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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs traded 5.50 to 18.25 higher, while those over 600 lbs traded 2.25 higher on a thin number of comparisons. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs traded 1.50 to 5.00 higher and heifers over 600 lbs had no comparisons from last week. Replacement cattle traded 200.00 per head higher on a very thin test. Trade activity and demand were good. The next available report will be Wednesday, March 10, 2021.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.96/cwt on 704 head.

Average price

$167.96

704 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$991

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$14.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.51

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	588	170.29	1,001	588
Medium and Large 1-2	599	156.14	936	116

One grade step is worth $14.15/cwt here — about $65 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 sale704 hd

167.96

—

CO average4 barns · 1,668 hd

157.45

+10.51

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

44 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 1Fancy	—	550	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	855	67
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	167.33/cwt	167.00–168.00	808	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	816	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	654	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	876	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,076	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	123.07/cwt	122.50–123.50	941	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,387	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	14,217	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	1,285.00/cwt	1,285.00–1,285.00	18,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	151.60/cwt	146.00–158.00	790	41
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	16,568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	201.64/cwt	201.00–204.00	758	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	138.33/cwt	133.00–144.75	1,055	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,076	115.83/cwt	111.00–116.50	1,246	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	178.24/cwt	172.50–184.00	1,021	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	127.51/cwt	125.00–133.25	914	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	194.33/cwt	189.00–194.50	906	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	165.49/cwt	155.00–166.50	1,021	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	191.70/cwt	190.00–196.00	819	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	141.00/cwt	136.50–147.00	1,015	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	137.66/cwt	135.50–140.50	878	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	156.57/cwt	155.00–159.00	598	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	136.32/cwt	132.50–139.00	912	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	150.81/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,026	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,135	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	535	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	185.06/cwt	175.00–188.00	799	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	729	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	144.84/cwt	141.00–147.00	849	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	184.29/cwt	181.00–192.00	968	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	162.95/cwt	156.00–168.50	795	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	929	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	120.22/cwt	120.00–120.50	947	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	120.39/cwt	120.00–122.00	885	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	123.36/cwt	120.00–126.00	859	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	131.21/cwt	128.00–134.00	833	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	955	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	125.63/cwt	125.00–128.00	987	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	186.97/cwt	184.00–191.00	679	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	151.26/cwt	149.50–153.00	968	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	135.03/cwt	134.50–136.00	938	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	939	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	152.73/cwt	151.00–155.00	869	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	106.87/cwt	91.00–114.00	737	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,031	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,211	5

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 Mar 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,439Last week 164Year ago 1,352

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 297Year ago 93

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	550	155.50	155.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	900	119.50	119.50
16	—	765	122.50–123.50	123.07
41	—	521	146.00–158.00	151.60
16	—	1,076	111.00–116.50	115.83
48	—	717	125.00–133.25	127.51
40	—	638	135.50–140.50	137.66
33	—	669	132.50–139.00	136.32
83	—	586	141.00–147.00	144.84
37	—	488	156.00–168.50	162.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	382	155.00–159.00	156.57
21	—	341	157.00	157.00
5	—	470	155.00	155.00
11	—	788	120.00–120.50	120.22
15	—	735	120.00–122.00	120.39
43	—	696	120.00–126.00	123.36
19	—	635	128.00–134.00	131.21
5	—	816	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	690	91.00–114.00	106.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	167.00–168.00	167.33
3	—	510	160.00	160.00
7	—	654	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	376	201.00–204.00	201.64
66	—	763	133.00–144.75	138.33
64	—	573	172.50–184.00	178.24
92	—	466	189.00–194.50	194.33
77	—	617	155.00–166.50	165.49
7	—	427	190.00–196.00	191.70
34	—	720	136.50–147.00	141.00
99	—	680	144.00–155.00	150.81
7	—	880	129.00	129.00
94	—	525	181.00–192.00	184.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	432	175.00–188.00	185.06
9	—	528	176.00	176.00
14	—	786	125.00–128.00	125.63
16	—	363	184.00–191.00	186.97
25	—	640	149.50–153.00	151.26
14	—	695	134.50–136.00	135.03
6	—	722	130.00	130.00
8	—	569	151.00–155.00	152.73
5	—	1,031	117.50	117.50

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 (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,387	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,445	1,285.00	1,285.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,410	1,175.00	1,175.00

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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