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Centennial Livestock Sheep and Goat Auction Market Report

Fort Collins, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 12, 2025

680 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 680 — —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
157–160 158 7 127.50–130.00 $129.28 $204 -15.72
150–198 185 15 80.00–107.50 $83.47 $154 +1.51
195 195 1 52.50 $52.50 $102 -29.46
210–220 215 6 77.50–100.00 $88.66 $191 -41.34
230 230 1 52.50 $52.50 $121 -23.03
260 260 2 85.00–86.00 $85.50 $222 +0.50

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
115–125 122 3 215.00–260.00 $232.12 -40.56
160 160 2 250.00–280.00 $265.00 -18.69
155–195 175 2 300.00–390.00 $350.14 +28.72

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70–80 73 3 32.50–40.00 $37.27 $27 -80.23
90 90 4 90.00–97.50 $91.88 $83 -25.62
114–140 119 10 75.00–117.50 $92.76 $110 -12.89
111–135 131 49 122.50–127.50 $123.19 $161 +17.54
154–176 159 118 85.00–115.00 $112.70 $179 +10.91
160 160 1 25.00 $25.00 $40 -76.79
151–179 168 29 132.50–142.50 $136.82 $230 -9.95
185 185 3 122.50 $122.50 $227 -26.37
180–187 187 41 105.00–110.00 $109.88 $205 -38.99
210 210 10 132.50 $132.50 $278 +20.68
226–233 230 32 97.50–107.50 $102.14 $235 -9.68

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Families

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
183 183 Aged (>6yrs)Open 9 195.00 $195.00 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60 60 5 270.00 $270.00 $162 -50.00
80 80 1 270.00 $270.00 $216 -2.40
104–105 104 6 230.00–237.50 $236.24 $246 +21.72

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
25 25 5 10.00–25.00 $22.00 -10.50
25 25 5 50.00 $50.00 +17.50
30–36 31 8 60.00–80.00 $69.04 +36.54
38 38 11 130.00 $130.00 -1.84
41–45 42 8 120.00–137.50 $127.53 -22.47
45 45 1 110.00 $110.00 -40.00
50 50 1 175.00 $175.00 -28.20
51–55 52 8 112.50–125.00 $115.81 -87.39
55–58 57 5 35.00–95.00 $55.33 -147.87
60 60 2 85.00–105.00 $95.00 -40.00
61–68 64 41 185.00–225.00 $206.94 -1.26
64 64 4 145.00 $145.00 -63.20
70 70 1 60.00 $60.00 -105.00
70 70 2 150.00 $150.00 -15.00
70–78 74 16 215.00–230.00 $223.44 +24.12
80–86 85 5 240.00–245.00 $244.06 +18.06
86 86 1 190.00 $190.00 -36.00
88 88 3 140.00 $140.00 -86.00
90 90 1 140.00 $140.00 -70.00
95 95 4 260.00 $260.00 +50.00
95 95 1 190.00 $190.00 -20.00

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
90 90 3 135.00 $135.00 -7.50
95 95 1 210.00 $210.00 -17.50
97 97 3 147.50 $147.50 -80.00
100–125 109 4 157.50–175.00 $163.68 +28.68
100–129 114 15 140.00–145.00 $142.35 -26.37
130–145 141 4 210.00–260.00 $221.50 -4.58
155 155 2 195.00–280.00 $237.50 -19.00

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80–88 83 9 235.00–265.00 $257.19 +27.19
90 90 1 160.00 $160.00 -90.00
90–95 92 9 260.00–280.00 $267.29 +17.29

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
103 103 2 280.00 $280.00 +32.95
118–125 120 3 150.00–185.00 $172.88 -138.64
135 135 1 310.00 $310.00 -1.52

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
46 46 6 275.00 $275.00 $126 —
49 49 3 225.00 $225.00 $110 —
56 56 12 230.00 $230.00 $129 -70.00
60 60 1 220.00 $220.00 $132 -61.46
71 71 17 287.50 $287.50 $204 +17.50
80 80 1 220.00 $220.00 $176 -29.52
80–84 83 10 250.00–295.00 $258.65 $215 +9.13
90 90 1 235.00 $235.00 $212 +5.00
100–105 101 16 220.00–260.00 $248.70 $251 +50.21
108 108 2 177.50 $177.50 $192 -12.50
113–117 115 38 220.00–255.00 $245.02 $282 +65.02
113–118 117 7 145.00–165.00 $159.46 $187 -20.54
127 127 13 202.50 $202.50 $257 +5.00
140 140 2 242.50 $242.50 $340 +52.50
150 150 1 205.00 $205.00 $308 +27.89

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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.