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Centennial Livestock Monthly Dairy Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Fort Collins, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 8, 2025

1,312 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,312 — —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266 266 11 600.00 $600.00 $1,596 +29.42
309–340 315 5 530.00–560.00 $553.53 $1,744 —
412 412 11 530.00 $530.00 $2,184 +51.79
455–476 467 24 445.00–460.00 $453.75 $2,119 -31.25
506 506 11 380.00 $380.00 $1,923 —
560–576 565 12 370.00–375.00 $373.30 $2,109 +20.22
628 628 5 337.50 $337.50 $2,120 —
682–698 691 12 327.50–330.00 $328.97 $2,273 +1.47
718 718 34 312.50 $312.50 $2,244 +7.50
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
248 248 3 585.00 $585.00 $1,451 —
295 295 1 555.00 $555.00 $1,637 +15.00
304 304 12 495.00 $495.00 $1,505 —
352–390 381 45 465.00–490.00 $471.96 $1,798 +51.96
606 606 5 310.00 $310.00 $1,879 —
684 684 10 275.00 $275.00 $1,881 —
765 765 2 270.00 $270.00 $2,066 —
874 874 5 250.00 $250.00 $2,185 +22.50
1222–1232 1231 20 200.00–220.00 $217.02 $2,672 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 289 5 470.00 $470.00 $1,358 —
381–385 382 11 420.00 $420.00 $1,604 —
534 534 5 335.00 $335.00 $1,789 —
593 593 13 305.00 $305.00 $1,809 —
728 728 9 247.50 $247.50 $1,802 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
216 216 6 240.00 $240.00 $518 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 5 305.00 $305.00 $1,418 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
199 199 40 615.00 $615.00 $1,224 —
246 246 5 510.00 $510.00 $1,255 —
268–291 288 43 510.00–525.00 $523.05 $1,506 —
316–348 329 124 480.00–510.00 $503.86 $1,658 +16.36
371–399 392 135 435.00–467.50 $447.09 $1,753 +15.41
408–415 412 69 415.00–430.00 $417.17 $1,719 +27.52
456–497 488 185 370.00–395.00 $378.02 $1,845 +8.02
523 523 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,830 -9.40
555 555 16 345.00 $345.00 $1,915 +17.05
607–608 608 58 330.00 $330.00 $2,006 -5.00
700–719 716 29 290.00–295.00 $290.67 $2,081 +13.17
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
284 284 12 650.00 $650.00 $1,846 —
347–348 347 26 600.00–605.00 $601.54 $2,087 +2.53
351–394 378 40 570.00–585.00 $579.13 $2,189 +24.85
400–406 404 40 580.00–605.00 $589.29 $2,381 +76.36
465 465 4 525.00 $525.00 $2,441 +30.00
503–527 513 11 442.50–450.00 $446.66 $2,291 —
661–672 669 22 340.00–360.00 $353.71 $2,366 —
738 738 6 360.00 $360.00 $2,657 +42.50
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 32 585.00 $585.00 $1,609 +79.22
337 337 5 535.00 $535.00 $1,803 —
355–385 384 25 487.50–490.00 $487.59 $1,872 -12.41
400–414 405 20 455.00–490.00 $477.91 $1,936 +28.60
453–470 457 4 455.00–470.00 $466.15 $2,130 +52.12
531 531 17 405.00 $405.00 $2,151 -5.00
805 805 2 270.00 $270.00 $2,174 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–348 340 12 460.00–470.00 $464.02 $1,578 +26.09
394 394 13 405.00 $405.00 $1,596 —
413 413 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,528 —
495 495 3 367.50 $367.50 $1,819 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 16 292.50 $292.50 $1,316 —
516 516 10 265.00 $265.00 $1,367 —

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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.