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Centennial Livestock Sheep and Goat Auction Market Report

Fort Collins, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 16, 2025

1,355 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,355 — —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
127–135 129 4 120.00–125.00 $123.69 $160 -96.31
130 130 3 165.00 $165.00 $214 -55.00
155–173 164 4 135.00–145.00 $140.27 $230 -4.73
173 173 3 112.50 $112.50 $195 -32.50
179–190 182 8 60.00–72.50 $69.23 $126 -45.68
213–235 224 2 150.00–157.50 $153.57 $344 +78.57
205–247 225 7 120.00–130.00 $125.53 $282 +50.53
260 260 1 135.00 $135.00 $351 -1.02
255–290 273 2 120.00–130.00 $124.68 $340 -11.34
310 310 1 105.00 $105.00 $326 +5.00

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
105–125 112 3 185.00–190.00 $186.87 +31.87
110–130 126 5 210.00–230.00 $226.51 -24.37
145 145 1 325.00 $325.00 +74.12
175 175 1 295.00 $295.00 -35.33
170–185 176 4 335.00–350.00 $343.65 +13.32
215 215 1 170.00 $170.00 -215.00
220 220 3 325.00–425.00 $391.67 +6.67

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
90–95 93 2 95.00–117.50 $106.55 $99 +14.05
118 118 3 237.50 $237.50 $280 +162.50
127 127 10 70.00 $70.00 $89 -49.27
100–145 136 123 74.00–130.00 $82.17 $112 -117.83
120–147 140 52 135.00–165.00 $154.60 $216 -11.27
125–143 142 17 170.00–210.00 $172.07 $244 +6.20
150–153 153 6 72.50–76.00 $75.43 $115 -45.97
160–165 164 18 137.50–172.50 $150.58 $247 +29.18
156–175 165 91 81.00–130.00 $95.89 $158 -25.51
168 168 6 180.00 $180.00 $302 +27.99
155–196 179 63 137.50–180.00 $157.65 $282 +3.56
174–198 185 107 87.00–130.00 $115.69 $214 -38.40
205 205 1 42.50 $42.50 $87 -87.50
220–221 221 7 160.00–165.00 $164.29 $363 +24.29
215–243 236 4 100.00–120.00 $104.56 $247 -35.44

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
50 50 2 290.00 $290.00 $145 +50.00
54–59 57 94 262.50–277.50 $267.02 $152 +27.02
61–68 65 27 257.50–262.50 $259.59 $169 -25.56
73–79 75 24 262.50–274.00 $270.95 $203 -14.05
84 84 4 275.00 $275.00 $231 -10.00
95–97 96 7 270.00–277.50 $276.43 $265 -8.57
97 97 14 237.50 $237.50 $230 -47.50
110–114 112 13 235.00–260.00 $244.02 $273 —
112 112 21 237.00 $237.00 $265 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20–24 23 6 50.00 $50.00 +5.00
20–27 24 6 22.50–30.00 $26.81 -77.31
24–27 26 6 62.50–65.00 $63.68 -40.44
30 30 4 65.00–85.00 $70.00 -9.23
30–38 35 21 40.00–55.00 $43.60 -73.76
38 38 13 140.00–160.00 $153.85 +36.49
40–48 43 33 120.00–180.00 $146.29 +52.03
43 43 6 62.50 $62.50 -31.76
46 46 4 100.00 $100.00 -58.76
50–59 55 32 160.00–202.50 $185.17 -17.18
50–59 55 11 120.00–145.00 $132.57 -69.78
60–65 62 9 140.00–175.00 $152.30 +67.83
60–65 64 8 70.00–110.00 $74.66 -9.81
60–69 66 32 180.00–235.00 $207.81 -21.58
70–78 74 32 205.00–250.00 $220.57 +110.91
70–76 75 8 95.00–130.00 $99.70 -154.00
80–85 82 3 120.00–135.00 $129.80 -50.62
80–87 83 10 235.00–255.00 $242.90 +62.48
85 85 4 225.00 $225.00 -26.87
95 95 1 265.00 $265.00 +35.00

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Lambs

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
44–49 47 36 262.50–282.50 $269.23 $127 -0.77
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
18 18 2 100.00 $100.00 —
20–28 22 8 65.00–115.00 $81.48 —
35 35 1 100.00 $100.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
41 41 9 282.50 $282.50 $116 —
Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
35 35 3 90.00–140.00 $123.33 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
33 33 2 85.00 $85.00 +15.00

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
75 75 1 150.00 $150.00 -21.50
85 85 1 165.00 $165.00 -6.50
87–88 87 10 100.00–140.00 $108.07 -10.07
87 87 3 250.00 $250.00 +131.86
90–95 93 10 150.00–170.00 $159.88 -8.65
94–95 94 6 100.00–120.00 $106.71 -61.82
95 95 2 240.00 $240.00 +71.47
105–135 117 26 115.00–142.50 $134.98 -31.82
107–149 128 46 150.00–190.00 $168.51 -40.62
110–145 129 28 195.00–270.00 $238.68 +29.55
150–153 152 5 160.00–180.00 $163.94 -21.06
153–190 167 26 210.00–300.00 $271.00 +32.43
210 210 2 245.00 $245.00 —

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
85 85 3 260.00 $260.00 -30.00
90–95 93 5 240.00–325.00 $283.55 +93.55
93 93 2 205.00 $205.00 +15.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100–135 114 24 315.00–400.00 $350.89 +18.48
150–183 167 5 360.00–420.00 $391.94 +10.60

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
59 59 7 270.00 $270.00 $159 +12.48
61 61 7 285.00 $285.00 $174 +27.48
70–74 74 22 270.00–272.50 $272.39 $202 -10.08
73–78 75 16 290.00–300.00 $294.87 $221 +12.40
90 90 1 260.00 $260.00 $234 -45.00
100 100 1 260.00 $260.00 $260 -15.26
103 103 3 290.00 $290.00 $299 +14.74
111 111 8 260.00 $260.00 $289 +17.00
123 123 2 245.00 $245.00 $301 +2.00
156 156 4 212.50 $212.50 $332 ±0.00

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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.