Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2020-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were moderate. Feeder steers under 600 lbs traded mostly steady to sharply higher. Steers over 600 lbs traded 0.50 to 6.00 lower on a light test. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs traded unevenly steady, while those 700 lbs and above were 5.00 to 7.00 lower on a very light test. Replacement cattle had no comparisons from the previous sale. The next available report will be Wednesday, October 7, 2020.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.38/cwt on 368 head.

Average price

$156.38

368 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$871

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$38

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

$11.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.44

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	523	156.79	820	134
Medium and Large 1	580	156.53	907	224
Medium and Large 2	448	151.00	676	4thin
Medium 1	540	144.82	782	6thin

One grade step is worth $11.97/cwt here — about $38 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 sale368 hd

156.38

—

CO average4 barns · 2,740 hd

152.94

+3.44

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

41 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 1	—	540	144.82/cwt	144.00–149.00	782	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	145.40/cwt	145.00–147.00	691	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	938	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	834	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,069	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	165.84/cwt	165.00–166.00	728	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	154.94/cwt	150.00–157.00	516	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	136.60/cwt	135.00–137.00	727	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	144.11/cwt	143.25–146.50	891	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	570	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	961	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	161.45/cwt	158.00–166.00	772	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	630	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	631	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	516	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	676	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,144	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	840	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	932	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	625	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	137.66/cwt	133.00–141.50	917	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	644	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	127.65/cwt	125.00–133.00	795	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	186.28/cwt	180.00–190.00	754	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	821	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	957	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	896	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,147	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	146.07/cwt	145.50–147.00	977	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	906	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	153.46/cwt	150.00–156.00	648	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	623	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	134.14/cwt	134.00–134.50	1,078	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	156.25/cwt	156.25–156.25	716	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	145.05/cwt	143.25–146.75	808	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	989	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,216	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	125.16/cwt	125.00–126.00	950	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,368	815.13/cwt	650.00–835.00	11,151	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,288	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,367	1,062.11/cwt	1,025.00–1,075.00	14,519	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	144.39/cwt	144.00–144.50	751	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	154.03/cwt	150.50–156.50	893	140

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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 730Last week 827Year ago 1,115

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 6Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	540	144.00–149.00	144.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	439	165.00–166.00	165.84
18	—	618	143.25–146.50	144.11
72	—	478	158.00–166.00	161.45
9	—	346	182.00	182.00
5	—	283	182.50	182.50
18	—	666	133.00–141.50	137.66
6	—	896	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	448	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	857	133.50	133.50
27	—	405	180.00–190.00	186.28
10	—	526	156.00	156.00
16	—	669	145.50–147.00	146.07
4	—	600	151.00	151.00
6	—	323	193.00	193.00
11	—	804	134.00–134.50	134.14
140	—	580	150.50–156.50	154.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	145.00–147.00	145.40
5	—	677	138.50	138.50
6	—	600	139.00	139.00
4	—	379	158.00	158.00
9	—	859	124.50	124.50
7	—	736	130.00	130.00
59	—	422	150.00–156.00	153.46
57	—	557	143.25–146.75	145.05
12	—	989	123.00	123.00
6	—	759	125.00–126.00	125.16
46	—	520	144.00–144.50	144.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	333	150.00–157.00	154.94
15	—	532	135.00–137.00	136.60
3	—	788	122.00	122.00
16	—	467	138.00	138.00
6	—	623	125.00–133.00	127.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	432	132.00	132.00
7	—	482	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	840	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	386	162.00	162.00
9	—	458	156.25	156.25

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	1,368	650.00–835.00	815.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,290	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,367	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,062.11

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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