Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2021-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend is available as this is the first reported sale in over a month. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Today's run consisted of mostly long weaned calves and yearling cattle with at least two rounds of vaccinations. The next available report will be Wednesday, April 21, 2021.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.55/cwt on 646 head.

Average price

$147.55

646 head · 617 lb average

Value per head Derived

$911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$3.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.31

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	564	150.20	847	177
Medium and Large 1	674	146.60	989	343
Medium and Large 2	536	146.41	784	126

One grade step is worth $3.79/cwt here — about $63 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 sale646 hd

147.55

—

CO average4 barns · 3,314 hd

154.86

−7.31

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

47 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	Large 1	—	526	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	899	7
Steers	Large 1	—	566	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	979	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	951	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	643	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,122	107.24/cwt	106.50–108.00	1,203	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	169.16/cwt	169.00–170.00	729	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	722.81/cwt	600.00–775.00	9,613	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,354	852.98/cwt	800.00–925.00	11,549	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	194.59/cwt	189.00–198.50	1,027	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	709	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,039	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	177.74/cwt	176.00–182.00	1,127	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	142.91/cwt	142.50–143.00	1,180	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	212.95/cwt	212.50–213.00	711	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	160.27/cwt	156.00–162.00	1,138	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	206.37/cwt	201.00–208.00	834	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,019.01/cwt	975.00–1,025.00	12,534	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	952	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	170.93/cwt	163.00–173.00	1,166	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	675	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,208	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	158.18/cwt	150.50–160.50	916	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	810	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,114	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	146.54/cwt	146.00–148.00	826	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	399	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	650	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	499	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	758	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,013	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	162.52/cwt	159.00–165.00	852	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	206.05/cwt	203.00–207.00	548	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	130.88/cwt	130.00–132.50	1,075	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	138.12/cwt	136.00–138.25	1,006	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	187.29/cwt	182.00–190.00	886	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	142.72/cwt	142.00–144.00	896	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	143.31/cwt	142.00–143.50	838	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	184.46/cwt	182.00–188.00	1,033	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	639	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	580	196.41/cwt	194.00–197.00	1,139	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	156.97/cwt	156.00–157.50	838	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	136.88/cwt	131.00–139.00	918	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	744	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	145.72/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,124	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	164.46/cwt	161.00–166.00	706	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	630	184.30/cwt	184.00–187.00	1,161	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	154.87/cwt	154.50–155.00	949	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	132.22/cwt	131.50–134.00	1,033	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	196.51/cwt	189.00–199.00	861	18

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 Apr 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,281Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	526	171.00	171.00
9	—	566	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	528	189.00–198.50	194.59
10	—	634	176.00–182.00	177.74
16	—	826	142.50–143.00	142.91
10	—	334	212.50–213.00	212.95
15	—	710	156.00–162.00	160.27
26	—	404	201.00–208.00	206.37
84	—	682	163.00–173.00	170.93
4	—	361	210.00	210.00
42	—	560	182.00–188.00	184.46
62	—	771	142.00–150.00	145.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	523	182.00	182.00
6	—	601	168.50	168.50
9	—	266	203.00–207.00	206.05
12	—	473	182.00–190.00	187.29
18	—	438	189.00–199.00	196.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	675	179.00	179.00
68	—	580	194.00–197.00	196.41
39	—	630	184.00–187.00	184.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	679	140.00	140.00
11	—	357	180.00	180.00
18	—	1,122	106.50–108.00	107.24
24	—	431	169.00–170.00	169.16
55	—	579	150.50–160.50	158.18
29	—	524	159.00–165.00	162.52
25	—	821	130.00–132.50	130.88
70	—	728	136.00–138.25	138.12
42	—	613	154.50–155.00	154.87
33	—	781	131.50–134.00	132.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	709	146.50	146.50
15	—	810	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	564	146.00–148.00	146.54
4	—	471	158.00	158.00
45	—	628	142.00–144.00	142.72
12	—	376	170.00	170.00
47	—	534	156.00–157.50	156.97
35	—	671	131.00–139.00	136.88
19	—	429	161.00–166.00	164.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	399	163.00	163.00
12	—	499	152.00	152.00
60	—	585	142.00–143.50	143.31
42	—	515	144.50	144.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,330	600.00–775.00	722.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,354	800.00–925.00	852.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,077	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,230	975.00–1,025.00	1,019.01

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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