Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2021-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough comparable receipts for a market trend. Trade activity and demand moderate. The next available report will be Wednesday, March 3, 2021.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.13/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$143.13

61 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$795

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$4

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

$10.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.19

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	146.64	792	41
Medium and Large 1-2	586	135.95	797	20

One grade step is worth $10.69/cwt here — about −$4 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 sale61 hd

143.13

—

CO average4 barns · 1,036 hd

138.95

+4.19

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

35 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 1-2	—	573	143.00/cwt	140.00–147.00	819	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,324	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,268	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	687	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,218	1,715.97/cwt	1,650.00–1,775.00	20,901	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,276	1,429.20/cwt	1,425.00–1,475.00	18,237	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,203	885.58/cwt	825.00–1,000.00	10,654	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,470	912.55/cwt	850.00–935.00	13,414	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	705	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,409	1,256.69/cwt	1,235.00–1,300.00	17,707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	724	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,553	1,241.27/cwt	1,085.00–1,300.00	19,277	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,423	776.79/cwt	760.00–800.00	11,054	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,371	735.20/cwt	700.00–750.00	10,080	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	1,233.39/cwt	1,150.00–1,285.00	15,911	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,394	733.47/cwt	675.00–850.00	10,225	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,323	1,124.06/cwt	1,050.00–1,250.00	14,871	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,063	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	16,477	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,498	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	12,359	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,274	662.61/cwt	600.00–700.00	8,442	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,431	994.24/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	14,228	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	1,411.13/cwt	1,300.00–1,450.00	16,821	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,060.28/cwt	1,025.00–1,085.00	13,360	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,108	1,620.98/cwt	1,600.00–1,625.00	17,960	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	163.13/cwt	162.00–166.00	993	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	177.44/cwt	172.00–183.00	807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	143.34/cwt	143.00–145.00	798	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	779	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	565	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,000	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	867	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	704	3

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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 164Last week 573Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 297Last week 3Year ago 0

Not enough comparable receipts for a market trend. Trade activity and demand moderate. The next available report will be Wednesday, March 3, 2021.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	573	140.00–147.00	143.00
2	—	435	162.00	162.00
3	—	398	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	609	162.00–166.00	163.13
2	—	455	172.00–183.00	177.44
3	—	500	166.00	166.00
2	—	435	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	565	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	155.00	155.00
3	—	593	132.00	132.00
9	—	688	126.00	126.00
3	—	452	153.00	153.00
3	—	503	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	557	143.00–145.00	143.34
6	—	493	158.00	158.00
2	—	408	167.00	167.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,324	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,203	825.00–1,000.00	885.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,274	600.00–700.00	662.61
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	58	—	1,470	850.00–935.00	912.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,409	1,235.00–1,300.00	1,256.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	27	—	1,553	1,085.00–1,300.00	1,241.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,423	760.00–800.00	776.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,290	1,150.00–1,285.00	1,233.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,431	900.00–1,025.00	994.24
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	—	1,371	700.00–750.00	735.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	27	—	1,394	675.00–850.00	733.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,498	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,260	1,025.00–1,085.00	1,060.28
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	9	—	1,063	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	20	—	1,108	1,600.00–1,625.00	1,620.98
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,218	1,650.00–1,775.00	1,715.97
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,276	1,425.00–1,475.00	1,429.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,192	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,411.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,323	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,124.06

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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