Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2020-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Feeder steers under 600 lbs traded unevenly steady. Steers over 600 lbs did not have enough comparable trades to accurately trend. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs traded 4.00 to 10.00 higher, while those over 600 lbs traded 2.00 to sharply higher. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. The next available report will be Wednesday, December 9, 2020.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.46/cwt on 1,021 head.

Average price

$157.46

1,021 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$934

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$45

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 2

$7.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.14

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	440	161.72	712	79
Medium and Large 1-2	560	157.63	883	300
Large 1-2	463	157.00	727	26
Medium and Large 1	637	156.88	999	606
Large 2	490	154.50	757	10thin

One grade step is worth $7.22/cwt here — about −$45 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 sale1,021 hd

157.46

—

CO average3 barns · 3,647 hd

155.31

+2.14

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
Steers	Large 1-2	—	463	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	727	26
Steers	Large 2	—	490	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	757	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,158	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,361	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	128.27/cwt	128.00–129.00	927	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,064	124.90/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,329	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,135	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,203	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	147.29/cwt	146.00–147.50	1,181	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	152.69/cwt	152.50–153.00	1,176	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	169.49/cwt	169.00–170.00	883	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	177.35/cwt	171.00–181.00	837	40
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,303	815.81/cwt	760.00–950.00	10,630	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	150.89/cwt	146.00–154.50	1,094	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	155.92/cwt	152.00–160.00	968	163
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	132.24/cwt	129.00–136.00	878	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	152.19/cwt	150.00–155.50	723	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	136.46/cwt	135.00–139.00	856	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,251	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	149.23/cwt	145.00–152.50	785	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	151.39/cwt	148.00–154.00	989	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,068	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	142.45/cwt	141.00–146.00	670	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	141.44/cwt	140.00–144.50	748	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	165.86/cwt	161.00–169.00	935	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	157.26/cwt	152.00–159.50	892	132
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	618	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	677	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	162.43/cwt	162.00–164.00	778	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	158.44/cwt	156.00–160.50	659	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,039	126.08/cwt	125.00–126.50	1,310	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	580	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	348	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	595	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	144.43/cwt	143.00–149.50	829	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	132.05/cwt	131.00–133.00	771	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	724	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	149.03/cwt	148.00–156.00	559	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	298	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,743	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	168.24/cwt	167.00–170.00	796	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	146.45/cwt	146.00–148.00	905	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	148.91/cwt	146.00–151.00	651	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	124.55/cwt	122.00–128.50	853	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	143.53/cwt	140.50–147.00	953	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	143.34/cwt	140.00–144.75	813	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	163.21/cwt	159.00–166.00	858	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	177.73/cwt	174.00–180.00	668	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	137.01/cwt	136.00–137.50	1,040	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	130.97/cwt	129.00–131.50	822	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	137.93/cwt	135.50–139.50	806	82

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 Dec 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,993Last week 432Year ago 1,946

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 526Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	463	157.00	157.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	490	154.50	154.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	853	141.00	141.00
22	—	802	146.00–147.50	147.29
8	—	770	152.50–153.00	152.69
29	—	521	169.00–170.00	169.49
40	—	472	171.00–181.00	177.35
108	—	725	146.00–154.50	150.89
163	—	621	152.00–160.00	155.92
6	—	930	134.50	134.50
136	—	653	148.00–154.00	151.39
90	—	564	161.00–169.00	165.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
132	—	567	152.00–159.50	157.26
22	—	298	585.00	585.00
42	—	473	167.00–170.00	168.24
21	—	618	146.00–148.00	146.45
32	—	664	140.50–147.00	143.53
39	—	526	159.00–166.00	163.21
19	—	376	174.00–180.00	177.73
15	—	759	136.00–137.50	137.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	386	160.00	160.00
22	—	408	166.00	166.00
19	—	479	162.00–164.00	162.43
16	—	348	171.00	171.00
14	—	574	143.00–149.50	144.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,158	117.50	117.50
11	—	723	128.00–129.00	128.27
11	—	1,064	122.00–126.00	124.90
12	—	873	130.00	130.00
37	—	664	129.00–136.00	132.24
42	—	475	150.00–155.50	152.19
80	—	627	135.00–139.00	136.46
108	—	526	145.00–152.50	149.23
16	—	416	156.00–160.50	158.44
14	—	1,039	125.00–126.50	126.08
82	—	567	140.00–144.75	143.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	861	124.00	124.00
18	—	470	141.00–146.00	142.45
22	—	529	140.00–144.50	141.44
16	—	375	148.00–156.00	149.03
35	—	437	146.00–151.00	148.91
32	—	685	122.00–128.50	124.55
14	—	628	129.00–131.50	130.97
82	—	584	135.50–139.50	137.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	411	141.00	141.00
42	—	584	131.00–133.00	132.05
26	—	544	133.00	133.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,303	760.00–950.00	815.81

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