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Centennial Livestock Monthly Dairy Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Fort Collins, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 4, 2025

1,219 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,219 — —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
291–296 293 15 560.00–580.00 $570.58 $1,672 —
363–383 370 19 510.00–545.00 $531.67 $1,967 —
402–433 413 41 475.00–480.00 $478.21 $1,975 —
479 479 12 485.00 $485.00 $2,323 —
569 569 13 345.00–360.00 $353.08 $2,009 —
687 687 19 327.50 $327.50 $2,250 —
702 702 3 305.00 $305.00 $2,141 —
939 939 4 262.50 $262.50 $2,465 —
1153 1153 8 226.00 $226.00 $2,606 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 7 540.00 $540.00 $1,609 —
388 388 7 420.00 $420.00 $1,630 —
413 413 24 400.00 $400.00 $1,652 —
480 480 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,920 —
875 875 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,991 —
939 939 28 241.00 $241.00 $2,263 —
990 990 4 226.00 $226.00 $2,237 —
1152–1184 1176 38 218.00–222.00 $221.07 $2,600 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316–343 326 8 410.00–440.00 $428.17 $1,396 —
483 483 9 360.00 $360.00 $1,739 -25.00
Large 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
210–233 227 15 490.00–590.00 $519.86 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
257 257 15 330.00 $330.00 $848 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309–320 315 116 480.00–490.00 $487.50 $1,536 +31.88
356–390 372 77 430.00–445.00 $431.68 $1,606 +5.34
404–430 423 102 385.00–410.00 $389.65 $1,648 -3.62
473 473 5 370.00 $370.00 $1,750 +8.71
501–509 502 136 355.00–360.00 $359.40 $1,804 +16.90
570–598 575 63 327.50–330.00 $327.95 $1,886 -17.05
605 605 29 335.00 $335.00 $2,027 +21.82
673 673 31 292.00 $292.00 $1,965 —
718 718 10 277.50 $277.50 $1,992 +12.50
770 770 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,886 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 28 635.00 $635.00 $1,175 —
261–263 263 52 500.00–507.50 $505.78 $1,330 —
357 357 5 500.00 $500.00 $1,785 —
405–408 407 14 430.00–460.00 $449.31 $1,829 —
459–491 471 31 410.00–420.00 $414.03 $1,950 —
510 510 5 410.00 $410.00 $2,091 —
684 684 7 312.50 $312.50 $2,138 —
720 720 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,196 —
890 890 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,002 —
950 950 4 249.00 $249.00 $2,366 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309–346 322 45 590.00–610.00 $599.01 $1,929 —
373–384 380 14 535.00–590.00 $554.28 $2,106 —
409–426 415 54 510.00–530.00 $512.93 $2,129 —
478 478 15 495.00 $495.00 $2,366 —
647 647 5 335.00 $335.00 $2,167 —
704 704 8 317.50 $317.50 $2,235 —
1025 1025 5 250.00 $250.00 $2,562 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258 258 4 470.00 $470.00 $1,213 +22.77
300–345 316 10 400.00–460.00 $437.93 $1,384 +12.70
358 358 19 410.00 $410.00 $1,468 +15.00
525 525 21 335.00 $335.00 $1,759 +32.45
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 9 340.00 $340.00 $1,326 —

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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.