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Centennial Livestock Monthly Dairy Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Fort Collins, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 6, 2025

1,262 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,262 — —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
254–298 288 31 565.00–580.00 $574.29 $1,654 -25.71
303–319 307 21 575.00 $575.00 $1,765 +21.47
351–359 356 42 520.00–635.00 $567.98 $2,022 —
475–482 478 38 475.00–490.00 $484.03 $2,314 +30.28
754 754 5 295.00 $295.00 $2,224 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389–391 390 52 420.00–450.00 $435.62 $1,699 -36.34
435 435 24 405.00 $405.00 $1,762 —
537 537 13 320.00 $320.00 $1,718 —
631 631 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,578 -60.00
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 19 402.50 $402.50 $1,397 —
369 369 6 300.00 $300.00 $1,107 -120.00
761 761 9 180.00 $180.00 $1,370 —
1032 1032 9 238.00 $238.00 $2,456 —
1143 1143 12 235.00 $235.00 $2,686 —
1350 1350 6 200.00 $200.00 $2,700 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
113–140 131 18 150.00–180.00 $171.37 $224 —
167 167 7 100.00 $100.00 $167 —
425–429 427 24 320.00–325.00 $322.91 $1,379 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
259–288 278 14 320.00–370.00 $336.66 $936 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
234 234 25 500.00 $500.00 $1,170 -10.00
281–291 286 34 502.50–515.00 $508.49 $1,454 -14.56
302–340 311 96 495.00–535.00 $512.29 $1,593 +8.43
352–393 375 124 470.00–485.00 $479.03 $1,796 +31.94
410 410 44 460.00 $460.00 $1,886 +42.83
461–473 466 32 375.00–390.00 $384.05 $1,790 +6.03
508–516 512 9 320.00–335.00 $326.61 $1,672 -23.39
610–643 626 62 322.50–325.00 $324.37 $2,031 -5.63
719–734 723 45 272.50–327.50 $286.16 $2,069 -4.51
973 973 9 210.00 $210.00 $2,043 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
188 188 18 450.00 $450.00 $846 —
310–337 332 54 395.00–485.00 $477.56 $1,585 +13.54
375–386 385 56 402.50–435.00 $405.89 $1,563 +0.89
404 404 18 405.00 $405.00 $1,636 +35.00
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–349 320 68 600.00–610.00 $603.24 $1,930 +1.70
381–386 382 35 585.00–605.00 $601.53 $2,298 +22.40
443 443 19 555.00 $555.00 $2,459 —
728 728 9 335.00 $335.00 $2,439 -25.00
1183 1183 6 237.50 $237.50 $2,810 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287–296 295 29 575.00–605.00 $599.91 $1,770 +14.91
351–399 378 27 565.00–575.00 $569.13 $2,151 +81.54
452–457 455 46 435.00–440.00 $437.27 $1,990 -28.88
530 530 12 420.00 $420.00 $2,226 +15.00
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 8 375.00 $375.00 $619 —
306–318 314 17 310.00–350.00 $336.23 $1,056 —
404 404 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,212 —

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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.