Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2023-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were good. No trend is available, but a high undertone was noted. This week's run consisted of pre-conditioned calves with the bulk being weaned between 45-90 days. The next available report will be Wednesday, February 8, 2023.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $201.85/cwt on 1,048 head.

Average price

$201.85

1,048 head · 641 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,295

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$43.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.71

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	662	203.27	1,345	758
Medium and Large 1-2	575	201.57	1,158	266
Medium 1-2	737	160.00	1,178	24

One grade step is worth $43.27/cwt here — about $167 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 sale1,048 hd

201.85

—

CO average3 barns · 2,689 hd

202.57

−0.71

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	589	202.96/cwt	200.50–207.00	1,195	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	178.12/cwt	170.50–181.50	1,494	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	227.19/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,111	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	194.94/cwt	184.00–197.00	1,312	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	519	215.09/cwt	212.00–217.50	1,116	20
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	720	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,166	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	538	230.59/cwt	230.50–231.00	1,241	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	603	221.96/cwt	218.00–222.50	1,338	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	749	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	184.41/cwt	180.00–186.25	1,420	160
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	819	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,229	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	172.99/cwt	172.00–175.00	1,327	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	172.25/cwt	172.25–172.25	1,474	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	222.12/cwt	222.00–223.00	1,166	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	211.17/cwt	207.00–214.50	1,294	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	397	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	873	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	694	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,058	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	598	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,029	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	231.70/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,017	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	304	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	460.00/head	460.00–460.00	460	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	191.51/cwt	191.00–192.00	917	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	178.03/cwt	176.00–182.00	1,009	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	217.02/cwt	214.00–220.00	961	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	958	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,243	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	722	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,372	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	196.32/cwt	196.00–197.00	1,237	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	216.57/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,280	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	184.51/cwt	184.00–186.50	1,323	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	920	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	180.76/cwt	179.00–182.00	1,211	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	196.82/cwt	195.00–200.00	746	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,042	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	184.57/cwt	181.00–189.00	1,152	183
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	572	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	987	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	695	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,105	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	174.60/cwt	173.00–175.75	1,241	60
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	606	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	939	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	435	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,131	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	224.23/cwt	224.00–227.50	727	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	399	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	858	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	192.52/cwt	190.00–193.25	1,117	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	192.73/cwt	189.00–203.00	1,018	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,251	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,302	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	150.69/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,160	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	157.76/cwt	156.00–164.00	1,117	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	174.71/cwt	174.00–175.00	1,195	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	178.99/cwt	172.00–186.00	927	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	167.12/cwt	164.50–169.00	1,113	12
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	688	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,025	24

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 Feb 1, 2023

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

Receipts 2,200Last week 642Year ago 2,185

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	589	200.50–207.00	202.96
8	—	286	525.00	525.00
25	—	316	237.00	237.00
6	—	767	172.00–175.00	172.99
14	—	706	176.00	176.00
74	—	630	196.00–197.00	196.32
12	—	670	179.00–182.00	180.76
11	—	496	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	839	170.50–181.50	178.12
33	—	489	220.00–232.00	227.19
48	—	673	184.00–197.00	194.94
160	—	770	180.00–186.25	184.41
14	—	856	172.25	172.25
17	—	525	222.00–223.00	222.12
35	—	613	207.00–214.50	211.17
11	—	439	230.00–240.00	231.70
64	—	591	214.00–217.00	216.57
135	—	717	184.00–186.50	184.51
11	—	377	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	519	212.00–217.50	215.09
10	—	397	220.00	220.00
6	—	694	152.50	152.50
3	—	598	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	720	162.00	162.00
4	—	819	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	538	230.50–231.00	230.59
68	—	603	218.00–222.50	221.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	722	190.00	190.00
53	—	435	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
6	—	304	600.00	600.00
6	—	283	460.00	460.00
44	—	479	191.00–192.00	191.51
21	—	567	176.00–182.00	178.03
11	—	379	195.00–200.00	196.82
3	—	948	132.00	132.00
35	—	770	147.00–155.00	150.69
61	—	708	156.00–164.00	157.76
14	—	518	172.00–186.00	178.99
12	—	666	164.50–169.00	167.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	443	214.00–220.00	217.02
6	—	452	212.00	212.00
183	—	624	181.00–189.00	184.57
60	—	711	173.00–175.75	174.60
32	—	324	224.00–227.50	224.23
42	—	399	215.00	215.00
55	—	580	190.00–193.25	192.52
59	—	528	189.00–203.00	192.73
19	—	811	160.50	160.50
114	—	684	174.00–175.00	174.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	572	172.50	172.50
9	—	695	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	606	155.00	155.00
24	—	688	149.00	149.00

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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