Sale reports / Colorado / Sterling / 2021-10-13

Sterling

Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2021-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sterling, Colorado · Wed, Oct 13

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1900

← Oct 6Oct 13Oct 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,449 head

▲ 162 vs last sale 1,287▼ 414 vs year ago 1,863 · −22.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

81 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 124▼ 169 vs year ago 250 · −67.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 13▼ 3 vs year ago 15 · −20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Feeder steers under 500 lbs traded sharply higher. Steers from 500 to 650 lbs traded uneven, 4.00 lower to 2.50 higher. Steers over 650 lbs traded mostly steady to 1.50 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs had no comparable trades from last week. Heifers weighing from 500 to 600 lbs traded steady to 1.00 higher and 600 to 700 lbs traded unevenly steady. Heifers over 700 lbs had no comparisons from last week. Slaughter cows traded 2.75 lower. Slaughter bulls traded 2.00 lower on a very light test. Feeding cows traded mostly 4.00 to 7.00 lower with the exception of lean cows, which traded 1.00 higher. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Todays run consisted primarily of preconditioned calves with the majority having multiple rounds of vaccinations and most being weaned between 30-60 days. There were also a few long runs of yearling cattle coming off grass. The next available report will be Wednesday, October 20,2021.

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 $161.43/cwt on 889 head.

Average price

$161.43

889 head · 658 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,063

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

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

$27.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.89

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	684	164.65	1,127	587
Medium and Large 1-2	605	156.72	948	278
Medium and Large 2	642	137.24	880	24

One grade step is worth $27.41/cwt here — about $246 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 sale889 hd

161.43

—

CO average4 barns · 2,677 hd

159.54

+1.89

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	—	Average	1,634	78.18	1,278	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,311	60.70	796	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,601	60.35	966	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,144	58.96	674	6thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	331	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	705	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	336	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	638	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	191.93/cwt	185.00–197.50	731	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	407	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	708	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	411	200.29/cwt	200.00–202.50	823	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	181.68/cwt	175.00–183.00	845	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	169.01/cwt	166.00–172.00	793	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	158.19/cwt	153.00–164.50	835	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	539	170.65/cwt	169.00–174.00	920	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	166.31/cwt	166.00–167.00	953	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	158.99/cwt	157.00–165.00	911	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	597	136.98/cwt	130.00–142.00	818	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	154.21/cwt	148.00–157.00	944	93
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	162.04/cwt	159.00–165.50	1,003	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	652	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	913	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	161.26/cwt	158.25–162.00	1,061	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	150.99/cwt	149.00–152.00	1,028	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	709	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,028	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	157.49/cwt	150.00–161.50	1,137	148
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	754	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,139	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	788	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,024	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	809	141.91/cwt	141.00–142.75	1,148	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	899	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,218	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	954	155.75/cwt	155.75–155.75	1,486	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,029	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	1,469	48
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	598	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	165.97/cwt	164.00–168.00	564	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	624	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	416	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	607	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	159.40/cwt	155.00–165.00	697	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	659	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	150.55/cwt	150.00–153.50	730	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	142.64/cwt	141.00–148.50	698	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	725	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	144.05/cwt	141.00–147.00	756	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	816	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	141.89/cwt	137.00–145.00	806	95
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	716	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	881	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	141.48/cwt	138.00–144.25	887	88
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	147.20/cwt	146.50–148.00	929	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	145.13/cwt	144.50–145.25	987	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	131.61/cwt	131.00–134.00	940	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,021	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,001	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,077	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	959	3
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,875	71.33/cwt	65.00–77.00	1,337	5
Bulls	—	—	2,100	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,680	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,070	63.60/cwt	61.00–65.00	681	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,217	54.31/cwt	52.00–56.00	661	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,294	54.83/cwt	50.00–59.50	710	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	63.67/cwt	61.00–66.00	828	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,324	64.46/cwt	60.00–67.00	853	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,576	59.77/cwt	55.00–64.50	942	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,642	60.84/cwt	55.00–64.00	999	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,685	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,095	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,169	724.77/cwt	710.00–735.00	8,473	12

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 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,449Last week 1,287Year ago 1,863

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 124Year ago 250

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 13Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	714	131.00–134.00	131.61
95	—	568	137.00–145.00	141.89
6	—	340	164.00–168.00	165.97
26	—	489	141.00–148.50	142.64
52	—	525	141.00–147.00	144.05
5	—	416	150.00	150.00
88	—	627	138.00–144.25	141.48
3	—	770	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	146.00	146.00
3	—	518	140.00	140.00
5	—	471	140.00	140.00
5	—	573	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	176.00	176.00
42	—	680	144.50–145.25	145.13
3	—	537	152.00	152.00
36	—	437	155.00–165.00	159.40
14	—	732	139.50	139.50
25	—	587	150.00	150.00
22	—	631	146.50–148.00	147.20
19	—	485	150.00–153.50	150.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	573	166.00–167.00	166.31
48	—	1,029	142.75	142.75
97	—	619	159.00–165.50	162.04
45	—	658	158.25–162.00	161.26
52	—	465	175.00–183.00	181.68
19	—	331	213.00	213.00
9	—	754	151.00	151.00
36	—	539	169.00–174.00	170.65
148	—	722	150.00–161.50	157.49
35	—	411	200.00–202.50	200.29
75	—	954	155.75	155.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	681	149.00–152.00	150.99
26	—	528	153.00–164.50	158.19
11	—	381	185.00–197.50	191.93
60	—	573	157.00–165.00	158.99
5	—	336	190.00	190.00
93	—	612	148.00–157.00	154.21
23	—	809	141.00–142.75	141.91
5	—	407	174.00	174.00
11	—	899	135.50	135.50
7	—	709	145.00	145.00
16	—	469	166.00–172.00	169.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	788	130.00	130.00
9	—	652	140.00	140.00
12	—	597	130.00–142.00	136.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,576	55.00–64.50	59.77
1	—	1,685	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,294	50.00–59.50	54.83
25	—	1,324	60.00–67.00	64.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,642	55.00–64.00	60.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	61.00–66.00	63.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,070	61.00–65.00	63.60
3	—	1,217	52.00–56.00	54.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,100	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,875	65.00–77.00	71.33
3	—	1,077	89.00	89.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	12	—	1,169	710.00–735.00	724.77

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.