Farm and energy

The sale barn, the fields and the oil patch in Larimer and Weld counties, from the public records of the agencies that keep them.

At the sale barn

The newest sales at the Centennial Livestock Auction in Fort Collins, as the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s market reporter priced them: each class and grade by weight, cattle and sheep in dollars per hundredweight, goats a head. Dairy feeder cattle sell once a month, sheep and goats every Wednesday.

Centennial Livestock Auction: sheep and goats, Nov. 4, 2026

Head sold: 1,215
Last sale: 2,462 head, Oct. 28, 2026
A year before: 2,371 head

Wooled & shorn, Choice and Prime 1-3 (slaughter sheep/lambs)
Weight, lb	Head	Average weight	Price range, $ per cwt	Average price
61 lb	7	61 lb	$390.00	$390.00
73 lb	3	73 lb	$355.00	$355.00
80–89 lb	9	87 lb	$350.00–380.00	$356.13
94–98 lb	8	95 lb	$325.00–342.50	$337.99
113–119 lb	36	114 lb	$330.00–335.00	$331.01
122 lb	6	122 lb	$295.00	$295.00
153–160 lb	3	155 lb	$275.00–280.00	$276.72

Wooled & shorn, Choice 1-3 (slaughter sheep/lambs)
Weight, lb	Head	Average weight	Price range, $ per cwt	Average price
78 lb	5	78 lb	$305.00	$305.00
88 lb	11	88 lb	$305.00	$305.00
94 lb	4	94 lb	$315.00	$315.00
102 lb	17	102 lb	$297.50	$297.50

Hair breeds, Choice and Prime 1-3 (slaughter sheep/lambs)
Weight, lb	Head	Average weight	Price range, $ per cwt	Average price
70–73 lb	9	72 lb	$375.00–385.00	$382.85
84–85 lb	8	84 lb	$355.00–360.00	$356.26
95 lb	15	95 lb	$330.00–375.00	$336.00
102–105 lb	21	102 lb	$341.00–350.00	$341.88
121 lb	17	121 lb	$312.50	$312.50

Hair breeds, Choice 1-3 (slaughter sheep/lambs)
Weight, lb	Head	Average weight	Price range, $ per cwt	Average price
85 lb	12	85 lb	$330.00	$330.00

Ewes, Good 2-3 (slaughter sheep/lambs)
Weight, lb	Head	Average weight	Price range, $ per cwt	Average price
85 lb	3	85 lb	$145.00	$145.00
103–148 lb	22	114 lb	$100.00–165.00	$143.48
115–137 lb Low	16	130 lb	$70.00–95.00	$73.44
155–190 lb	20	160 lb	$110.00–160.00	$139.60
174–177 lb High	12	176 lb	$235.00–240.00	$236.65
165 lb Low	2	165 lb	$92.50	$92.50

Ewes, Good 4-5 (slaughter sheep/lambs)
Weight, lb	Head	Average weight	Price range, $ per cwt	Average price
190 lb	1	190 lb	$125.00	$125.00
193–199 lb High	6	197 lb	$205.00–225.00	$218.47
203 lb	2	203 lb	$110.00	$110.00

Rams, 1-2 (slaughter sheep/lambs)
Weight, lb	Head	Average weight	Price range, $ per cwt	Average price
120–130 lb	3	127 lb	$130.00–160.00	$141.18
155–195 lb	4	174 lb	$120.00–175.00	$146.01
185 lb High	1	185 lb	$190.00	$190.00
200–245 lb	6	225 lb	$120.00–160.00	$133.78
235 lb High	2	235 lb	$187.50	$187.50
240 lb Low	1	240 lb	$95.00	$95.00
305–345 lb	2	325 lb	$125.00–135.00	$129.69

Kids, Selection 1 (slaughter goats)
Weight, lb	Head	Average weight	Price range, $ a head	Average price
20–25 lb	2	23 lb	$65.00–105.00	$87.22
30–35 lb	4	33 lb	$120.00–135.00	$128.89
40–48 lb	65	46 lb	$145.00–195.00	$182.09
50–59 lb	172	56 lb	$165.00–225.00	$211.07
60–69 lb	125	65 lb	$200.00–265.00	$246.57
70–73 lb	108	72 lb	$240.00–255.00	$249.53
80–88 lb	56	82 lb	$270.00–285.00	$273.19
90–91 lb	12	91 lb	$292.50–300.00	$297.52

