Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2022-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Trade activity and demand moderate. In feeder cattle, steers under 550 lbs traded 4.50 to 10.00 lower on a light test. Steers between 550-600 lbs traded 2.25 higher. Steers weighing 600 to 750 lbs traded 2.00 to 5.00 lower and steers over 750 traded 3.75 higher on a very light test. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs traded 0.50 to 3.00 lower and heifers over 600 lbs had no comparison. The next available report will be Wednesday, March 23, 2022.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $163.36/cwt on 196 head.

Average price

$163.36

196 head · 608 lb average

Value per head Derived

$993

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$43

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$34.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.08

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	174.83	994	86
Medium and Large 2	582	157.90	919	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	636	155.19	987	96
Large 1	741	140.00	1,037	7thin

One grade step is worth $34.83/cwt here — about −$43 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 sale196 hd

163.36

—

CO average3 barns · 1,122 hd

161.28

+2.08

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	—	Average	1,536	104.58	1,606	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,675	85.95	1,439	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,395	83.97	1,171	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,104	80.62	890	64

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	582	172.77/cwt	172.00–178.50	1,006	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	140.45/cwt	140.00–140.50	1,114	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	168.96/cwt	166.00–174.00	884	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	204.33/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,042	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,189	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,089	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	165.51/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,223	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	979	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	183.18/cwt	183.00–184.00	943	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	170.12/cwt	164.00–174.00	1,143	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	955	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	177.16/cwt	173.00–178.00	840	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,151	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,055	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,258	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	982	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	180.90/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,221	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	206.43/cwt	205.50–209.00	1,203	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	447	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	970	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,187	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	181.37/cwt	177.00–182.00	1,115	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	203.99/cwt	201.00–205.00	991	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	149.05/cwt	147.00–150.00	987	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	401	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	730	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	741	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,037	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	157.90/cwt	151.00–159.00	919	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,010	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,107	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,668	90.62/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,512	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	58.18/cwt	52.00–67.00	618	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	77.67/cwt	70.00–81.00	810	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,419	86.41/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,226	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,148	82.35/cwt	76.00–86.00	945	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	82.44/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,131	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,678	83.61/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,403	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	77.59/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,077	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,116	88.85/cwt	87.00–91.00	992	7
Bulls	—	—	1,945	108.71/cwt	105.00–113.00	2,114	4
Bulls	—	—	1,781	97.60/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,738	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	850	118.30/cwt	117.50–119.00	1,006	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,164	102.33/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,191	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,355	1,144.94/cwt	1,125.00–1,150.00	15,514	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	92.54/cwt	87.00–94.00	761	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	973	107.61/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,047	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,014	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	11,661	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,021	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	17,357	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	977	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	15,144	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,198	1,524.35/cwt	1,475.00–1,550.00	18,262	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,211	1,356.62/cwt	1,275.00–1,375.00	16,429	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,250	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	13,039	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	1,259.63/cwt	1,200.00–1,385.00	10,959	55
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	978	1,579.37/cwt	1,475.00–1,625.00	15,446	63
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,291	1,336.79/cwt	1,300.00–1,400.00	17,258	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,336	1,686.39/cwt	1,425.00–1,700.00	22,530	42
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	1,625.00/cwt	1,625.00–1,625.00	20,150	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 Mar 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 465Last week 1,341Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 166Last week 70Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 263Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	582	172.00–178.50	172.77
17	—	515	183.00–184.00	183.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	793	140.00–140.50	140.45
11	—	523	166.00–174.00	168.96
6	—	828	131.50	131.50
7	—	644	152.00	152.00
19	—	474	173.00–178.00	177.16
23	—	662	147.00–150.00	149.05
4	—	401	182.00	182.00
8	—	711	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	741	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	582	151.00–159.00	157.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	510	202.00–205.00	204.33
4	—	629	189.00	189.00
27	—	739	165.00–167.00	165.51
14	—	765	164.50	164.50
13	—	463	212.00	212.00
15	—	675	177.00–187.00	180.90
29	—	583	205.50–209.00	206.43
14	—	447	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	672	164.00–174.00	170.12
7	—	587	196.00	196.00
2	—	728	163.00	163.00
8	—	615	177.00–182.00	181.37
4	—	486	201.00–205.00	203.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	555	172.00	172.00
6	—	643	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	858	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,668	88.00–94.00	90.62
6	—	1,678	80.00–86.00	83.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	52.00–67.00	58.18
23	—	1,043	70.00–81.00	77.67
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,419	84.00–89.00	86.41
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,148	76.00–86.00	82.35
7	—	1,116	87.00–91.00	88.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,372	80.00–89.00	82.44
5	—	1,388	75.00–79.00	77.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,945	105.00–113.00	108.71
5	—	1,781	90.00–101.00	97.60
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	850	117.50–119.00	118.30
4	—	1,164	95.00–107.00	102.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,355	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,144.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,198	1,475.00–1,550.00	1,524.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,211	1,275.00–1,375.00	1,356.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	42	—	1,336	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,686.39
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,014	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,125	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,291	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,336.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,021	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	977	1,550.00	1,550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	822	87.00–94.00	92.54
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	973	102.00–109.00	107.61
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	55	—	870	1,200.00–1,385.00	1,259.63
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	63	—	978	1,475.00–1,625.00	1,579.37
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	1,625.00	1,625.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle