Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2022-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Trade activity and demand were good. Today's stock show special consisted of feeder steers and heifers that had mostly two rounds of vaccinations and were weaned between 45 and 90 days. Feeder steers sold uneven under 500 lbs while steers over 500 lbs were steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs were 6.00 higher and heifers between 400-700 lbs were steady to 10.00 lower while heifers over 700 lbs were 2.00 to 6.00 higher. The next available report will be the third special sale on Saturday, January 15, 2022.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.41/cwt on 1,383 head.

Average price

$155.41

1,383 head · 651 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,012

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$7.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.56

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	657	157.56	1,035	1,008
Medium and Large 1-2	634	149.63	949	375

One grade step is worth $7.93/cwt here — about $87 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 sale1,383 hd

155.41

—

CO average5 barns · 7,122 hd

158.96

−3.56

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

48 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	774	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	167.87/cwt	166.00–169.00	890	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	140.63/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,022	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	144.40/cwt	138.00–149.50	901	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	143.37/cwt	134.00–148.00	979	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	155.46/cwt	154.50–160.50	919	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	174.82/cwt	169.50–178.00	907	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	163.84/cwt	159.50–166.00	934	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	199.96/cwt	196.00–207.50	760	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	148.93/cwt	147.00–150.50	993	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	142.74/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,173	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	171.18/cwt	171.00–172.00	834	23
Steers	Medium 1	—	821	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,182	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	510	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,104	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	735	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	919	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	669	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	836	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	718	154.25/cwt	154.25–154.25	1,108	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	153.91/cwt	150.00–162.00	973	164
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	157.48/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,214	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	192.43/cwt	189.00–194.00	1,014	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	202.17/cwt	199.00–207.50	952	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	202.39/cwt	202.00–204.00	850	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,366	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	165.04/cwt	162.75–167.00	1,180	225
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	176.47/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,175	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	160.34/cwt	160.00–161.50	1,265	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	175.59/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,126	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	159.35/cwt	153.00–161.75	1,139	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	183.75/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,077	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	162.60/cwt	162.00–167.00	1,120	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,443	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	872	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	654	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,020	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	160.15/cwt	155.00–163.50	1,323	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	199.47/cwt	192.00–204.00	1,131	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	180.72/cwt	177.50–187.00	1,149	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	639	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	952	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	748	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	972	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	233.50/cwt	231.00–243.00	1,009	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	203.52/cwt	198.00–210.00	1,081	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	217.77/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,056	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	893	157.08/cwt	154.00–157.50	1,403	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	142.08/cwt	138.50–143.00	1,131	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	147.60/cwt	144.00–147.75	1,119	222
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,069	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	828	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	176.02/cwt	174.00–178.00	848	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	571	171.89/cwt	170.00–174.00	981	43

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 12, 2022

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

Receipts 2,561Last week 3,117Year ago 2,741

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	423	183.00	183.00
13	—	530	166.00–169.00	167.87
10	—	727	139.00–143.00	140.63
112	—	624	138.00–149.50	144.40
77	—	683	134.00–148.00	143.37
72	—	591	154.50–160.50	155.46
23	—	487	171.00–172.00	171.18
44	—	796	138.50–143.00	142.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	519	169.50–178.00	174.82
73	—	570	159.50–166.00	163.84
43	—	380	196.00–207.50	199.96
91	—	667	147.00–150.50	148.93
85	—	822	135.00–144.00	142.74
164	—	632	150.00–162.00	153.91
222	—	758	144.00–147.75	147.60
21	—	727	147.00	147.00
21	—	438	189.00	189.00
18	—	482	174.00–178.00	176.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	735	125.00	125.00
4	—	669	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
133	—	718	154.25	154.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	571	170.00–174.00	171.89
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	821	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	510	216.50	216.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	771	155.00–158.00	157.48
11	—	527	189.00–194.00	192.43
11	—	471	199.00–207.50	202.17
5	—	420	202.00–204.00	202.39
3	—	990	138.00	138.00
88	—	641	170.00–176.00	175.59
55	—	715	153.00–161.75	159.35
42	—	586	180.00–189.00	183.75
32	—	689	162.00–167.00	162.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
225	—	715	162.75–167.00	165.04
73	—	666	170.00–178.00	176.47
59	—	789	160.00–161.50	160.34
16	—	925	156.00	156.00
7	—	356	245.00	245.00
163	—	826	155.00–163.50	160.15
136	—	567	192.00–204.00	199.47
77	—	636	177.50–187.00	180.72
41	—	432	231.00–243.00	233.50
27	—	531	198.00–210.00	203.52
26	—	485	210.00–226.00	217.77
25	—	893	154.00–157.50	157.08
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	654	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	639	149.00	149.00
3	—	748	130.00	130.00

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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