Kids, Selection 2 (slaughter goats)
Weight, lb	Head	Average weight	Price range, $ a head	Average price
25 lb	1	25 lb	$65.00	$65.00
33 lb	3	33 lb	$75.00	$75.00
40 lb	3	40 lb	$85.00–110.00	$101.67
52 lb	10	52 lb	$125.00	$125.00
65 lb	1	65 lb	$145.00	$145.00
78 lb	2	78 lb	$175.00	$175.00
86 lb	15	86 lb	$252.50	$252.50
90 lb	1	90 lb	$275.00	$275.00

Kids, Selection 3 (slaughter goats)
Weight, lb	Head	Average weight	Price range, $ a head	Average price
19 lb	7	19 lb	$20.00	$20.00
29 lb	12	29 lb	$25.00	$25.00
33–36 lb	16	35 lb	$35.00–55.00	$48.26
43–49 lb	24	46 lb	$60.00–72.50	$63.71
55 lb	1	55 lb	$105.00	$105.00
61 lb	5	61 lb	$100.00	$100.00

Nannies/does, Selection 1 (slaughter goats)
Weight, lb	Head	Average weight	Price range, $ a head	Average price
80–84 lb	10	83 lb	$230.00–245.00	$237.02
90–98 lb	4	94 lb	$200.00–210.00	$204.79
125–148 lb	10	138 lb	$225.00–270.00	$249.23
160–175 lb	2	168 lb	$200.00–215.00	$207.84

Nannies/does, Selection 2 (slaughter goats)
Weight, lb	Head	Average weight	Price range, $ a head	Average price
70 lb	2	70 lb	$155.00	$155.00
85 lb	1	85 lb	$165.00	$165.00
93 lb	4	93 lb	$165.00–195.00	$180.00
105–139 lb	109	127 lb	$152.50–197.50	$185.54

Nannies/does, Selection 3 (slaughter goats)
Weight, lb	Head	Average weight	Price range, $ a head	Average price
85 lb	2	85 lb	$125.00	$125.00
105 lb	1	105 lb	$140.00	$140.00

Bucks/billies, Selection 1 (slaughter goats)
Weight, lb	Head	Average weight	Price range, $ a head	Average price
130 lb	1	130 lb	$350.00	$350.00
170 lb	2	170 lb	$390.00–410.00	$400.00

Bucks/billies, Selection 2 (slaughter goats)
Weight, lb	Head	Average weight	Price range, $ a head	Average price
110 lb	1	110 lb	$280.00	$280.00
150 lb	1	150 lb	$320.00	$320.00

Wethers, Selection 1 (slaughter goats)
Weight, lb	Head	Average weight	Price range, $ a head	Average price
125–143 lb	3	137 lb	$375.00–440.00	$420.23
150–175 lb	3	167 lb	$400.00–450.00	$435.00
235 lb	2	235 lb	$570.00	$570.00

Wethers, Selection 2 (slaughter goats)
Weight, lb	Head	Average weight	Price range, $ a head	Average price
105–115 lb	3	108 lb	$215.00–295.00	$266.69

The market reporter: “Compared to last week's sale; Slaughter Lambs sold firmer and slaughter ewes traded steady. Slaughter Kids traded 14.00 to sharply higher. Supply included: 27% Slaughter Sheep/Lambs (37% Wooled & Shorn, 28% Hair Breeds, 29% Ewes, 6% Rams); 73% Slaughter Goats (80% Kids, 18% Nannies/Does, 1% Bucks/Billies, 1% Wethers).”

Centennial Livestock Auction: dairy feeder cattle, Nov. 2, 2026

Head sold: 1,770
Last sale: 1,931 head, Oct. 5, 2026
A year before: 1,841 head

Dairy steers, Large 2 (feeder cattle)
Weight, lb	Head	Average weight	Price range, $ per cwt	Average price
294 lb	15	294 lb	$605.00	$605.00
317–341 lb	39	331 lb	$550.00–590.00	$572.18
366–377 lb	51	374 lb	$595.00	$595.00

Dairy steers, Large 2-3 (feeder cattle)
Weight, lb	Head	Average weight	Price range, $ per cwt	Average price
330–344 lb	25	343 lb	$495.00–530.00	$528.65
373–394 lb	19	388 lb	$460.00–480.00	$474.95
413–439 lb	44	433 lb	$450.00–495.00	$457.17
520 lb	23	520 lb	$410.00	$410.00
608 lb	12	608 lb	$357.50	$357.50

