Sale reports / Colorado / Sterling / 2021-10-27

Sterling

Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2021-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sterling, Colorado · Wed, Oct 27

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1900

← Oct 20Oct 27Nov 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,209 head

▲ 416 vs last sale 793▲ 163 vs year ago 1,046 · +15.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

111 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 61▲ 1 vs year ago 110 · +0.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 44▼ 29 vs year ago 56 · −51.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were moderate. Feeder steers under 550 lbs traded 1.00 to 10.00 higher. Steers between 550 to 700 lbs traded 3.00 to 6.00 lower, and those over 700 lbs traded steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs traded 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Heifers over 550 lbs had no comparisons from last week to accurately trend. Today's run consisted of a mix of feeder calves with 0 to 60 day wean times and mostly at least two rounds of vaccinations and a run of yearling cattle coming off grass. Calves with multiple rounds of vaccinations and longer wean times continue to carry a stronger demand. The next available report will be Wednesday, November 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 $157.65/cwt on 681 head.

Average price

$157.65

681 head · 661 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,042

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$26

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

$18.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.37

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	632	166.34	1,051	358
Medium and Large 1-2	693	148.02	1,026	323

One grade step is worth $18.32/cwt here — about $26 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 sale681 hd

157.65

—

CO average5 barns · 4,614 hd

156.28

+1.37

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	1,935	84.09	1,627	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	65.00	1,004	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,348	57.20	771	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,118	45.66	511	17

Every lot

52 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	195.77/cwt	195.00–196.00	799	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	187.31/cwt	180.00–190.50	878	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	863	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	175.11/cwt	168.00–177.00	897	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	888	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	554	165.96/cwt	165.50–167.00	919	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	158.06/cwt	156.00–162.00	909	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	159.21/cwt	159.00–160.00	997	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	150.85/cwt	146.00–156.00	955	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,013	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	145.88/cwt	144.00–150.00	986	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	148.35/cwt	147.50–149.00	1,074	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	746	160.03/cwt	159.50–161.00	1,194	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	154.74/cwt	148.00–157.00	1,188	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	142.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,105	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,272	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	819	134.16/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,099	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	859	152.47/cwt	152.00–153.00	1,310	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	137.71/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,191	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,323	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,205	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,236	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	605	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	175.79/cwt	169.00–176.50	656	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	651	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	157.03/cwt	153.00–163.00	733	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	707	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	151.02/cwt	148.00–156.00	784	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	144.91/cwt	141.00–147.00	774	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	141.82/cwt	134.00–144.50	817	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	607	143.84/cwt	141.00–145.50	873	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	138.35/cwt	137.50–140.00	848	18
Heifers	—	Medium 2	633	127.77/cwt	126.00–129.00	809	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	134.90/cwt	132.00–138.00	908	25
Heifers	—	Medium 2	733	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	858	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	792	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	966	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,118	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,143	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,109	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,002	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,197	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,767	81.64/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,443	3
Bulls	—	—	1,855	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,317	1
Bulls	—	—	2,033	87.49/cwt	86.50–90.00	1,779	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,060	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	647	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,120	49.42/cwt	47.00–51.00	554	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	41.87/cwt	39.00–45.50	470	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,315	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	881	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,333	55.55/cwt	55.00–56.00	740	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,347	49.59/cwt	45.00–53.50	668	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,350	60.26/cwt	55.00–65.50	814	60
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,545	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,004	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,181	72.01/cwt	66.00–75.00	850	27

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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,209Last week 793Year ago 1,046

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 61Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 44Year ago 56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	373	169.00–176.50	175.79
2	—	828	138.00	138.00
72	—	467	153.00–163.00	157.03
30	—	607	141.00–145.50	143.84
12	—	519	148.00–156.00	151.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	733	117.00	117.00
26	—	633	126.00–129.00	127.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	613	137.50–140.00	138.35
3	—	1,002	119.50	119.50
14	—	484	146.00	146.00
3	—	860	129.00	129.00
25	—	673	132.00–138.00	134.90
53	—	534	141.00–147.00	144.91
2	—	443	147.00	147.00
78	—	576	134.00–144.50	141.82
3	—	792	122.00	122.00
1	—	370	163.50	163.50
4	—	810	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	493	175.00	175.00
2	—	1,065	115.00–117.00	116.01
37	—	865	131.00–139.00	137.71
41	—	724	147.50–149.00	148.35
21	—	535	166.00	166.00
85	—	633	146.00–156.00	150.85
41	—	676	144.00–150.00	145.88
4	—	1,030	117.00	117.00
8	—	776	140.00–145.00	142.45
38	—	575	156.00–162.00	158.06
38	—	819	131.00–137.00	134.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	746	159.50–161.00	160.03
33	—	626	159.00–160.00	159.21
31	—	805	158.00	158.00
2	—	925	143.00	143.00
17	—	408	195.00–196.00	195.77
16	—	469	180.00–190.50	187.31
16	—	768	148.00–157.00	154.74
42	—	554	165.50–167.00	165.96
34	—	859	152.00–153.00	152.47
15	—	658	154.00	154.00
101	—	512	168.00–177.00	175.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	67.00	67.00
60	—	1,350	55.00–65.50	60.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	61.00	61.00
6	—	1,120	47.00–51.00	49.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,123	39.00–45.50	41.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,347	45.00–53.50	49.59
2	—	1,333	55.00–56.00	55.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,767	78.00–85.00	81.64
1	—	1,855	71.00	71.00
6	—	2,033	86.50–90.00	87.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,181	66.00–75.00	72.01

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.