Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2020-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Feeder steers under 650 lbs traded mostly steady to 4.50 higher, while those over 650 lbs traded steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs traded steady to 8.75 higher. Heifers weighing over 700 lbs traded 1.00 to 3.00 lower. This second of three stock show specials consisted of feeder calves with multiple rounds of vaccinations and typical wean times of 30-90 days. The last of the stock show specials will be held Saturday, January 11, 2020.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.15/cwt on 1,587 head.

Average price

$165.15

1,587 head · 625 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,033

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$428

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

$32.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.01

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	300	190.00	570	7thin
Medium and Large 1	624	168.31	1,050	1,106
Medium and Large 1-2	634	157.43	998	474

One grade step is worth $32.57/cwt here — about −$428 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 sale1,587 hd

165.15

—

CO average4 barns · 8,743 hd

161.15

+4.01

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

44 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	—	474	180.90/cwt	179.00–182.50	857	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	132.79/cwt	132.00–135.50	1,179	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	142.55/cwt	142.00–143.50	1,165	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	174.85/cwt	171.00–178.00	993	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	165.66/cwt	162.00–170.50	1,022	175
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	186.73/cwt	185.00–189.00	683	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	143.41/cwt	142.00–144.00	909	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	137.39/cwt	136.00–140.00	999	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	184.45/cwt	180.00–187.00	983	197
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	814	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	670	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	339	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	559	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	148.38/cwt	145.00–152.00	874	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	167.84/cwt	160.00–172.00	806	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	667	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	129.80/cwt	129.00–130.00	958	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,054	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	158.18/cwt	154.00–161.00	835	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	136.58/cwt	132.00–138.00	931	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	148.44/cwt	148.00–149.00	806	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	134.33/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,097	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	181.06/cwt	175.00–183.00	766	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,215	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	568	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	193.71/cwt	193.00–195.00	908	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	147.08/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,144	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	152.38/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,007	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	201.54/cwt	201.00–203.00	832	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	834	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	148.96/cwt	147.50–152.00	1,058	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	165.98/cwt	162.00–168.00	958	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	174.22/cwt	169.50–179.00	939	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	570	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	154.94/cwt	150.00–158.00	976	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	143.02/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,051	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	149.15/cwt	148.00–149.50	1,022	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	141.84/cwt	140.25–145.00	974	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	136.17/cwt	133.00–137.00	771	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	772	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	139.52/cwt	138.50–140.00	872	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	142.65/cwt	142.00–144.00	827	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	125.35/cwt	125.00–126.00	780	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	818	138.66/cwt	137.00–139.50	1,134	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	460	209.19/cwt	208.50–210.25	962	100

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 Stock Show Special - Sterling, CO

Wed Jan 8, 2020

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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
19	—	474	179.00–182.50	180.90
21	—	888	132.00–135.50	132.79
8	—	411	198.00	198.00
9	—	327	205.00	205.00
14	—	272	209.00	209.00
53	—	577	162.00–168.00	165.98
35	—	539	169.50–179.00	174.22
148	—	630	150.00–158.00	154.94
113	—	735	134.00–145.00	143.02
54	—	685	148.00–149.50	149.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	817	142.00–143.50	142.55
83	—	568	171.00–178.00	174.85
175	—	617	162.00–170.50	165.66
197	—	533	180.00–187.00	184.45
20	—	469	193.00–195.00	193.71
116	—	778	145.00–148.00	147.08
89	—	661	151.00–154.00	152.38
26	—	413	201.00–203.00	201.54
25	—	388	215.00	215.00
186	—	710	147.50–152.00	148.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	300	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	818	137.00–139.50	138.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	460	208.50–210.25	209.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	366	185.00–189.00	186.73
71	—	634	142.00–144.00	143.41
81	—	727	136.00–140.00	137.39
92	—	589	145.00–152.00	148.38
132	—	480	160.00–172.00	167.84
12	—	775	136.00	136.00
135	—	528	154.00–161.00	158.18
29	—	817	133.00–135.00	134.33
54	—	423	175.00–183.00	181.06
134	—	687	140.25–145.00	141.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	339	165.00	165.00
10	—	566	133.00–137.00	136.17
8	—	544	142.00	142.00
12	—	622	125.00–126.00	125.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	404	165.00	165.00
10	—	738	129.00–130.00	129.80
15	—	682	132.00–138.00	136.58
32	—	543	148.00–149.00	148.44
21	—	270	450.00	450.00
105	—	625	138.50–140.00	139.52
88	—	580	142.00–144.00	142.65

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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