Sale reports / Colorado / Sterling / 2021-01-27

Sterling

Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2021-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-27

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sterling, Colorado · Wed, Jan 27

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1900

← Dec 16Jan 27Feb 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

87 head

▲ 87 vs last sale 0▲ 87 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

678 head

▲ 678 vs last sale 0▲ 678 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Feeder cattle were too thinly tested to accurately trend. Replacement cattle have not been reported in over a month, so there are no comparisons. The next available report will be Wednesday, February 3, 2021.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.07/cwt on 21 head.

Average price

$145.07

21 head · 673 lb average

Value per head Derived

$977

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$441

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1

$18.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.42

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	150.30	835	15thin
Medium and Large 1	967	132.00	1,276	6thin

One grade step is worth $18.30/cwt here — about −$441 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale21 hd

145.07

—

CO average5 barns · 3,296 hd

155.49

−10.42

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

24 lots · USDA AMS · Sterling Livestock Commission - Sterling, CO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	812	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	596	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	867	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	967	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,276	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	640	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	709	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	771	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	977	904.93/cwt	900.00–925.00	8,841	9
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	983	908.64/cwt	850.00–925.00	8,932	18
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	12,556	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,105	1,060.12/cwt	950.00–1,125.00	11,714	52
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,128	1,394.46/cwt	1,225.00–1,550.00	15,730	173
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,207	1,739.10/cwt	1,650.00–1,900.00	20,991	64
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,362	1,284.55/cwt	1,225.00–1,300.00	17,496	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,594	1,470.90/cwt	1,425.00–1,525.00	23,446	17
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,161	1,046.84/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	12,154	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,236	1,143.67/cwt	1,110.00–1,175.00	14,136	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,349	1,047.14/cwt	1,000.00–1,125.00	14,126	44
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,394	1,442.10/cwt	1,425.00–1,475.00	20,103	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,431	804.11/cwt	700.00–850.00	11,507	38
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,436	809.87/cwt	700.00–900.00	11,630	30
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,457	858.76/cwt	775.00–885.00	12,512	57
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,495	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	9,718	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,533	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	20,312	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,546	1,021.03/cwt	925.00–1,060.00	15,785	41

This sale against other markets

Colorado weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Colorado auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Colorado feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Sterling Livestock Commission - Sterling, CO

Wed Jan 27, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)

Feeder CattleReceipts 87Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 678Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	983	850.00–925.00	908.64
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	52	—	1,105	950.00–1,125.00	1,060.12

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,025	1,225.00	1,225.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	173	—	1,128	1,225.00–1,550.00	1,394.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	64	—	1,207	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,739.10

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	977	900.00–925.00	904.93

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,594	1,425.00–1,525.00	1,470.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,362	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,284.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,394	1,425.00–1,475.00	1,442.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	44	—	1,349	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,047.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,533	1,325.00	1,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	38	—	1,431	700.00–850.00	804.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	41	—	1,546	925.00–1,060.00	1,021.03

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,161	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,046.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	57	—	1,457	775.00–885.00	858.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	—	1,436	700.00–900.00	809.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,236	1,110.00–1,175.00	1,143.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,495	650.00	650.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	529	153.50	153.50
6	—	596	145.50	145.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	967	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	545	141.50	141.50
7	—	482	147.00	147.00
5	—	421	152.00	152.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.