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Centennial Livestock Sheep and Goat Auction Market Report

Fort Collins, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 28, 2026

492 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 492 — —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
128–144 143 24 177.50–180.00 $177.69 $254 —
167 167 3 55.00 $55.00 $92 -56.81
185–196 188 31 100.00–107.50 $105.48 $198 -6.33
209 209 19 105.00 $105.00 $219 +55.00
288 288 4 122.50 $122.50 $353 —

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
117–145 120 10 310.00–340.00 $313.63 -12.76
160–175 168 2 350.00–450.00 $397.76 +12.76
265 265 1 505.00 $505.00 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
142 142 3 150.00 $150.00 $213 +39.15
140–148 146 22 170.00–175.00 $171.31 $250 +60.46
150–178 159 52 110.00–155.00 $141.96 $226 +9.55
179 179 6 167.50 $167.50 $300 -25.00
180–190 183 3 175.00–180.00 $178.27 $326 -14.23
195 195 4 145.00 $145.00 $283 -50.00
228 228 3 135.00 $135.00 $308 +11.85
265 265 2 115.00 $115.00 $305 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
50 50 4 350.00 $350.00 $175 -70.00
73 73 10 315.00 $315.00 $230 -37.50
80 80 31 335.00 $335.00 $268 +1.37
93 93 14 325.00 $325.00 $302 ±0.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
10–14 13 7 75.00–95.00 $82.55 +17.55
32 32 5 140.00 $140.00 +69.47
35 35 1 40.00 $40.00 -9.10
40–48 44 12 165.00–190.00 $171.54 -4.38
49 49 4 95.00 $95.00 +50.00
50–57 55 4 207.50–210.00 $208.07 -19.45
55 55 1 145.00 $145.00 -82.52
60–65 64 4 195.00–225.00 $217.94 -21.57
75 75 1 155.00 $155.00 -101.67
70–78 76 23 262.50–275.00 $267.30 +10.63
93 93 4 330.00 $330.00 +135.00
95 95 1 220.00 $220.00 +25.00

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
93 93 3 335.00 $335.00 +111.90
95 95 1 180.00 $180.00 -43.10
110–125 120 5 195.00–330.00 $274.71 -0.37
120 120 1 165.00 $165.00 -110.08
150–174 171 8 335.00–405.00 $362.39 +41.37
182 182 7 380.00 $380.00 +58.98
215 215 2 345.00 $345.00 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100 100 2 365.00 $365.00 +11.14
150 150 1 305.00 $305.00 -145.00
205–210 209 5 510.00–545.00 $538.13 —

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65–68 67 5 325.00–340.00 $330.84 $222 -9.16
76–79 79 30 300.00 $300.00 $237 -3.76
87 87 5 300.00 $300.00 $261 -3.76
101–107 102 44 300.00 $300.00 $306 +18.53
115–117 116 46 295.00–305.00 $298.95 $347 -3.63
155–170 161 12 237.50–270.00 $251.33 $405 +14.82

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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.