Sale reports / Colorado / Sterling / 2019-05-01

Sterling

Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2019-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sterling, Colorado · Wed, May 1

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1900

← earliestMay 1Aug 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

707 head

▲ 707 vs last sale 0▲ 707 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

310 head

▲ 310 vs last sale 0▲ 310 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 0▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Demand and trade activity moderate to good. Feeder steers under 600 lbs traded steady to 13.00 higher. Steers weighing above 600 lbs were too lightly tested to accurately trend. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs traded mostly 1.00 to 12.00 higher while those over 600 lbs were steady to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady. Today’s supply consisted mostly of home raised, preconditioned, calves and yearlings.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.73/cwt on 342 head.

Average price

$156.73

342 head · 610 lb average

Value per head Derived

$956

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$4.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.03

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	614	157.20	966	302
Medium and Large 1-2	580	153.17	888	40

One grade step is worth $4.03/cwt here — about $78 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 sale342 hd

156.73

—

CO average3 barns · 712 hd

154.70

+2.03

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	—	High	1,661	86.01	1,428	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,643	64.62	1,061	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,303	63.72	830	120
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,090	57.57	628	91

Every lot

47 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	344	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	781	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	224.28/cwt	217.50–227.00	816	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	863	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	193.38/cwt	189.00–197.00	843	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	453	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	883	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	185.26/cwt	180.00–187.00	886	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	908	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	184.72/cwt	183.00–188.00	970	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	184.77/cwt	183.00–188.00	1,044	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	583	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,163	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	699	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,178	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	707	168.53/cwt	163.00–170.50	1,192	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,276	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	194.15/cwt	192.00–203.00	637	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	178.74/cwt	178.00–179.00	674	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	394	184.78/cwt	184.00–185.50	728	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	402	177.26/cwt	174.00–183.00	713	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	169.85/cwt	168.00–172.00	752	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	170.22/cwt	168.00–171.00	803	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	157.19/cwt	156.00–160.00	813	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	169.68/cwt	168.00–170.00	903	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	160.27/cwt	159.00–163.00	930	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	594	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	870	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	609	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,054	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	154.32/cwt	150.00–155.00	969	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	142.23/cwt	139.50–145.00	1,017	88
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	787	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	1,100	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,112	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	156.68/cwt	150.00–160.00	912	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	701	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	946	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,070	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,475	78.37/cwt	72.00–82.00	1,156	9
Bulls	—	—	1,657	87.36/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,448	26
Bulls	—	—	2,101	94.43/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,984	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	67.34/cwt	66.00–71.00	686	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	38.39/cwt	32.00–42.00	394	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	50.51/cwt	45.00–52.00	527	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	58.41/cwt	53.00–63.00	651	65
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	56.22/cwt	52.00–60.00	722	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	65.03/cwt	61.00–69.00	849	96
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	74.42/cwt	71.50–78.00	1,003	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,629	64.60/cwt	61.00–68.00	1,052	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,675	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,290	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,763	58.58/cwt	58.00–59.00	1,033	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,406	821.17/cwt	725.00–885.00	11,546	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,447	1,162.74/cwt	1,035.00–1,325.00	16,825	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	992.58/cwt	925.00–1,050.00	10,372	2

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 May 1, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 707Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 310Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	150.00–160.00	156.68
4	—	1,070	100.00	100.00
5	—	701	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	328	192.00–203.00	194.15
6	—	402	174.00–183.00	177.26
6	—	532	168.00–170.00	169.68
14	—	628	150.00–155.00	154.32
25	—	394	184.00–185.50	184.78
40	—	580	159.00–163.00	160.27
47	—	787	139.75	139.75
49	—	472	168.00–171.00	170.22
88	—	715	139.50–145.00	142.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	609	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	377	178.00–179.00	178.74
6	—	1,085	102.50	102.50
7	—	517	156.00–160.00	157.19
9	—	594	146.50	146.50
14	—	443	168.00–172.00	169.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	344	227.00	227.00
7	—	364	217.50–227.00	224.28
9	—	453	195.00	195.00
12	—	416	207.50	207.50
13	—	1,025	124.50	124.50
19	—	707	163.00–170.50	168.53
22	—	699	168.50	168.50
59	—	525	183.00–188.00	184.72
78	—	565	183.00–188.00	184.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	583	199.50	199.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	436	189.00–197.00	193.38
11	—	478	180.00–187.00	185.26
11	—	519	175.00	175.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,406	725.00–885.00	821.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,447	1,035.00–1,325.00	1,162.74

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,045	925.00–1,050.00	992.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,101	92.00–100.00	94.43
9	—	1,475	72.00–82.00	78.37
26	—	1,657	85.00–90.00	87.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,348	71.50–78.00	74.42
21	—	1,285	52.00–60.00	56.22
96	—	1,305	61.00–69.00	65.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	77.00	77.00
2	—	1,763	58.00–59.00	58.58
20	—	1,629	61.00–68.00	64.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,026	32.00–42.00	38.39
8	—	1,044	45.00–52.00	50.51
12	—	1,018	66.00–71.00	67.34
65	—	1,115	53.00–63.00	58.41

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.