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Centennial Livestock Sheep and Goat Auction Market Report

Fort Collins, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 5, 2025

1,208 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,208 — —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180–195 188 2 112.50–117.50 $114.90 $216 -30.10
200–248 230 11 87.50–117.50 $101.53 $234 -2.65
250–275 271 6 80.00–90.00 $88.46 $240 -23.22

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100–130 116 5 220.00–285.00 $249.66 +13.41
135–145 140 3 300.00–360.00 $323.45 +18.45
155–195 171 4 325.00–420.00 $361.82 -2.89
215 215 1 450.00 $450.00 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
83–91 89 24 155.00–173.00 $169.52 $151 +19.52
120 120 4 127.50 $127.50 $153 +25.09
108–128 122 12 130.00–150.00 $143.13 $175 +40.72
150–166 160 41 90.00–125.00 $118.56 $190 +9.62
158–169 164 13 130.00–142.50 $136.94 $225 +28.00
189–199 191 20 115.00–122.00 $120.54 $230 -31.96
188–194 193 10 130.00–132.50 $130.49 $252 -22.01
207 207 9 130.00 $130.00 $269 +18.15
205–236 222 43 110.00–127.50 $121.40 $270 +16.40
250–272 260 18 97.50–108.00 $103.52 $269 —
305 305 3 92.50 $92.50 $282 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
55–59 57 58 324.00–325.00 $324.47 $185 -7.82
62 62 29 297.50 $297.50 $184 -17.03
62–63 62 139 320.00–323.00 $322.65 $200 +8.12
71 71 14 307.50 $307.50 $218 +50.00
79 79 7 287.50 $287.50 $227 -30.00
80–84 83 5 297.50–307.50 $299.42 $249 -6.19
83 83 2 285.00 $285.00 $237 -20.61
95–97 97 7 262.50–267.50 $266.80 $259 +29.30
100 100 17 244.00 $244.00 $244 +16.50
110 110 4 235.00–265.00 $250.00 $275 +22.50

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
140 140 1 185.00 $185.00 $259 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
10 10 4 80.00 $80.00 +10.00
20 20 1 30.00 $30.00 -51.27
20–29 27 11 40.00–50.00 $47.87 +21.66
35 35 1 70.00 $70.00 -51.36
30–39 36 35 100.00–160.00 $131.53 +10.17
43–45 44 6 80.00–110.00 $100.30 -68.65
40–47 45 8 70.00–75.00 $73.90 -95.05
40–49 45 64 125.00–212.50 $176.50 +7.55
50–58 56 10 105.00–145.00 $130.36 +15.06
50–59 56 55 165.00–245.00 $233.05 +117.75
60–68 64 39 182.50–262.50 $234.22 +1.75
62–68 64 10 140.00–150.00 $146.01 -86.46
65 65 2 105.00 $105.00 -22.50
70 70 1 85.00 $85.00 -30.00
70–78 73 47 190.00–260.00 $230.00 +115.00
70–77 75 13 140.00–180.00 $158.70 -76.60
80 80 1 145.00 $145.00 -90.30
80–87 82 16 160.00–205.00 $176.17 -58.40
80–84 83 8 220.00–250.00 $243.37 +8.80
90–98 95 4 265.00–280.00 $276.26 +23.76

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Lambs

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
35 35 17 280.00 $280.00 $98 —
43 43 3 250.00 $250.00 $108 —

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 2 135.00 $135.00 -15.00
85–86 86 5 175.00–185.00 $183.02 +53.02
85–89 88 6 200.00–215.00 $210.15 +80.15
90 90 1 240.00 $240.00 +77.18
95 95 2 190.00 $190.00 -38.53
103 103 2 180.00 $180.00 +9.40
100–140 119 41 195.00–255.00 $222.71 +9.46
150–157 154 16 225.00–320.00 $265.19 -19.42

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 1 150.00 $150.00 -92.50
82 82 3 205.00 $205.00 -37.50
88 88 2 290.00 $290.00 +47.50
90–95 93 2 270.00–300.00 $285.41 +19.75

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
103–135 114 4 305.00–365.00 $331.59 +51.59
100–133 122 3 265.00 $265.00 -61.44
170 170 1 340.00 $340.00 -43.75
200 200 1 350.00 $350.00 —

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
71 71 22 250.00 $250.00 $178 +20.00
70–77 75 8 285.00–315.00 $295.81 $222 +6.03
84 84 4 245.00 $245.00 $206 +7.50
80–89 85 50 267.50–297.50 $275.19 $234 +37.69
95–99 96 63 242.50–257.50 $247.55 $238 -7.63
104–109 106 31 235.00–240.00 $238.52 $253 -5.21
110 110 2 255.00 $255.00 $280 +11.27
112–118 113 46 230.00–238.00 $235.68 $266 +2.25
138 138 11 194.00 $194.00 $268 +9.55
141 141 10 190.00 $190.00 $268 +5.55
150 150 1 217.50 $217.50 $326 +34.71

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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.