Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2021-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No comparison is available, as this is the first auction reported in over three weeks. This is the first of three stock show specials to be run. Trade activity and demand were good. Today's run was comprised of mostly calves and yearling cattle with 30 to 90 days of weaning time and at least two rounds of vaccinations. The next available report will be Wednesday, January 13, 2021.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.24/cwt on 2,051 head.

Average price

$154.24

2,051 head · 669 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,032

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$4.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.18

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	677	155.29	1,052	1,576
Medium and Large 1-2	643	150.77	969	475

One grade step is worth $4.51/cwt here — about $83 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 sale2,051 hd

154.24

—

CO average4 barns · 4,462 hd

154.42

−0.18

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	—	532	183.59/cwt	176.00–186.00	977	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	128.69/cwt	126.00–131.00	979	164
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	149.24/cwt	146.00–155.00	839	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	132.93/cwt	130.50–140.00	903	154
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	158.83/cwt	156.00–165.00	762	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	134.72/cwt	130.00–140.50	1,109	299
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	144.67/cwt	141.75–149.25	1,060	247
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	159.95/cwt	156.00–167.00	996	189
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	172.76/cwt	168.00–177.50	962	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	128.56/cwt	124.50–129.50	1,184	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	196.11/cwt	193.50–202.00	843	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	830	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	137.23/cwt	136.50–143.00	1,044	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	151.39/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,004	181
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	129.43/cwt	127.00–131.00	931	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	189.09/cwt	186.00–195.00	896	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	162.60/cwt	160.00–173.00	717	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	154.24/cwt	152.00–157.00	790	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	128.92/cwt	126.00–130.75	1,055	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	127.66/cwt	126.75–130.00	1,136	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	165.75/cwt	165.00–169.00	623	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	367	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	670	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	138.12/cwt	136.00–143.50	851	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	684	129.75/cwt	128.50–131.00	887	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	723	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	925	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	648	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	826	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	692	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	837	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	137.76/cwt	133.50–142.00	807	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	145.38/cwt	142.00–150.00	746	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	169.11/cwt	164.00–173.00	915	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	125.67/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,039	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	182.50/cwt	182.00–183.00	880	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	121.20/cwt	120.50–122.00	950	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	160.61/cwt	158.00–163.00	928	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	152.57/cwt	146.00–155.00	957	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	1,116	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	977	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	129.94/cwt	125.50–135.00	1,019	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	187.74/cwt	183.00–189.00	792	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	143.03/cwt	139.00–146.00	971	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	126.68/cwt	126.00–127.00	854	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	133.16/cwt	132.00–133.75	844	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	152.70/cwt	150.00–154.00	754	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	897	22

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

Sat Jan 9, 2021

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

Receipts 3,669Last week 0Year ago 2,851

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
162	—	532	176.00–186.00	183.59
299	—	823	130.00–140.50	134.72
247	—	733	141.75–149.25	144.67
189	—	623	156.00–167.00	159.95
143	—	557	168.00–177.50	172.76
54	—	921	124.50–129.50	128.56
85	—	430	193.50–202.00	196.11
7	—	386	215.00	215.00
82	—	761	136.50–143.00	137.23
181	—	663	148.00–155.00	151.39
66	—	474	186.00–195.00	189.09
61	—	890	126.75–130.00	127.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	684	128.50–131.00	129.75
18	—	723	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	541	164.00–173.00	169.11
15	—	827	125.00–126.00	125.67
14	—	482	182.00–183.00	182.50
66	—	578	158.00–163.00	160.61
128	—	627	146.00–155.00	152.57
19	—	891	125.25	125.25
20	—	708	138.00	138.00
49	—	784	125.50–135.00	129.94
23	—	422	183.00–189.00	187.74
48	—	679	139.00–146.00	143.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
164	—	761	126.00–131.00	128.69
159	—	562	146.00–155.00	149.24
154	—	679	130.50–140.00	132.93
52	—	480	156.00–165.00	158.83
147	—	719	127.00–131.00	129.43
33	—	441	160.00–173.00	162.60
85	—	512	152.00–157.00	154.24
84	—	818	126.00–130.75	128.92
32	—	376	165.00–169.00	165.75
139	—	616	136.00–143.50	138.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	367	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	648	127.50	127.50
14	—	692	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	586	133.50–142.00	137.76
36	—	513	142.00–150.00	145.38
13	—	784	120.50–122.00	121.20
25	—	674	126.00–127.00	126.68
48	—	634	132.00–133.75	133.16
44	—	494	150.00–154.00	152.70
22	—	712	126.00	126.00

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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