Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2022-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: No comparison is available as the last reported sale was three weeks ago. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Today's run consisted of mostly long weaned calves with at least two rounds of vaccinations. The next available report will be Wednesday, March 9, 2022.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $167.40/cwt on 702 head.

Average price

$167.40

702 head · 635 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,064

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$15.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.80

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	628	171.23	1,076	525
Medium and Large 1-2	657	156.06	1,025	177

One grade step is worth $15.17/cwt here — about $50 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 sale702 hd

167.40

—

CO average4 barns · 2,042 hd

160.61

+6.80

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
Bulls	—	Low	1,693	97.74	1,655	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,610	89.70	1,444	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,318	88.24	1,163	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	78.33	760	2thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	580	204.09/cwt	194.00–206.00	1,184	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	214.08/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,077	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	165.48/cwt	157.00–170.50	963	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	181.17/cwt	179.00–182.00	864	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	163.60/cwt	163.00–166.50	1,073	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	615	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,224	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	526	222.81/cwt	222.00–223.00	1,172	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	726	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,300	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	173.33/cwt	172.00–183.00	1,021	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	153.10/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,191	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,128	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	157.42/cwt	156.00–158.00	1,006	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,076	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	196.42/cwt	194.00–197.00	864	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	976	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,210	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	185.44/cwt	184.00–186.00	1,063	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	179.59/cwt	176.00–182.00	1,124	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	194.23/cwt	187.00–197.00	1,222	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,066	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,285	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	221.51/cwt	210.00–224.00	952	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	170.41/cwt	163.00–177.00	1,239	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	200.03/cwt	194.00–205.00	956	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	981	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	782	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	171.65/cwt	160.50–174.50	1,069	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,169	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,274	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,206	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	160.72/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,255	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	154.15/cwt	152.00–155.50	1,064	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	724	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,159	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,055	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	552	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,038	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,041	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	186.12/cwt	183.00–187.00	998	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	160.92/cwt	154.00–164.50	1,186	83
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,379	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	16,548	7
Bulls	—	—	1,650	93.20/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,538	3
Bulls	—	—	1,758	104.55/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,838	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,323	88.94/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,177	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	85.61/cwt	71.00–90.00	1,143	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	89.70/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,444	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	78.33/cwt	74.00–84.00	760	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	93.12/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,166	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 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,341Last week 1,116Year ago 1,439

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 37Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 102Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	580	194.00–206.00	204.09
71	—	503	200.00–215.00	214.08
54	—	629	187.00–197.00	194.23
11	—	480	222.00	222.00
10	—	840	153.00	153.00
52	—	430	210.00–224.00	221.51
65	—	727	163.00–177.00	170.41
17	—	659	183.00	183.00
100	—	781	160.00–162.00	160.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	615	199.00	199.00
21	—	526	222.00–223.00	222.81
5	—	726	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	573	184.00–186.00	185.44
11	—	626	176.00–182.00	179.59
15	—	478	194.00–205.00	200.03
6	—	511	192.00	192.00
6	—	774	151.00	151.00
18	—	882	144.50	144.50
29	—	678	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	582	157.00–170.50	165.48
2	—	895	126.00	126.00
42	—	639	156.00–158.00	157.42
5	—	791	136.00	136.00
5	—	437	179.00	179.00
87	—	690	152.00–155.50	154.15
10	—	398	182.00	182.00
2	—	950	111.00	111.00
13	—	708	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	477	179.00–182.00	181.17
80	—	656	163.00–166.50	163.60
44	—	589	172.00–183.00	173.33
29	—	778	151.00–154.00	153.10
20	—	440	194.00–197.00	196.42
4	—	976	124.00	124.00
159	—	623	160.50–174.50	171.65
55	—	536	183.00–187.00	186.12
83	—	737	154.00–164.50	160.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	552	188.00	188.00

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,379	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,650	86.00–96.00	93.20
2	—	1,758	104.00–105.00	104.55
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,323	85.00–91.00	88.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,335	71.00–90.00	85.61
5	—	1,252	92.00–94.00	93.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,610	87.00–91.00	89.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	74.00–84.00	78.33

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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Sterling

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Sterling Livestock Commission - Sterling, CO

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle