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Centennial Livestock Sheep and Goat Auction Market Report

Fort Collins, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 12, 2025

1,312 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,312 — —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
105 105 5 230.00 $230.00 $242 —
145 145 1 125.00 $125.00 $181 —
155–195 168 3 132.50–155.00 $141.96 $238 +27.06
198 198 2 115.00 $115.00 $228 +0.10
200–240 228 5 87.50–110.00 $96.19 $219 -5.34

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100–106 104 6 185.00–190.00 $186.60 -63.06
115 115 1 340.00 $340.00 +90.34
100–140 123 8 200.00–245.00 $222.33 -27.33
150–190 164 5 250.00–290.00 $269.76 -92.06
158–190 170 9 300.00–345.00 $305.60 -56.22
235 235 2 365.00 $365.00 -85.00

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
79–86 83 10 135.00–165.00 $149.36 $124 -20.16
110–140 123 9 132.50–180.00 $151.49 $186 +8.36
117–147 131 48 85.00–120.00 $111.58 $146 -31.55
159 159 5 127.50 $127.50 $203 +8.94
153–186 166 64 97.50–118.00 $109.72 $182 -27.22
180–198 191 31 85.00–112.50 $101.58 $194 -18.96
200–220 212 45 100.00–112.50 $107.34 $228 -22.66
237 237 10 129.00 $129.00 $306 +7.60

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
52–56 56 72 310.00–322.50 $317.44 $178 -7.03
60–69 65 187 308.00–322.50 $316.25 $206 +18.75
68 68 12 290.00 $290.00 $197 -17.50
72–75 74 30 306.00–315.00 $308.53 $228 +1.03
82 82 6 272.50 $272.50 $223 -26.92
90–94 91 12 260.00–275.00 $268.21 $244 +1.41
100 100 2 222.50–237.50 $230.00 $230 -14.00
115 115 1 210.00 $210.00 $242 -40.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
5 5 2 110.00 $110.00 +30.00
15 15 1 30.00 $30.00 -50.00
25 25 3 20.00 $20.00 -27.87
25–28 27 3 45.00–50.00 $46.54 -1.33
30–31 30 13 30.00–40.00 $34.70 -13.17
30–37 35 6 65.00–85.00 $76.94 +6.94
36 36 4 90.00 $90.00 -41.53
40–45 43 9 90.00–100.00 $91.17 -9.13
45–48 47 14 150.00–185.00 $174.64 +100.74
50–58 54 12 110.00–135.00 $120.11 -10.25
54–55 54 8 40.00–60.00 $52.41 -77.95
53–58 55 9 200.00–217.50 $208.17 +77.81
60–66 62 20 120.00–130.00 $128.95 -105.27
60–69 65 35 180.00–230.00 $205.29 +100.29
70 70 2 220.00–225.00 $222.50 +137.50
72–78 75 18 40.00–135.00 $50.68 -108.02
73–79 76 11 160.00–170.00 $165.26 +6.56
83–86 85 7 230.00–235.00 $231.39 -11.98
85 85 1 210.00 $210.00 -33.37
90 90 1 200.00 $200.00 -76.26
98 98 3 265.00 $265.00 -11.26

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Lambs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
22–23 23 32 30.00–60.00 $46.88 —
31 31 30 55.00–80.00 $60.00 —
40 40 1 110.00 $110.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
39 39 10 277.50 $277.50 $108 -2.50
41–46 43 25 277.50–280.00 $278.47 $120 +28.47
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
13 13 8 15.00 $15.00 —
35–37 37 11 80.00–85.00 $84.13 —
Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
18 18 2 50.00 $50.00 —

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
84–85 84 48 155.00–185.00 $163.03 -19.99
84 84 10 200.00 $200.00 +16.98
86 86 23 127.50 $127.50 -55.52
90 90 1 200.00 $200.00 -40.00
90–92 91 8 150.00–180.00 $166.36 -73.64
103–128 104 92 155.00–175.00 $167.18 -12.82
103–130 110 27 130.00–142.50 $140.67 -39.33
101–145 120 22 190.00–250.00 $220.92 -1.79
160–178 166 15 195.00–300.00 $252.54 -12.65

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80–83 83 7 250.00–255.00 $254.31 +49.31
90 90 1 160.00 $160.00 -130.00
91 91 8 255.00–300.00 $266.25 -19.16

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
105–120 111 33 325.00–370.00 $348.93 +17.34
105–125 115 2 210.00–260.00 $237.17 -94.42

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
58 58 2 200.00 $200.00 $116 -50.00
63–67 65 22 292.50–317.50 $306.52 $199 +56.52
70 70 1 255.00 $255.00 $178 +5.00
81–85 82 34 217.00–245.00 $219.66 $180 -25.34
100 100 43 217.50 $217.50 $218 -21.02
108 108 2 205.00 $205.00 $221 -33.52
110 110 1 170.00 $170.00 $187 -85.00
152 152 17 175.00 $175.00 $266 -42.50
165 165 1 200.00 $200.00 $330 -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.