Sale reports / Colorado / Sterling / 2021-09-22

Sterling

Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2021-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sterling, Colorado · Wed, Sep 22

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1900

← Sep 8Sep 22Oct 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

912 head

▼ 417 vs last sale 1,329▲ 85 vs year ago 827 · +10.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

151 head

▲ 108 vs last sale 43▲ 11 vs year ago 140 · +7.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 22▲ 40 vs year ago 6 · +666.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 800 lbs had no comparisons for a market trend. Feeder steers over 800 lbs traded 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 750 lbs had no comparison from the last sale, while those over 750 lbs traded steady to 3.50 higher. Replacement cattle had no comparisons from the last test. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will be Wednesday, October 6, 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 $154.73/cwt on 580 head.

Average price

$154.73

580 head · 804 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,244

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$3.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.72

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	816	155.06	1,266	518
Medium and Large 1-2	701	151.99	1,066	62

One grade step is worth $3.07/cwt here — about $200 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 sale580 hd

154.73

—

CO average4 barns · 991 hd

155.45

−0.72

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

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,757	80.69	1,418	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,358	67.50	917	79
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,680	61.76	1,038	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,114	57.68	643	20

Every lot

41 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	176.09/cwt	176.00–177.00	810	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	833	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	889	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	995	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	952	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	154.53/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,105	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	159.43/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,259	194
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	836	145.57/cwt	145.50–147.50	1,217	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	876	152.01/cwt	148.50–154.00	1,332	131
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	150.93/cwt	149.50–156.00	1,366	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	966	140.18/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,354	38
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	585	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	154.43/cwt	152.00–155.00	741	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	146.08/cwt	146.00–147.00	739	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	595	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	827	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	860	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,019	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	137.77/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,047	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,133	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,186	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	889	137.39/cwt	135.00–137.75	1,221	96
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	904	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,238	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	979	133.10/cwt	133.10–133.10	1,303	35
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,653	76.66/cwt	69.00–79.50	1,267	18
Bulls	—	—	1,824	83.56/cwt	80.50–85.50	1,524	20
Bulls	—	—	2,020	88.24/cwt	88.00–88.50	1,782	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	52.22/cwt	48.50–57.50	558	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,070	75.35/cwt	75.00–75.50	806	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	30.94/cwt	22.00–39.00	336	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,146	64.68/cwt	62.00–67.00	741	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,230	60.47/cwt	60.00–61.00	744	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,344	66.31/cwt	63.00–73.50	891	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	58.23/cwt	50.00–61.00	789	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,360	70.51/cwt	65.00–75.00	959	57
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	72.14/cwt	70.50–73.50	1,179	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,770	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	726	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,218	1,129.58/cwt	1,125.00–1,150.00	13,758	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	13,997	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,302	1,278.62/cwt	1,125.00–1,285.00	16,648	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,388	911.95/cwt	900.00–975.00	12,658	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,120	1,134.43/cwt	1,075.00–1,200.00	12,706	2

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 Sep 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 912Last week 1,329Year ago 827

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 43Year ago 140

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 22Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	361	162.00	162.00
6	—	728	140.00	140.00
14	—	506	146.00–147.00	146.08
9	—	760	137.00–138.00	137.77
10	—	480	152.00–155.00	154.43
6	—	610	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	889	135.00–137.75	137.39
8	—	821	144.50	144.50
17	—	776	146.00	146.00
32	—	904	137.00	137.00
35	—	979	133.10	133.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	595	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	582	171.00	171.00
38	—	966	140.00–147.00	140.18
131	—	876	148.50–154.00	152.01
72	—	715	152.00–156.00	154.53
11	—	460	176.00–177.00	176.09
194	—	790	150.00–161.00	159.43
61	—	905	149.50–156.00	150.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	479	174.00	174.00
18	—	643	148.00	148.00
29	—	836	145.50–147.50	145.57
8	—	539	165.00	165.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	1,085.00	1,085.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,218	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,129.58

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	21	—	1,302	1,125.00–1,285.00	1,278.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	14	—	1,388	900.00–975.00	911.95

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,120	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,134.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,020	88.00–88.50	88.24
18	—	1,653	69.00–79.50	76.66
20	—	1,824	80.50–85.50	83.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,360	65.00–75.00	70.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,146	62.00–67.00	64.68
3	—	1,070	75.00–75.50	75.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	60.00–61.00	60.47
3	—	1,085	22.00–39.00	30.94
5	—	1,068	48.50–57.50	52.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,344	63.00–73.50	66.31
18	—	1,355	50.00–61.00	58.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	41.00	41.00
2	—	1,635	70.50–73.50	72.14

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.