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Centennial Livestock Sheep and Goat Auction Market Report

Fort Collins, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 3, 2025

1,241 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,241 — —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170–190 183 5 115.00–135.00 $119.71 $219 -14.84
235–245 242 3 90.00–125.00 $101.34 $245 -38.66
257 257 3 112.50 $112.50 $289 -5.81

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
120 120 1 430.00 $430.00 +190.51
125 125 1 285.00 $285.00 +45.51
155 155 1 270.00 $270.00 -100.10
150–185 168 2 360.00–410.00 $387.61 +17.51

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
90 90 1 105.00 $105.00 $94 +57.50
108–114 111 18 30.00–42.50 $36.08 $40 -68.10
129–145 134 22 100.00–135.00 $111.06 $149 +6.88
160 160 1 140.00 $140.00 $224 +32.79

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
40 40 56 380.00 $380.00 $152 —
46 46 11 400.00 $400.00 $184 —
51–57 51 67 395.00–405.00 $404.17 $206 +69.17
52–56 54 25 345.00–370.00 $359.55 $194 +24.55
68–69 68 13 360.00–375.00 $370.80 $252 +56.49
76–78 77 113 345.00–355.00 $352.26 $271 +57.26
80–81 81 6 290.00–295.00 $290.82 $236 -4.18
80–84 84 185 322.50–335.00 $331.52 $278 +96.52
90–93 91 44 270.00–285.00 $278.06 $253 -4.37
101–105 101 28 265.00–290.00 $287.23 $290 +4.73
110–116 111 35 245.00–280.00 $275.81 $306 -6.69
121 121 4 250.00 $250.00 $302 -32.50
131 131 17 227.50 $227.50 $298 -55.00
155 155 2 230.00 $230.00 $356 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
25 25 1 20.00 $20.00 -35.00
30 30 3 120.00 $120.00 +92.50
35–37 37 8 70.00–80.00 $77.90 +16.18
40–48 44 62 140.00–185.00 $166.66 +12.53
50 50 2 100.00 $100.00 -6.25
50–58 55 164 170.00–247.50 $222.33 +51.30
60–68 62 64 230.00–275.00 $246.18 +156.67
70–78 76 51 210.00–265.00 $254.99 +39.99
90 90 1 235.00 $235.00 +65.00

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
78 78 3 267.50 $267.50 +53.72
80 80 1 177.50 $177.50 -36.28
95 95 3 165.00 $165.00 -72.47
99 99 12 142.50 $142.50 -94.97
106–121 114 24 160.00–187.50 $178.16 +8.98
120 120 1 135.00 $135.00 -80.84
104–145 121 46 195.00–330.00 $223.92 +8.08
154 154 10 230.00 $230.00 +55.00

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
90 90 17 265.00 $265.00 +20.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
105 105 1 255.00 $255.00 -30.00
113–140 131 13 320.00–390.00 $370.02 +28.56

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
85 85 1 250.00 $250.00 $212 -9.17
93 93 8 300.00 $300.00 $279 +75.00
105 105 35 255.00 $255.00 $268 +13.07
118 118 2 265.00 $265.00 $313 +38.72
121–125 121 20 225.00–235.00 $225.52 $273 -0.76
135 135 4 220.00–245.00 $232.50 $314 +21.65
143 143 16 250.00 $250.00 $358 +57.98
150–175 169 4 220.00–240.00 $235.56 $398 +47.74

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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.