Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2022-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were good to very good. Today's sale consisted of feeder calves and yearling cattle coming off grass. Feeder steers under 500 lbs traded 7.00 to 9.00 higher and those 600-700 lbs had no comparison. Feeder steers over 800 lbs were 3.00 lower to 5.00 higher while 900 lbs steers were steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs traded steady to 5.00 higher, while those over 600 lbs were 3.00 lower to 10.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter cows were 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Bred cattle had no comparisons from last week. The next available report will be Wednesday, October 05, 2022.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $199.04/cwt on 535 head.

Average price

$199.04

535 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,129

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$37

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

$22.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.16

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	201.92	1,122	466
Medium and Large 1-2	645	179.64	1,159	69

One grade step is worth $22.28/cwt here — about −$37 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 sale535 hd

199.04

—

CO average3 barns · 2,568 hd

176.88

+22.16

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%	Low	1,738	78.04	1,356	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,334	76.17	1,016	92
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,125	62.98	709	40

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,204	$1,075	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,211	$932	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,138	$850	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$825	2thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	426	213.01/cwt	209.00–216.00	907	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	209.67/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,025	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	997	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,530	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	179.37/cwt	178.00–182.00	1,022	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,114	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	159.15/cwt	158.00–161.00	1,464	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,156	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,342	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,422	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	189.52/cwt	185.00–194.00	989	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	214.16/cwt	210.00–216.00	709	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,310	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,173	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	379	235.31/cwt	234.00–239.00	892	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	503	212.44/cwt	210.00–214.50	1,069	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	566	204.03/cwt	196.00–211.00	1,155	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	599	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	904	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	160.85/cwt	160.00–162.50	1,340	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	193.39/cwt	192.00–194.00	716	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	172.82/cwt	168.00–176.00	1,001	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	184.01/cwt	182.00–185.00	874	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,042	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	920	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	180.77/cwt	176.00–188.00	962	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	151.72/cwt	151.00–152.00	1,214	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,367	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,238	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	192.05/cwt	190.00–196.00	818	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,441	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,211	932.42/head	925.00–980.00	932	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,397	78.10/cwt	72.00–80.50	1,091	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,252	74.01/cwt	73.00–76.00	927	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,158	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	764	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	72.88/cwt	65.00–76.00	928	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,209	63.60/cwt	61.00–69.00	769	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	76.12/cwt	75.00–78.00	882	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	795	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,738	78.04/cwt	77.00–78.50	1,356	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	58.26/cwt	51.00–61.00	650	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,227	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	205.22/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,073	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,172	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	192.95/cwt	189.50–196.00	1,090	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	164.57/cwt	162.00–168.50	1,414	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	846	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,438	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	199.55/cwt	198.00–200.00	972	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	578	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,023	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	419	198.67/cwt	198.00–201.00	832	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	188.75/cwt	187.00–194.00	900	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	524	192.83/cwt	186.00–194.00	1,010	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	461	196.84/cwt	196.00–199.00	907	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	337	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	768	7

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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,274Last week 393Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 21Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	426	209.00–216.00	213.01
71	—	489	208.00–210.00	209.67
21	—	920	158.00–161.00	159.15
1	—	1,030	149.00	149.00
3	—	362	225.00	225.00
18	—	663	185.00	185.00
50	—	523	200.00–209.00	205.22
11	—	630	186.00	186.00
63	—	565	189.50–196.00	192.95
10	—	859	162.00–168.50	164.57
9	—	846	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	178.00–182.00	179.37
19	—	626	178.00	178.00
2	—	660	175.00	175.00
9	—	792	169.50	169.50
11	—	883	161.00	161.00
16	—	522	185.00–194.00	189.52
9	—	487	198.00–200.00	199.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	379	234.00–239.00	235.31
39	—	503	210.00–214.50	212.44
107	—	566	196.00–211.00	204.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	997	153.50	153.50
24	—	692	167.00	167.00
5	—	331	210.00–216.00	214.16
25	—	715	164.00	164.00
12	—	833	160.00–162.50	160.85
5	—	370	192.00–194.00	193.39
31	—	579	168.00–176.00	172.82
8	—	611	170.50	170.50
90	—	532	176.00–188.00	180.77
4	—	871	157.00	157.00
8	—	764	162.00	162.00
21	—	426	190.00–196.00	192.05
10	—	927	155.50	155.50
63	—	477	187.00–194.00	188.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	897	146.00	146.00
5	—	599	151.00	151.00
6	—	475	182.00–185.00	184.01
10	—	613	150.00	150.00
18	—	800	151.00–152.00	151.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	177.00	177.00
13	—	419	198.00–201.00	198.67
80	—	524	186.00–194.00	192.83
62	—	461	196.00–199.00	196.84
7	—	337	228.00	228.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,204	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,211	925.00–980.00	932.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	965	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,138	850.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,397	72.00–80.50	78.10
16	—	1,252	73.00–76.00	74.01
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,158	66.00	66.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,273	65.00–76.00	72.88
4	—	1,159	75.00–78.00	76.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,209	61.00–69.00	63.60
8	—	1,074	74.00	74.00
22	—	1,115	51.00–61.00	58.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,738	77.00–78.50	78.04

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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Sterling Livestock Commission - Sterling, CO

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle