Sale reports / Colorado / Sterling / 2019-10-23

Sterling

Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2019-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Sterling, Colorado · Wed, Oct 23

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1900

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,550 head

▲ 255 vs last sale 1,295▲ 1,550 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

274 head

▲ 128 vs last sale 146▲ 274 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were moderate. Feeder steers under 600 pounds traded steady to 13.00 higher, while those over 600 pounds were unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 600 pounds traded unevenly steady and heifers over 600 pounds traded mostly steady. Slaughter cows traded 6.00 to 7.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady. Today's run consisted of mostly young calves with multiple rounds of vaccinations and weaned at least 30 days. The next available report will be Wednesday, October 30, 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 $149.43/cwt on 867 head.

Average price

$149.43

867 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$879

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$18.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.81

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	603	153.19	924	465
Medium and Large 1-2	568	147.19	837	324
Medium and Large 2	582	137.39	799	43
Medium 1-2	588	135.03	794	35

One grade step is worth $18.15/cwt here — about $130 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 sale867 hd

149.43

—

CO average5 barns · 6,026 hd

147.62

+1.81

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	1,815	77.84	1,413	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,571	57.77	907	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,344	46.05	619	157
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,168	37.74	441	56

Every lot

51 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	192.39/cwt	192.00–194.00	639	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	184.10/cwt	179.00–191.00	701	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	401	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	702	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	158.41/cwt	158.00–159.00	673	10
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	453	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	652	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	165.68/cwt	165.00–166.00	760	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	161.17/cwt	161.00–162.00	759	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	161.08/cwt	160.25–162.25	818	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	148.66/cwt	145.00–154.00	777	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	135.99/cwt	132.00–142.50	734	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	153.86/cwt	150.00–156.25	877	143
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	143.85/cwt	140.50–148.00	836	121
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	590	138.09/cwt	136.00–139.00	815	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	152.36/cwt	149.00–153.25	961	104
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	142.42/cwt	140.50–146.00	899	46
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	634	129.71/cwt	125.00–131.50	822	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	649	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	883	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	651	140.53/cwt	140.00–141.50	915	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	657	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	887	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	148.11/cwt	145.50–152.25	992	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	674	128.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	866	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	702	133.43/cwt	132.00–134.50	937	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	146.67/cwt	140.50–149.00	1,046	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	744	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	930	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	958	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,078	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	347	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	534	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	636	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	147.70/cwt	147.00–151.00	644	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	152.24/cwt	150.00–154.50	711	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	143.65/cwt	137.50–145.50	677	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	143.95/cwt	140.00–150.00	744	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	136.15/cwt	133.50–139.00	728	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	133.25/cwt	131.00–135.50	760	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	139.33/cwt	138.00–140.00	804	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	127.57/cwt	127.00–128.00	742	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	130.46/cwt	129.00–134.50	821	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	139.30/cwt	136.00–141.25	882	109
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	139.51/cwt	138.50–140.00	938	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	128.68/cwt	122.00–131.00	879	19
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,578	71.58/cwt	67.50–74.00	1,130	5
Bulls	—	—	1,963	81.76/cwt	77.50–86.00	1,605	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	41.02/cwt	36.00–44.00	477	31
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,166	31.80/cwt	25.00–35.00	371	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,242	47.33/cwt	47.00–48.00	588	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,321	56.63/cwt	50.00–64.50	748	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,349	44.68/cwt	40.00–49.50	603	107
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,352	37.48/cwt	35.00–39.50	507	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,557	59.91/cwt	53.50–63.00	933	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,582	67.77/cwt	67.00–68.00	1,072	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,593	46.45/cwt	44.00–49.50	740	6

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 Oct 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,550Last week 1,295Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 274Last week 146Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	672	138.50–140.00	139.51
8	—	413	154.00	154.00
21	—	467	150.00–154.50	152.24
21	—	577	138.00–140.00	139.33
57	—	517	140.00–150.00	143.95
109	—	633	136.00–141.25	139.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	347	154.00	154.00
17	—	436	147.00–151.00	147.70
19	—	683	122.00–131.00	128.68
26	—	629	129.00–134.50	130.46
55	—	570	131.00–135.50	133.25
64	—	471	137.50–145.50	143.65
73	—	535	133.50–139.00	136.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	582	127.00–128.00	127.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	453	144.00	144.00
12	—	590	136.00–139.00	138.09
17	—	634	125.00–131.50	129.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	649	136.00	136.00
6	—	744	125.00	125.00
10	—	657	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	823	131.00	131.00
5	—	332	192.00–194.00	192.39
6	—	401	175.00	175.00
12	—	381	179.00–191.00	184.10
17	—	508	160.25–162.25	161.08
143	—	570	150.00–156.25	153.86
104	—	631	149.00–153.25	152.36
63	—	713	140.50–149.00	146.67
57	—	670	145.50–152.25	148.11
32	—	459	165.00–166.00	165.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	674	125.00–130.00	128.54
11	—	540	132.00–142.50	135.99
10	—	425	158.00–159.00	158.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	581	140.50–148.00	143.85
74	—	471	161.00–162.00	161.17
46	—	631	140.50–146.00	142.42
44	—	523	145.00–154.00	148.66
17	—	651	140.00–141.50	140.53
14	—	702	132.00–134.50	133.43
8	—	760	126.00	126.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,163	36.00–44.00	41.02
22	—	1,166	25.00–35.00	31.80
3	—	1,242	47.00–48.00	47.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,557	53.50–63.00	59.91
6	—	1,593	44.00–49.50	46.45
4	—	1,582	67.00–68.00	67.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	1,349	40.00–49.50	44.68
30	—	1,321	50.00–64.50	56.63
20	—	1,352	35.00–39.50	37.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,963	77.50–86.00	81.76
5	—	1,578	67.50–74.00	71.58

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.