Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2020-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Feeder steers under 600 lbs traded mostly 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while those over 600 lbs traded 0.50 to 7.75 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 2.50 lower across all weight ranges. Replacement cattle had no comparisons from last week. Slaughter cattle were not quoted due to reporter availability. The next available report will be Wednesday, October 21, 2020.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.52/cwt on 932 head.

Average price

$159.52

932 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$8.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.05

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	576	161.19	928	755
Medium and Large 1-2	552	152.38	840	177

One grade step is worth $8.80/cwt here — about $88 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 sale932 hd

159.52

—

CO average4 barns · 4,825 hd

146.47

+13.05

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	520	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	822	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,083	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	144.84/cwt	144.50–145.00	692	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	137.31/cwt	136.50–141.00	840	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	144.70/cwt	143.00–146.00	767	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	127.06/cwt	125.00–130.50	922	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	133.48/cwt	130.00–138.75	894	90
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,272	702.25/cwt	700.00–710.00	8,933	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,500	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	203.84/cwt	190.00–212.00	762	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	663	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	153.75/cwt	150.00–156.25	878	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	138.65/cwt	136.00–139.75	1,217	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	138.87/cwt	135.00–141.00	736	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	1,108	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	147.95/cwt	145.00–149.00	621	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	138.38/cwt	137.00–145.00	790	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	763	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	158.88/cwt	157.50–165.00	806	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	165.49/cwt	161.00–170.00	710	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	150.98/cwt	148.75–153.00	1,012	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	143.14/cwt	143.00–143.50	965	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	155.48/cwt	152.25–158.00	966	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	151.00/cwt	146.50–152.25	1,077	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	168.18/cwt	165.00–174.50	780	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	134.91/cwt	130.00–136.50	781	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	766	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	146.44/cwt	142.00–148.50	865	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,123	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	141.44/cwt	140.00–142.50	685	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	132.17/cwt	131.00–133.00	814	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	126.24/cwt	126.00–128.00	725	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	149.00/cwt	147.00–149.50	918	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	144.11/cwt	142.00–145.50	540	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	1,020	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,255	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	629	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	521	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,031	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	541	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	150.73/cwt	148.00–153.25	821	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	127.01/cwt	124.00–128.00	875	21

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 Oct 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,863Last week 1,612Year ago 1,807

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 2Year ago 64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	895	121.00	121.00
21	—	478	144.50–145.00	144.84
34	—	612	136.50–141.00	137.31
36	—	530	143.00–146.00	144.70
38	—	726	125.00–130.50	127.06
90	—	670	130.00–138.75	133.48
42	—	571	137.00–145.00	138.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	530	135.00–141.00	138.87
73	—	420	145.00–149.00	147.95
39	—	579	130.00–136.50	134.91
40	—	484	140.00–142.50	141.44
59	—	616	131.00–133.00	132.17
30	—	351	154.00	154.00
21	—	689	124.00–128.00	127.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	574	126.00–128.00	126.24
20	—	375	142.00–145.50	144.11
49	—	473	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,020	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	374	190.00–212.00	203.84
5	—	322	206.00	206.00
105	—	571	150.00–156.25	153.75
30	—	878	136.00–139.75	138.65
13	—	760	145.75	145.75
47	—	424	180.00	180.00
126	—	507	157.50–165.00	158.88
86	—	670	148.75–153.00	150.98
89	—	621	152.25–158.00	155.48
102	—	713	146.50–152.25	151.00
73	—	464	165.00–174.50	168.18
9	—	829	135.50	135.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	429	161.00–170.00	165.49
7	—	674	143.00–143.50	143.14
11	—	488	157.00	157.00
40	—	591	142.00–148.50	146.44
6	—	616	147.00–149.50	149.00
23	—	288	181.00	181.00
30	—	781	132.00	132.00
38	—	545	148.00–153.25	150.73

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 Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,272	700.00–710.00	702.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	1,450	1,000.00	1,000.00

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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