Dairy steers, Large 3 (feeder cattle)
Weight, lb	Head	Average weight	Price range, $ per cwt	Average price
268–292 lb	38	285 lb	$460.00–475.00	$464.08
308–346 lb	324	325 lb	$420.00–455.00	$436.35
351–383 lb	89	378 lb	$402.50–450.00	$407.73
400–423 lb	142	402 lb	$375.00–397.50	$384.57
471–498 lb	19	479 lb	$330.00–385.00	$348.37
514–521 lb	36	520 lb	$307.50–345.00	$314.71
559–568 lb	37	566 lb	$302.50–310.00	$307.11
667 lb	3	667 lb	$290.00	$290.00
732 lb	32	732 lb	$269.00	$269.00
815 lb	10	815 lb	$262.50	$262.50

Dairy steers, Large 3-4 (feeder cattle)
Weight, lb	Head	Average weight	Price range, $ per cwt	Average price
250–293 lb	47	265 lb	$432.50–447.50	$441.85
339–346 lb	32	341 lb	$412.50–415.00	$413.06
361–395 lb	161	385 lb	$325.00–390.00	$378.25
487 lb	5	487 lb	$307.50	$307.50

Dairy steers, Large 4 (feeder cattle)
Weight, lb	Head	Average weight	Price range, $ per cwt	Average price
177 lb	20	177 lb	$405.00	$405.00
215 lb	22	215 lb	$380.00	$380.00
251–268 lb	10	260 lb	$350.00–360.00	$354.84
457 lb	6	457 lb	$255.00	$255.00

Dairy heifers, Large 2 (feeder cattle)
Weight, lb	Head	Average weight	Price range, $ per cwt	Average price
262 lb	22	262 lb	$560.00	$560.00
328–330 lb	24	328 lb	$510.00–550.00	$546.65
370 lb	27	370 lb	$540.00–555.00	$547.22

Dairy heifers, Large 2-3 (feeder cattle)
Weight, lb	Head	Average weight	Price range, $ per cwt	Average price
345 lb	6	345 lb	$495.00	$495.00
498 lb	6	498 lb	$370.00	$370.00
503–508 lb	23	505 lb	$360.00–375.00	$369.10
743 lb	6	743 lb	$295.00	$295.00
1,164 lb	9	1,164 lb	$210.00	$210.00
1,335 lb	4	1,335 lb	$160.00	$160.00

Dairy heifers, Large 3-4 (feeder cattle)
Weight, lb	Head	Average weight	Price range, $ per cwt	Average price
543 lb	20	543 lb	$300.00	$300.00

Dairy heifers, Large 4 (feeder cattle)
Weight, lb	Head	Average weight	Price range, $ per cwt	Average price
248 lb	5	248 lb	$255.00	$255.00
318–323 lb	18	321 lb	$250.00–255.00	$252.48

The market reporter: “Compared to last sale: Demand mostly good for moderate offerings. Dairy feeder steers traded 15.00-31.00 lower. Next sale will be December 7, 2026. Supply included: 100% Feeder Cattle (88% Dairy Steers, 12% Dairy Heifers). Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 5%.”

From USDA Agricultural Marketing Service and Colorado Department of Agriculture Market News (read 8:02 a.m.).

Crops and grain

Colorado’s crops, pasture and soil moisture from the weekly Crop Progress report, statewide figures, April to November; and what country elevators near us bid for corn, wheat and sorghum, in the regions the state’s grain report names.

Days suitable for fieldwork: 6.2 (a week before, 4.6)

Crop progress in Colorado, week ending Nov. 8, 2026
Share of the crop	This week	Week before	Year before	5-year average
Corn harvested	77%	65%	—	79%
Winter wheat planted	99%	99%	—	98%
Winter wheat emerged	90%	81%	—	87%
Sorghum harvested	80%	65%	—	83%
Sunflowers harvested	80%	65%	—	76%

Condition, Colorado
Where	Good or excellent	Very poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent
Winter wheat	44%	0%	12%	44%	33%	11%

Soil moisture, Colorado
Where	Short or very short	Very short	Short	Adequate	Surplus
Topsoil	48%	15%	33%	40%	12%
Subsoil	55%	32%	23%	38%	7%

Grain bids, Nov. 13, 2026
Dollars a bushel	Average	Range	Year before	Over the week
Corn North central Colorado	$5.33	$5.26–5.36	$4.60	+9¢
Corn Northeast Colorado	$4.73	$4.56–4.91	$3.94	+9¢
Hard red winter wheat North central Colorado	$6.19	$6.09–6.39	$4.68	0
Hard red winter wheat Northeast Colorado	$5.72	$5.44–5.84	$4.05	−3¢
Sorghum North central Colorado	$4.71	$4.71	$3.45	+4¢
Sorghum Northeast Colorado	$3.96	$3.86–4.06	$3.09	+9¢

From USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (read 8:03 a.m.); Colorado Department of Agriculture Market News (read 8:03 a.m.).

