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Centennial Livestock Monthly Dairy Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Fort Collins, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 1, 2025

830 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 830 — —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 6 530.00 $530.00 $1,431 -22.50
318 318 9 535.00 $535.00 $1,701 +30.56
403 403 12 455.00 $455.00 $1,834 -2.67
850 850 12 225.00 $225.00 $1,912 —
929 929 8 181.00 $181.00 $1,681 -84.00
1143 1143 12 184.00 $184.00 $2,103 —
1215 1215 2 190.00 $190.00 $2,308 —
1254 1254 8 162.50 $162.50 $2,038 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 5 465.00 $465.00 $1,186 —
359–363 360 27 400.00–505.00 $465.71 $1,677 —
537 537 19 220.00 $220.00 $1,181 -50.00
619 619 6 232.50 $232.50 $1,439 —
935 935 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,870 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
608 608 8 302.50 $302.50 $1,839 —
711 711 7 277.50 $277.50 $1,973 -42.50
Large 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
132 132 9 220.00 $220.00 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,165 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
206 206 28 415.00 $415.00 $855 —
277 277 9 465.00 $465.00 $1,288 —
305–344 331 185 415.00–477.50 $451.95 $1,496 -25.55
377–378 377 39 415.00–445.00 $420.40 $1,585 -21.86
442 442 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,547 —
455–471 465 24 360.00–365.00 $361.83 $1,683 -18.17
582 582 10 180.00 $180.00 $1,048 -135.00
660 660 7 235.00 $235.00 $1,551 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263–278 269 24 495.00–500.00 $497.85 $1,339 -38.03
302–347 325 43 500.00–530.00 $508.15 $1,651 -5.70
353–360 357 25 490.00–500.00 $494.75 $1,766 +18.95
417 417 39 405.00 $405.00 $1,689 -55.00
569–571 571 20 317.50–325.00 $319.37 $1,824 -43.13
600–621 604 28 300.00–307.50 $306.12 $1,849 -38.94
650–658 655 14 295.00–312.50 $301.20 $1,973 -28.03
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 289 26 600.00–610.00 $602.15 $1,740 —
330 330 23 560.00 $560.00 $1,848 -12.39
381 381 20 525.00 $525.00 $2,000 -25.00
409 409 23 505.00 $505.00 $2,065 +26.13
455–489 474 26 430.00–485.00 $435.35 $2,064 -39.65
1145 1145 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,718 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277 277 20 680.00 $680.00 $1,884 +38.92
445 445 4 470.00 $470.00 $2,092 —
513 513 6 385.00 $385.00 $1,975 —
661 661 5 345.00 $345.00 $2,280 —
701 701 23 269.00 $269.00 $1,886 —

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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.