Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2019-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Last Week: Trade activity and demand moderate. Feeder steers under 600 lbs traded steady to 5.00 lower, while those over 600 lbs traded 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs traded 2.00 to 3.00 lower and those over 600 lbs were steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were not quoted last week due to weather. The next report available will be Wednesday, November 13, 2019.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.17/cwt on 1,088 head.

Average price

$148.17

1,088 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$934

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$21.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.49

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	625	153.13	957	686
Medium and Large 1-2	647	142.45	921	297
Medium and Large 2	620	131.91	817	105

One grade step is worth $21.21/cwt here — about $139 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 sale1,088 hd

148.17

—

CO average5 barns · 7,154 hd

150.65

−2.49

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	1,875	80.10	1,502	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,658	63.82	1,058	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,293	55.25	715	159
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,089	47.77	520	67

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	158.05/cwt	156.00–159.50	980	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	163.52/cwt	160.00–168.00	855	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	146.27/cwt	145.25–149.00	1,063	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	151.16/cwt	149.00–154.00	869	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	146.12/cwt	145.50–146.50	1,286	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	179.73/cwt	178.00–183.00	778	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	818	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,258	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	624	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	833	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	130.80/cwt	130.00–131.00	678	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	138.12/cwt	130.50–142.00	655	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	136.39/cwt	131.00–141.00	593	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	621	131.53/cwt	131.00–132.00	817	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	140.08/cwt	135.00–143.50	737	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	136.39/cwt	132.00–138.00	777	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	149.50/cwt	148.00–150.00	622	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	144.33/cwt	144.00–144.50	700	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	136.42/cwt	135.00–138.00	846	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	686	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	906	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	712	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	967	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	141.60/cwt	139.50–144.00	874	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	141.26/cwt	140.00–142.00	819	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	139.40/cwt	137.75–140.00	940	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	137.64/cwt	137.00–138.00	999	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	147.32/cwt	146.00–148.50	757	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,185	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,134	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	130.66/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,184	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,026	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,257	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	547	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	640	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	489	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	597	10
Heifers	Medium 1	—	649	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	837	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	51.33/cwt	47.00–56.00	565	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	42.98/cwt	38.00–46.00	468	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	31.40/cwt	27.00–36.00	300	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,658	63.82/cwt	58.00–68.00	1,058	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	57.87/cwt	55.50–65.00	741	97
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	51.16/cwt	42.00–55.00	672	62
Bulls	—	—	1,965	82.62/cwt	80.00–86.50	1,623	7
Bulls	—	—	1,718	75.69/cwt	75.00–76.50	1,300	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	73.43/cwt	67.00–74.00	673	25
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	115.33/cwt	110.00–122.50	1,018	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,489	910.66/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	13,560	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,232	682.10/cwt	650.00–775.00	8,403	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,271	1,215.06/cwt	1,200.00–1,225.00	15,443	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	125.26/cwt	125.00–126.00	839	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	141.61/cwt	140.50–145.00	811	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	675	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	351	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	535	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	891	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,078	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	856	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	682	135.78/cwt	132.00–138.00	926	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	615	140.76/cwt	139.00–141.00	866	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	724	131.33/cwt	130.00–132.00	951	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	149.99/cwt	147.00–152.00	856	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	132.74/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,007	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	145.54/cwt	143.50–146.50	892	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	158.41/cwt	154.50–159.00	847	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,094	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	139.45/cwt	139.00–140.00	925	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	996	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,230	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	663	145.01/cwt	141.00–150.75	961	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	625	148.64/cwt	145.00–151.00	929	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	731	139.43/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,019	24

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 Nov 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,081Last week 1,615Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 258Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 103Last 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
129	—	620	156.00–159.50	158.05
129	—	523	160.00–168.00	163.52
72	—	727	145.25–149.00	146.27
56	—	575	149.00–154.00	151.16
21	—	880	145.50–146.50	146.12
20	—	433	178.00–183.00	179.73
18	—	487	168.00	168.00
8	—	968	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	624	133.50	133.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	670	125.00–126.00	125.26
30	—	573	140.50–145.00	141.61
10	—	536	126.00	126.00
6	—	351	152.50	152.50
5	—	891	121.00	121.00
5	—	625	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	682	132.00–138.00	135.78
26	—	615	139.00–141.00	140.76
9	—	724	130.00–132.00	131.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	571	147.00–152.00	149.99
34	—	759	130.00–135.00	132.74
29	—	613	143.50–146.50	145.54
28	—	535	154.50–159.00	158.41
14	—	845	129.50	129.50
9	—	663	139.00–140.00	139.45
5	—	996	123.50	123.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	663	141.00–150.75	145.01
77	—	625	145.00–151.00	148.64
24	—	731	137.00–144.00	139.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	518	130.00–131.00	130.80
21	—	474	130.50–142.00	138.12
14	—	435	131.00–141.00	136.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	621	131.00–132.00	131.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	526	135.00–143.50	140.08
46	—	570	132.00–138.00	136.39
24	—	416	148.00–150.00	149.50
14	—	485	144.00–144.50	144.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	620	135.00–138.00	136.42
18	—	686	132.00	132.00
7	—	712	135.75	135.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
128	—	617	139.50–144.00	141.60
84	—	580	140.00–142.00	141.26
67	—	674	137.75–140.00	139.40
35	—	726	137.00–138.00	137.64
30	—	514	146.00–148.50	147.32
18	—	884	134.00	134.00
10	—	828	137.00	137.00
9	—	906	130.00–131.00	130.66
5	—	1,026	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	547	117.00	117.00
10	—	489	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	649	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,101	47.00–56.00	51.33
19	—	1,088	38.00–46.00	42.98
4	—	955	27.00–36.00	31.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,658	58.00–68.00	63.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	1,280	55.50–65.00	57.87
62	—	1,314	42.00–55.00	51.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,965	80.00–86.50	82.62
4	—	1,718	75.00–76.50	75.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	25	—	916	67.00–74.00	73.43
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	883	110.00–122.50	115.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,489	875.00–1,000.00	910.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	17	—	1,232	650.00–775.00	682.10
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	—	1,271	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,215.06

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

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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle