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Sterling

Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2023-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sterling, Colorado · Wed, Feb 22

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1900

← Feb 8Feb 22Mar 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

544 head

▼ 469 vs last sale 1,013▲ 544 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 63 vs last sale 100▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 15▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers weighing between 500-700 lbs traded 6.00 to 12.50 higher. No other weight ranges has a a comparison. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs traded 9.50 to 13.25 higher and those weighing between 600-700 lbs traded 2.50 to 8.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter cows traded 2.50 to 4.00 higher on a thin test and slaughter bulls were too thinly tested for any comparison. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Todays run consisted mostly of lighter weight calves with 30-120 wean periods and one to two rounds of vaccinations. The next available report will occur as receipts warrant.

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 $196.40/cwt on 297 head.

Average price

$196.40

297 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,079

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

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

$24.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.27

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	199.63	1,130	229
Large 1-2	489	194.50	951	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	490	190.47	934	34
Medium and Large 2	497	175.55	872	25

One grade step is worth $24.08/cwt here — about $258 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 sale297 hd

196.40

—

CO average5 barns · 1,081 hd

188.12

+8.27

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,715	90.00	1,544	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,298	86.63	1,124	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,020	83.78	855	22

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,222	$900	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,105	$1,275	2thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	255	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	530	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	248.45/cwt	248.00–249.00	802	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	348	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	705	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	201.68/cwt	200.00–202.50	726	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	851	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	245.28/cwt	239.50–247.00	935	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	405	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	810	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	207.54/cwt	205.00–210.00	905	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	481	198.81/cwt	198.00–199.00	956	11
Steers	—	Medium 1	508	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,031	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	538	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,033	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	549	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,208	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	553	186.49/cwt	182.00–188.00	1,031	4
Steers	—	Medium 1	586	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,149	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	595	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,291	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	596	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,183	3
Steers	—	Medium 1	602	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,156	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	209.50/cwt	200.00–210.50	1,284	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,214	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	204.01/cwt	201.00–205.00	1,344	48
Steers	—	Medium 1	699	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,279	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	343	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	712	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	194.28/cwt	192.00–198.00	734	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	821	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	429	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	781	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	921	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	218.64/cwt	209.00–219.00	1,045	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	897	5
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	489	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	951	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	189.32/cwt	184.00–192.00	977	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	992	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	198.42/cwt	193.00–203.50	1,145	121
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	184.43/cwt	178.00–186.00	1,145	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	951	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,032	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,243	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,145	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	711	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	953	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	951	99.51/cwt	91.50–111.00	946	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	966	70.13/cwt	69.00–71.00	677	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	528	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,070	82.79/cwt	79.00–86.00	886	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,111	78.72/cwt	76.00–86.00	875	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	80.30/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,025	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	86.77/cwt	85.00–89.50	1,112	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,324	91.84/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,216	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,544	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,222	899.92/head	850.00–1,000.00	900	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1

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 Feb 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 544Last week 1,013Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 100Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 15Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	659	201.00–205.00	204.01
22	—	595	217.00	217.00
4	—	549	220.00	220.00
9	—	323	248.00–249.00	248.45
31	—	613	200.00–210.50	209.50
9	—	381	239.50–247.00	245.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	200.00–202.50	201.68
5	—	538	192.00	192.00
4	—	348	202.50	202.50
5	—	255	208.00	208.00
4	—	553	182.00–188.00	186.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	602	192.00	192.00
6	—	699	183.00	183.00
5	—	508	203.00	203.00
12	—	586	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	436	205.00–210.00	207.54
6	—	613	198.00	198.00
3	—	378	225.00	225.00
3	—	596	198.50	198.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	405	200.00	200.00
11	—	481	198.00–199.00	198.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	443	208.00	208.00
12	—	516	184.00–192.00	189.32
3	—	637	162.00	162.00
4	—	570	174.00	174.00
6	—	393	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	711	134.00	134.00
2	—	630	151.00	151.00
10	—	378	192.00–198.00	194.28
2	—	343	207.50	207.50
5	—	485	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	621	178.00–186.00	184.43
121	—	577	193.00–203.50	198.42
5	—	672	185.00	185.00
54	—	478	209.00–219.00	218.64
3	—	700	163.50	163.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	489	194.50	194.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,276	77.00–84.00	80.30
3	—	1,282	85.00–89.50	86.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	50.00	50.00
4	—	966	69.00–71.00	70.13
7	—	1,111	76.00–86.00	78.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,324	89.00–94.00	91.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	951	91.50–111.00	99.51
2	—	1,070	79.00–86.00	82.79

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,105	1,275.00	1,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,222	850.00–1,000.00	899.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,325.00	1,325.00

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.