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Centennial Livestock Monthly Dairy Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Fort Collins, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 7, 2025

1,200 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,200 — —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–366 362 58 410.00–420.00 $411.17 $1,488 +24.62
425–434 432 55 380.00–385.00 $383.04 $1,655 —
481–488 482 30 342.50–350.00 $343.26 $1,655 -56.74
1037 1037 6 215.00 $215.00 $2,230 —
1142 1142 9 192.50 $192.50 $2,198 —
1202 1202 12 190.00 $190.00 $2,284 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
254 254 7 375.00 $375.00 $952 —
366 366 8 370.00 $370.00 $1,354 +5.00
448 448 12 340.00 $340.00 $1,523 —
525 525 4 317.50 $317.50 $1,667 —
562 562 6 285.00 $285.00 $1,602 —
678–685 683 6 245.00 $245.00 $1,673 —
899 899 11 197.50 $197.50 $1,776 —
1078 1078 3 195.00 $195.00 $2,102 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,173 -15.00
410 410 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,128 —
465 465 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,279 —
601 601 8 217.50 $217.50 $1,307 —
775–786 781 9 207.50–212.50 $209.70 $1,638 —
821 821 6 197.50 $197.50 $1,621 —
1212 1212 21 175.00 $175.00 $2,121 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 4 230.00 $230.00 $483 —
278 278 6 240.00 $240.00 $667 -70.00
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
668 668 4 170.00 $170.00 $1,136 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
236–240 239 48 395.00–400.00 $396.34 $947 —
265 265 22 395.00 $395.00 $1,047 +7.50
329 329 52 387.50–392.50 $390.29 $1,284 +39.80
356 356 74 365.00–375.00 $370.81 $1,320 +74.15
438–449 443 162 310.00–320.00 $314.54 $1,393 +20.23
453–487 465 31 300.00–320.00 $312.57 $1,453 +37.56
505–533 516 26 290.00–300.00 $296.25 $1,529 +21.25
601–616 608 40 260.00–267.50 $264.08 $1,606 —
656 656 14 252.50 $252.50 $1,656 +22.50
720 720 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,656 +15.00
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
219 219 4 480.00 $480.00 $1,051 —
318–326 321 20 430.00–455.00 $444.85 $1,428 +19.30
365–377 376 91 405.00–435.00 $425.14 $1,599 —
425–442 435 13 395.00–405.00 $401.99 $1,749 -13.15
452 452 32 405.00 $405.00 $1,831 +5.00
616 616 9 282.50 $282.50 $1,740 +12.50
697 697 5 270.00 $270.00 $1,882 —
1074 1074 7 238.00 $238.00 $2,556 +24.00
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
281 281 26 440.00 $440.00 $1,236 —
312 312 25 417.50 $417.50 $1,303 +22.50
380 380 51 395.00 $395.00 $1,501 +8.79
409 409 12 355.00 $355.00 $1,452 -13.83
450–496 477 49 335.00–365.00 $352.21 $1,680 -25.42
513 513 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,667 +10.00
573 573 9 290.00 $290.00 $1,662 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
276 276 14 335.00 $335.00 $925 -5.00
325 325 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,072 -6.62
361–398 375 32 320.00–350.00 $342.47 $1,284 +32.06
438 438 5 295.00 $295.00 $1,292 +19.97
454–478 461 7 285.00–295.00 $292.04 $1,346 +34.34
534 534 10 285.00 $285.00 $1,522 +25.64
554 554 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,440 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 6 290.00 $290.00 $1,061 —

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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.