Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2021-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were too thinly tested last week for any market trend. Replacement cattle did not have any like comparisons. Slaughter cows were not reported due to availability. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Today's run consisted of mostly feeder cattle with a minimum of two rounds of vaccinations and typical wean periods of 60 to 120 days. The next available report will be Wednesday February 10, 2021.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.05/cwt on 803 head.

Average price

$145.05

803 head · 711 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,031

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$2.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.18

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	722	145.44	1,051	680
Medium and Large 1-2	646	142.88	923	123

One grade step is worth $2.56/cwt here — about $127 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 sale803 hd

145.05

—

CO average4 barns · 2,208 hd

150.22

−5.18

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

37 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	—	413	170.66/cwt	164.00–172.00	705	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	154.36/cwt	151.50–155.50	809	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	583	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	137.55/cwt	133.25–142.00	1,077	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	132.83/cwt	131.00–136.00	966	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	154.09/cwt	149.00–157.00	957	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	778	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	138.67/cwt	135.50–142.00	869	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	148.35/cwt	145.50–150.50	841	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	170.00/cwt	167.00–175.50	887	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	122.18/cwt	120.00–128.00	932	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	830	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	143.11/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,039	137
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,336	807.66/cwt	750.00–860.00	10,790	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	145.98/cwt	145.00–147.00	984	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	131.20/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,157	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	132.40/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,075	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	941	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	163.16/cwt	156.00–166.00	762	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	120.12/cwt	120.00–120.50	1,002	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	811	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,079	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	761	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,024	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	780	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,143	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	726	140.17/cwt	139.50–140.50	1,018	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	133.02/cwt	129.50–134.50	951	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	814	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	137.63/cwt	133.00–140.50	903	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	130.24/cwt	128.00–131.50	890	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	829	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	808	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	146.61/cwt	146.00–149.00	849	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	124.72/cwt	124.50–125.00	897	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	141.37/cwt	136.00–142.00	954	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	921	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	128.44/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,003	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	162.04/cwt	160.00–167.50	758	11

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 Feb 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,665Last week 87Year ago 1,697

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 678Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	413	164.00–172.00	170.66
22	—	524	151.50–155.50	154.36
118	—	627	135.50–142.00	138.67
91	—	567	145.50–150.50	148.35
60	—	763	120.00–128.00	122.18
22	—	467	156.00–166.00	163.16
17	—	834	120.00–120.50	120.12
56	—	715	129.50–134.50	133.02
74	—	656	133.00–140.50	137.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	333	175.00	175.00
57	—	683	128.00–131.50	130.24
8	—	633	131.00	131.00
4	—	481	151.00	151.00
8	—	590	137.00	137.00
25	—	719	124.50–125.00	124.72
7	—	794	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	811	133.00	133.00
7	—	761	134.50	134.50
131	—	726	139.50–140.50	140.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	783	133.25–142.00	137.55
62	—	621	149.00–157.00	154.09
5	—	387	201.00	201.00
35	—	522	167.00–175.50	170.00
8	—	451	184.00	184.00
137	—	726	138.00–146.00	143.11
108	—	674	145.00–147.00	145.98
45	—	882	124.00–133.00	131.20
68	—	812	129.00–137.00	132.40
20	—	588	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	727	131.00–136.00	132.83
14	—	509	160.00	160.00
15	—	579	146.00–149.00	146.61
42	—	675	136.00–142.00	141.37
7	—	781	128.00–129.00	128.44
11	—	468	160.00–167.50	162.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	780	146.50	146.50

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,336	750.00–860.00	807.66

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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