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Centennial Livestock Sheep and Goat Auction Market Report

Fort Collins, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 21, 2026

850 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 850 — —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
158–160 159 3 95.00–145.00 $111.81 $178 -68.19
223 223 2 50.00 $50.00 $112 -76.92
229 229 13 100.00 $100.00 $229 -26.92

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
103–145 114 4 320.00–340.00 $326.39 +59.16
105–145 128 8 210.00–280.00 $255.32 -11.91
150–185 174 4 385.00 $385.00 +13.07

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
106 106 3 175.00 $175.00 $186 +45.30
105–149 127 34 105.00–165.00 $110.85 $141 -18.85
150 150 1 72.50 $72.50 $109 -60.77
150–171 164 71 112.50–160.00 $132.41 $217 -0.86
175 175 2 192.50 $192.50 $337 +59.23
191 191 10 150.00 $150.00 $286 -45.00
193 193 2 195.00 $195.00 $376 ±0.00
219–248 230 39 110.00–142.50 $123.15 $283 -71.85

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
35 35 31 400.00 $400.00 $140 -25.00
43–44 44 139 380.00–425.00 $424.05 $187 -0.95
58 58 125 420.00 $420.00 $244 -0.41
68 68 8 382.50 $382.50 $260 -10.97
75 75 17 352.50 $352.50 $264 +7.50
80–85 84 7 330.00–335.00 $333.63 $280 +33.07
88 88 2 295.00 $295.00 $260 -5.56
90 90 1 325.00 $325.00 $292 +24.44
110 110 15 290.00 $290.00 $319 -27.50

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20 20 2 65.00 $65.00 -10.00
30–35 32 3 65.00–80.00 $70.53 -62.01
32–35 33 6 45.00–50.00 $49.10 -83.44
40–46 44 8 125.00–190.00 $175.92 -6.40
41–48 44 24 80.00–115.00 $92.90 -89.42
45 45 2 45.00 $45.00 -41.83
52 52 3 100.00 $100.00 -98.64
50–58 55 24 212.50–240.00 $227.52 +65.02
60–65 61 5 170.00–190.00 $185.74 +23.24
60–65 63 15 205.00–255.00 $239.51 +14.09
75 75 3 220.00–275.00 $256.67 +9.79
80 80 1 230.00 $230.00 -30.59
80–88 84 4 235.00–275.00 $255.95 -4.64
90 90 2 195.00 $195.00 -70.00

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
73 73 3 200.00 $200.00 +50.00
80 80 1 180.00 $180.00 +30.00
90 90 4 160.00 $160.00 -50.36
90–98 96 6 205.00–250.00 $223.10 +46.88
102 102 3 165.00 $165.00 +65.00
103–140 121 13 220.00–320.00 $275.08 +61.33
150–190 172 3 270.00–355.00 $321.02 +54.97

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
90 90 3 310.00 $310.00 +16.83

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
105–115 110 2 330.00–380.00 $353.86 -19.44
185 185 2 450.00 $450.00 +41.05

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
50 50 1 335.00 $335.00 $168 +59.90
68 68 3 340.00 $340.00 $231 +85.00
81–86 85 27 300.00–305.00 $303.76 $258 +4.91
98 98 2 320.00 $320.00 $314 +34.42
104–109 107 79 267.00–295.00 $281.47 $301 +41.31
110–116 112 14 285.00–310.00 $302.58 $339 +32.58
130–133 132 34 227.50–247.50 $235.30 $311 +20.30
153 153 3 202.50 $202.50 $310 —
162–165 163 4 236.00–238.00 $236.51 $386 —

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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.