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Centennial Livestock Sheep and Goat Auction Market Report

Fort Collins, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 19, 2025

890 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 890 — —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
115–122 120 4 150.00–200.00 $161.95 $194 -68.05
103–135 121 9 170.00–220.00 $188.95 $229 -41.05
150 150 1 72.50 $72.50 $109 -69.46
158 158 3 130.00 $130.00 $205 -11.96
170–197 184 7 90.00–127.50 $104.64 $193 -10.36
175–198 192 4 135.00–140.00 $138.86 $267 +23.86
209 209 8 145.00 $145.00 $303 +48.81
205–245 225 2 140.00–165.00 $151.39 $341 +55.20
200–240 228 8 95.00–125.00 $111.69 $255 +15.50

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
114 114 4 255.00 $255.00 -85.00
160–170 163 4 240.00–275.00 $264.62 -5.14
160–175 168 2 305.00–375.00 $341.57 +35.97

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
80–90 85 2 115.00–127.50 $121.62 $103 -27.74
111–126 116 11 20.00–77.50 $42.62 $49 -108.87
111–126 119 43 139.00–140.00 $139.43 $166 -12.06
100–137 128 45 97.50–124.00 $112.96 $145 +1.38
135 135 4 180.00 $180.00 $243 +68.42
150 150 1 57.50 $57.50 $86 -70.00
153–175 166 55 90.00–122.50 $101.43 $168 -8.29
170 170 4 131.00 $131.00 $223 +21.28
176–197 185 37 82.00–117.50 $101.62 $188 +0.04
185 185 4 137.50–145.00 $139.38 $258 +37.80
202 202 23 125.00 $125.00 $252 +17.66
211–212 211 13 140.00–144.00 $141.85 $299 +34.51
201–225 217 34 85.00–120.00 $113.35 $246 +6.01
240 240 1 72.50 $72.50 $174 -56.50
302 302 3 116.00 $116.00 $350 —

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Families

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
193 193 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Open 3 225.00 $225.00 —
Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
140 140 Lambs (<1 yr)Open 1 280.00 $280.00 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
52 52 9 270.00 $270.00 $140 -47.44
53–58 57 93 307.50 $307.50 $175 -9.94
60–64 62 19 302.50–315.00 $307.96 $191 -8.29
78 78 2 280.00 $280.00 $218 -28.53
120 120 1 220.00 $220.00 $264 +10.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20–27 23 7 65.00–140.00 $90.16 +70.16
23–28 26 6 45.00–55.00 $50.49 +3.95
35 35 8 75.00–80.00 $78.75 +1.81
37–38 38 6 110.00–200.00 $155.60 +65.60
40–46 44 13 120.00–162.50 $146.41 +55.24
50–55 51 9 185.00–197.50 $192.20 +72.09
52–57 53 9 105.00–145.00 $116.03 -4.08
57 57 4 77.50 $77.50 -130.67
60–68 63 27 215.00–247.50 $236.47 +107.52
65 65 1 140.00 $140.00 -65.29
70–78 73 32 230.00–275.00 $251.02 +200.34
85–89 88 6 260.00–290.00 $285.19 +85.19

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
48 48 22 247.50 $247.50 $119 —
51 51 12 222.50 $222.50 $113 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
44 44 20 285.00 $285.00 $125 +6.53
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
43 43 2 120.00 $120.00 +35.87

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80–88 83 5 200.00–270.00 $229.62 +66.59
93–95 94 6 215.00–230.00 $220.07 +53.71
93–95 94 9 160.00–175.00 $168.89 +2.53
115 115 1 165.00 $165.00 -55.92
105–130 125 14 215.00–265.00 $232.61 +11.69
155–185 169 6 230.00–245.00 $232.29 -20.25

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80–88 85 28 245.00–315.00 $274.05 +19.74

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100–120 110 2 220.00–270.00 $247.27 -101.66
103–140 122 29 320.00–415.00 $361.06 +123.89
150–155 152 3 390.00–395.00 $393.30 —

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
62 62 24 292.50 $292.50 $181 -14.02
63–68 63 36 200.00–225.00 $223.51 $141 -83.01
70–75 71 17 247.00–260.00 $248.63 $177 -6.37
85 85 1 222.50 $222.50 $189 +2.84
85 85 11 260.00 $260.00 $221 +40.34
90 90 1 270.00 $270.00 $243 +50.34
103 103 2 230.00 $230.00 $237 +12.50
108 108 2 235.00 $235.00 $254 +30.00
126–129 129 30 186.00–190.00 $186.52 $241 +16.52
129 129 4 220.00 $220.00 $284 +50.00
195 195 2 145.00 $145.00 $283 -55.00
210–243 236 9 140.00–155.00 $142.97 $337 —

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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.