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Centennial Livestock Sheep and Goat Auction Market Report

Fort Collins, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 17, 2025

1,293 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,293 — —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
153–177 167 5 105.00–120.00 $110.48 $185 -19.52
201–220 205 5 120.00 $120.00 $246 -9.10
260 260 2 155.00 $155.00 $403 +40.45
270 270 1 105.00 $105.00 $284 -9.55

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
101–145 110 5 300.00–380.00 $321.13 —
165–190 177 3 355.00–460.00 $394.20 -64.97

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
98 98 4 190.00 $190.00 $186 —
120–135 133 21 105.00–140.00 $110.09 $146 -25.99
155–163 157 34 142.50–155.00 $147.78 $232 -34.77
154–188 176 68 160.00–205.00 $182.39 $321 +17.39
183 183 12 185.00 $185.00 $339 +20.00
194 194 13 147.50 $147.50 $286 +2.50
205–210 208 2 170.00–190.00 $180.12 $375 +40.12
200–213 212 20 135.00–145.00 $144.53 $306 +4.53

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
41–48 46 40 370.00–400.00 $389.20 $179 -10.80
51–53 51 35 370.00–390.00 $388.81 $198 +38.81
66 66 8 370.00 $370.00 $244 +20.00
71–76 75 71 327.50–342.50 $340.51 $255 +11.17
71–78 76 28 290.00–310.00 $305.45 $232 -23.89
81–85 83 196 325.00–342.50 $339.24 $282 +21.51
90–92 92 35 280.00–310.00 $290.28 $267 +10.16
101–103 103 37 285.00–297.50 $286.99 $296 +23.75

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Hair Ewes

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
101–146 132 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Exposed 157 165.00–210.00 $185.27 $245 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
10 10 1 260.00 $260.00 +190.00
21 21 4 50.00 $50.00 -20.00
25 25 1 30.00 $30.00 -40.00
30–35 33 3 90.00–100.00 $97.00 -48.00
40–41 41 6 80.00–95.00 $85.82 +20.82
40–49 46 39 155.00–187.50 $176.45 +62.66
45–48 48 9 65.00–85.00 $82.90 -30.89
50–59 55 13 80.00–90.00 $85.79 -39.21
50–59 56 18 180.00–220.00 $207.84 +82.84
60 60 3 75.00–110.00 $98.33 -71.98
60–69 65 27 130.00–190.00 $152.39 -17.92
61–69 65 34 190.00–235.00 $216.34 +46.03
70 70 2 105.00 $105.00 -136.48
70–79 75 55 225.00–260.00 $243.70 +2.22
70–78 75 10 160.00–205.00 $194.60 -46.88
83–85 84 6 190.00–230.00 $218.31 -34.81
85 85 6 240.00–270.00 $265.00 +11.88
90 90 1 270.00 $270.00 +16.88

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
63 63 2 125.00 $125.00 -88.33
81–87 83 10 140.00 $140.00 -110.00
90–95 92 10 150.00–160.00 $153.53 -96.47
94–98 95 6 200.00–240.00 $226.29 -23.71
100 100 6 135.00 $135.00 -47.45
100–103 102 6 155.00–170.00 $161.57 -20.88
100–145 121 22 210.00–315.00 $274.08 +47.56
151–195 162 19 210.00–325.00 $262.08 +17.55

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 1 215.00 $215.00 -55.21
80–83 82 3 260.00–265.00 $261.63 -8.58
93–96 95 7 295.00–315.00 $306.58 +14.34

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
102–140 117 13 300.00–400.00 $359.78 —
193 193 2 280.00 $280.00 —
199 199 6 450.00 $450.00 —
235 235 1 530.00 $530.00 —

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
51–58 54 10 320.00–355.00 $339.91 $184 +39.07
65 65 22 320.00 $320.00 $208 +19.16
70–78 77 52 290.00–312.50 $302.42 $233 +1.58
82–88 86 13 295.00–305.00 $299.66 $258 +19.66
91–95 93 8 275.00–285.00 $279.89 $260 +10.21
102–107 105 6 270.00–290.00 $279.76 $294 +16.10
110–113 112 5 270.00–285.00 $274.95 $308 +38.19
126 126 5 245.00 $245.00 $309 +2.77
133–135 134 8 250.00–260.00 $257.47 $345 +47.47
147 147 6 215.00 $215.00 $316 -5.50
168–173 171 4 230.00–237.50 $233.80 $400 +1.18

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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.