Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2021-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: No comparison is available as the last reported sale was a month ago. Trade activity and demand were moderate. Today's run consisted mostly of yearling cattle coming off grass, with the majority of the larger runs weighing over 800 lbs. The next available report will be Wednesday, September 22, 2021.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.74/cwt on 961 head.

Average price

$153.74

961 head · 854 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,314

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$369

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

$24.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	871	156.01	1,359	825
Medium and Large 1-2	755	146.99	1,109	75
Medium and Large 2	753	131.44	989	61

One grade step is worth $24.57/cwt here — about $369 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 sale961 hd

153.74

—

CO average1 barns · 961 hd

153.74

+0.00

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

31 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	—	953	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,296	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,046	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,004	138.63/cwt	136.00–143.50	1,392	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	805	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,137	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	158.13/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,395	184
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	153.06/cwt	147.00–154.75	1,396	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	160.33/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,318	407
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	902	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	858	125.52/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,077	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	145.33/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,198	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,008	128.67/cwt	127.50–131.00	1,297	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	133.43/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,237	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,343	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,105	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	138.10/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,213	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	501	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	726	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,365	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,145	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	726	134.63/cwt	131.00–145.00	977	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	140.87/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,165	31
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	767	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	966	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,072	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	786	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,100	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,029	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	759	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	926	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	397	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	580	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	967	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	138.23/cwt	138.00–139.50	820	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	139.96/cwt	136.50–142.00	959	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,082	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	18,394	8

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.

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Sterling Livestock Commission - Sterling, CO

Wed Sep 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,329Last week 0Year ago 1,657

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 0Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	953	136.00	136.00
10	—	468	172.00	172.00
6	—	748	152.00	152.00
9	—	824	145.00–146.00	145.33
9	—	753	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,004	136.00–143.50	138.63
184	—	882	154.00–159.00	158.13
122	—	912	147.00–154.75	153.06
407	—	822	152.00–162.00	160.33
46	—	961	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	635	142.00	142.00
17	—	858	124.00–126.00	125.52
25	—	726	131.00–145.00	134.63
9	—	759	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	786	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	769	136.00	136.00
10	—	501	145.00	145.00
13	—	746	138.00	138.00
19	—	685	136.50–142.00	139.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,008	127.50–131.00	128.67
7	—	927	130.00–138.00	133.43
7	—	1,110	121.00	121.00
13	—	752	147.00	147.00
30	—	878	135.00–139.00	138.10
31	—	827	139.00–142.00	140.87
52	—	729	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	767	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	397	146.00	146.00
9	—	738	131.00	131.00
26	—	593	138.00–139.50	138.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,082	1,700.00	1,700.00

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