Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2020-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend is available as this was the first time this market has been reported since early May. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. The next available report will be Wednesday, August 5, 2020.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.05/cwt on 1,372 head.

Average price

$139.05

1,372 head · 881 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,225

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$287

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

$8.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.06

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	650	146.93	955	88
Medium and Large 1	897	138.51	1,242	1,284

One grade step is worth $8.42/cwt here — about −$287 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 sale1,372 hd

139.05

—

CO average2 barns · 1,507 hd

138.00

+1.06

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

34 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	133.02/cwt	130.00–134.50	964	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	136.72/cwt	132.00–137.50	913	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	104.99/cwt	104.00–109.50	907	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	135.73/cwt	135.50–135.75	854	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	133.53/cwt	126.00–136.25	1,019	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,006	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	692	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	133.23/cwt	131.00–135.00	769	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	153.34/cwt	148.00–155.00	800	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	137.61/cwt	134.50–138.75	1,137	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	137.28/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,256	217
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	128.04/cwt	127.50–129.00	850	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	653	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	846	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,070	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	693	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	143.85/cwt	143.25–144.00	1,185	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,068	123.80/cwt	120.00–124.75	1,322	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	763	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	791	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	828	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	156.33/cwt	151.25–159.50	1,049	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	147.38/cwt	144.50–148.50	1,067	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	654	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	897	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	145.48/cwt	140.50–146.50	1,146	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	142.74/cwt	141.00–143.25	1,233	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	134.17/cwt	129.25–136.50	1,304	331
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	972	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	691	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,024	127.12/cwt	122.00–129.85	1,302	223
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	705	5

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 Jul 22, 2020

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
102	—	725	130.00–134.50	133.02
108	—	668	132.00–137.50	136.72
48	—	629	135.50–135.75	135.73
56	—	763	126.00–136.25	133.53
2	—	340	179.00	179.00
3	—	503	142.00	142.00
7	—	375	174.00	174.00
7	—	846	126.50	126.50
12	—	433	160.00	160.00
20	—	569	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	864	104.00–109.50	104.99
3	—	410	149.00	149.00
10	—	491	141.00	141.00
23	—	577	131.00–135.00	133.23
11	—	664	127.50–129.00	128.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	734	137.00	137.00
21	—	522	148.00–155.00	153.34
28	—	826	134.50–138.75	137.61
6	—	492	155.00	155.00
16	—	594	151.00	151.00
4	—	670	145.00	145.00
5	—	422	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
217	—	915	133.00–139.00	137.28
62	—	824	143.25–144.00	143.85
25	—	1,068	120.00–124.75	123.80
8	—	476	174.00	174.00
70	—	671	151.25–159.50	156.33
79	—	724	144.50–148.50	147.38
5	—	332	197.00	197.00
123	—	788	140.50–146.50	145.48
135	—	864	141.00–143.25	142.74
331	—	972	129.25–136.50	134.17
6	—	356	194.00	194.00
223	—	1,024	122.00–129.85	127.12

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