Oil and gas

Drilling permits and spills in Larimer and Weld counties, from the Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission. A permit approved is a well the state allowed, not one drilled. A historical spill is an old release found during work at a site, most often as a well or a flowline is taken out, not a new leak. A spill’s fluids, whether it reached water and its cause are as the operator reported them.

Permits approved, last 31 days: 10
Applications received, last 31 days: 76
Applications waiting: 129
Spills reported, last two months: 123 (18 recent)

Drilling permits approved, the last 31 days
Operator	Wells	Near	Location
Dunamis Energy Operating LLC Colorado Lakes Pad	6	8 miles SE of Wellington, Weld County	Township 8N, Range 67W, Section 28
Bonanza Creek Energy Operating Company LLC North Platte I-21 Pad	3	6 miles E of Kersey, Weld County	Township 5N, Range 63W, Section 21
Bison IV Operating LLC True Ranch Fee 27 East	1	17 miles W of Hereford, Weld County	Township 12N, Range 65W, Section 27

Applications to drill received, the last 31 days
Operator	Wells	Near
PDC Energy Inc Yale	24	2 miles NE of Milliken, Weld County
Kerr McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP Windflower	11	7 miles NE of Ault, Weld County
PDC Energy Inc Zion	10	2 miles S of Milliken, Weld County
Bison IV Operating LLC Dakar 2-64	7	4 miles NW of Keenesburg, Weld County
Kerr McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP Acacia	7	3 miles NE of Keenesburg, Weld County
Bison IV Operating LLC West Bay 5-63	5	4 miles SE of Gill, Weld County
Dunamis Energy Operating LLC Vic West	4	4 miles NW of Severance, Weld County
Dunamis Energy Operating LLC Ontario	3	7 miles SE of Wellington, Weld County
Fundare Resources Operating Company LLC Wildhorse	3	13 miles SE of Grover, Weld County
Bonanza Creek Energy Operating Company LLC Inari State Npi-21	1	6 miles E of Kersey, Weld County
PDC Energy Inc Pearl	1	4 miles S of Johnstown, Weld County

