Sale reports / Colorado / Sterling / 2022-12-07

Sterling

Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2022-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sterling, Colorado · Wed, Dec 7

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1900

← Nov 16Dec 7Dec 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,405 head

▲ 1,405 vs last sale 0▼ 694 vs year ago 2,099 · −33.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

180 head

▲ 180 vs last sale 0▼ 93 vs year ago 273 · −34.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 0▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend is available as the last reported sale for this market was three weeks ago. Today's run consisted primarily of pre-conditioned calves with the majority having multiple rounds of vaccinations and most being weaned between 30-90 days. Trade activity and demand were good. The next available report will be December 14, 2022.

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 $202.46/cwt on 535 head.

Average price

$202.46

535 head · 597 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,209

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$42.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.92

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	606	204.21	1,237	449
Medium and Large 1-2	547	194.49	1,064	83
Large 1-2	728	162.00	1,179	3thin

One grade step is worth $42.21/cwt here — about $57 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 sale535 hd

202.46

—

CO average5 barns · 5,909 hd

193.55

+8.92

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	1,907	88.84	1,694	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,629	75.21	1,225	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,304	63.31	826	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,108	52.03	577	45

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,172	$992	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$985	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,231	$785	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$700	2thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	948	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	226.50/cwt	222.50–232.50	958	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	212.42/cwt	209.00–217.50	916	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	457	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,037	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	210.89/cwt	203.00–216.00	1,014	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	483	238.76/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,153	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	214.19/cwt	210.00–220.50	1,095	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	203.69/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,080	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	556	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,207	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	204.22/cwt	201.00–211.00	1,180	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	180.54/cwt	173.00–181.50	1,054	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,230	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	170.22/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,057	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	622	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,157	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	198.71/cwt	190.00–200.50	1,244	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	631	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,186	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	669	195.59/cwt	193.00–196.00	1,308	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	187.95/cwt	181.00–193.50	1,274	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,173	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	186.14/cwt	176.00–191.50	1,336	50
Steers	—	Large 1-2	728	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,179	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	746	197.27/cwt	193.00–198.50	1,472	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	802	176.50/cwt	176.00–177.00	1,416	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	637	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	339	213.70/cwt	211.00–215.00	724	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	770	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	398	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	852	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	187.13/cwt	185.00–191.00	793	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	214.29/cwt	206.00–217.00	926	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	442	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	972	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	461	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	991	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	203.23/cwt	200.00–209.00	955	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	189.45/cwt	187.00–192.00	917	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	492	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	957	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	189.94/cwt	181.00–195.00	1,001	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	177.28/cwt	175.00–179.00	934	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	181.56/cwt	177.50–188.50	1,031	119
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	175.48/cwt	169.00–196.00	1,020	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	163.32/cwt	162.00–166.00	1,029	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	637	178.52/cwt	175.00–181.00	1,137	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	165.50/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,101	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	667	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,014	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	171.39/cwt	168.00–175.50	1,150	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	154.01/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,104	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	167.00/cwt	163.00–168.00	1,202	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	888	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,296	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,794	87.10/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,563	8
Bulls	—	—	2,207	93.49/cwt	91.00–98.00	2,063	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,084	44.71/cwt	39.00–47.00	485	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,119	54.48/cwt	50.00–57.50	610	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,126	59.68/cwt	58.00–61.00	672	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	61.90/cwt	59.00–69.00	794	39
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,347	56.92/cwt	55.00–58.50	767	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,351	69.52/cwt	64.00–71.50	939	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,629	75.21/cwt	69.00–77.00	1,225	34
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,172	991.94/head	835.00–1,325.00	992	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,231	785.00/head	785.00–785.00	785	16

How this sale compares

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 Dec 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,405Last week 0Year ago 2,099

Slaughter CattleReceipts 180Last week 0Year ago 273

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	678	181.00–193.50	187.95
7	—	387	245.00	245.00
60	—	511	210.00–220.50	214.19
6	—	802	176.00–177.00	176.50
45	—	626	190.00–200.50	198.71
52	—	578	201.00–211.00	204.22
50	—	718	176.00–191.50	186.14
5	—	423	222.50–232.50	226.50
10	—	457	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	481	203.00–216.00	210.89
12	—	584	173.00–181.50	180.54
20	—	530	200.00–208.00	203.69
13	—	682	172.00	172.00
9	—	621	170.00–172.00	170.22
12	—	431	209.00–217.50	212.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	483	235.00–240.00	238.76
22	—	600	205.00	205.00
22	—	746	193.00–198.50	197.27
31	—	556	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	728	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	631	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	669	193.00–196.00	195.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	622	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	637	175.00–181.00	178.52
52	—	671	168.00–175.50	171.39
27	—	527	181.00–195.00	189.94
119	—	568	177.50–188.50	181.56
5	—	720	163.00–168.00	167.00
52	—	470	200.00–209.00	203.23
19	—	432	206.00–217.00	214.29
8	—	398	214.00	214.00
3	—	339	211.00–215.00	213.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	484	187.00–192.00	189.45
2	—	888	146.00	146.00
2	—	305	209.00	209.00
44	—	581	169.00–196.00	175.48
11	—	424	185.00–191.00	187.13
9	—	527	175.00–179.00	177.28
23	—	630	162.00–166.00	163.32
12	—	665	165.00–167.00	165.50
3	—	717	152.00–155.00	154.01
2	—	393	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	492	194.50	194.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	461	215.00	215.00
3	—	442	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,629	69.00–77.00	75.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,084	39.00–47.00	44.71
23	—	1,119	50.00–57.50	54.48
7	—	1,126	58.00–61.00	59.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,347	55.00–58.50	56.92
39	—	1,282	59.00–69.00	61.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,351	64.00–71.50	69.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,794	84.00–89.00	87.10
3	—	2,207	91.00–98.00	93.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,172	835.00–1,325.00	991.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,175	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	985.00	985.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,231	785.00	785.00

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.