Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2022-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Feeder steers were 8.00 to 9.00 lower and heifers were 7.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cattle were too thinly tested to quote. Slaughter cows and bulls had no test. Trade activity active and demand were moderate to good. Today's run consisted of a mix of yearling cattle coming off grass, with a few light weight calves coming straight off the cows. The next available report will occur as receipts warrant.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $181.90/cwt on 254 head.

Average price

$181.90

254 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,053

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$605

per head · Large 1 over Large 3

$116.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.00

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	474	206.63	979	38
Medium and Large 1	605	189.67	1,148	170
Large 1-2	470	182.00	855	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	816	152.19	1,242	14thin
Large 2-3	468	125.61	588	23
Large 3	416	90.00	374	6thin

One grade step is worth $116.63/cwt here — about $605 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 sale254 hd

181.90

—

CO average2 barns · 302 hd

174.90

+7.00

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	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	76.00	983	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,210	68.15	825	2thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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 1-2	—	903	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,228	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,151	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,468	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	985	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,261	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	716	166.84/cwt	166.50–167.50	1,195	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	470	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,325	1
Steers	Large 1	—	823	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,424	11
Steers	Large 1	—	251	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	778	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	175.62/cwt	174.00–181.50	1,470	55
Steers	Large 1	—	326	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	795	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	258.50/cwt	258.50–258.50	832	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	762	16
Steers	Large 1	—	424	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	996	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	177.97/cwt	176.00–179.00	1,290	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,439	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,320	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,474	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,015	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	158.75/cwt	158.50–159.00	1,481	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	177.05/cwt	173.00–180.00	931	7
Steers	Large 1	—	788	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,399	8
Steers	Large 1	—	371	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	937	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,390	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,097	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	860	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	986	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	161.19/cwt	148.00–168.00	978	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,245	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	173.15/cwt	172.50–176.50	1,193	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	163.17/cwt	160.00–166.50	1,340	14
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	524	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	524	9
Heifers	Large 3	—	416	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	374	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	152.78/cwt	146.00–159.00	1,325	9
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	577	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	554	9
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	173	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	389	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	789	23
Heifers	Large 1	—	324	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	729	13
Heifers	Large 1	—	400	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	900	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	617	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,685	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	22,326	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	75.07/cwt	71.00–77.50	958	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,172	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	68.15/cwt	66.50–69.50	825	2

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 Aug 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 520Last week 1,118Year ago 823

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 249Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 96Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	903	136.00	136.00
3	—	607	148.00–168.00	161.19
9	—	867	146.00–159.00	152.78
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	716	166.50–167.50	166.84
13	—	324	225.00	225.00
13	—	400	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	125.00	125.00
16	—	933	158.50–159.00	158.75
7	—	526	173.00–180.00	177.05
5	—	374	230.00	230.00
4	—	573	172.00	172.00
24	—	726	171.50	171.50
53	—	689	172.50–176.50	173.15
14	—	821	160.00–166.50	163.17
23	—	326	242.00	242.00
23	—	265	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	524	100.00	100.00
9	—	577	96.00	96.00
5	—	173	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	416	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,151	127.50	127.50
1	—	985	128.00	128.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	823	173.00	173.00
6	—	251	310.00	310.00
9	—	326	244.00	244.00
5	—	424	235.00	235.00
8	—	788	177.50	177.50
11	—	371	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	837	174.00–181.50	175.62
40	—	322	258.50	258.50
1	—	965	161.00	161.00
16	—	271	281.00	281.00
23	—	782	184.00	184.00
8	—	725	182.00	182.00
9	—	862	171.00	171.00
3	—	472	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	725	176.00–179.00	177.97
2	—	763	176.00	176.00
2	—	880	158.00	158.00
5	—	557	197.00	197.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,685	1,325.00	1,325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,276	71.00–77.50	75.07
1	—	1,420	82.50	82.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,210	66.50–69.50	68.15

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

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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