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Sterling

Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2022-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sterling, Colorado · Wed, May 4

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1900

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Feeder Cattle receipts

855 head

▲ 855 vs last sale 0▼ 165 vs year ago 1,020 · −16.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

242 head

▲ 242 vs last sale 0▲ 242 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

89 head

▲ 89 vs last sale 0▲ 58 vs year ago 31 · +187.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend is available as this is the first reported sale in a month. Trade and activity were moderate to good. Today's run consisted of mostly weaned calves and yearling cattle with at least two rounds of vaccinations. The next available report will be Wednesday, May 18, 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 $163.03/cwt on 405 head.

Average price

$163.03

405 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$975

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$6.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.29

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	598	165.35	988	269
Medium and Large 1-2	598	158.45	948	136

One grade step is worth $6.90/cwt here — about $40 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 sale405 hd

163.03

—

CO average4 barns · 1,195 hd

161.74

+1.29

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	1,781	97.13	1,730	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,779	85.40	1,519	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,371	80.29	1,101	100
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	68.80	777	84

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	357	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	652	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	197.31/cwt	196.00–200.00	720	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	847	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	195.14/cwt	194.00–196.00	851	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	197.51/cwt	194.00–198.00	956	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	191.20/cwt	187.00–192.50	929	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,004	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	188.34/cwt	186.00–188.50	1,011	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,116	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	179.79/cwt	179.50–180.00	1,045	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,116	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,107	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,188	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	167.84/cwt	164.00–173.00	1,148	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	158.34/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,137	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	163.22/cwt	163.00–164.00	1,180	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	751	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,299	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	158.44/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,215	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	801	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,238	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	881	145.30/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,280	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	174.49/cwt	172.00–176.00	749	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	177.49/cwt	174.00–178.50	822	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	820	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	160.87/cwt	159.00–166.00	837	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	173.66/cwt	173.00–174.50	905	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	172.31/cwt	167.00–176.00	975	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	159.72/cwt	154.00–163.00	923	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	154.09/cwt	152.00–155.00	960	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	157.83/cwt	157.00–160.00	997	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	155.39/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,033	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	152.41/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,046	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	149.13/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,095	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,129	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	811	141.92/cwt	141.50–142.25	1,151	16
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,615	90.37/cwt	87.00–94.50	1,459	4
Bulls	—	—	1,876	101.00/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,895	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	45.15/cwt	40.50–47.50	442	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,136	65.54/cwt	56.00–69.50	745	37
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,144	78.38/cwt	71.00–84.00	897	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,154	74.33/cwt	70.00–81.00	858	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,359	79.56/cwt	75.00–83.00	1,081	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,369	81.00/cwt	75.00–86.00	1,109	83
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,427	71.86/cwt	67.00–74.50	1,025	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,779	85.40/cwt	77.50–87.50	1,519	23
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	1,156.91/cwt	1,100.00–1,225.00	14,751	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,311	1,123.98/cwt	1,075.00–1,200.00	14,735	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,389	975.13/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	13,545	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,471	1,153.34/cwt	1,050.00–1,325.00	16,966	19
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	947	1,775.00/cwt	1,775.00–1,775.00	16,809	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	12,938	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,452	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	19,965	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,985	1,750.00/cwt	1,750.00–1,750.00	34,738	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 May 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 855Last week 0Year ago 1,020

Slaughter CattleReceipts 242Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 89Last week 0Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	436	194.00–196.00	195.14
34	—	620	178.50	178.50
6	—	718	155.00–159.00	158.34
17	—	486	187.00–192.50	191.20
31	—	537	186.00–188.50	188.34
9	—	581	179.50–180.00	179.79
40	—	684	164.00–173.00	167.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	767	156.00–160.00	158.44
39	—	723	163.00–164.00	163.22
24	—	613	182.00	182.00
3	—	365	196.00–200.00	197.31
8	—	484	194.00–198.00	197.51
9	—	679	175.00	175.00
9	—	429	197.50	197.50
16	—	562	198.50	198.50
7	—	801	154.50	154.50
5	—	881	145.00–146.00	145.30
8	—	512	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	357	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	751	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	623	152.00–155.00	154.09
28	—	578	154.00–163.00	159.72
9	—	429	172.00–176.00	174.49
56	—	686	146.00–154.00	152.41
18	—	488	168.00	168.00
14	—	520	159.00–166.00	160.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	632	157.00–160.00	157.83
17	—	665	154.00–158.00	155.39
72	—	521	173.00–174.50	173.66
36	—	463	174.00–178.50	177.49
46	—	734	145.00–151.00	149.13
16	—	811	141.50–142.25	141.92
8	—	776	145.50	145.50
67	—	566	167.00–176.00	172.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,154	70.00–81.00	74.33
7	—	978	40.50–47.50	45.15
37	—	1,136	56.00–69.50	65.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,779	77.50–87.50	85.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,427	67.00–74.50	71.86
11	—	1,359	75.00–83.00	79.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,144	71.00–84.00	78.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	1,369	75.00–86.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,615	87.00–94.50	90.37
7	—	1,876	96.00–103.00	101.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	1,471	1,050.00–1,325.00	1,153.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,389	875.00–1,050.00	975.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,275	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,156.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,311	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,123.98

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,452	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,035	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	947	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,985	1,750.00	1,750.00

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.