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Sterling

Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2022-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sterling, Colorado · Wed, Mar 16

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1900

← Mar 2Mar 16Apr 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

465 head

▼ 876 vs last sale 1,341▲ 465 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

166 head

▲ 96 vs last sale 70▲ 166 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

263 head

▲ 256 vs last sale 7▲ 263 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Trade activity and demand moderate. In feeder cattle, steers under 550 lbs traded 4.50 to 10.00 lower on a light test. Steers between 550-600 lbs traded 2.25 higher. Steers weighing 600 to 750 lbs traded 2.00 to 5.00 lower and steers over 750 traded 3.75 higher on a very light test. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs traded 0.50 to 3.00 lower and heifers over 600 lbs had no comparison. The next available report will be Wednesday, March 23, 2022.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $163.36/cwt on 196 head.

Average price

$163.36

196 head · 608 lb average

Value per head Derived

$993

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$43

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$34.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.08

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	174.83	994	86
Medium and Large 2	582	157.90	919	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	636	155.19	987	96
Large 1	741	140.00	1,037	7thin

One grade step is worth $34.83/cwt here — about −$43 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 sale196 hd

163.36

—

CO average3 barns · 1,122 hd

161.28

+2.08

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	1,536	104.58	1,606	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,675	85.95	1,439	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,395	83.97	1,171	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,104	80.62	890	64

Every lot

56 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	447	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	970	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	982	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	203.99/cwt	201.00–205.00	991	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	204.33/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,042	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	955	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	206.43/cwt	205.50–209.00	1,203	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,151	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	181.37/cwt	177.00–182.00	1,115	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,189	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	643	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,055	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	170.12/cwt	164.00–174.00	1,143	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	180.90/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,221	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,187	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	739	165.51/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,223	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,258	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	401	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	730	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	177.16/cwt	173.00–178.00	840	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	183.18/cwt	183.00–184.00	943	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	168.96/cwt	166.00–174.00	884	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	172.77/cwt	172.00–178.50	1,006	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	157.90/cwt	151.00–159.00	919	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	644	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	979	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	149.05/cwt	147.00–150.00	987	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,010	8
Heifers	—	Large 1	741	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,037	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	793	140.45/cwt	140.00–140.50	1,114	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,089	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	858	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,107	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	850	118.30/cwt	117.50–119.00	1,006	2
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,164	102.33/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,191	4
Bulls	—	—	1,781	97.60/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,738	5
Bulls	—	—	1,945	108.71/cwt	105.00–113.00	2,114	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	77.67/cwt	70.00–81.00	810	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	58.18/cwt	52.00–67.00	618	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,116	88.85/cwt	87.00–91.00	992	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,148	82.35/cwt	76.00–86.00	945	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,372	82.44/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,131	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,388	77.59/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,077	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,419	86.41/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,226	35
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,668	90.62/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,512	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,678	83.61/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,403	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	977	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	15,144	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,014	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	11,661	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	1,021	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	17,357	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,250	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,198	1,524.35/cwt	1,475.00–1,550.00	18,262	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,211	1,356.62/cwt	1,275.00–1,375.00	16,429	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,291	1,336.79/cwt	1,300.00–1,400.00	17,258	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,336	1,686.39/cwt	1,425.00–1,700.00	22,530	42
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,355	1,144.94/cwt	1,125.00–1,150.00	15,514	10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	822	92.54/cwt	87.00–94.00	761	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	973	107.61/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,047	11
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	13,039	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	1,259.63/cwt	1,200.00–1,385.00	10,959	55
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	978	1,579.37/cwt	1,475.00–1,625.00	15,446	63
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,240	1,625.00/cwt	1,625.00–1,625.00	20,150	1

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 Mar 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 465Last week 1,341Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 166Last week 70Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 263Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	582	172.00–178.50	172.77
17	—	515	183.00–184.00	183.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	793	140.00–140.50	140.45
11	—	523	166.00–174.00	168.96
6	—	828	131.50	131.50
7	—	644	152.00	152.00
19	—	474	173.00–178.00	177.16
23	—	662	147.00–150.00	149.05
4	—	401	182.00	182.00
8	—	711	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	741	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	582	151.00–159.00	157.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	510	202.00–205.00	204.33
4	—	629	189.00	189.00
27	—	739	165.00–167.00	165.51
14	—	765	164.50	164.50
13	—	463	212.00	212.00
15	—	675	177.00–187.00	180.90
29	—	583	205.50–209.00	206.43
14	—	447	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	672	164.00–174.00	170.12
7	—	587	196.00	196.00
2	—	728	163.00	163.00
8	—	615	177.00–182.00	181.37
4	—	486	201.00–205.00	203.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	555	172.00	172.00
6	—	643	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	858	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,668	88.00–94.00	90.62
6	—	1,678	80.00–86.00	83.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	52.00–67.00	58.18
23	—	1,043	70.00–81.00	77.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,419	84.00–89.00	86.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,148	76.00–86.00	82.35
7	—	1,116	87.00–91.00	88.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,372	80.00–89.00	82.44
5	—	1,388	75.00–79.00	77.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,945	105.00–113.00	108.71
5	—	1,781	90.00–101.00	97.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	850	117.50–119.00	118.30
4	—	1,164	95.00–107.00	102.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,355	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,144.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,198	1,475.00–1,550.00	1,524.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,211	1,275.00–1,375.00	1,356.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	42	—	1,336	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,686.39

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,014	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,125	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,291	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,336.79

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,021	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	977	1,550.00	1,550.00

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	5	—	822	87.00–94.00	92.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	973	102.00–109.00	107.61

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	1,525.00	1,525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	55	—	870	1,200.00–1,385.00	1,259.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	63	—	978	1,475.00–1,625.00	1,579.37

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	1,625.00	1,625.00

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.