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Centennial Livestock Sheep and Goat Auction Market Report

Fort Collins, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 11, 2026

1,188 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,188 1,517 685

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: slaughter lambs traded sharply higher and slaughter hair sheep traded sharply higher and slaughter ewes were firm. Slaughter kids traded 19.00 to sharply higher and nannies, billies, and wethers traded unevenly steady. Next report will be February 18, 2026.

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150 150 1 205.00 $205.00 $308 +20.00
175–190 183 2 165.00–170.00 $167.60 $307 -17.40
205 205 1 155.00 $155.00 $318 +25.62

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
105–148 137 5 320.00–360.00 $339.13 +29.13
135–141 138 8 280.00–290.00 $285.00 -25.00
160–190 167 8 350.00–390.00 $368.56 -70.95
230 230 1 455.00 $455.00 +20.00

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
125–133 130 3 190.00–205.00 $200.20 $260 +73.74
122–142 135 15 225.00–237.50 $232.66 $314 +106.20
120–142 137 21 100.00–175.00 $119.58 $164 -6.88
163 163 2 192.50 $192.50 $314 +71.69
152–182 170 56 109.00–180.00 $149.64 $254 +28.83
193 193 2 175.00 $175.00 $338 -7.50
204 204 7 195.00 $195.00 $398 +76.47
202–247 220 31 135.00–180.00 $158.02 $348 +39.49

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Families

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
108 108 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Open 2 360.00 $360.00 —
137 137 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Open 3 280.00 $280.00 —
138 138 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 380.00 $380.00 —
155 155 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Open 25 450.00 $450.00 —
163 163 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Open 4 450.00 $450.00 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60 60 5 377.50 $377.50 $226 -20.00
70–73 73 18 370.00–375.00 $374.46 $273 +24.46
80–83 83 14 345.00 $345.00 $286 +10.00
100 100 1 315.00 $315.00 $315 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
30 30 2 100.00 $100.00 +45.00
32 32 3 55.00 $55.00 -97.20
33 33 3 95.00 $95.00 -57.20
40 40 5 120.00 $120.00 -32.20
40–48 45 26 190.00–245.00 $215.26 +43.38
50 50 7 100.00 $100.00 -141.09
50–56 54 66 215.00–290.00 $260.60 +19.51
60–69 66 106 250.00–315.00 $294.84 +35.79
70–77 74 18 285.00–320.00 $307.84 +37.37
80 80 4 240.00 $240.00 -70.00
80–87 86 11 300.00–322.50 $312.49 +2.49
92–95 92 11 277.50–280.00 $277.73 -32.27

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
85–87 86 5 170.00–200.00 $188.17 -78.73
86 86 5 110.00 $110.00 -156.90
93–98 96 6 275.00–350.00 $299.13 +24.13
100 100 1 150.00 $150.00 -169.41
100–146 124 61 215.00–360.00 $268.58 -50.83
152–190 165 19 285.00–340.00 $295.57 -49.66

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
81–85 82 14 175.00–250.00 $209.79 -95.21
86–88 86 48 342.50–352.50 $351.55 +141.55
93 93 8 295.00 $295.00 -64.94
95–98 97 14 300.00–370.00 $345.88 -14.06

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100–142 114 49 310.00–402.50 $375.85 -8.98
181 181 5 435.00 $435.00 -36.01
200–210 205 2 425.00–450.00 $437.80 —

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
58 58 2 375.00 $375.00 $218 +75.00
60–61 61 5 340.00–345.00 $344.01 $210 +44.01
82–86 84 35 330.00–347.00 $341.41 $287 +30.47
98 98 18 315.00 $315.00 $309 +4.06
100–105 103 54 300.00–347.50 $308.55 $318 -36.45
112 112 36 290.00 $290.00 $325 +25.00
120–129 126 6 270.00–300.00 $279.52 $352 +36.89
135 135 2 257.50 $257.50 $348 +25.63
148–149 149 11 240.00–250.00 $241.81 $360 +9.94
160–185 174 4 240.00–255.00 $250.29 $436 +13.13

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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.