Recent spills reported, the last two months
Operator	Reported	Near	Fluids, as reported	Water	Cause, as reported
Bison IV Operating LLC tank battery	Nov. 9, 2026	4 miles W of Hereford, Weld County	Produced water: 5 to 100 barrels	Not reported	—
Extraction Oil & Gas Inc tank battery	Nov. 4, 2026	2 miles N of Lucerne, Weld County	Oil: 5 to 100 barrels; Condensate: 5 to 100 barrels; Produced water: 5 to 100 barrels	No	—
Kerr McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP tank battery	Nov. 4, 2026	1 mile NE of Erie, Weld County	Oil: amount unknown; Condensate: amount unknown; Produced water: amount unknown	Not reported	—
Bison IV Operating LLC well site	Oct. 13, 2026	8 miles SW of Hereford, Weld County	Produced water: 5 to 100 barrels	Not reported	—
Verdad Resources LLC tank battery	Oct. 13, 2026	11 miles W of New Raymer, Weld County	Oil: 110 barrels spilled, 110 recovered	No	“A steel production tank failed due to corrosion”
KP Kauffman Company Inc off-location flowline	Oct. 13, 2026	4 miles N of Fort Lupton, Weld County	Oil: amount unknown; Condensate: amount unknown; Produced water: amount unknown	Reached surface water	“The root cause has not been determined. KPK has provided notice to the ECMC for plans to excavate and determine the cause and repairs on 10/23/26.”
KP Kauffman Company Inc off-location flowline	Oct. 9, 2026	2 miles SW of Dacono, Weld County	Oil: amount unknown; Condensate: amount unknown; Produced water: amount unknown	No	“Has not yet been determined. Once the line has been excavated, KPK will document and determine the cause of the spill. This information will be reported on a supplemental form as soon as it is determined.”
DCP Operating Company LP gas gathering pipeline system	Oct. 6, 2026	2 miles SW of Gill, Weld County	Condensate: amount unknown	No	“On 10/5/2026, DCP Operating Company, LP (DCP) personnel verified that anomalies detected during a routine flyover inspection were related to a DCP owned gas gathering pipeline and a potential integrity issue at the GPS coordinates provided. The gathering line was immediately shut-in and DCP is initiating coordination of pipeline daylighting and investigation activities. DCP provided notification to Weld County OEM via the online spill reporting form. Notification will be made to the landowner and/or applicable Right-Of-Way (ROW) representatives once the gathering line daylighting and investigation activities have been scheduled. Additional details of daylighting and investigation activities will be provided in a Form 19-Supplemental report within 90-days of the discovery date (by 01/03/2026).”
Kerr McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP tank battery	Oct. 5, 2026	2 miles SW of Hudson, Weld County	Produced water: 3 barrels spilled, 0 recovered	No	“A release of greater than 1 barrel of produced fluids outside of containment was identified at the ROBIN 16-9HZ PAD FAC BT2 production facility. The release was associated with equipment failure on a produced water line. This release has been controlled and is no longer active. Assessment activities are ongoing.”
Noble Energy Inc oil and gas location	Oct. 3, 2026	7 miles NE of Briggsdale, Weld County	Oil: 19 barrels spilled, 10 recovered; Produced water: 19 barrels spilled, 10 recovered	No	“On 10/2/2026 the All-Thread nipple on the Gravel Draw 9-9 heater treater drain port failed causing the vessel to release the full volume of it's contents onto location. The failure was due to corrosion and an improperly rated nipple fitting for the heater treater.”
Kerr McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP well	Sept. 24, 2026	2 miles N of Hudson, Weld County	Oil: 1 barrel spilled, 1 recovered; Produced water: 1 barrel spilled, 1 recovered	No	“Approximately 0.5 bbl of produced water and 0.5 bbl of oil were released outside of secondary containment at the Sparboe 40C-3HZ wellhead. The release was associated with equipment failure on the pumping unit. he release has been controlled and is no longer active. Assessment activities are ongoing.”
Noble Midstream Services LLC produced water transfer system	Sept. 24, 2026	1 mile W of Lucerne, Weld County	Produced water: 200 barrels spilled, 0 recovered	No	“Unknown at this time, equipment failure during pressure test”
DCP Operating Company LP gas compressor station	Sept. 22, 2026	2 miles W of Galeton, Weld County	Produced water: 2 barrels spilled, 0 recovered	No	“On 6/21/2026 at approximately 1:45 pm during a produced water tank evacuation onto a transport truck, a pressure relief valve (PRV) on the transport truck was inadvertently actuated which caused a produced water release from the valve to the surrounding ground surface. The driver estimated that the leak was active for a few minutes and approximately two (2) barrels (bbls) of produced water was released to the surface prior to stopping the release.”
Bison IV Operating LLC well site	Sept. 21, 2026	2 miles N of Grover, Weld County	Oil: 1 to 5 barrels; Produced water: 1 to 5 barrels	Not reported	—
Noble Energy Inc off-location flowline	Sept. 17, 2026	5 miles W of Roggen, Weld County	Oil: 4 barrels spilled, 4 recovered; Produced water: 4 barrels spilled, 4 recovered	No	“On 9/16/2026, a third-party contractor for a non Chevron affiliated operator struck two Chevron commingled off location flowlines during drilling activities. The operator was drilling outside of the approved 811 locate boundary.”
Fundare Resources Operating Company LLC tank battery	Sept. 17, 2026	17 miles N of New Raymer, Weld County	Oil: amount unknown	No	“The root cause of the release was internal corrosion in the 6'oclock position.”
Bonanza Creek Energy Operating Company LLC pipeline	Sept. 17, 2026	8 miles E of Kersey, Weld County	Produced water: amount unknown	No	—
Bison IV Operating LLC well	Sept. 14, 2026	5 miles N of Grover, Weld County	Oil: less than 1 barrel	Not reported	—

Historical spills reported, the last two months, by operator
Operator	Spills
Kerr McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP	30
Noble Energy Inc	30
Crestone Peak Resources Operating LLC	17
PDC Energy Inc	12
Bonanza Creek Energy Operating Company LLC	4
Bison IV Operating LLC	3
Extraction Oil & Gas Inc	2
Highpoint Operating Corporation	2
Strachan Exploration Inc	2
Civitas North LLC	1
DCP Operating Company LP	1
HS Resources Inc	1

From Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission (read 8:03 a.m.).