Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2020-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: No comparison is available as this is the first reported sale in close to a month. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. A firm undertone was noted. Today was the first of 3 Stock Show special runs and the cattle consisted of mostly preconditioned cattle with multiple rounds of vaccinations and typical weaning times of 30-60 days. The next sale will be Wednesday, January 8, 2020.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.06/cwt on 1,835 head.

Average price

$161.06

1,835 head · 649 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,046

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$26.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	654	162.18	1,061	1,499
Medium and Large 1-2	624	158.92	991	295
Medium and Large 2	643	135.26	869	41

One grade step is worth $26.92/cwt here — about $192 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 sale1,835 hd

161.06

—

CO average1 barns · 1,835 hd

161.06

+0.00

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

49 lots · USDA AMS · Sterling Livestock Commission Stock Show Special - 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	—	386	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	757	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	148.98/cwt	147.00–151.00	1,092	338
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	802	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	165.32/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,022	257
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	143.01/cwt	136.50–146.75	1,058	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	180.19/cwt	175.50–187.50	948	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	145.85/cwt	140.50–148.50	1,202	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	143.49/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,231	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	146.34/cwt	146.00–146.50	1,016	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	194.78/cwt	189.00–197.50	925	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,045	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	147.82/cwt	146.75–149.00	1,144	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	894	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	171.31/cwt	168.00–175.00	1,000	275
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	157.26/cwt	151.25–160.00	1,049	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	162.64/cwt	159.00–169.00	761	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	137.49/cwt	136.00–138.25	1,061	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	141.12/cwt	141.00–141.75	943	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	173.11/cwt	171.00–175.00	755	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	135.31/cwt	131.00–137.25	1,092	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	666	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	582	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	890	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	758	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	1,078	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	514	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	992	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	881	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	156.36/cwt	152.00–158.00	990	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	158.23/cwt	157.00–162.00	915	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	133.68/cwt	132.00–134.50	906	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	137.36/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,122	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	178.69/cwt	172.00–182.00	858	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	189.87/cwt	186.00–192.00	826	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	951	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	147.36/cwt	142.00–148.50	765	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	154.33/cwt	150.00–161.00	818	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	148.44/cwt	144.00–156.00	864	192
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	140.16/cwt	138.50–143.00	1,009	215
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	142.26/cwt	140.00–144.00	893	224
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	131.49/cwt	131.00–132.00	960	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	698	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	890	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	133.38/cwt	131.00–138.00	827	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	158.15/cwt	154.00–162.00	680	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	142.21/cwt	142.00–142.50	816	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	130.46/cwt	130.00–133.00	890	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	152.54/cwt	148.00–154.00	750	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	728	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	537	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	153.57/cwt	152.00–155.00	593	13

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.

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Sterling Livestock Commission Stock Show Special - Sterling, CO

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	386	196.00	196.00
52	—	740	136.50–146.75	143.01
12	—	694	146.00–146.50	146.34
9	—	763	137.00	137.00
8	—	531	166.00	166.00
114	—	633	152.00–158.00	156.36
12	—	578	157.00–162.00	158.23
21	—	817	134.00–139.00	137.36
22	—	480	172.00–182.00	178.69
38	—	435	186.00–192.00	189.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
338	—	733	147.00–151.00	148.98
257	—	618	160.00–171.00	165.32
130	—	526	175.50–187.50	180.19
77	—	824	140.50–148.50	145.85
65	—	858	140.00–144.00	143.49
48	—	475	189.00–197.50	194.78
56	—	774	146.75–149.00	147.82
13	—	445	201.00	201.00
275	—	584	168.00–175.00	171.31
158	—	667	151.25–160.00	157.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	581	138.00	138.00
26	—	678	132.00–134.50	133.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	582	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	758	142.25	142.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	514	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	468	159.00–169.00	162.64
66	—	772	136.00–138.25	137.49
52	—	668	141.00–141.75	141.12
29	—	436	171.00–175.00	173.11
22	—	807	131.00–137.25	135.31
5	—	374	178.00	178.00
112	—	530	150.00–161.00	154.33
192	—	582	144.00–156.00	148.44
215	—	720	138.50–143.00	140.16
224	—	628	140.00–144.00	142.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	752	126.50	126.50
66	—	519	142.00–148.50	147.36
10	—	730	131.00–132.00	131.49
21	—	620	131.00–138.00	133.38
26	—	430	154.00–162.00	158.15
27	—	574	142.00–142.50	142.21
32	—	682	130.00–133.00	130.46
51	—	492	148.00–154.00	152.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	698	127.50	127.50
15	—	420	150.00	150.00
6	—	454	132.00	132.00
7	—	564	129.00	129.00
9	—	340	158.00	158.00
13	—	386	152.00–155.00	153.57

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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