Sale reports / Colorado / Sterling / 2021-10-06

Sterling

Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2021-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Sterling, Colorado · Wed, Oct 6

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1900

← Sep 22Oct 6Oct 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,287 head

▲ 375 vs last sale 912▼ 325 vs year ago 1,612 · −20.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

124 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 151▼ 41 vs year ago 165 · −24.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Feeder steers under 700 lbs did not have enough comparisons to accurately trend. Steers over 700 lbs traded mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers had too few comparisons to accurately trend for any weight ranges. Replacement cattle were too thinly tested to quote. Slaughter cows traded steady to 1.75 lower. Feeding cows traded 1.50 to 3.50 lower and slaughter bulls traded 1.50 lower. Trade activity and demand were moderate. Today's run consisted of a mix of lighter calves and yearling cattle coming off grass. Calves that had at least two rounds of vaccinations commanded much more interest and better prices compared to those that had one or no vaccinations. The next available report will be Wednesday, October 13, 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 $157.65/cwt on 664 head.

Average price

$157.65

664 head · 597 lb average

Value per head Derived

$941

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$333

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$29.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.91

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	624	163.22	1,019	319
Medium and Large 1-2	563	156.36	880	249
Medium and Large 2	528	146.13	772	30
Large 1-2	660	142.94	944	51
Medium 2	513	133.80	686	15thin

One grade step is worth $29.42/cwt here — about $333 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 sale664 hd

157.65

—

CO average5 barns · 2,450 hd

154.74

+2.91

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	—	Low	1,674	77.24	1,293	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,689	68.49	1,156	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,296	67.90	880	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,075	59.73	642	26

Every lot

62 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	618	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	714	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	671	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	169.56/cwt	169.00–171.00	749	21
Steers	—	Medium 2	465	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	656	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	150.85/cwt	150.00–151.00	714	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	159.03/cwt	158.00–169.00	776	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	168.05/cwt	167.00–170.00	872	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	159.21/cwt	156.00–164.00	839	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	170.36/cwt	167.00–174.50	981	59
Steers	—	Medium 2	584	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	718	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	159.05/cwt	152.50–163.00	935	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	588	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	835	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	610	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	952	20
Steers	—	Large 1-2	624	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	905	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	147.38/cwt	147.00–150.00	921	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	161.00/cwt	159.00–168.00	1,013	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	934	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	162.75/cwt	157.00–168.00	1,087	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	672	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,032	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	707	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	912	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	710	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	930	4
Steers	—	Large 1-2	712	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	997	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	157.80/cwt	152.00–162.50	1,127	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	754	159.99/cwt	157.00–162.00	1,206	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	803	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,124	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	166.40/cwt	164.00–167.00	636	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	585	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	391	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	559	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	152.63/cwt	152.50–153.00	658	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	148.19/cwt	142.00–154.00	695	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	496	135.68/cwt	131.00–138.00	673	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	151.76/cwt	150.00–152.50	783	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	146.51/cwt	144.50–149.50	756	75
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	530	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	726	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	141.48/cwt	135.50–145.50	794	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	149.15/cwt	146.00–154.00	864	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	606	152.94/cwt	148.50–156.00	927	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	138.54/cwt	137.50–141.00	842	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	129.89/cwt	126.00–132.00	818	11
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	637	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	860	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	140.15/cwt	136.00–142.00	938	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	134.44/cwt	132.00–135.75	918	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	695	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	897	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	139.69/cwt	134.00–142.00	997	24
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	725	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	928	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,067	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	826	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,123	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	926	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,250	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	933	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,176	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	986	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,321	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,045	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,296	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,529	74.62/cwt	69.00–78.50	1,141	11
Bulls	—	—	1,939	82.04/cwt	79.50–84.50	1,591	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,015	71.77/cwt	70.50–73.00	728	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	54.99/cwt	47.00–58.00	572	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,121	62.46/cwt	57.00–66.00	700	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	66.38/cwt	63.00–68.00	846	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,296	68.60/cwt	63.00–74.00	889	61
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,328	59.17/cwt	56.00–61.00	786	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,647	67.40/cwt	67.00–69.00	1,110	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,758	70.30/cwt	69.00–72.00	1,236	3

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 Oct 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,287Last week 912Year ago 1,612

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 151Year ago 165

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	669	136.00–142.00	140.15
22	—	606	148.50–156.00	152.94
5	—	926	135.00	135.00
4	—	1,045	124.00	124.00
14	—	382	164.00–167.00	166.40
11	—	986	134.00	134.00
23	—	516	150.00–152.50	151.76
29	—	579	146.00–154.00	149.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	516	144.50–149.50	146.51
78	—	561	135.50–145.50	141.48
2	—	826	136.00	136.00
2	—	385	152.00	152.00
56	—	469	142.00–154.00	148.19
2	—	933	126.00	126.00
13	—	782	136.50	136.50
38	—	683	132.00–135.75	134.44
25	—	608	137.50–141.00	138.54
24	—	714	134.00–142.00	139.69
19	—	431	152.50–153.00	152.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	496	131.00–138.00	135.68
1	—	695	129.00	129.00
11	—	630	126.00–132.00	129.89
5	—	391	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	637	135.00	135.00
14	—	530	137.00	137.00
7	—	725	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	588	152.50–163.00	159.05
42	—	488	158.00–169.00	159.03
38	—	527	156.00–164.00	159.21
4	—	658	142.00	142.00
21	—	442	169.00–171.00	169.56
66	—	625	147.00–150.00	147.38
3	—	803	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	473	150.00–151.00	150.85
5	—	707	129.00	129.00
6	—	588	142.00	142.00
5	—	433	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	325	190.00	190.00
44	—	519	167.00–170.00	168.05
50	—	629	159.00–168.00	161.00
4	—	425	168.00	168.00
63	—	668	157.00–168.00	162.75
20	—	754	157.00–162.00	159.99
41	—	714	152.00–162.50	157.80
59	—	576	167.00–174.50	170.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	710	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	672	153.50	153.50
20	—	610	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	465	141.00	141.00
6	—	584	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	712	140.00	140.00
30	—	624	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,758	69.00–72.00	70.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,275	63.00–68.00	66.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,040	47.00–58.00	54.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,647	67.00–69.00	67.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,296	63.00–74.00	68.60
4	—	1,328	56.00–61.00	59.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,015	70.50–73.00	71.77
12	—	1,121	57.00–66.00	62.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,529	69.00–78.50	74.62
6	—	1,939	79.50–84.50	82.04

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.