Sale reports / Colorado / Sterling / 2022-11-16

Sterling

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sterling, Colorado · Wed, Nov 16
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1900
Feeder Cattle receipts
376 head
1,162 vs last sale 1,538 376 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
419 head
111 vs last sale 308 419 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
604 head
584 vs last sale 20 604 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were too thinly tested for an accurate comparison. Slaughter cows traded unevenly steady, while feeding cows traded steady to 4.50 lower. There were no other classes of cattle with enough trades for comparison. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. This week's run consisted of mostly bred heifers and cows, which had a very firm undertone, with a light run of feeder cattle that were mostly unweaned and a large set of slaughter cows. The next available report will be Wednesday, November 30, 2022.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $178.84/cwt on 116 head.
Average price
$178.84
116 head · 640 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,145
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$74
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$21.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
8.36
vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2492186.6491922
Medium and Large 1708179.491,27178
Medium 1-2512165.0084516thin
One grade step is worth $21.64/cwt here — about $74 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 sale116 hd
178.84
CO average5 barns · 4,922 hd
187.21
−8.36
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,63270.831,1567thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,37266.59914163
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,14559.67683114

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,245$1,65323
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,202$1,58315
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,321$1,5555
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,359$1,454139
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,305$1,40330
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,416$1,34726
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,378$1,26664
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,271$1,1006
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,357$1,05418
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,258$1,04818
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,382$1,03015
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,306$97338
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,269$92948
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,026$1,81662
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)661$8608
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,268$1,6855
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,235$1,5003thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0261,897.07/head1,750.00–2,000.001,89745
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2661860.00/head860.00–860.008608
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1941,058.27/head1,025.00–1,125.001,05810
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3601,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,57520
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2021,583.12/head1,525.00–1,600.001,58315
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2771,126.67/head1,100.00–1,150.001,12711
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2681,684.66/head1,650.00–1,725.001,6855
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2351,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2431,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4241,375.98/head1,350.00–1,425.001,37618
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3571,053.87/head1,025.00–1,150.001,05418
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,236835.00/head835.00–835.0083512
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement1,062144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,53513
SteersMedium 1-2Unweaned512165.00/cwt165.00–165.0084516
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned511182.00/cwt182.00–182.0093013
HeifersMedium 1-2Unweaned488153.84/cwt151.00–155.0075127
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned408164.65/cwt160.00–175.0067216
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned486176.93/cwt176.00–177.5086026
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned448192.00/cwt192.00–192.008606
SteersMedium and Large 1499212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,05814
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned634172.80/cwt172.00–173.001,09615
SteersMedium and Large 1981158.50/cwt158.50–158.501,5558
SteersMedium and Large 11,020148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,5102
SteersMedium and Large 1847163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,38126
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned428206.00/cwt206.00–206.008823
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2985142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,3995
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500196.00/cwt196.00–196.009803
SteersMedium and Large 1556202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,12310
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned436179.00/cwt179.00–179.007804
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2768159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,22119
BullsMedium and Large 1-2798132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0537
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,63969.64/cwt65.50–71.501,1416
CowsBoner 80-85%1,46041.33/cwt41.00–42.006033
CowsBoner 80-85%1,37560.68/cwt51.00–64.5083450
CowsLean 85-90%1,14441.50/cwt31.00–47.0047518
CowsLean 85-90%1,17463.46/cwt61.00–67.0074529
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,59078.00/cwt78.00–78.001,2401
CowsLean 85-90%1,15353.41/cwt49.00–58.0061639
CowsBoner 80-85%1,35166.96/cwt65.00–72.0090540
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,37871.69/cwt65.00–77.5098870
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,02293.15/cwt83.00–99.009529
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,14668.06/cwt61.00–73.0078019
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1231,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3753
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2631,695.06/head1,575.00–1,725.001,69520
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,306950.33/head925.00–975.0095031
Bred CowsMedium 21,196925.00/head925.00–925.0092521
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,262975.00/head975.00–975.0097527
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3971,610.80/head1,500.00–1,750.001,61191
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2711,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1006
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,229925.00/head925.00–925.009257
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3821,029.63/head975.00–1,075.001,03015
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,3011,013.91/head975.00–1,100.001,01413
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,206750.00/head750.00–750.007504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2601,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1507
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3941,402.10/head1,325.00–1,450.001,40220
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4381,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4502
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0251,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,60017
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3081,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0757
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4011,388.65/head1,300.00–1,450.001,38933
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3931,222.74/head1,200.00–1,275.001,22318
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3981,282.63/head1,250.00–1,325.001,2838
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4411,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0505

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.