Sale reports / Colorado / Sterling / 2020-08-12

Sterling

Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2020-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-12

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sterling, Colorado · Wed, Aug 12

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1900

← Jul 22Aug 12Sep 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

646 head

▼ 1,266 vs last sale 1,912▼ 201 vs year ago 847 · −23.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 11▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: (07/22/2020) Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Feeder steers under 600 lbs traded 2.00 higher on limited comparisons. Feeder cattle over 600 lbs traded mostly 6.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs traded steady to 10.00 higher, while heifers above 600 lbs traded mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Replacement cattle did not have any comparisons to accurately trend.

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 $153.12/cwt on 420 head.

Average price

$153.12

420 head · 775 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,187

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$330

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

$33.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.40

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	784	156.20	1,225	345
Medium and Large 1-2	736	140.38	1,033	69
Medium 1-2	727	123.00	894	6thin

One grade step is worth $33.20/cwt here — about $330 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 sale420 hd

153.12

—

CO average2 barns · 427 hd

152.72

+0.40

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

Every lot

33 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	482.91/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,318	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	696	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	189.99/cwt	189.00–191.00	807	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	904	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	154.20/cwt	154.00–155.00	873	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	899	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	143.87/cwt	143.00–146.00	977	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,025	13
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	727	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	894	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	140.30/cwt	137.00–141.50	1,083	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	1,130	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	824	134.09/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,105	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	837	153.14/cwt	146.00–153.25	1,282	191
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,293	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,083	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	912	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	1,329	62
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	125	192.50/cwt	185.00–200.00	241	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	168	240.30/cwt	150.00–285.00	404	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	220	381.36/cwt	375.00–385.00	839	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	277	393.52/cwt	350.00–425.00	1,090	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	174.13/cwt	172.00–177.00	663	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	400	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	680	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	157.68/cwt	151.00–161.00	743	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	131.61/cwt	128.00–133.50	815	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	142.42/cwt	141.50–144.00	956	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	131.45/cwt	130.00–133.25	946	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	904	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	786	133.80/cwt	130.00–137.50	1,052	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,076	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	874	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,141	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	927	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,196	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,058	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,248	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,470	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	15,068	5

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 Aug 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 646Last week 1,912Year ago 847

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 11Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	125	185.00–200.00	192.50
18	—	619	128.00–133.50	131.61
3	—	277	350.00–425.00	393.52
3	—	168	150.00–285.00	240.30
5	—	729	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	671	141.50–144.00	142.42
23	—	720	130.00–133.25	131.45
12	—	471	151.00–161.00	157.68
11	—	821	131.00	131.00
3	—	220	375.00–385.00	381.36
10	—	874	130.50	130.50
9	—	1,058	118.00	118.00
9	—	381	172.00–177.00	174.13
8	—	786	130.00–137.50	133.80
7	—	927	129.00	129.00
5	—	400	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	624	144.00	144.00
7	—	679	143.00–146.00	143.87
5	—	870	124.50	124.50
5	—	566	154.00–155.00	154.20
4	—	273	450.00–500.00	482.91
20	—	772	137.00–141.50	140.30
13	—	719	142.50	142.50
11	—	824	130.00–135.00	134.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	508	178.00	178.00
26	—	781	144.75	144.75
191	—	837	146.00–153.25	153.14
62	—	912	145.75	145.75
16	—	425	189.00–191.00	189.99
6	—	868	149.00	149.00
4	—	355	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	727	123.00	123.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,470	1,025.00	1,025.00

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.