Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2019-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend is available as the last reported sale was more than a month ago. Trade activity and demand was moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.85/cwt on 626 head.

Average price

$153.85

626 head · 641 lb average

Value per head Derived

$986

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$33

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$15.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.96

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	652	156.61	1,022	442
Medium and Large 2	423	154.00	651	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	618	147.07	910	162
Medium 1	763	141.50	1,080	5thin
Large 1	748	141.00	1,055	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.61/cwt here — about −$33 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 sale626 hd

153.85

—

CO average3 barns · 2,522 hd

147.89

+5.96

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	—	Average	1,583	79.95	1,266	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	62.49	927	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,364	60.14	820	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,064	52.14	555	15

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	60.14/cwt	56.50–64.00	820	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	62.49/cwt	61.00–64.00	927	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	684	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	56.37/cwt	54.50–59.00	596	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	46.90/cwt	41.00–49.50	511	10
Steers	Large 1	—	748	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,055	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	763	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,080	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	180.81/cwt	180.00–182.50	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	181.47/cwt	177.50–186.00	586	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,100	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	150.07/cwt	147.00–150.25	987	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	164.40/cwt	162.50–166.00	778	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	173.91/cwt	173.50–183.00	751	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,242	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	162.00/cwt	155.00–165.75	844	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	151.03/cwt	149.00–153.00	868	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	150.60/cwt	144.50–152.50	1,324	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	682	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	156.30/cwt	154.50–159.00	764	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	142.34/cwt	139.00–142.50	1,058	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	150.94/cwt	146.00–152.00	805	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	145.91/cwt	140.00–148.00	896	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	143.76/cwt	137.00–146.00	973	50
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	651	12
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	750	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	668	4
Bulls	—	—	1,781	82.21/cwt	79.50–85.00	1,464	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	946	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,206	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,335	2
Bulls	—	—	1,227	75.87/cwt	72.00–78.00	931	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	140.70/cwt	138.00–144.00	871	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	145.65/cwt	140.00–146.75	848	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	147.09/cwt	147.00–148.00	697	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	156.95/cwt	154.00–158.00	678	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,000	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	125.40/cwt	123.00–129.00	888	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	146.67/cwt	145.00–147.00	644	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	143.31/cwt	142.00–146.00	698	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	136.13/cwt	132.00–139.00	785	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	141.81/cwt	136.00–144.00	750	62
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	452	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	633	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	574	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	758	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,054	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	128.16/cwt	127.50–128.50	1,106	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	907	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,143	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	136.47/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,000	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	163.03/cwt	156.00–167.00	621	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	142.19/cwt	139.00–146.00	956	20

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 Oct 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,115Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 0Year ago 0

No trend is available as the last reported sale was more than a month ago. Trade activity and demand was moderate to good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,364	56.50–64.00	60.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,483	61.00–64.00	62.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	950	72.00	72.00
3	—	1,057	54.50–59.00	56.37
10	—	1,089	41.00–49.50	46.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,781	79.50–85.00	82.21
5	—	1,227	72.00–78.00	75.87

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	748	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	763	141.50	141.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	180.00–182.50	180.81
7	—	323	177.50–186.00	181.47
8	—	736	149.50	149.50
19	—	658	147.00–150.25	150.07
28	—	473	162.50–166.00	164.40
43	—	432	173.50–183.00	173.91
45	—	820	151.50	151.50
79	—	521	155.00–165.75	162.00
92	—	575	149.00–153.00	151.03
118	—	879	144.50–152.50	150.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	159.00	159.00
17	—	489	154.50–159.00	156.30
21	—	743	139.00–142.50	142.34
28	—	533	146.00–152.00	150.94
42	—	614	140.00–148.00	145.91
50	—	677	137.00–146.00	143.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	423	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	619	138.00–144.00	140.70
23	—	582	140.00–146.75	145.65
52	—	474	147.00–148.00	147.09
55	—	432	154.00–158.00	156.95
4	—	820	128.50	128.50
6	—	863	127.50–128.50	128.16
6	—	907	126.00	126.00
11	—	733	131.00–137.00	136.47
17	—	381	156.00–167.00	163.03
20	—	672	139.00–146.00	142.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	794	126.00	126.00
5	—	708	123.00–129.00	125.40
12	—	439	145.00–147.00	146.67
12	—	487	142.00–146.00	143.31
29	—	577	132.00–139.00	136.13
62	—	529	136.00–144.00	141.81
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	452	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	574	132.00	132.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	750	89.00	89.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	946	127.50	127.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,335	100.00	100.00

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.

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Sterling

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle