Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2022-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were good. Trade activity and demand on feeder cattle good on weaned steers and heifers, moderate on unweaned calves. Today's run consisted of mix lighter calves and yearling cattle coming off grass. Calves that had two rounds of vaccinations commanded more interest and better prices compared to those that had one or no vaccinations. No comparable trades from last week's report. No comparable trades on slaughter cows and bulls. The next available report will be Wednesday, September 21, 2022.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $186.63/cwt on 874 head.

Average price

$186.63

874 head · 762 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,423

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$20

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

$21.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.36

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	746	190.28	1,419	724
Large 1-2	552	182.00	1,005	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	854	168.44	1,439	144

One grade step is worth $21.85/cwt here — about −$20 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 sale874 hd

186.63

—

CO average3 barns · 1,252 hd

186.99

−0.36

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	1,588	86.75	1,378	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,370	84.22	1,154	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,206	75.45	910	46

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	841	168.46/cwt	168.00–172.00	1,417	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,508	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	191.10/cwt	182.00–196.00	1,191	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	210.74/cwt	208.00–216.00	1,125	91
Steers	Large 1-2	—	552	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,005	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	958	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,691	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	200.93/cwt	197.00–204.50	1,159	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	168.83/cwt	164.00–171.00	1,489	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	178.28/cwt	176.00–179.25	1,635	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	180.27/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,565	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	216.51/cwt	213.00–219.00	998	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	179.65/cwt	179.00–182.00	1,328	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	236.86/cwt	235.00–238.00	867	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,191	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	534	197.40/cwt	197.00–198.00	1,054	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	461	203.37/cwt	202.00–204.00	938	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	221.43/cwt	215.00–228.00	972	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	313	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	790	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	420	204.14/cwt	203.00–205.00	857	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,665	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	176.65/cwt	171.00–185.00	933	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,338	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	167.25/cwt	167.00–168.00	1,281	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	219.61/cwt	217.00–220.00	797	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,405	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	169.17/cwt	168.50–171.00	1,000	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,397	83.30/cwt	76.00–86.50	1,164	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,186	70.90/cwt	70.50–71.00	841	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,208	75.88/cwt	73.00–79.50	917	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	86.75/cwt	84.50–89.00	1,378	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,162	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,344	85.18/cwt	81.50–90.50	1,145	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,270	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	177.11/cwt	176.00–182.50	1,018	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	199.70/cwt	195.00–205.00	829	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	159.24/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,223	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,003	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	189.48/cwt	185.00–191.00	822	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	370	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	786	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	437	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	178.67/cwt	177.50–180.50	1,231	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	185.41/cwt	183.00–187.00	944	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	414	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	989	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	483	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,077	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	768	189.26/cwt	189.00–189.50	1,454	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	522	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,148	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,126	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	491	186.08/cwt	183.00–187.00	914	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	173.91/cwt	168.00–178.00	1,355	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	941	159.43/cwt	156.00–161.00	1,500	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,278	11

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 Sep 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,382Last week 520Year ago 1,329

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 10Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	841	168.00–172.00	168.46
50	—	882	164.00–171.00	168.83
3	—	990	158.00	158.00
25	—	779	168.00–178.00	173.91
22	—	941	156.00–161.00	159.43
11	—	730	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	840	179.50	179.50
38	—	623	182.00–196.00	191.10
91	—	534	208.00–216.00	210.74
50	—	958	176.50	176.50
45	—	577	197.00–204.50	200.93
85	—	917	176.00–179.25	178.28
36	—	868	180.00–182.00	180.27
35	—	461	213.00–219.00	216.51
23	—	739	179.00–182.00	179.65
9	—	366	235.00–238.00	236.86
7	—	658	181.00	181.00
14	—	439	215.00–228.00	221.43
145	—	1,000	166.50	166.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	552	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	534	197.00–198.00	197.40
10	—	461	202.00–204.00	203.37
8	—	313	252.50	252.50
7	—	420	203.00–205.00	204.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	414	239.00	239.00
5	—	483	223.00	223.00
29	—	768	189.00–189.50	189.26
25	—	522	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	528	171.00–185.00	176.65
11	—	591	168.50–171.00	169.17
2	—	870	146.00	146.00
7	—	768	155.00–161.00	159.24
7	—	619	162.00	162.00
4	—	434	185.00–191.00	189.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	806	166.00	166.00
8	—	766	167.00–168.00	167.25
8	—	363	217.00–220.00	219.61
7	—	918	153.00	153.00
41	—	575	176.00–182.50	177.11
33	—	415	195.00–205.00	199.70
28	—	689	177.50–180.50	178.67
4	—	335	219.00	219.00
70	—	509	183.00–187.00	185.41
2	—	463	193.00	193.00
2	—	645	174.50	174.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	370	212.50	212.50
3	—	437	182.00	182.00
26	—	491	183.00–187.00	186.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,397	76.00–86.50	83.30
1	—	1,435	81.00	81.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,186	70.50–71.00	70.90
42	—	1,208	73.00–79.50	75.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,588	84.50–89.00	86.75
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,344	81.50–90.50	85.18

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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