Cattle Market Pulse

Centennial Livestock Sheep and Goat Auction Market Report

Fort Collins, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Wednesdays

Sale of Wednesday, July 22, 2026

2,190 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (54)

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,190 2,018 1,471

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale, slaughter lambs traded 5.00 higher and slaughter ewes traded 12.00 lower. Slaughter kids traded unevenly steady. Next report release will be July 29, 2026.

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
130 130 1 165.00 $165.00 $214 ±0.00
152 152 8 222.50 $222.50 $338 -7.50
160–195 176 11 115.00–170.00 $133.96 $236 -9.37
211–245 219 19 107.50–170.00 $126.19 $276 -27.88
255–285 270 3 110.00–117.50 $114.26 $309 -50.74
305–320 313 2 110.00–135.00 $122.80 $384 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
112 112 3 185.00 $185.00 -105.00
137 137 6 340.00 $340.00 -15.52
155–185 170 3 375.00–430.00 $399.95 +32.42
205 205 1 520.00 $520.00 +76.02

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
95 95 3 150.00–162.50 $154.17 $146 -40.68
130 130 4 200.00 $200.00 $260 +55.86
100–146 135 155 115.00–155.00 $132.63 $179 -11.51
152 152 6 180.00 $180.00 $274 +5.00
152–185 160 353 115.00–162.50 $142.37 $228 +8.26
184–199 191 112 120.00–165.00 $130.54 $249 -69.12
200–220 206 32 100.00–155.00 $143.85 $296 -41.15
206 206 12 190.00 $190.00 $391 +5.00
257–265 259 4 140.00–157.50 $153.02 $396 +53.02
313 313 2 110.00 $110.00 $344 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
44 44 5 300.00 $300.00 $132 +15.00
51–58 56 105 285.00–287.50 $286.92 $161 +15.20
54–58 56 16 270.00–275.00 $272.59 $153 +0.87
65 65 3 285.00 $285.00 $185 +41.66
63–69 66 20 255.00–275.00 $265.37 $175 +22.03
70–79 74 71 276.00–300.00 $281.66 $208 +33.16
80–89 84 36 275.00–285.00 $278.49 $234 +10.93
90–95 91 46 270.00–295.00 $279.28 $254 +34.70
140 140 2 300.00 $300.00 $420 +57.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
18 18 4 10.00 $10.00 -66.74
20–29 26 29 12.50–40.00 $22.61 -61.54
25–26 26 10 75.00–97.50 $84.80 +0.65
31–35 33 17 20.00–30.00 $24.41 -61.94
30–39 36 41 97.50–155.00 $127.20 +6.28
35–38 37 5 80.00–90.00 $83.80 -37.12
40–48 46 61 120.00–155.00 $143.53 -7.26
45–48 46 31 80.00–135.00 $113.07 -37.72
50–58 54 6 70.00–100.00 $89.97 -23.16
50–59 55 36 110.00–180.00 $160.34 +47.21
52–58 55 24 180.00–210.00 $197.18 +84.05
60 60 1 150.00 $150.00 -57.69
60–69 65 20 215.00–260.00 $238.85 +16.16
70–74 72 10 140.00–220.00 $189.92 -64.57
70–78 74 54 240.00–300.00 $265.97 +11.48
84 84 2 260.00 $260.00 +64.66

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
34 34 10 320.00 $320.00 $109 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
37 37 3 325.00 $325.00 $120 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20 20 2 85.00 $85.00 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
69 69 9 130.00 $130.00 +11.97
75 75 1 185.00 $185.00 +0.09
74–78 76 9 105.00–135.00 $120.29 -64.62
80 80 1 135.00 $135.00 -49.91
80 80 2 170.00 $170.00 -14.91
85–88 87 4 190.00–255.00 $221.94 -0.59
92–95 92 7 155.00–175.00 $157.94 -11.29
90–95 93 2 215.00–235.00 $224.73 +55.50
93 93 8 137.50–145.00 $139.38 -29.85
111 111 4 95.00 $95.00 -81.46
103–126 114 28 170.00–185.00 $174.68 -1.78
110–142 121 33 195.00–335.00 $226.47 -4.55
150–160 157 3 305.00–345.00 $322.02 +127.02
159 159 5 265.00 $265.00 +70.00
215 215 1 290.00 $290.00 —
255 255 1 320.00 $320.00 —

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
82–83 82 9 315.00–320.00 $318.88 +93.88
90–98 95 10 335.00–390.00 $372.44 +67.44

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
110 110 1 295.00 $295.00 -99.35
100–136 119 24 310.00–455.00 $379.25 -15.10

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
43 43 2 315.00 $315.00 $135 +12.50
50–53 52 29 290.00–306.00 $302.31 $157 +8.27
62 62 3 260.00 $260.00 $161 -34.04
60–63 63 36 280.00–304.00 $299.73 $189 +5.69
73 73 2 290.00 $290.00 $212 -6.43
80 80 2 255.00 $255.00 $204 -41.43
86–89 88 20 280.00–320.00 $294.52 $259 +54.52
90–92 92 18 280.00–317.50 $308.05 $283 +36.30
101–105 102 63 295.00–300.00 $296.88 $303 +30.55
110–114 114 12 260.00–265.00 $264.60 $302 -1.50
118 118 2 200.00 $200.00 $236 -66.10
128 128 3 255.00 $255.00 $326 -10.00
148 148 2 247.50 $247.50 $366 +17.50

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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.

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