Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2021-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs traded unevenly steady on a light offering, while steers over 600 lbs traded mostly 0.50 to 3.50 lower on a thin test. Feeder heifers across all weight ranges traded mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower on a light offering. Replacement cattle had no comparisons from last week to accurately trend. Slaughter cattle were too thinly tested to quote. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will be Wednesday, February 17, 2021.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.86/cwt on 268 head.

Average price

$144.86

268 head · 665 lb average

Value per head Derived

$963

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$2.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.17

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	686	145.72	1,000	167
Medium and Large 1-2	630	143.43	904	101

One grade step is worth $2.28/cwt here — about $96 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 sale268 hd

144.86

—

CO average4 barns · 3,315 hd

152.02

−7.17

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

28 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	—	424	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	789	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	735	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	789	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	120.15/cwt	119.00–120.50	936	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	920	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	133.00/cwt	130.50–133.50	853	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	166.29/cwt	162.00–172.00	795	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	138.29/cwt	135.00–139.50	875	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	947	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	921	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	150.18/cwt	148.50–152.50	913	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	496	179.44/cwt	179.00–180.00	890	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	124.25/cwt	122.00–126.00	852	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	137.95/cwt	134.50–142.00	1,048	61
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	11,328	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	140.32/cwt	139.00–141.00	818	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	142.43/cwt	142.00–142.50	1,033	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	141.16/cwt	136.00–146.00	892	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	120.96/cwt	118.00–122.00	887	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	130.50/cwt	129.00–133.00	997	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	163.22/cwt	160.00–165.00	854	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	136.03/cwt	136.00–137.00	920	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	979	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	675	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	144.67/cwt	142.00–149.00	985	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	142.39/cwt	140.00–148.00	749	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	854	4

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 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 573Last week 1,665Year ago 991

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 8Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	165.50	165.50
6	—	519	152.00	152.00
7	—	462	159.00	159.00
20	—	552	143.00	143.00
26	—	779	119.00–120.50	120.15
28	—	684	134.50	134.50
33	—	633	135.00–139.50	138.29
35	—	707	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	641	130.50–133.50	133.00
9	—	686	122.00–126.00	124.25
23	—	583	139.00–141.00	140.32
31	—	733	118.00–122.00	120.96
5	—	427	158.00	158.00
8	—	526	140.00–148.00	142.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	478	162.00–172.00	166.29
40	—	632	136.00–146.00	141.16
6	—	764	129.00–133.00	130.50
8	—	523	160.00–165.00	163.22
28	—	676	136.00–137.00	136.03
5	—	720	136.00	136.00
4	—	569	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	555	166.00	166.00
28	—	608	148.50–152.50	150.18
9	—	496	179.00–180.00	179.44
61	—	760	134.50–142.00	137.95
14	—	725	142.00–142.50	142.43
48	—	681	142.00–149.00	144.67

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,280	885.00	885.00

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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