Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2022-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were moderate. Today's sale consisted of calves having multiple rounds of vaccinations and being weaned 30 days. There were also yearling cattle coming off grass. Feeder steers under 700 lbs traded steady to 9.00 lower and steers over 800 lbs had no comparisons. Heifer calves under 600 lbs traded 1.00 to 4.00 lower, while those over 600 lbs traded uneven 1.50 lower to 10.00 higher on a very thin test. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cattle were too thinly tested to quote. The next available report will be October 12, 2022.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $189.71/cwt on 539 head.

Average price

$189.71

539 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,122

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$8.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.92

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	595	190.58	1,134	483
Medium and Large 1-2	564	182.17	1,028	56

One grade step is worth $8.41/cwt here — about $106 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 sale539 hd

189.71

—

CO average4 barns · 2,181 hd

178.79

+10.92

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%	High	1,375	73.34	1,008	78
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,690	70.63	1,194	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,213	59.76	725	75

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)	1,327	$1,324	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,138	$1,300	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,393	$1,075	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,342	$959	6

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	617	184.10/cwt	176.00–187.50	1,136	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	177.96/cwt	170.00–182.50	1,178	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	166.80/cwt	165.50–169.00	1,148	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	536	189.23/cwt	188.00–192.00	1,014	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	194.16/cwt	192.00–197.50	701	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	639	174.65/cwt	173.00–175.00	1,116	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	869	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	354	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	765	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	422	200.22/cwt	198.00–205.00	845	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	192.60/cwt	192.00–195.00	924	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	193.84/cwt	189.00–196.00	1,120	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	171.20/cwt	170.50–172.00	1,294	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	954	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,565	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	901	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,464	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	196.16/cwt	192.00–197.00	1,042	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	220.70/cwt	220.00–221.00	839	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	206.08/cwt	205.00–212.50	894	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	194.81/cwt	194.00–196.00	851	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	187.46/cwt	186.00–191.00	980	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	202.48/cwt	198.00–205.00	984	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	170.88/cwt	170.00–171.00	986	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,168	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	529	205.97/cwt	202.00–211.00	1,090	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	191.17/cwt	190.00–193.00	816	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,251	60.85/cwt	59.50–61.50	761	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,234	70.53/cwt	65.50–71.00	870	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	53.34/cwt	50.00–58.50	632	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	74.17/cwt	74.00–74.50	1,276	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	960	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,080	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,374	72.44/cwt	71.00–73.00	995	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,369	63.55/cwt	60.00–68.00	870	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,376	74.63/cwt	71.00–77.50	1,027	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,367	65.78/cwt	63.00–69.00	899	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,342	959.36/head	825.00–985.00	959	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,393	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,327	1,323.69/head	1,150.00–1,335.00	1,324	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	460	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	897	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	164.21/cwt	156.00–166.00	949	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	470	210.62/cwt	207.50–215.00	990	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	178.93/cwt	172.00–184.00	921	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	168.86/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,071	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	550	186.23/cwt	186.00–187.00	1,024	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	186.40/cwt	182.00–187.00	829	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,476	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	166.53/cwt	166.00–167.00	1,196	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	167.28/cwt	167.00–168.00	907	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	184.70/cwt	182.00–187.00	899	54

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 Oct 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,042Last week 1,274Year ago 1,287

Slaughter CattleReceipts 180Last week 200Year ago 124

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 23Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	617	176.00–187.50	184.10
63	—	662	170.00–182.50	177.96
101	—	578	189.00–196.00	193.84
19	—	756	170.50–172.00	171.20
19	—	954	164.00	164.00
11	—	901	162.50	162.50
54	—	531	192.00–197.00	196.16
7	—	380	220.00–221.00	220.70
13	—	434	205.00–212.50	206.08
40	—	486	198.00–205.00	202.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	688	165.50–169.00	166.80
6	—	480	192.00–195.00	192.60
15	—	437	194.00–196.00	194.81
14	—	523	186.00–191.00	187.46
13	—	718	166.00–167.00	166.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	529	202.00–211.00	205.97
48	—	470	207.50–215.00	210.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	536	188.00–192.00	189.23
51	—	639	173.00–175.00	174.65
8	—	354	216.00	216.00
15	—	422	198.00–205.00	200.22
11	—	460	195.00	195.00
30	—	550	186.00–187.00	186.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	361	192.00–197.50	194.16
35	—	577	170.00–171.00	170.88
16	—	706	165.50	165.50
16	—	427	190.00–193.00	191.17
30	—	515	172.00–184.00	178.93
25	—	634	166.00–170.00	168.86
13	—	884	167.00	167.00
54	—	487	182.00–187.00	184.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	488	178.00	178.00
69	—	578	156.00–166.00	164.21
16	—	445	182.00–187.00	186.40
29	—	542	167.00–168.00	167.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,251	59.50–61.50	60.85
21	—	1,234	65.50–71.00	70.53
38	—	1,185	50.00–58.50	53.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,720	74.00–74.50	74.17
1	—	1,600	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	80.00	80.00
16	—	1,374	71.00–73.00	72.44
4	—	1,369	60.00–68.00	63.55
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,376	71.00–77.50	74.63
3	—	1,367	63.00–69.00	65.78

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,342	825.00–985.00	959.36
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,393	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,138	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,327	1,150.00–1,335.00	1,323.69

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle