Sale reports / Colorado / Sterling / 2019-08-28

Sterling

Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2019-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sterling, Colorado · Wed, Aug 28

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1900

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Feeder Cattle receipts

637 head

▼ 210 vs last sale 847▲ 637 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

145 head

▲ 145 vs last sale 0▲ 145 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 0▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Trade activity and demand moderate. Feeder steers over 850 lbs traded unevenly steady with no comparable trades on steers under 850 lbs. Feeder heifers over 850 lbs traded 2.50 higher with no comparable trades on heifers under 850 lbs. The bulk of the run consisted of yearling coming off grass. No trend available on slaughter cattle due to a lack of comparable trades. Demand moderate. The next available report will be Wednesday, September 11, 2019.

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 $138.27/cwt on 541 head.

Average price

$138.27

541 head · 907 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,254

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$86

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

$12.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	688	146.00	1,004	5thin
Medium and Large 1	920	138.79	1,277	477
Medium and Large 1-2	817	133.42	1,090	59

One grade step is worth $12.58/cwt here — about −$86 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 sale541 hd

138.27

—

CO average1 barns · 541 hd

138.27

+0.00

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	1,745	89.83	1,567	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,569	64.82	1,017	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,278	64.48	824	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,214	59.42	721	54

Every lot

29 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	776	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	931	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	983	12
Steers	—	Large 1	688	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,004	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	133.67/cwt	131.00–135.50	1,032	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	863	126.81/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,094	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,224	224
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	949	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,186	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	972	137.19/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,333	230
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,059	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,170	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,326	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	759	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	552	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	809	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	616	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	875	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	882	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,098	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,186	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,352	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,679	98.13/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,648	8
Bulls	—	—	1,766	87.17/cwt	78.00–94.00	1,539	25
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,075	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	817	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	734	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	623	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,218	59.51/cwt	56.50–62.00	725	51
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,277	67.36/cwt	60.00–71.00	860	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,291	58.56/cwt	54.50–61.00	756	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	824	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,583	68.43/cwt	66.50–69.50	1,083	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,451	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	12,696	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,058	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	857	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,370	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,192	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 Aug 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 637Last week 847Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,186	114.00	114.00
7	—	417	182.00	182.00
11	—	882	124.50	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	616	142.00	142.00
16	—	552	146.50	146.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	688	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,200	110.50	110.50
12	—	638	154.00	154.00
224	—	868	141.00	141.00
230	—	972	128.00–138.00	137.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	390	199.00	199.00
4	—	623	149.50	149.50
7	—	949	125.00	125.00
7	—	1,059	110.50	110.50
17	—	863	124.00–128.00	126.81
20	—	772	131.00–135.50	133.67

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)	4	—	1,451	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,058	81.00	81.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,370	87.00	87.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,679	95.00–103.00	98.13
25	—	1,766	78.00–94.00	87.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	76.00	76.00
17	—	1,291	54.50–61.00	58.56
31	—	1,277	60.00–71.00	67.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	54.00	54.00
3	—	1,583	66.50–69.50	68.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	65.50	65.50
2	—	1,153	54.00	54.00
51	—	1,218	56.50–62.00	59.51

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.