383 62 295.00–322.50 $310.41 $1,189
423–447 436 36 270.00–277.50 $275.03 $1,199
490–495 493 13 255.00–260.00 $257.70 $1,270
546–547 547 70 259.00–260.00 $259.36 $1,419
761 761 4 202.50 $202.50 $1,541
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
309–335 321 26 410.00–440.00 $425.55 $1,366
404–446 426 70 400.00–420.00 $415.14 $1,768
478 478 12 400.00 $400.00 $1,912
522 522 46 350.00 $350.00 $1,827
602 602 10 270.00 $270.00 $1,625
759 759 10 256.00 $256.00 $1,943
1084 1084 6 214.00 $214.00 $2,320
1215 1215 1 194.00 $194.00 $2,357
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
328 328 6 395.00 $395.00 $1,296
359–398 379 10 380.00–390.00 $386.21 $1,464
416–438 432 42 350.00–390.00 $368.83 $1,593
467–473 470 17 375.00–380.00 $377.63 $1,775
504 504 9 315.00 $315.00 $1,588
670 670 9 256.00 $256.00 $1,715
765–788 773 9 235.00–237.50 $235.85 $1,823
835 835 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,774
1248 1248 6 183.00 $183.00 $2,284
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
198 198 20 355.00 $355.00 $703
245 245 7 325.00 $325.00 $796
296 296 5 312.50 $312.50 $925
328–340 339 37 317.50–320.00 $317.76 $1,077
420 420 6 255.00 $255.00 $1,071
603 603 6 228.00 $228.00 $1,375
781 781 5 137.50 $137.50 $1,074

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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.