Sale reports / Colorado / Sterling / 2019-12-04

Sterling

Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2019-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Sterling, Colorado · Wed, Dec 4

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1900

← Nov 20Dec 4Dec 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,946 head

▲ 1,517 vs last sale 429▲ 1,946 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

367 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 327▲ 367 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Trade activity and demand moderate to good. Feeder cattle did not have enough comparisons to accurately trend as the previous sale had a very thin test. Slaughter cows traded unevenly steady, while slaughter bulls traded 7.00 higher. Today's run consisted mostly of pre-conditioned calves with 30 to 60 days of weaning time along with a larger run of yearling cattle. The next available report will be Wednesday, December 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 $153.49/cwt on 907 head.

Average price

$153.49

907 head · 640 lb average

Value per head Derived

$982

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$163

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

$0.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.87

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	153.92	853	186
Medium and Large 1	662	153.38	1,016	721

One grade step is worth $0.54/cwt here — about −$163 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 sale907 hd

153.49

—

CO average3 barns · 4,039 hd

149.62

+3.87

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	1,627	78.07	1,271	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,631	53.57	874	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,332	50.47	672	152
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,116	44.55	497	120

Every lot

52 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	392	180.33/cwt	170.00–183.00	707	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	184.05/cwt	176.00–186.00	766	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	727	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	171.40/cwt	168.00–177.00	816	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	161.97/cwt	160.00–170.00	781	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	518	175.71/cwt	175.00–176.00	910	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	167.24/cwt	164.00–169.00	885	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	162.50/cwt	156.00–166.00	905	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	152.09/cwt	150.50–154.00	878	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	142.76/cwt	137.50–145.00	892	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	150.49/cwt	148.00–152.00	944	113
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	146.81/cwt	140.00–152.25	982	134
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	132.69/cwt	130.00–135.00	901	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	141.74/cwt	136.00–145.50	1,039	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	136.82/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,060	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,205	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	991	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	1,360	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,033	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	1,402	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,064	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,426	18
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	142.67/cwt	140.00–147.00	526	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	154.56/cwt	153.00–156.00	589	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	389	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	506	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	150.12/cwt	146.00–155.00	652	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	607	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	134.95/cwt	133.00–136.00	630	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	144.65/cwt	142.00–148.50	690	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	142.10/cwt	138.00–147.75	740	124
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	546	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	715	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	548	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	696	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	551	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	700	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	138.58/cwt	134.50–141.00	790	95
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	132.42/cwt	130.00–134.00	777	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	138.10/cwt	136.00–138.50	848	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	129.49/cwt	125.00–131.50	817	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	132.73/cwt	130.50–136.50	883	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	124.30/cwt	121.00–126.50	837	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	132.05/cwt	130.00–133.50	971	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	909	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	1,161	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,010	130.26/cwt	129.00–130.50	1,316	151
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,085	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,373	30
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,524	76.17/cwt	69.50–79.50	1,161	13
Bulls	—	—	1,896	83.02/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,574	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,101	26.85/cwt	25.00–31.00	296	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,109	43.90/cwt	38.00–46.50	487	65
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,129	49.42/cwt	47.00–52.50	558	45
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	40.50/cwt	40.50–40.50	500	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,321	48.93/cwt	43.50–51.50	646	100
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,357	53.73/cwt	52.00–57.50	729	49
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,455	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	938	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	986	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,618	49.70/cwt	46.00–52.00	804	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,664	54.35/cwt	53.00–55.50	904	7

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 Dec 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,946Last week 429Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 367Last week 327Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	434	146.00–155.00	150.12
18	—	381	153.00–156.00	154.56
19	—	735	130.00–133.50	132.05
19	—	909	127.75	127.75
24	—	665	130.50–136.50	132.73
30	—	1,085	126.50	126.50
49	—	614	136.00–138.50	138.10
56	—	477	142.00–148.50	144.65
95	—	570	134.50–141.00	138.58
124	—	521	138.00–147.75	142.10
151	—	1,010	129.00–130.50	130.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	546	131.00	131.00
15	—	587	130.00–134.00	132.42
23	—	369	140.00–147.00	142.67
25	—	631	125.00–131.50	129.49
25	—	673	121.00–126.50	124.30
49	—	467	133.00–136.00	134.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	389	130.00	130.00
7	—	463	131.00	131.00
8	—	551	127.00	127.00
19	—	548	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	518	175.00–176.00	175.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	873	138.00	138.00
15	—	416	176.00–186.00	184.05
18	—	1,064	134.00	134.00
19	—	991	137.25	137.25
37	—	775	134.00–138.00	136.82
48	—	1,033	135.75	135.75
62	—	529	164.00–169.00	167.24
68	—	733	136.00–145.50	141.74
72	—	476	168.00–177.00	171.40
78	—	557	156.00–166.00	162.50
113	—	627	148.00–152.00	150.49
134	—	669	140.00–152.25	146.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	430	169.00	169.00
11	—	679	130.00–135.00	132.69
26	—	482	160.00–170.00	161.97
28	—	392	170.00–183.00	180.33
54	—	577	150.50–154.00	152.09
62	—	625	137.50–145.00	142.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,896	80.00–85.00	83.02
13	—	1,524	69.50–79.50	76.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	64.50	64.50
2	—	1,235	40.50	40.50
49	—	1,357	52.00–57.50	53.73
100	—	1,321	43.50–51.50	48.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	67.50	67.50
5	—	1,618	46.00–52.00	49.70
7	—	1,664	53.00–55.50	54.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,101	25.00–31.00	26.85
45	—	1,129	47.00–52.50	49.42
65	—	1,109	38.00–46.50	43.90

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.