Sale reports / Colorado / Sterling / 2019-11-20

Sterling

Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2019-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sterling, Colorado · Wed, Nov 20

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1900

← Nov 13Nov 20Dec 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

429 head

▼ 2,305 vs last sale 2,734▲ 429 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

327 head

▼ 72 vs last sale 399▲ 327 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

766 head

▲ 736 vs last sale 30▲ 766 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Last Week: Feeder cattle traded mostly steady across all weight ranges on a light test. Slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls traded 2.50 lower. Replacement cattle did not have any comparisons from last week. Trade activity and demand moderate. The next available report will be Wednesday, December 4, 2019.

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 $140.66/cwt on 265 head.

Average price

$140.66

265 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$841

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$4.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.37

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	610	141.43	862	217
Medium and Large 1-2	545	137.15	748	48

One grade step is worth $4.29/cwt here — about $114 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 sale265 hd

140.66

—

CO average5 barns · 4,378 hd

139.28

+1.37

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	2,009	67.64	1,359	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,669	52.80	881	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,333	48.22	643	127
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,111	40.54	450	113

Every lot

59 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	341	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	638	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	703	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	411	184.02/cwt	183.00–185.00	756	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	172.70/cwt	170.00–174.00	820	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	156.13/cwt	153.00–157.00	796	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	867	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	556	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	828	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	156.14/cwt	151.50–159.00	890	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	145.30/cwt	145.00–146.00	976	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	971	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	976	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,342	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,285	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	581	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	146.94/cwt	146.00–150.00	567	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	423	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	567	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	151.79/cwt	151.00–154.00	644	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	633	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	149.36/cwt	146.00–152.00	727	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	145.21/cwt	145.00–147.00	757	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	138.43/cwt	137.50–140.00	799	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	134.48/cwt	134.00–136.00	793	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	136.83/cwt	136.00–137.00	840	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	136.28/cwt	134.00–137.50	913	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	128.61/cwt	123.00–131.50	1,007	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	849	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,036	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,118	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	991	129.33/cwt	128.00–129.50	1,282	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,005	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,301	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,061	125.49/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,331	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,137	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,347	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,973	65.18/cwt	60.00–71.50	1,286	10
Bulls	—	—	2,128	75.84/cwt	75.00–76.50	1,614	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	29.78/cwt	20.00–32.00	316	25
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,122	46.89/cwt	45.00–54.00	526	57
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	37.53/cwt	31.00–44.00	424	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,291	48.35/cwt	42.00–52.50	624	61
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,369	36.77/cwt	30.00–42.00	503	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,374	56.46/cwt	54.00–61.00	776	38
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,666	57.12/cwt	56.00–60.00	952	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,671	49.44/cwt	46.00–52.00	826	9
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	969	122.11/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,183	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,011	82.84/cwt	79.00–92.50	838	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	63.74/cwt	60.50–70.00	741	16
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	95.52/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,156	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	44.23/cwt	36.00–50.00	546	101
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	53.13/cwt	50.00–58.00	712	67
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,076	865.36/cwt	800.00–880.00	9,311	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,076	646.81/cwt	630.00–670.00	6,960	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,108	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,465	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	490.47/cwt	430.00–540.00	5,542	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,188	645.99/cwt	600.00–660.00	7,674	42
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,266	987.69/cwt	910.00–1,030.00	12,504	102
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,325	750.86/cwt	700.00–780.00	9,949	90
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,358	1,200.85/cwt	1,175.00–1,225.00	16,308	30
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,376	866.55/cwt	800.00–900.00	11,924	48
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	992.47/cwt	925.00–1,075.00	8,684	60
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,034	1,143.07/cwt	1,085.00–1,160.00	11,819	38
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,060	1,289.76/cwt	1,260.00–1,400.00	13,671	90
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,453	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	13,804	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 Nov 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 429Last week 2,734Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 327Last week 399Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 766Last week 30Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,011	79.00–92.50	82.84
(<2 yrs)	Open	12	—	969	115.00–126.00	122.11

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,210	95.00–96.00	95.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	67	—	1,340	50.00–58.00	53.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,163	60.50–70.00	63.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	101	—	1,235	36.00–50.00	44.23

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	17	—	1,130	430.00–540.00	490.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,076	800.00–880.00	865.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	42	—	1,188	600.00–660.00	645.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	9	—	1,076	630.00–670.00	646.81

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	102	—	1,266	910.00–1,030.00	987.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	48	—	1,376	800.00–900.00	866.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	90	—	1,325	700.00–780.00	750.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,108	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	30	—	1,358	1,175.00–1,225.00	1,200.85

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	90	—	1,060	1,260.00–1,400.00	1,289.76
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	38	—	1,034	1,085.00–1,160.00	1,143.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	60	—	875	925.00–1,075.00	992.47

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,453	950.00	950.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	850	131.50	131.50
31	—	670	134.00–137.50	136.28
9	—	991	128.00–129.50	129.33
5	—	1,137	118.50	118.50
5	—	1,005	129.50	129.50
9	—	521	145.00–147.00	145.21
25	—	614	136.00–137.00	136.83
64	—	487	146.00–152.00	149.36
5	—	363	160.00	160.00
8	—	1,061	124.00–126.00	125.49
18	—	424	151.00–154.00	151.79
35	—	577	137.50–140.00	138.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	849	122.00	122.00
6	—	783	123.00–131.50	128.61
18	—	443	143.00	143.00
4	—	590	134.00–136.00	134.48
8	—	386	146.00–150.00	146.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	510	153.00–157.00	156.13
4	—	556	149.00	149.00
5	—	386	182.00	182.00
4	—	341	187.00	187.00
5	—	679	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	166.00	166.00
12	—	976	137.50	137.50
4	—	1,000	128.50	128.50
22	—	570	151.50–159.00	156.14
4	—	411	183.00–185.00	184.02
16	—	475	170.00–174.00	172.70
23	—	672	145.00–146.00	145.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,128	75.00–76.50	75.84
10	—	1,973	60.00–71.50	65.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,291	42.00–52.50	48.35
38	—	1,374	54.00–61.00	56.46
28	—	1,369	30.00–42.00	36.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,062	20.00–32.00	29.78
57	—	1,122	45.00–54.00	46.89
31	—	1,130	31.00–44.00	37.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,671	46.00–52.00	49.44
7	—	1,666	56.00–60.00	57.12

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.