Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2020-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend is available as the last reported sale was a month ago. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will be Wednesday April 15, 2020.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.62/cwt on 441 head.

Average price

$152.62

441 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$907

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$14.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.06

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	603	155.39	937	356
Medium and Large 1-2	560	141.04	790	85

One grade step is worth $14.35/cwt here — about $147 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 sale441 hd

152.62

—

CO average2 barns · 840 hd

152.69

−0.06

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	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,305	54.40	710	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,081	42.57	460	33

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	607	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	771	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	564	183.69/cwt	172.50–186.00	1,036	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	572	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	841	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	148.14/cwt	148.00–149.00	704	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,377	47.00/cwt	44.00–53.00	647	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	57.82/cwt	55.00–65.00	735	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	36.92/cwt	31.00–42.00	394	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	46.25/cwt	44.00–51.00	505	20
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	1,030.04/cwt	975.00–1,050.00	9,919	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,422	922.10/cwt	900.00–950.00	13,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	148.65/cwt	146.00–150.00	758	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	161.28/cwt	160.00–164.00	624	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	160.86/cwt	149.00–162.00	954	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	134.81/cwt	131.50–141.00	980	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	124.27/cwt	123.00–126.00	967	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	167.56/cwt	158.00–174.00	798	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	156.49/cwt	153.00–160.00	656	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	896	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	153.15/cwt	151.00–154.00	718	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	117.48/cwt	116.50–120.00	848	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	585	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	860	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	114.22/cwt	112.00–116.00	780	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	137.62/cwt	131.00–139.50	645	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	162.07/cwt	155.50–167.25	856	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	139.60/cwt	136.00–145.50	935	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	143.69/cwt	141.50–149.00	899	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	147.66/cwt	141.00–153.00	561	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	152.52/cwt	152.00–156.50	622	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	778	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	837	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	125.85/cwt	125.00–126.50	697	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	798	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	785	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	801	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	112.70/cwt	112.00–117.00	806	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	103.63/cwt	100.50–108.00	846	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	138.55/cwt	134.00–142.50	736	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	725	8

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 Apr 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 930Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 166Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 0

No trend is available as the last reported sale was a month ago. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will be Wednesday April 15, 2020.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	607	127.00	127.00
7	—	475	148.00–149.00	148.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	564	172.50–186.00	183.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	510	146.00–150.00	148.65
7	—	387	160.00–164.00	161.28
9	—	419	153.00–160.00	156.49
9	—	679	132.00	132.00
18	—	469	151.00–154.00	153.15
26	—	722	116.50–120.00	117.48
5	—	348	168.00	168.00
5	—	597	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	593	149.00–162.00	160.86
23	—	727	131.50–141.00	134.81
33	—	778	123.00–126.00	124.27
46	—	476	158.00–174.00	167.56
72	—	528	155.50–167.25	162.07
86	—	670	136.00–145.50	139.60
4	—	380	184.50	184.50
10	—	626	141.50–149.00	143.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	572	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	683	112.00–116.00	114.22
32	—	469	131.00–139.50	137.62
9	—	380	141.00–153.00	147.66
7	—	554	125.00–126.50	125.85
16	—	649	123.00	123.00
8	—	718	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	408	152.00–156.50	152.52
30	—	550	141.50	141.50
89	—	761	110.00	110.00
7	—	654	120.00	120.00
10	—	636	126.00	126.00
14	—	715	112.00–117.00	112.70
34	—	816	100.50–108.00	103.63
51	—	531	134.00–142.50	138.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · estimate wt
18	—	1,377	44.00–53.00	47.00
39	—	1,272	55.00–65.00	57.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · estimate wt
13	—	1,066	31.00–42.00	36.92
20	—	1,091	44.00–51.00	46.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	963	975.00–1,050.00	1,030.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,422	900.00–950.00	922.10

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

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