Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2021-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: No trend is available as this is the first auction reported in over a month. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. The next available report will be Wednesday, May 19, 2021.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.87/cwt on 621 head.

Average price

$137.87

621 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$805

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$4.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.97

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	599	138.95	832	460
Medium and Large 1-2	541	134.76	729	161

One grade step is worth $4.20/cwt here — about $104 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 sale621 hd

137.87

—

CO average4 barns · 1,244 hd

135.90

+1.97

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

34 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	—	475	150.74/cwt	149.00–152.00	716	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	139.54/cwt	136.00–146.00	805	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	122.40/cwt	122.00–122.50	935	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	121.63/cwt	120.50–124.00	997	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	167.53/cwt	165.00–170.00	880	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	164.31/cwt	160.00–171.00	951	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	135.88/cwt	128.00–137.25	889	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,087	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	714	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,414.19/cwt	1,400.00–1,525.00	19,445	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	889	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,560	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	582	188.62/cwt	181.00–192.00	1,098	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	142.46/cwt	140.00–146.00	748	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	170.27/cwt	170.00–171.00	795	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,318	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	14,828	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,593	1,052.98/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	16,774	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	156.59/cwt	151.00–161.00	673	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	180.18/cwt	176.00–182.00	672	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	811	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	149.11/cwt	147.00–150.00	631	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	698	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	154.99/cwt	146.00–159.50	1,097	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	153.21/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,034	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	137.60/cwt	131.00–141.50	859	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	530	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	772	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	140.77/cwt	139.00–144.00	660	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	159.41/cwt	152.00–163.00	1,004	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	138.73/cwt	134.00–139.50	741	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	159.19/cwt	152.00–162.00	850	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	124.41/cwt	124.00–127.00	922	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	752	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	123.26/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,055	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	946	6

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 May 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,020Last week 0Year ago 1,333

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 0Year ago 60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	475	149.00–152.00	150.74
20	—	577	136.00–146.00	139.54
20	—	764	122.00–122.50	122.40
20	—	820	120.50–124.00	121.63
82	—	654	128.00–137.25	135.88
98	—	525	140.00–146.00	142.46
80	—	430	151.00–161.00	156.59
77	—	624	131.00–141.50	137.60
56	—	741	124.00–127.00	124.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	654	124.00	124.00
14	—	423	147.00–150.00	149.11
38	—	554	126.00	126.00
9	—	331	160.00	160.00
12	—	633	122.00	122.00
9	—	469	139.00–144.00	140.77
60	—	534	134.00–139.50	138.73
6	—	795	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	525	165.00–170.00	167.53
22	—	579	160.00–171.00	164.31
17	—	771	141.00	141.00
16	—	408	175.00	175.00
24	—	467	170.00–171.00	170.27
7	—	373	176.00–182.00	180.18
20	—	708	146.00–159.50	154.99
13	—	675	151.00–155.00	153.21
32	—	630	152.00–163.00	159.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	889	175.50	175.50
58	—	582	181.00–192.00	188.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	534	152.00–162.00	159.19
5	—	470	160.00	160.00
20	—	856	120.00–127.00	123.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,375	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,414.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,318	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,593	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,052.98

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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