Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2021-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. traded 8.00 to 19.00 higher. Steers over 600 lbs. traded 13.00 to 24.50 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. were 6.00 to 18.00 higher while those over 600 lbs. were 12.00 to 22.00 higher. No trend in replacement cattle. Slaughter cows traded unevenly steady to 4.00 lower. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. This weeks run consisted mostly of pre-conditioned calves with those being weaned over 30 days brought the highest interest. The next available report will be Wednesday, December 15, 2021.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $181.19/cwt on 1,255 head.

Average price

$181.19

1,255 head · 649 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,177

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$374

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

$34.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.30

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	650	184.31	1,197	1,072
Medium and Large 1-2	651	165.01	1,074	154
Medium and Large 2	662	152.14	1,007	23
Medium 1-2	549	150.00	824	6thin

One grade step is worth $34.31/cwt here — about $374 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 sale1,255 hd

181.19

—

CO average4 barns · 6,098 hd

175.89

+5.30

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,614	64.48	1,041	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,311	56.84	745	175
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	49.55	525	57

Every lot, as filed

61 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 1Unweaned	—	606	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	885	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	512	214.63/cwt	214.00–215.00	1,099	28
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	549	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	824	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	159.18/cwt	152.00–166.00	931	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,049	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	195.23/cwt	186.00–200.00	1,052	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	194.17/cwt	187.00–198.00	1,136	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	770	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,159	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	151.34/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,149	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	173.12/cwt	164.50–175.75	1,312	100
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	783	141.25/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,106	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	160.60/cwt	158.00–165.00	1,092	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	156.25/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,145	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	644	153.41/cwt	151.00–154.00	988	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	212.07/cwt	207.00–216.00	897	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	180.11/cwt	171.00–182.50	1,210	324
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	174.01/cwt	172.00–181.00	915	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	748	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,115	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	209.22/cwt	205.50–210.50	1,019	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,069	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	709	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,120	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	185.82/cwt	179.00–190.00	1,150	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	490	219.77/cwt	218.00–220.50	1,077	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	559	209.88/cwt	200.00–211.50	1,173	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	161.37/cwt	156.00–166.00	926	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	706	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,165	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	512	178.31/cwt	177.00–181.50	913	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	794	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,294	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	165.15/cwt	154.00–168.00	1,031	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	747	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,001	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	65.00/cwt	52.00–68.50	1,043	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	48.26/cwt	41.00–51.00	627	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	55.25/cwt	49.00–65.00	682	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	52.54/cwt	49.00–55.00	583	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	46.86/cwt	37.00–48.00	476	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,697	54.68/cwt	52.00–57.00	928	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,375	60.88/cwt	54.00–68.00	837	83
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,599	67.05/cwt	60.50–69.00	1,072	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	157.39/cwt	156.00–158.00	1,128	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	145.03/cwt	143.00–149.00	754	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	150.97/cwt	150.00–153.00	877	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,029	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	158.59/cwt	152.00–165.00	858	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	161.51/cwt	153.00–165.00	1,079	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	957	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	134.88/cwt	134.00–138.00	827	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	184.38/cwt	179.00–189.00	795	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	152.35/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,196	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	144.79/cwt	144.00–148.00	922	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	708	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	952	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	959	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,395	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,195	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	171.69/cwt	168.00–175.00	891	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	177.94/cwt	171.00–181.00	817	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	146.37/cwt	140.00–149.00	972	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	173.05/cwt	163.00–174.00	1,080	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	147.73/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,300	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	173.05/cwt	168.50–180.00	1,230	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	161.99/cwt	159.50–163.50	1,304	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	729	1

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 Dec 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,099Last week 962Year ago 2,915

Slaughter CattleReceipts 273Last week 404Year ago 337

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	606	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	574	156.00–166.00	161.37
150	—	624	154.00–168.00	165.15
10	—	717	156.00–158.00	157.39
39	—	668	153.00–165.00	161.51
37	—	431	179.00–189.00	184.38
5	—	959	145.50	145.50
66	—	519	168.00–175.00	171.69
10	—	459	171.00–181.00	177.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	706	165.00	165.00
17	—	512	177.00–181.50	178.31
8	—	794	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	747	134.00	134.00
6	—	520	143.00–149.00	145.03
9	—	613	134.00–138.00	134.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	581	150.00–153.00	150.97
3	—	730	141.00	141.00
42	—	541	152.00–165.00	158.59
19	—	785	140.00–153.00	152.35
15	—	637	144.00–148.00	144.79
8	—	409	173.00	173.00
6	—	860	139.00	139.00
40	—	664	140.00–149.00	146.37
1	—	450	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	512	214.00–215.00	214.63
10	—	490	218.00–220.50	219.77
78	—	559	200.00–211.50	209.88
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	549	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	585	152.00–166.00	159.18
1	—	695	151.00	151.00
5	—	783	138.00–146.00	141.25
3	—	748	149.00	149.00
3	—	643	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	539	186.00–200.00	195.23
132	—	585	187.00–198.00	194.17
100	—	758	164.50–175.75	173.12
11	—	423	207.00–216.00	212.07
324	—	672	171.00–182.50	180.11
18	—	487	205.50–210.50	209.22
120	—	619	179.00–190.00	185.82
11	—	880	146.00–148.00	147.73
112	—	711	168.50–180.00	173.05
39	—	805	159.50–163.50	161.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	770	150.50	150.50
15	—	618	173.00	173.00
14	—	709	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	759	149.00–153.00	151.34
26	—	680	158.00–165.00	160.60
16	—	733	150.00–163.00	156.25
9	—	526	172.00–181.00	174.01
10	—	550	174.00	174.00
61	—	624	163.00–174.00	173.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	644	151.00–154.00	153.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,605	52.00–68.50	65.00
3	—	1,697	52.00–57.00	54.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,300	41.00–51.00	48.26
65	—	1,235	49.00–65.00	55.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,110	49.00–55.00	52.54
30	—	1,016	37.00–48.00	46.86
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	1,375	54.00–68.00	60.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,599	60.50–69.00	67.05

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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