Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2019-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Demand and trade activity moderate to good. Feeder steers under 600 lbs traded steady to 13.00 higher. Steers weighing above 600 lbs were too lightly tested to accurately trend. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs traded mostly 1.00 to 12.00 higher while those over 600 lbs were steady to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady. Today’s supply consisted mostly of home raised, preconditioned, calves and yearlings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.73/cwt on 342 head.

Average price

$156.73

342 head · 610 lb average

Value per head Derived

$956

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$4.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.03

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	614	157.20	966	302
Medium and Large 1-2	580	153.17	888	40

One grade step is worth $4.03/cwt here — about $78 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 sale342 hd

156.73

—

CO average3 barns · 712 hd

154.70

+2.03

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	—	High	1,661	86.01	1,428	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,643	64.62	1,061	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,303	63.72	830	120
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,090	57.57	628	91

Every lot, as filed

47 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	156.68/cwt	150.00–160.00	912	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,070	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	946	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	194.15/cwt	192.00–203.00	637	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	402	177.26/cwt	174.00–183.00	713	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	169.68/cwt	168.00–170.00	903	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	154.32/cwt	150.00–155.00	969	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	184.78/cwt	184.00–185.50	728	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	160.27/cwt	159.00–163.00	930	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	1,100	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	170.22/cwt	168.00–171.00	803	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	142.23/cwt	139.50–145.00	1,017	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	609	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,054	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	178.74/cwt	178.00–179.00	674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,112	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	157.19/cwt	156.00–160.00	813	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	870	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	169.85/cwt	168.00–172.00	752	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	781	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	224.28/cwt	217.50–227.00	816	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	883	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	863	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,276	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	168.53/cwt	163.00–170.50	1,192	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	699	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,178	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	184.72/cwt	183.00–188.00	970	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	184.77/cwt	183.00–188.00	1,044	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	583	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,163	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	193.38/cwt	189.00–197.00	843	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	185.26/cwt	180.00–187.00	886	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	908	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,406	821.17/cwt	725.00–885.00	11,546	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,447	1,162.74/cwt	1,035.00–1,325.00	16,825	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	992.58/cwt	925.00–1,050.00	10,372	2
Bulls	—	—	2,101	94.43/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,984	4
Bulls	—	—	1,475	78.37/cwt	72.00–82.00	1,156	9
Bulls	—	—	1,657	87.36/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,448	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	74.42/cwt	71.50–78.00	1,003	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	56.22/cwt	52.00–60.00	722	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	65.03/cwt	61.00–69.00	849	96
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,290	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,763	58.58/cwt	58.00–59.00	1,033	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,629	64.60/cwt	61.00–68.00	1,052	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	38.39/cwt	32.00–42.00	394	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	50.51/cwt	45.00–52.00	527	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	67.34/cwt	66.00–71.00	686	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	58.41/cwt	53.00–63.00	651	65

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 May 1, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 707Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 310Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	150.00–160.00	156.68
4	—	1,070	100.00	100.00
5	—	701	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	328	192.00–203.00	194.15
6	—	402	174.00–183.00	177.26
6	—	532	168.00–170.00	169.68
14	—	628	150.00–155.00	154.32
25	—	394	184.00–185.50	184.78
40	—	580	159.00–163.00	160.27
47	—	787	139.75	139.75
49	—	472	168.00–171.00	170.22
88	—	715	139.50–145.00	142.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	609	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	377	178.00–179.00	178.74
6	—	1,085	102.50	102.50
7	—	517	156.00–160.00	157.19
9	—	594	146.50	146.50
14	—	443	168.00–172.00	169.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	344	227.00	227.00
7	—	364	217.50–227.00	224.28
9	—	453	195.00	195.00
12	—	416	207.50	207.50
13	—	1,025	124.50	124.50
19	—	707	163.00–170.50	168.53
22	—	699	168.50	168.50
59	—	525	183.00–188.00	184.72
78	—	565	183.00–188.00	184.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	583	199.50	199.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	436	189.00–197.00	193.38
11	—	478	180.00–187.00	185.26
11	—	519	175.00	175.00

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)	11	—	1,406	725.00–885.00	821.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,447	1,035.00–1,325.00	1,162.74
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,045	925.00–1,050.00	992.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,101	92.00–100.00	94.43
9	—	1,475	72.00–82.00	78.37
26	—	1,657	85.00–90.00	87.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,348	71.50–78.00	74.42
21	—	1,285	52.00–60.00	56.22
96	—	1,305	61.00–69.00	65.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	77.00	77.00
2	—	1,763	58.00–59.00	58.58
20	—	1,629	61.00–68.00	64.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,026	32.00–42.00	38.39
8	—	1,044	45.00–52.00	50.51
12	—	1,018	66.00–71.00	67.34
65	—	1,115	53.00–63.00	58.41

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Sterling Livestock Commission - Sterling, CO

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle