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Centennial Livestock Monthly Dairy Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Fort Collins, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 5, 2025

1,020 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,020 — —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 2 485.00 $485.00 $1,324 —
370–393 392 20 430.00–460.00 $458.58 $1,798 +47.41
419–421 421 42 400.00–430.00 $422.88 $1,780 +39.84
500 500 8 350.00 $350.00 $1,750 —
580 580 19 330.00 $330.00 $1,914 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 4 440.00 $440.00 $1,210 +65.00
302–330 318 19 400.00–405.00 $403.98 $1,285 —
388 388 18 395.00 $395.00 $1,533 +25.00
424–433 427 30 375.00–385.00 $381.28 $1,628 +41.28
785 785 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,806 —
1120 1120 1 210.00 $210.00 $2,352 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 5 370.00 $370.00 $1,047 —
310 310 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,085 +10.00
358–398 375 17 310.00–335.00 $318.69 $1,195 —
403–428 417 39 325.00–355.00 $334.20 $1,394 +59.20
573 573 6 260.00 $260.00 $1,490 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 2 300.00 $300.00 $600 —
301 301 12 345.00 $345.00 $1,038 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 4 290.00 $290.00 $551 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 6 420.00 $420.00 $861 +23.66
269–294 281 57 395.00–435.00 $420.49 $1,182 +25.49
324–345 340 46 385.00–410.00 $407.04 $1,384 +16.75
352–398 370 186 380.00–405.00 $391.59 $1,449 +20.78
421–442 427 10 395.00 $395.00 $1,687 +80.46
457–481 472 23 345.00–355.00 $347.35 $1,639 +34.78
528–540 534 12 295.00–315.00 $304.89 $1,628 +8.64
614 614 7 280.00 $280.00 $1,719 +15.92
751 751 5 255.00 $255.00 $1,915 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
271–290 277 15 500.00–550.00 $531.70 $1,473 —
331 331 6 510.00 $510.00 $1,688 +65.15
378–391 383 44 470.00–500.00 $482.33 $1,847 +57.19
414–423 419 56 475.00–485.00 $480.23 $2,012 +78.24
459 459 8 450.00 $450.00 $2,066 +45.00
514 514 18 405.00 $405.00 $2,082 —
558–589 579 45 330.00–340.00 $333.68 $1,932 —
600–605 604 4 295.00–330.00 $321.30 $1,941 +38.80
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
231 231 24 430.00 $430.00 $993 —
259–285 270 51 465.00–470.00 $467.27 $1,262 +27.27
364–386 379 24 455.00 $455.00 $1,724 +60.00
420–448 432 34 415.00–425.00 $418.35 $1,807 +63.35
456–487 469 33 390.00–400.00 $397.48 $1,864 +45.27
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 4 362.50 $362.50 $652 —
270–290 273 7 380.00 $380.00 $1,037 +45.00
318–333 322 7 320.00–370.00 $347.38 $1,119 +17.38
358–377 368 12 350.00–370.00 $359.74 $1,324 +17.27
410 410 8 375.00 $375.00 $1,538 +80.00
460–482 478 11 320.00–335.00 $332.38 $1,589 +40.34
543 543 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,385 -30.00
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,134 —

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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.