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Centennial Livestock Sheep and Goat Auction Market Report

Fort Collins, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 26, 2025

2,049 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,049 — —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
113–133 118 8 140.00–205.00 $186.68 $220 +55.41
155 155 1 112.50 $112.50 $174 -44.43
159 159 4 167.50 $167.50 $266 +10.57
165 165 1 145.00 $145.00 $239 -11.93
208–225 220 10 92.50–130.00 $104.18 $229 -28.32
250–270 259 6 85.00–120.00 $111.68 $289 —

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100–143 118 8 200.00–285.00 $236.25 +63.47
120 120 1 305.00 $305.00 +132.22
150–170 160 2 290.00 $290.00 +21.34
160–180 170 2 360.00–370.00 $364.71 -35.15

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
90 90 1 150.00 $150.00 $135 +20.00
102–145 119 85 85.00–117.50 $102.41 $122 -1.97
112–140 127 22 127.50–175.00 $137.98 $175 -19.04
151–170 157 29 85.00–112.50 $108.94 $171 -7.18
160–183 172 22 125.00–147.50 $139.22 $239 -8.49
182 182 8 152.50 $152.50 $278 +70.00
203–233 210 25 100.00–120.00 $111.85 $235 -8.15
205–226 214 26 122.50–152.50 $139.98 $300 +19.98
225 225 15 105.00 $105.00 $236 -15.00
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
133 133 5 165.00 $165.00 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
48 48 52 345.00 $345.00 $166 —
51–58 53 79 310.00–340.00 $332.29 $176 +42.29
64–69 68 133 297.50–327.50 $314.53 $214 +15.30
69 69 13 257.50 $257.50 $178 -41.73
75 75 4 270.00 $270.00 $202 -29.23
76 76 6 317.50 $317.50 $241 +18.27
81–84 82 14 295.00–310.00 $305.61 $251 +14.31
85–88 86 12 250.00–275.00 $270.71 $233 -20.59
91 91 20 237.50 $237.50 $216 -53.80
91 91 10 260.00 $260.00 $237 -31.30
117 117 3 227.50 $227.50 $266 -25.03

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
10 10 1 70.00 $70.00 -15.00
21–23 22 14 70.00–95.00 $81.27 -3.73
25–26 26 8 25.00–35.00 $26.21 -58.79
30–33 32 16 35.00–40.00 $36.16 -58.84
34 34 6 70.00 $70.00 -25.00
30–37 35 21 90.00–155.00 $121.36 +26.36
40–45 43 18 80.00–85.00 $82.65 -81.40
40–48 45 68 142.50–192.50 $168.95 +63.28
48 48 15 60.00 $60.00 -45.67
50–59 54 108 150.00–232.50 $208.13 +80.87
50–57 55 19 100.00–140.00 $115.30 -91.50
55 55 3 95.00 $95.00 -111.80
60–68 63 78 195.00–252.50 $232.47 -4.88
61–68 63 21 95.00–110.00 $99.63 -137.72
65 65 18 127.50 $127.50 +3.65
74 74 11 115.00 $115.00 -116.70
70–77 75 103 180.00–259.00 $235.30 +3.60
75 75 13 165.00 $165.00 -66.70
82–88 87 26 230.00–237.50 $234.57 -50.43
85–88 87 22 170.00–220.00 $201.33 -83.67
87–88 87 5 145.00–150.00 $147.01 -137.99
95 95 2 230.00–275.00 $252.50 +32.50

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Lambs

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
30–34 33 18 90.00 $90.00 -10.00

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
77 77 23 147.50 $147.50 -7.50
79 79 10 150.00 $150.00 -5.00
87 87 5 130.00 $130.00 -20.00
90–95 92 38 152.50–177.50 $162.82 -61.88
92–99 96 7 227.50–230.00 $228.53 +3.83
102–135 108 29 155.00–185.00 $170.60 +60.60
101–145 109 133 190.00–320.00 $213.25 +103.25
150–183 166 11 245.00–300.00 $284.61 +8.57
223 223 2 380.00 $380.00 —

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
81 81 14 242.50 $242.50 -15.00
91–99 95 25 255.00–270.00 $265.66 +55.66

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
105 105 2 280.00 $280.00 -57.84
114–138 125 40 305.00–400.00 $326.44 -11.40
150–180 160 3 380.00–390.00 $383.75 +78.75

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
63 63 2 270.00 $270.00 $170 -50.00
69 69 4 230.00 $230.00 $159 -97.13
71–76 74 11 280.00–295.00 $289.78 $214 -37.35
78–79 79 16 252.50–255.00 $253.43 $200 -73.70
85 85 11 237.50 $237.50 $202 -22.50
83–88 86 35 262.50–275.00 $268.50 $231 +8.50
90 90 1 170.00 $170.00 $153 -90.00
93–94 94 25 222.50–235.00 $231.10 $217 -118.90
92–99 97 36 250.00–265.00 $255.18 $248 -94.82
100–102 102 13 260.00–265.00 $264.62 $270 -10.38
106–109 108 20 242.50–245.00 $243.73 $263 -38.69
111–118 115 60 230.00–240.00 $233.43 $268 -48.99
111–119 118 70 204.00–227.50 $209.51 $247 -72.91
121–125 122 13 220.00–222.50 $220.59 $269 +8.09
123–127 123 103 199.00–210.00 $205.79 $253 -6.71
132–133 132 8 190.00–198.00 $193.01 $255 -32.62
130–138 137 9 180.00–185.00 $184.45 $253 -25.55
143–146 145 22 187.50–195.00 $190.19 $276 -19.81
155–177 167 7 180.00–190.00 $182.79 $305 —

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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.