Sale reports / Colorado / Sterling / 2021-11-03

Sterling

Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2021-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sterling, Colorado · Wed, Nov 3

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1900

← Oct 27Nov 3Nov 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,909 head

▲ 700 vs last sale 1,209▲ 463 vs year ago 1,446 · +32.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

163 head

▲ 52 vs last sale 111▲ 163 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 27▲ 9 vs year ago 10 · +90.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Feeder steers under 550 lbs traded steady to 1.50 lower, while those over 550 lbs traded 1.00 to 4.50 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs traded steady to 4.00 higher, and those over 600 lbs traded 6.00 higher on limited comparisons. Slaughter cows traded steady and slaughter bulls were too thinly tested for an accurate comparison. Feeding cows traded steady to 3.00 higher. This week's run consisted mostly of pre-conditioned calves with those being weaned over 30 days commanding the highest interest. The next available report will be Wednesday, November 10, 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 $159.88/cwt on 973 head.

Average price

$159.88

973 head · 632 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,010

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium 2

$34.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.09

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	518	162.66	843	19thin
Medium and Large 1	634	160.77	1,020	833
Medium and Large 1-2	630	155.53	981	101
Large 1	747	154.00	1,150	11thin
Medium 2	514	128.00	658	9thin

One grade step is worth $34.66/cwt here — about $185 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 sale973 hd

159.88

—

CO average5 barns · 4,754 hd

158.79

+1.09

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	1,957	73.00	1,428	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,679	63.23	1,061	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,337	53.26	712	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,101	48.61	535	63

Every lot

67 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	324	213.99/cwt	212.50–215.00	693	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	399	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	794	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	400	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	700	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	195.32/cwt	194.00–196.00	828	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	185.21/cwt	184.00–187.00	796	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	176.64/cwt	172.00–180.00	830	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	897	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	514	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	658	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	173.70/cwt	169.00–181.50	928	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	168.50/cwt	166.50–171.00	957	111
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	158.74/cwt	155.00–161.00	930	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	613	155.12/cwt	153.00–157.50	951	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	152.67/cwt	151.50–154.00	945	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	161.60/cwt	159.50–167.00	1,010	206
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	670	151.60/cwt	150.00–153.50	1,016	111
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	158.64/cwt	155.50–164.00	1,071	156
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	147.96/cwt	147.50–149.00	1,003	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	718	151.57/cwt	150.25–155.25	1,088	102
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	721	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,020	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	148.30/cwt	146.50–150.00	1,077	14
Steers	—	Large 1	747	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,150	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	786	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,222	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,129	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	809	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,133	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,088	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,382	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	544	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	177.69/cwt	175.00–179.00	613	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	356	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	424	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	176.53/cwt	176.00–180.00	688	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	166.49/cwt	162.00–170.00	698	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	151.70/cwt	151.00–155.00	648	6
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	440	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	493	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	158.60/cwt	154.00–165.00	757	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	147.22/cwt	146.00–151.00	724	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	146.55/cwt	145.00–147.00	755	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	138.98/cwt	138.00–140.00	723	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	155.36/cwt	149.00–157.00	820	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	148.51/cwt	145.00–152.00	852	152
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	139.58/cwt	134.00–144.50	810	152
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	150.44/cwt	147.00–152.00	924	95
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	137.90/cwt	136.50–140.00	865	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	629	140.11/cwt	137.00–141.50	881	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	143.19/cwt	139.50–148.00	965	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	684	134.70/cwt	134.50–135.00	921	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	918	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	139.01/cwt	136.00–140.00	999	23
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,954	79.67/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,557	5
Bulls	—	—	1,963	56.32/cwt	52.00–61.00	1,106	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	31.55/cwt	31.00–32.00	304	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,037	52.76/cwt	51.00–55.00	547	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,046	68.16/cwt	65.00–70.50	713	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	41.87/cwt	36.00–45.00	455	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,137	49.97/cwt	48.00–53.00	568	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,316	55.59/cwt	54.00–60.00	732	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,318	60.74/cwt	54.50–66.50	801	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,342	48.50/cwt	41.00–53.50	651	39
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,343	35.78/cwt	33.00–40.00	481	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,415	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	969	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,468	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	1,006	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	697	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,645	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	905	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,689	66.39/cwt	61.00–69.50	1,121	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,725	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	954.92/cwt	950.00–960.00	12,939	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,373	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	14,760	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,380	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	13,248	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	922	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,220	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 Nov 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,909Last week 1,209Year ago 1,446

Slaughter CattleReceipts 163Last week 111Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 27Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	335	162.50	162.50
152	—	580	134.00–144.50	139.58
30	—	515	145.00–147.00	146.55
6	—	427	151.00–155.00	151.70
30	—	627	136.50–140.00	137.90
12	—	492	146.00–151.00	147.22
4	—	685	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	629	137.00–141.50	140.11
30	—	684	134.50–135.00	134.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
152	—	574	145.00–152.00	148.51
3	—	345	175.00–179.00	177.69
7	—	390	176.00–180.00	176.53
27	—	477	154.00–165.00	158.60
39	—	528	149.00–157.00	155.36
95	—	614	147.00–152.00	150.44
9	—	419	162.00–170.00	166.49
76	—	674	139.50–148.00	143.19
23	—	719	136.00–140.00	139.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	520	138.00–140.00	138.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	440	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	356	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,088	127.00	127.00
14	—	424	194.00–196.00	195.32
10	—	786	155.50	155.50
156	—	675	155.50–164.00	158.64
5	—	324	212.50–215.00	213.99
3	—	482	186.00	186.00
206	—	625	159.50–167.00	161.60
4	—	399	199.00	199.00
111	—	568	166.50–171.00	168.50
58	—	534	169.00–181.50	173.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	721	141.50	141.50
12	—	400	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	795	142.00	142.00
10	—	678	147.50–149.00	147.96
7	—	470	172.00–180.00	176.64
5	—	430	184.00–187.00	185.21
21	—	619	151.50–154.00	152.67
14	—	726	146.50–150.00	148.30
32	—	586	155.00–161.00	158.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	809	140.00	140.00
47	—	613	153.00–157.50	155.12
102	—	718	150.25–155.25	151.57
111	—	670	150.00–153.50	151.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	514	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	747	154.00	154.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,689	61.00–69.50	66.39
1	—	1,620	43.00	43.00
1	—	1,645	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,343	33.00–40.00	35.78
39	—	1,342	41.00–53.50	48.50
13	—	1,316	54.00–60.00	55.59
1	—	1,415	68.50	68.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	963	31.00–32.00	31.55
32	—	1,137	48.00–53.00	49.97
19	—	1,086	36.00–45.00	41.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,037	51.00–55.00	52.76
5	—	1,046	65.00–70.50	68.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,468	68.50	68.50
22	—	1,318	54.50–66.50	60.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,963	52.00–61.00	56.32
5	—	1,954	78.00–82.00	79.67

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,355	950.00–960.00	954.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,380	960.00	960.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,373	1,075.00	1,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	922	1,000.00	1,000.00

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.