Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2020-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: No trend is available as the last reported sale was a month ago. Today's run consisted of yearling cattle coming off grass and younger cattle with multiple rounds of shots and mostly weaned 30 days or more. The next available report will be Wednesday, September 23, 2020.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.52/cwt on 1,007 head.

Average price

$149.52

1,007 head · 699 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,046

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$18.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.87

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	526	159.55	839	188
Medium and Large 1	758	147.95	1,121	736
Medium and Large 2	573	140.79	807	83

One grade step is worth $18.76/cwt here — about $32 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 sale1,007 hd

149.52

—

CO average4 barns · 2,120 hd

152.39

−2.87

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

48 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	—	667	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	920	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	885	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	122.82/cwt	122.50–123.25	1,185	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	137.91/cwt	135.00–139.75	989	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,103	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	131.91/cwt	131.00–135.50	867	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	502	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	728	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	812	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	999	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	170.50/cwt	167.00–175.00	866	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	144.18/cwt	139.00–145.50	1,178	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	162.34/cwt	157.00–164.00	769	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	155.69/cwt	153.00–159.00	841	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	909	134.17/cwt	130.00–139.25	1,220	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,094	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,044	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,046	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	1,124	53
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	1,005.89/cwt	885.00–1,020.00	13,559	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	163.85/cwt	159.00–164.50	954	158
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	891	137.10/cwt	133.00–140.10	1,222	200
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,007	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,279	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	779	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	147.80/cwt	147.00–149.00	1,058	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	998	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	758	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	891	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	165.92/cwt	163.50–168.00	708	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	129.53/cwt	127.00–130.50	1,256	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	936	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,198	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	149.04/cwt	142.00–150.75	836	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	695	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	761	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	179.62/cwt	177.50–182.50	699	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	142.86/cwt	139.00–146.00	970	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	616	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	1,045	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	582	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	151.80/cwt	151.00–152.00	720	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	146.41/cwt	146.00–146.50	761	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	632	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	134.85/cwt	134.00–136.00	913	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	539	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	123.35/cwt	120.00–124.00	692	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	120.69/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,068	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	831	10

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 Sep 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,657Last week 646Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 10Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	667	138.00	138.00
11	—	632	140.00	140.00
21	—	965	122.50–123.25	122.82
32	—	717	135.00–139.75	137.91
53	—	840	133.75	133.75
5	—	936	128.00	128.00
83	—	561	142.00–150.75	149.04
31	—	764	136.75	136.75
34	—	474	151.00–152.00	151.80
47	—	520	146.00–146.50	146.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	493	141.00	141.00
7	—	540	141.00	141.00
17	—	434	142.00	142.00
21	—	677	134.00–136.00	134.85
5	—	352	153.00	153.00
7	—	885	120.00–125.00	120.69
10	—	639	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	425	137.00	137.00
11	—	630	125.00	125.00
18	—	488	129.50	129.50
43	—	561	120.00–124.00	123.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	763	144.50	144.50
11	—	653	153.00	153.00
47	—	508	167.00–175.00	170.50
70	—	817	139.00–145.50	144.18
81	—	909	130.00–139.25	134.17
158	—	582	159.00–164.50	163.85
200	—	891	133.00–140.10	137.10
11	—	1,007	127.00	127.00
14	—	453	172.00	172.00
15	—	716	147.00–149.00	147.80
32	—	644	155.00	155.00
18	—	428	177.00	177.00
44	—	970	127.00–130.50	129.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	657	131.00–135.50	131.91
17	—	502	145.00	145.00
51	—	572	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	474	157.00–164.00	162.34
36	—	540	153.00–159.00	155.69
4	—	810	135.00	135.00
5	—	746	140.00	140.00
6	—	769	136.00	136.00
10	—	586	152.00	152.00
21	—	427	163.50–168.00	165.92
42	—	389	177.50–182.50	179.62
31	—	679	139.00–146.00	142.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	395	150.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	—	1,348	885.00–1,020.00	1,005.89

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