Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2022-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This is the first of three stock show specials run over the next week. The last reported sale was before the Christmas break so no trend is available. Trade activity and demand were good to very good. A very firm undertone was noted. Today's run included very even sets of steers and heifers that mostly had at least two rounds of vaccinations and were weaned between 45 and 120 days. The next available report will be the second special sale on Wednesday, January 12, 2022.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $176.06/cwt on 1,690 head.

Average price

$176.06

1,690 head · 686 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,207

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$0.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.45

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	698	176.06	1,228	1,367
Medium and Large 1-2	635	176.03	1,117	323

One grade step is worth $0.03/cwt here — about $111 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 sale1,690 hd

176.06

—

CO average4 barns · 2,741 hd

176.51

−0.45

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

50 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	—	769	162.34/cwt	160.00–163.25	1,248	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	183.55/cwt	177.00–189.00	1,059	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	194.38/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,118	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	186.42/cwt	182.00–191.00	878	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	179.69/cwt	171.00–182.50	934	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	217.14/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,038	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	207.51/cwt	205.00–208.00	973	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	175.06/cwt	170.50–179.50	1,173	223
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	207.51/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,067	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	171.76/cwt	170.00–175.50	1,039	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	209.35/cwt	207.50–215.00	906	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	156.91/cwt	156.00–157.00	1,211	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	161.36/cwt	158.00–162.00	1,173	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	155.98/cwt	152.00–158.75	1,363	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	764	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,115	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	167.64/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,133	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	166.53/cwt	163.00–171.00	1,206	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	399	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	902	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	686	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,087	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	178.67/cwt	178.50–179.00	820	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	164.59/cwt	158.00–168.50	871	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,054	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	136.82/cwt	135.50–137.25	1,185	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	716	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	559	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,017	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	194.26/cwt	189.00–197.50	1,045	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	147.09/cwt	146.50–148.75	1,068	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	144.92/cwt	142.50–148.25	1,109	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	159.99/cwt	157.00–162.00	1,310	227
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	153.28/cwt	152.50–155.00	1,433	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	637	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	930	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	149.11/cwt	147.00–149.75	999	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	155.71/cwt	149.00–158.75	919	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	142.70/cwt	142.00–144.00	979	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	558	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,155	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	181.15/cwt	177.00–183.00	1,150	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	184.11/cwt	184.00–185.00	724	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,098	22
Heifers	Medium 2	—	540	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	797	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	161.08/cwt	160.50–162.00	789	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	690	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	956	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	153.65/cwt	150.00–156.50	956	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	171.05/cwt	165.00–176.00	730	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	153.72/cwt	152.00–156.00	822	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	854	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	862	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	147.78/cwt	146.00–149.50	941	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	820	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	136.62/cwt	135.00–139.50	1,139	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	169.24/cwt	161.00–174.00	958	106

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 8, 2022

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

Receipts 3,117Last week 2,741Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
141	—	769	160.00–163.25	162.34
108	—	575	190.00–200.00	194.38
129	—	478	210.00–222.50	217.14
223	—	670	170.50–179.50	175.06
17	—	514	200.00–210.00	207.51
109	—	874	152.00–158.75	155.98
133	—	724	163.00–171.00	166.53
15	—	399	226.00	226.00
227	—	819	157.00–162.00	159.99
43	—	935	152.50–155.00	153.28
116	—	635	177.00–183.00	181.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	577	177.00–189.00	183.55
17	—	469	205.00–208.00	207.51
19	—	605	170.00–175.50	171.76
29	—	433	207.50–215.00	209.35
34	—	772	156.00–157.00	156.91
110	—	727	158.00–162.00	161.36
23	—	676	165.00–169.00	167.64
33	—	538	189.00–197.50	194.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	764	146.00	146.00
20	—	686	158.50	158.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	558	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	471	182.00–191.00	186.42
75	—	520	171.00–182.50	179.69
16	—	866	135.50–137.25	136.82
7	—	369	194.00	194.00
121	—	726	146.50–148.75	147.09
139	—	765	142.50–148.25	144.92
113	—	670	147.00–149.75	149.11
125	—	622	150.00–156.50	153.65
37	—	834	135.00–139.50	136.62
106	—	566	161.00–174.00	169.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	459	178.50–179.00	178.67
72	—	529	158.00–168.50	164.59
50	—	742	142.00	142.00
73	—	590	149.00–158.75	155.71
20	—	686	142.00–144.00	142.70
17	—	393	184.00–185.00	184.11
22	—	838	131.00	131.00
28	—	637	146.00–149.50	147.78
12	—	443	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	559	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	637	146.00	146.00
20	—	690	138.50	138.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	540	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	490	160.50–162.00	161.08
22	—	427	165.00–176.00	171.05
28	—	535	152.00–156.00	153.72
8	—	628	136.00	136.00
8	—	663	130.00	130.00

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