Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2023-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Trade activity and demand were good. This is the last stock show special of three. Today's stock sale consisted of preconditioned steers and heifer calves with the majority having multiple rounds of vaccinations and most being weaned between 45-100 days. Steers calves under 700 lbs traded 2.00 to 7.00 higher and steers over 700 lbs traded uneven 1.00 to 4.00 lower with small instances of 2.00 higher. Heifer calves under 650 lbs traded steady to 4.00 higher, while heifers over 650 lbs traded steady to 2.00 lower. The next available report will be when receipts warrant.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $198.89/cwt on 1,423 head.

Average price

$198.89

1,423 head · 644 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,282

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

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

$18.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.08

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	627	204.82	1,285	975
Medium and Large 1-2	681	185.97	1,267	448

One grade step is worth $18.85/cwt here — about $18 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 sale1,423 hd

198.89

—

CO average5 barns · 9,986 hd

199.97

−1.08

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

53 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 1Fancy	—	559	209.02/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,168	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	171.44/cwt	168.50–174.00	1,135	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	205.37/cwt	202.00–210.00	971	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	865	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	157.34/cwt	154.00–157.75	1,270	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	177.65/cwt	173.00–180.00	1,011	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	204.68/cwt	199.00–210.00	1,273	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	702	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,137	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	466	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	890	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	177.84/cwt	176.00–180.25	1,362	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	225.31/cwt	223.00–225.50	1,045	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	185.06/cwt	183.50–186.00	1,329	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,483	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	410	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	996	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	606	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,176	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	197.23/cwt	197.00–198.00	1,323	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	550	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,018	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	190.76/cwt	189.00–193.00	1,223	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,046	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	215.76/cwt	212.00–221.50	1,258	315
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	907	168.02/cwt	164.00–169.00	1,524	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	163.53/cwt	163.50–164.00	1,446	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	175.12/cwt	175.00–176.00	1,413	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	162.98/cwt	161.00–166.00	1,340	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	192.99/cwt	190.50–199.00	1,106	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	172.95/cwt	172.00–174.00	1,276	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	899	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	160.58/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,159	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	163.64/cwt	162.00–166.00	1,087	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	158.95/cwt	158.00–161.50	1,251	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	594	197.06/cwt	193.00–198.00	1,171	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	200.36/cwt	200.00–200.50	1,082	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,380	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	183.78/cwt	178.00–191.00	961	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	190.49/cwt	182.00–193.50	1,154	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	170.03/cwt	167.00–174.00	1,075	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	163.18/cwt	163.00–163.50	1,237	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	805	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	572	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,330	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	869	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	432	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	834	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	328	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	725	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	581	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	994	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	673	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,225	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	185.77/cwt	182.00–189.00	1,274	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	165.89/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,184	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	234.02/cwt	233.00–235.00	999	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	221.35/cwt	218.00–222.50	1,160	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	821	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	520	239.01/cwt	234.50–245.00	1,243	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	169.50/cwt	168.50–174.00	1,325	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	623	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	994	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	211.06/cwt	211.00–214.00	1,131	91

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 14, 2023

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

Receipts 2,839Last week 2,250Year ago 2,470

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	559	208.00–210.00	209.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	662	168.50–174.00	171.44
65	—	473	202.00–210.00	205.37
17	—	424	212.00	212.00
64	—	594	193.00–198.00	197.06
159	—	540	200.00–200.50	200.36
8	—	914	151.00	151.00
101	—	606	182.00–193.50	190.49
30	—	758	163.00–163.50	163.18
8	—	361	223.00	223.00
7	—	714	165.00–168.00	165.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	455	190.00	190.00
75	—	807	154.00–157.75	157.34
33	—	569	173.00–180.00	177.65
54	—	722	160.00–161.00	160.58
47	—	664	162.00–166.00	163.64
11	—	787	158.00–161.50	158.95
141	—	523	178.00–191.00	183.78
85	—	632	167.00–174.00	170.03
11	—	429	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	432	193.00	193.00
16	—	328	221.00	221.00
58	—	581	171.00	171.00
15	—	623	159.50	159.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	673	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	622	199.00–210.00	204.68
122	—	766	176.00–180.25	177.84
40	—	464	223.00–225.50	225.31
40	—	718	183.50–186.00	185.06
140	—	671	197.00–198.00	197.23
315	—	583	212.00–221.50	215.76
21	—	907	164.00–169.00	168.02
33	—	807	175.00–176.00	175.12
17	—	427	233.00–235.00	234.02
16	—	524	218.00–222.50	221.35
12	—	345	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	702	162.00	162.00
10	—	466	191.00	191.00
17	—	550	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	918	161.50	161.50
9	—	641	189.00–193.00	190.76
37	—	464	225.50	225.50
67	—	884	163.50–164.00	163.53
10	—	822	161.00–166.00	162.98
10	—	573	190.50–199.00	192.99
15	—	738	172.00–174.00	172.95
72	—	686	182.00–189.00	185.77
92	—	782	168.50–174.00	169.50
91	—	536	211.00–214.00	211.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	410	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	606	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	232.50	232.50
59	—	520	234.50–245.00	239.01

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Sterling