Centennial Livestock Monthly Dairy Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Fort Collins, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 2, 2026

1,498 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,498	2,238	2,054
Feeder cattle	1,498	2,238	2,054

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last sale: Demand mostly moderate to good. Market activity was mostly active with good buyer participation. Dairy feeder steers traded 24.00-sharply higher. The next available report will be March 2, 2026.

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
276	276	14	665.00	$665.00	$1,835	—
301	301	5	610.00	$610.00	$1,836	—
373	373	21	580.00	$580.00	$2,163	-6.57
426–443	436	10	500.00–540.00	$515.63	$2,248	-33.03
584	584	15	420.00	$420.00	$2,453	—
601–612	605	19	385.00–400.00	$390.49	$2,362	—
676	676	4	365.00	$365.00	$2,467	—
1552	1552	25	229.00	$229.00	$3,554	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378–383	381	16	500.00–525.00	$513.49	$1,956	+53.49
724–740	729	7	280.00–300.00	$294.20	$2,145	+19.20
938	938	9	230.00	$230.00	$2,157	—
1145	1145	16	220.00	$220.00	$2,519	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
379–394	388	26	280.00–410.00	$321.87	$1,249	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	13	515.00	$515.00	$1,761	+82.16
513	513	4	330.00	$330.00	$1,693	±0.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
188	188	31	560.00	$560.00	$1,053	—
265–286	283	71	550.00–590.00	$572.04	$1,619	—
320–347	329	191	535.00–562.50	$555.96	$1,829	+52.26
358–388	373	71	510.00–550.00	$531.36	$1,982	+104.03
403–442	407	103	485.00–547.50	$538.33	$2,191	+137.85
471–490	484	36	380.00–455.00	$423.56	$2,050	+38.61
531–543	539	29	385.00–390.00	$388.47	$2,094	+53.47
596	596	24	365.00	$365.00	$2,175	+35.00
610	610	49	360.00	$360.00	$2,196	+55.00
706	706	8	280.00	$280.00	$1,977	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–293	286	12	650.00–705.00	$682.89	$1,953	—
342	342	3	650.00	$650.00	$2,223	—
361	361	8	625.00	$625.00	$2,256	+24.51
407–408	408	44	615.00–625.00	$620.01	$2,530	+36.42
491	491	15	550.00	$550.00	$2,700	+30.00
538–546	540	25	465.00–500.00	$474.90	$2,564	-15.10
612	612	13	430.00	$430.00	$2,632	+50.00
655–675	661	7	355.00–405.00	$390.41	$2,581	+45.41
733–741	740	11	345.00–365.00	$361.40	$2,674	+41.40
752–764	756	14	365.00	$365.00	$2,759	+75.00

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
364	364	10	595.00	$595.00	$2,166	—
414–445	423	47	520.00–585.00	$547.35	$2,315	+74.01

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	7	400.00	$400.00	$1,680	+25.00

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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.