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Sterling

Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2022-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-13

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

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1900

← May 4Jul 13Jul 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,169 head

▲ 314 vs last sale 855▲ 1,169 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

136 head

▼ 106 vs last sale 242▲ 136 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 78 vs last sale 89▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison is available as this is the first reported sale since May. Trade activity was active and demand was moderate to good. Today's run consisted of mostly yearling cattle coming off grass due to drought conditions, with a few light weight feeder calves mostly coming straight off the cows. The next available report will occur as receipts warrant.

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 $187.61/cwt on 1,054 head.

Average price

$187.61

1,054 head · 813 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,525

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$15.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	816	187.72	1,531	1,026
Medium and Large 1-2	700	185.99	1,302	23
Medium 1	750	172.00	1,290	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.72/cwt here — about $241 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 sale1,054 hd

187.61

—

CO average1 barns · 1,054 hd

187.61

+0.00

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	1,669	102.01	1,703	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,401	77.70	1,089	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,625	77.00	1,251	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,092	68.14	744	50

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,395	$1,250	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,430	$1,150	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,423	$1,363	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,352	$1,285	3thin

Every lot

39 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	747	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	240.95/cwt	240.00–241.00	916	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,254	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	185.99/cwt	185.50–187.00	1,278	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	693	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,331	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	190.69/cwt	190.50–190.75	1,381	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	748	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,391	5
Steers	—	Medium 1	750	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,290	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	189.20/cwt	184.00–190.75	1,466	286
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	842	184.28/cwt	182.00–185.25	1,552	176
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	877	183.26/cwt	181.00–184.25	1,607	319
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	914	182.25/cwt	182.25–182.25	1,666	120
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	288	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	691	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	331	231.09/cwt	226.00–233.00	765	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	895	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,119	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,183	9
Heifers	—	Large 1	857	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,354	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,058	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	1,352	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	922	89.38/cwt	76.00–100.00	824	3
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,030	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,082	1
Bulls	—	—	1,807	98.86/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,786	7
Bulls	—	—	1,909	109.12/cwt	105.00–115.00	2,083	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	965	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	878	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	61.79/cwt	57.00–68.00	647	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	45.99/cwt	40.00–52.50	487	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,106	74.49/cwt	70.50–79.50	824	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,170	76.37/cwt	74.00–80.00	894	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,270	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,181	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	1,042	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,324	82.71/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,095	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	836	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,414	71.52/cwt	66.50–78.00	1,011	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,434	76.81/cwt	71.00–79.50	1,101	39
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,251	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,352	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,423	1,363.49/head	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,363	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,430	1,149.59/head	1,110.00–1,185.00	1,150	4

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 Jul 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,169Last week 855Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 136Last week 242Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 89Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	674	166.00	166.00
9	—	735	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	232.50	232.50
5	—	288	240.00	240.00
10	—	331	226.00–233.00	231.09
11	—	1,058	127.75	127.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	857	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	724	190.50–190.75	190.69
21	—	380	240.00–241.00	240.95
120	—	914	182.25	182.25
319	—	877	181.00–184.25	183.26
286	—	775	184.00–190.75	189.20
12	—	693	192.00	192.00
11	—	285	262.00	262.00
4	—	630	199.00	199.00
176	—	842	182.00–185.25	184.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	748	186.00	186.00
18	—	687	185.50–187.00	185.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	750	172.00	172.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,352	1,285.00	1,285.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,423	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,363.49

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,395	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,430	1,110.00–1,185.00	1,149.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	922	76.00–100.00	89.38
1	—	1,030	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,807	90.00–103.00	98.86
8	—	1,909	105.00–115.00	109.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,434	71.00–79.50	76.81
1	—	1,270	93.00	93.00
14	—	1,324	80.00–85.00	82.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	91.00	91.00
16	—	1,170	74.00–80.00	76.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,047	57.00–68.00	61.79
4	—	1,058	40.00–52.50	45.99
7	—	1,106	70.50–79.50	74.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	80.50	80.50
6	—	1,414	66.50–78.00	71.52
1	—	1,370	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	77.00	77.00

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.