Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2023-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, trade activity moderate on good demand. Feeder steers and heifers too thinly traded to trend. Prices firm on long weaned steers and heifers with 2-3 rounds of shots. Few bred cows sold good on moderate demand. The next available report will be as receipts warrant coverage.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $214.28/cwt on 348 head.

Average price

$214.28

348 head · 629 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,347

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$127

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

$27.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.42

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	419	219.07	918	14thin
Medium and Large 1	639	214.55	1,372	327
Medium and Large 2	544	192.00	1,044	7thin

One grade step is worth $27.07/cwt here — about −$127 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 sale348 hd

214.28

—

CO average3 barns · 1,455 hd

208.87

+5.42

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

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)	1,665	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,600	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,393	$1,400	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,132	$1,360	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,212	$1,283	31
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,269	$1,085	13
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,261	$1,085	21
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,263	$1,085	5

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	185.05/cwt	181.00–185.50	1,147	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	202.44/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,085	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	221.33/cwt	221.00–222.00	823	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	183.26/cwt	181.50–186.00	1,261	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	177.17/cwt	176.50–177.50	1,260	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	213.89/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,027	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	469	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,149	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	604	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,410	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	532	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,277	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	654	219.19/cwt	217.50–220.25	1,434	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	203.29/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,240	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	183.72/cwt	183.00–184.00	1,420	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	185.23/cwt	184.50–185.50	1,495	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,130	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	237.76/cwt	237.50–239.00	989	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	441	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,094	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,044	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	232.25/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,273	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	194.11/cwt	191.50–196.00	1,421	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	203.11/cwt	199.00–206.50	1,361	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	935	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	174.60/cwt	165.00–177.50	1,327	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	639	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,240	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	501	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,092	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	721	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	221.51/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,256	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,032	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,207	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	177.29/cwt	176.00–178.00	1,138	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	689	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	856	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,082	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,159	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	256	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,041	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	955	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	598	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,029	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	813	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,393	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,665	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,269	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,212	1,283.00/head	1,275.00–1,285.00	1,283	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,132	1,360.00/head	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,360	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,261	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,263	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1

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 Mar 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 643Last week 544Year ago 1,341

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 7Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	620	181.00–185.50	185.05
11	—	536	200.00–214.00	202.44
13	—	372	221.00–222.00	221.33
13	—	688	181.50–186.00	183.26
22	—	711	176.50–177.50	177.17
30	—	480	210.00–217.00	213.89
8	—	760	165.00–177.50	174.60
32	—	593	195.50	195.50
4	—	256	525.00	525.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	639	194.00	194.00
18	—	501	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	727	166.00	166.00
7	—	642	176.00–178.00	177.29
9	—	324	212.50	212.50
20	—	398	215.00	215.00
3	—	598	181.00	181.00
1	—	775	162.00	162.00
1	—	545	191.00	191.00
4	—	473	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	598	172.00	172.00
1	—	415	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	469	245.00	245.00
11	—	604	233.50	233.50
33	—	532	240.00	240.00
68	—	654	217.50–220.25	219.19
18	—	441	248.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	200.00–205.00	203.29
25	—	773	183.00–184.00	183.72
56	—	807	184.50–185.50	185.23
9	—	481	235.00	235.00
12	—	416	237.50–239.00	237.76
16	—	548	230.00–234.00	232.25
19	—	732	191.50–196.00	194.11
25	—	670	199.00–206.50	203.11
24	—	567	215.00–228.00	221.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	544	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	192.00	192.00
3	—	435	215.00	215.00
5	—	307	235.00	235.00
5	—	489	211.00	211.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,393	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,665	1,550.00	1,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,600	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	13	—	1,269	1,085.00	1,085.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	31	—	1,212	1,275.00–1,285.00	1,283.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,132	1,360.00	1,360.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	21	—	1,261	1,085.00	1,085.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,263	1,085.00	1,085.00

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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