Sale reports / Colorado / Sterling / 2020-03-04

Sterling

Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2020-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sterling, Colorado · Wed, Mar 4

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1900

← Feb 19Mar 4Apr 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,352 head

▲ 1,352 vs last sale 0▲ 1,352 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

122 head

▲ 122 vs last sale 0▲ 122 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

93 head

▲ 93 vs last sale 0▲ 93 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Trade activity and demand moderate. Feeder cattle had no comparison as the last sale was too thinly tested. Replacement cattle did not have enough comparisons to accurately trend. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00 to sharply lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.86/cwt on 638 head.

Average price

$164.86

638 head · 622 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,026

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$518

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

$27.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.16

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	290	190.00	551	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	551	169.40	934	182
Medium and Large 1	658	162.51	1,069	447

One grade step is worth $27.49/cwt here — about −$518 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 sale638 hd

164.86

—

CO average3 barns · 1,673 hd

157.70

+7.16

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,590	70.80	1,126	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,667	61.17	1,020	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,333	49.94	666	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,133	44.74	507	24

Every lot

53 lots · USDA AMS · Sterling Livestock Commission - Sterling, CO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	551	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	207.56/cwt	203.00–213.00	737	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	193.85/cwt	193.00–195.00	721	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	196.07/cwt	194.00–202.00	827	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	189.64/cwt	187.50–192.50	815	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	187.04/cwt	186.00–190.00	883	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	177.93/cwt	175.00–184.00	851	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	187.23/cwt	181.00–191.00	966	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	179.35/cwt	174.00–182.00	1,004	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	165.76/cwt	162.00–168.00	948	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	167.76/cwt	166.50–170.00	1,055	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	156.74/cwt	155.00–159.00	995	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	156.25/cwt	156.25–156.25	1,052	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	151.68/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,034	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	151.25/cwt	151.25–151.25	1,119	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	136.52/cwt	136.00–137.00	1,072	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	792	138.53/cwt	138.00–140.50	1,097	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	138.90/cwt	138.50–139.00	1,136	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	869	131.22/cwt	130.50–131.25	1,140	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,109	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	993	116.40/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,156	35
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	254	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	451	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	530	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	164.40/cwt	163.00–167.00	623	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	169.24/cwt	168.50–170.00	668	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	165.83/cwt	160.00–167.00	677	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	154.09/cwt	153.00–155.00	718	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	159.98/cwt	156.00–164.00	752	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	154.66/cwt	151.00–156.00	814	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	149.66/cwt	147.50–151.00	852	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	138.44/cwt	137.50–140.00	885	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	643	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	913	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	956	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	126.80/cwt	125.00–127.50	872	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	129.02/cwt	126.00–132.50	943	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	789	126.80/cwt	125.25–127.50	1,000	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	808	124.72/cwt	124.50–124.75	1,008	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	853	113.45/cwt	113.00–113.50	968	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	942	113.25/cwt	113.25–113.25	1,067	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,590	70.80/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,126	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,112	48.52/cwt	45.00–52.00	540	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	37.18/cwt	31.00–42.00	437	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,322	44.66/cwt	40.00–49.00	590	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,339	53.05/cwt	50.00–59.00	710	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,650	51.57/cwt	48.50–55.00	851	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,668	61.49/cwt	58.00–63.50	1,026	60
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,092	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,101	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,122	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,342	11
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,354	58.41/cwt	56.50–61.50	791	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,206	767.89/cwt	710.00–800.00	9,261	32
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,264	1,037.56/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	13,115	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,272	1,134.80/cwt	1,125.00–1,150.00	14,435	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,338	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,711	3

This sale against other markets

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 - Sterling, CO

Wed Mar 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,352Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 93Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,668	58.00–63.50	61.49
2	—	1,650	48.50–55.00	51.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,175	31.00–42.00	37.18
16	—	1,112	45.00–52.00	48.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,339	50.00–59.00	53.05
10	—	1,322	40.00–49.00	44.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,590	70.00–72.00	70.80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	355	203.00–213.00	207.56
28	—	472	186.00–190.00	187.04
28	—	869	130.50–131.25	131.22
32	—	629	166.50–170.00	167.76
33	—	673	156.25	156.25
35	—	993	116.00–126.00	116.40
46	—	422	194.00–202.00	196.07
46	—	560	174.00–182.00	179.35
51	—	905	122.50	122.50
67	—	516	181.00–191.00	187.23
24	—	818	138.50–139.00	138.90
23	—	792	138.00–140.50	138.53
9	—	740	151.25	151.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	635	155.00–159.00	156.74
19	—	372	193.00–195.00	193.85
21	—	682	149.00–154.00	151.68
22	—	572	162.00–168.00	165.76
28	—	785	136.00–137.00	136.52
34	—	430	187.50–192.50	189.64
45	—	478	175.00–184.00	177.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	290	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	639	137.50–140.00	138.44
18	—	688	125.00–127.50	126.80
18	—	319	166.00	166.00
14	—	379	163.00–167.00	164.40
9	—	466	153.00–155.00	154.09
6	—	254	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	470	156.00–164.00	159.98
79	—	731	126.00–132.50	129.02
63	—	643	142.00	142.00
62	—	569	147.50–151.00	149.66
42	—	526	151.00–156.00	154.66
36	—	395	168.50–170.00	169.24
33	—	808	124.50–124.75	124.72
29	—	853	113.00–113.50	113.45
26	—	408	160.00–167.00	165.83
25	—	656	145.75	145.75
22	—	789	125.25–127.50	126.80
11	—	942	113.25	113.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,092	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,122	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,354	56.50–61.50	58.41

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,338	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,264	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,037.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	—	1,206	710.00–800.00	767.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,272	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,134.80

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.