Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2020-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 650 pounds traded steady to 14.00 higher, mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers over 650 pounds traded unevenly steady on a thin test. Feeder heifers under 600 pounds traded 2.50 to 8.00 higher, while heifers over 600 pounds did not have comparisons to accurately trend. Replacement cattle were too thinly tested for a trend this week. Slaughter cattle were not reported due to reporter availability. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. The next available report will be Wednesday, November 11, 2020.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.93/cwt on 867 head.

Average price

$153.93

867 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$4.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.87

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	154.83	896	677
Medium and Large 1-2	563	150.73	848	190

One grade step is worth $4.10/cwt here — about $47 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 sale867 hd

153.93

—

CO average5 barns · 4,030 hd

148.06

+5.87

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

36 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	—	438	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	644	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	130.52/cwt	129.50–131.50	933	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	134.75/cwt	132.00–139.00	850	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	138.04/cwt	137.50–139.00	732	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	144.97/cwt	142.00–150.25	703	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	961	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	174.57/cwt	166.00–177.00	843	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	158.44/cwt	154.50–165.50	846	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	145.44/cwt	144.50–146.00	902	36
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,545	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	13,133	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,439	1,309.96/cwt	1,300.00–1,325.00	18,850	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,412	870.75/cwt	800.00–985.00	12,295	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	131.84/cwt	129.00–134.50	719	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	147.35/cwt	146.00–154.00	566	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	125.21/cwt	124.00–126.00	741	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	401	188.67/cwt	180.00–191.00	757	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,038	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	137.16/cwt	129.00–139.25	786	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	142.31/cwt	141.25–143.50	961	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	160.33/cwt	156.00–163.50	779	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	142.75/cwt	142.00–144.00	781	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	667	141.62/cwt	140.50–144.00	945	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	150.82/cwt	146.00–157.00	881	261
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	970	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	144.08/cwt	139.00–145.00	852	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	622	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	759	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	717	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	832	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	135.27/cwt	135.00–136.00	628	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	735	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	959	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	179.09/cwt	170.00–180.00	643	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	653	135.48/cwt	135.00–135.50	885	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	494	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	141.36/cwt	137.00–143.00	605	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,034	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	168.05/cwt	165.00–171.00	719	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	885	6

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 Nov 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,446Last week 2,051Year ago 2,081

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 23Year ago 103

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	438	147.00	147.00
18	—	715	129.50–131.50	130.52
32	—	631	132.00–139.00	134.75
48	—	530	137.50–139.00	138.04
50	—	485	142.00–150.25	144.97
112	—	573	129.00–139.25	137.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	545	129.00–134.50	131.84
18	—	384	146.00–154.00	147.35
30	—	592	124.00–126.00	125.21
37	—	464	135.00–136.00	135.27
5	—	319	155.00	155.00
13	—	428	137.00–143.00	141.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	622	122.00	122.00
9	—	717	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	647	148.50	148.50
92	—	483	166.00–177.00	174.57
115	—	534	154.50–165.50	158.44
19	—	401	180.00–191.00	188.67
36	—	723	143.50	143.50
261	—	584	146.00–157.00	150.82
8	—	660	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	620	144.50–146.00	145.44
47	—	667	140.50–144.00	141.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	675	141.25–143.50	142.31
69	—	486	156.00–163.50	160.33
8	—	547	142.00–144.00	142.75
25	—	591	139.00–145.00	144.08
12	—	359	170.00–180.00	179.09
5	—	760	136.00	136.00
6	—	428	165.00–171.00	168.05
6	—	608	145.50	145.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	735	130.50	130.50
23	—	653	135.00–135.50	135.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,545	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,439	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,309.96
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,412	800.00–985.00	870.75

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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