Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2020-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs traded steady to 5.50 higher. Steers over 600 lbs traded mostly steady to 5.50 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs traded steady to 4.50 higher, while those over 600 lbs did not have have enough comparisons to accurately trend. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.11/cwt on 1,453 head.

Average price

$158.11

1,453 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$963

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$38.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.38

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	169.31	931	750
Medium and Large 2	505	155.84	788	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	680	146.44	996	662
Medium 2	592	130.60	773	23

One grade step is worth $38.70/cwt here — about $158 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 sale1,453 hd

158.11

—

CO average4 barns · 7,164 hd

152.73

+5.38

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

51 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 and Large 1	—	516	175.04/cwt	169.00–180.00	903	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	174.71/cwt	171.00–177.00	750	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	144.65/cwt	144.00–147.00	916	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	706	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	862.24/cwt	825.00–950.00	10,278	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	646.44/cwt	560.00–750.00	7,447	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	186.37/cwt	185.00–187.00	786	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	163.13/cwt	156.00–167.00	847	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	158.86/cwt	157.00–161.00	585	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	147.25/cwt	147.00–148.00	707	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	178.69/cwt	175.50–185.00	854	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	205.65/cwt	201.00–207.00	757	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	131.35/cwt	130.00–133.00	879	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	127.26/cwt	125.00–128.00	859	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	162.93/cwt	158.00–165.00	689	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	142.30/cwt	141.50–143.00	1,020	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	143.87/cwt	141.00–147.25	809	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	156.09/cwt	153.00–159.00	965	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	155.66/cwt	151.00–158.00	909	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	976	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,122	117.59/cwt	114.00–118.50	1,319	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	630	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,096	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	462	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	656	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	684	119.29/cwt	119.00–120.00	816	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	572	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	784	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	712	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	940	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	143.98/cwt	142.00–146.00	973	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	132.94/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,069	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	121.75/cwt	116.00–124.00	766	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	132.88/cwt	130.00–133.50	837	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	886	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	602	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	819	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	133.21/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,164	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	673	136.59/cwt	136.00–137.00	919	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	136.02/cwt	135.00–138.00	845	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	148.63/cwt	147.50–149.00	773	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	163.32/cwt	163.00–164.00	598	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	135.24/cwt	132.00–139.50	759	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	171.72/cwt	169.00–174.00	824	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	141.77/cwt	136.50–144.50	746	110
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	147.51/cwt	142.00–149.00	856	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	614	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	594	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	748	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	127.53/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,058	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	155.32/cwt	150.00–161.00	741	260
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	965	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	182.26/cwt	178.00–189.00	687	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	138.79/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,090	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	151.99/cwt	148.00–154.00	640	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,213	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	165.01/cwt	160.00–169.00	941	181

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 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,915Last week 1,993Year ago 1,438

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
159	—	516	169.00–180.00	175.04
40	—	422	185.00–187.00	186.37
152	—	478	175.50–185.00	178.69
28	—	368	201.00–207.00	205.65
154	—	618	153.00–159.00	156.09
31	—	940	129.00	129.00
181	—	570	160.00–169.00	165.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	429	171.00–177.00	174.71
35	—	633	144.00–147.00	144.65
28	—	519	156.00–167.00	163.13
27	—	717	141.50–143.00	142.30
64	—	584	151.00–158.00	155.66
168	—	676	142.00–146.00	143.98
18	—	804	131.00–135.00	132.94
87	—	874	132.00–134.00	133.21
29	—	480	169.00–174.00	171.72
18	—	377	178.00–189.00	182.26
118	—	785	135.00–139.00	138.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	630	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	462	142.00	142.00
10	—	684	119.00–120.00	119.29
7	—	572	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	712	132.00	132.00
9	—	602	136.00	136.00
22	—	673	136.00–137.00	136.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	580	142.00–149.00	147.51
6	—	356	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	543	130.00	130.00
18	—	629	116.00–124.00	121.75
9	—	594	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	368	157.00–161.00	158.86
41	—	480	147.00–148.00	147.25
40	—	675	125.00–128.00	127.26
22	—	630	130.00–133.50	132.88
9	—	726	122.00	122.00
31	—	561	132.00–139.50	135.24
110	—	526	136.50–144.50	141.77
56	—	421	148.00–154.00	151.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	669	130.00–133.00	131.35
36	—	423	158.00–165.00	162.93
136	—	562	141.00–147.25	143.87
23	—	752	129.75	129.75
10	—	1,122	114.00–118.50	117.59
38	—	621	135.00–138.00	136.02
102	—	520	147.50–149.00	148.63
33	—	366	163.00–164.00	163.32
33	—	830	127.00–129.00	127.53
260	—	477	150.00–161.00	155.32
86	—	742	130.00	130.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,192	825.00–950.00	862.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,152	560.00–750.00	646.44

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