Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2023-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: No trend is available as the last sale was over 2 weeks ago. Trade activity and demand were good to very good. Today's run comprised of pre-conditioned and mostly weaned calves for 45-90 days with 2-3 rounds of shots. This is the first of three stock show specials. The next available report will be Wednesday, January 11, 2023.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $202.41/cwt on 1,254 head.

Average price

$202.41

1,254 head · 652 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,320

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$5.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.68

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	671	203.36	1,365	1,044
Medium and Large 1-2	558	197.69	1,103	210

One grade step is worth $5.67/cwt here — about $262 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 sale1,254 hd

202.41

—

CO average4 barns · 2,070 hd

197.73

+4.68

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

67 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 1Value Added	—	479	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,178	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	884	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	183.75/cwt	181.00–187.00	1,248	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	178.27/cwt	177.00–179.00	1,449	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	173.50/cwt	172.00–175.00	1,306	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	193.64/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,121	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	530	242.55/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,286	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,313	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,057	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	933	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,262	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	777	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	230.28/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,094	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	184.49/cwt	178.00–186.00	1,437	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	889	170.12/cwt	166.00–174.00	1,512	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	197.97/cwt	197.00–199.00	1,269	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	211.52/cwt	211.00–212.00	1,242	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	234.09/cwt	231.00–239.00	969	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	635	186.03/cwt	183.00–192.00	1,181	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	193.33/cwt	190.00–195.50	1,319	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	727	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,243	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	295	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	627	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	625	206.75/cwt	204.00–211.50	1,292	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	759	189.09/cwt	187.50–189.50	1,435	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	312	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	432	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,058	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	495	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	978	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	179.14/cwt	176.00–181.00	969	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	711	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,116	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	479	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,032	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	444	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	972	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	371	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	831	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	525	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,061	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	659	200.68/cwt	198.00–201.00	1,322	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	480	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,162	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	225.42/cwt	222.50–227.00	1,190	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	204.96/cwt	192.00–211.00	1,056	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	633	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	956	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	189.74/cwt	186.00–192.50	1,357	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	567	156.39/cwt	142.00–165.00	887	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	935	183.25/cwt	183.25–183.25	1,713	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	878	186.10/cwt	182.00–188.50	1,634	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,024	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,587	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	165.44/cwt	160.50–167.00	1,295	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	559	221.57/cwt	221.00–222.50	1,239	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	290	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	586	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	180.91/cwt	176.00–183.00	1,127	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	204.70/cwt	200.00–207.50	886	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	661	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,177	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	197.29/cwt	195.00–198.00	803	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	506	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	820	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	211.64/cwt	202.00–217.00	800	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	163.36/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,111	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	189.16/cwt	186.00–194.00	997	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	186.59/cwt	185.00–189.00	1,099	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	735	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	891	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,492	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,322	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	198.23/cwt	197.00–202.50	952	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	170.57/cwt	162.00–174.00	991	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	166.05/cwt	164.00–167.00	1,179	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	169.92/cwt	167.00–174.50	1,137	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	171.34/cwt	170.50–173.00	1,239	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	854	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,179	21

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

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

Receipts 2,500Last week 2,470Year ago 3,117

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	479	246.00	246.00
116	—	530	235.00–244.00	242.55
159	—	625	204.00–211.50	206.75
50	—	759	187.50–189.50	189.09
13	—	432	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	376	235.00	235.00
53	—	813	177.00–179.00	178.27
20	—	475	227.50–235.00	230.28
126	—	779	178.00–186.00	184.49
44	—	889	166.00–174.00	170.12
27	—	641	197.00–199.00	197.97
31	—	587	211.00–212.00	211.52
23	—	414	231.00–239.00	234.09
100	—	682	190.00–195.50	193.33
17	—	528	222.50–227.00	225.42
98	—	715	186.00–192.50	189.74
18	—	1,024	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	679	181.00–187.00	183.75
12	—	753	172.00–175.00	173.50
38	—	579	190.00–206.00	193.64
5	—	746	176.00	176.00
4	—	486	217.50	217.50
12	—	438	213.00	213.00
7	—	649	194.50	194.50
18	—	334	232.50	232.50
41	—	515	192.00–211.00	204.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	635	183.00–192.00	186.03
3	—	727	171.00	171.00
7	—	295	212.50	212.50
3	—	312	215.00	215.00
6	—	495	197.50	197.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	659	198.00–201.00	200.68
10	—	480	242.00	242.00
19	—	935	183.25	183.25
35	—	878	182.00–188.50	186.10
8	—	559	221.00–222.50	221.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	541	176.00–181.00	179.14
26	—	407	195.00–198.00	197.29
23	—	680	161.00–165.00	163.36
6	—	373	197.00	197.00
2	—	605	165.50	165.50
4	—	881	150.00	150.00
27	—	581	162.00–174.00	170.57
20	—	710	164.00–167.00	166.05
4	—	293	217.50	217.50
8	—	469	182.00	182.00
21	—	763	154.50	154.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	711	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	479	215.50	215.50
35	—	444	219.00	219.00
16	—	371	224.00	224.00
14	—	525	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	633	151.00	151.00
26	—	567	142.00–165.00	156.39
13	—	290	202.00	202.00
11	—	506	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	783	160.50–167.00	165.44
93	—	623	176.00–183.00	180.91
24	—	433	200.00–207.50	204.70
32	—	378	202.00–217.00	211.64
49	—	527	186.00–194.00	189.16
36	—	589	185.00–189.00	186.59
8	—	891	167.50	167.50
22	—	480	197.00–202.50	198.23
71	—	669	167.00–174.50	169.92
137	—	723	170.50–173.00	171.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	661	178.00	178.00

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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