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Centennial Livestock Monthly Dairy Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Fort Collins, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 3, 2025

1,296 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,296 — —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 9 552.50 $552.50 $1,646 —
332–346 334 77 500.00–530.00 $504.44 $1,685 —
374 374 4 505.00 $505.00 $1,889 +69.38
401–414 412 40 450.00–495.00 $457.67 $1,886 +52.67
478 478 20 410.00 $410.00 $1,960 —
818 818 7 262.50 $262.50 $2,147 —
900 900 3 265.00 $265.00 $2,385 —
986 986 8 230.00 $230.00 $2,268 —
1189 1189 7 200.00 $200.00 $2,378 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 296 14 610.00 $610.00 $1,806 +35.71
305–312 311 12 620.00–625.00 $624.18 $1,941 +49.18
354–378 368 48 575.00–600.00 $594.23 $2,187 +26.25
417 417 9 555.00 $555.00 $2,314 —
694 694 7 315.00 $315.00 $2,186 —
725 725 14 320.00 $320.00 $2,320 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 6 247.50 $247.50 $1,047 —
503 503 8 270.00 $270.00 $1,358 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
247 247 7 250.00 $250.00 $618 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
203–242 231 37 530.00–540.00 $537.63 $1,242 +37.63
276–279 277 44 520.00–540.00 $535.88 $1,484 +27.39
300–349 329 235 500.00–530.00 $513.85 $1,691 +1.56
370–373 372 90 470.00–495.00 $475.80 $1,770 -3.23
408 408 56 460.00 $460.00 $1,877 ±0.00
460–475 471 72 400.00–425.00 $418.56 $1,971 +34.51
504–531 519 31 390.00–395.00 $392.19 $2,035 +65.58
598 598 41 362.50 $362.50 $2,168 —
606–638 616 42 330.00–350.00 $345.06 $2,126 +20.69
678–691 687 42 325.00–340.00 $329.23 $2,262 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287–298 290 42 625.00–645.00 $641.08 $1,859 —
339–340 340 20 600.00–640.00 $620.03 $2,108 +16.79
362 362 30 620.00–635.00 $626.50 $2,268 +24.97
402–416 408 27 575.00–590.00 $581.24 $2,371 +26.24
480 480 16 470.00 $470.00 $2,256 —
756 756 16 315.00 $315.00 $2,381 —
813 813 6 275.00 $275.00 $2,236 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311–339 325 20 570.00–575.00 $572.39 $1,860 —
376 376 9 550.00 $550.00 $2,068 -19.13
436–444 441 38 472.50–490.00 $478.87 $2,112 —
459 459 10 475.00 $475.00 $2,180 +37.73
552 552 10 370.00 $370.00 $2,042 —
631–644 638 8 370.00–375.00 $372.53 $2,377 —
714 714 6 310.00 $310.00 $2,213 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 6 477.50 $477.50 $1,662 -0.06
377–391 389 31 400.00–452.50 $442.26 $1,720 +36.37
471 471 5 380.00 $380.00 $1,790 —
597 597 6 315.00 $315.00 $1,881 —

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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.