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Sterling

Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2022-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sterling, Colorado · Wed, Nov 9

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1900

← Nov 2Nov 9Nov 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,538 head

▲ 95 vs last sale 1,443▼ 738 vs year ago 2,276 · −32.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

308 head

▲ 165 vs last sale 143▼ 87 vs year ago 395 · −22.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 15▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs traded steady, while steers between 550 to 700 lbs traded 1.00 to 4.50 lower and steers over 700 lbs traded 2.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs traded 3.00 to 6.00 lower, while those over 550 lbs traded 1.00 to 7.50 higher. Slaughter cows traded mostly steady. Slaughter bulls had no previous comparison. Feeding cows traded unevenly steady. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. The next available report will be Wednesday, November 16, 2022.

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 $204.49/cwt on 775 head.

Average price

$204.49

775 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,123

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$10.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.47

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	206.54	1,160	628
Medium and Large 2	394	202.50	798	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	500	195.58	978	143

One grade step is worth $10.96/cwt here — about $181 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 sale775 hd

204.49

—

CO average6 barns · 5,078 hd

193.03

+11.47

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	1,911	86.07	1,645	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,586	80.17	1,272	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,330	69.45	924	144
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,134	58.10	659	108

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,144	$750	10

Every lot, as filed

69 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	219.92/cwt	213.00–222.50	814	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	226.40/cwt	225.00–227.50	863	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	394	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	798	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	421	201.44/cwt	201.00–202.50	848	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	212.32/cwt	212.00–212.50	911	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	224.32/cwt	222.50–233.00	987	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	452	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	823	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	461	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,155	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	220.24/cwt	217.00–223.00	1,018	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	196.45/cwt	195.00–197.50	933	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	508	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	1,019	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	206.97/cwt	203.00–208.75	1,076	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	193.81/cwt	192.00–197.00	1,012	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	539	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,194	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	185.83/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,061	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	572	179.22/cwt	174.00–184.00	1,025	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	196.80/cwt	194.50–200.00	1,138	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	190.09/cwt	186.00–195.50	1,177	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	176.21/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,121	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	181.75/cwt	181.00–182.00	1,241	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	717	169.67/cwt	161.00–176.50	1,217	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,336	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	181.76/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,407	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	843	166.60/cwt	163.00–167.50	1,404	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,046	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,569	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	343	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	686	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	349	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	646	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	203.32/cwt	200.00–206.00	736	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	365	185.01/cwt	180.00–186.00	675	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	411	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	744	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	421	174.88/cwt	172.00–176.00	736	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	192.24/cwt	190.00–194.00	892	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	181.60/cwt	181.00–185.00	850	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	468	175.65/cwt	173.00–178.00	822	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	501	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	912	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	180.33/cwt	177.50–181.00	925	51
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	531	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	881	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	540	168.69/cwt	167.00–173.00	911	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	546	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	885	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	552	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	944	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	181.22/cwt	174.00–184.00	1,033	139
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	570	164.31/cwt	162.00–167.00	937	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	606	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,000	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	169.31/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,034	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	630	161.03/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,014	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	171.09/cwt	167.00–172.25	1,138	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	685	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,069	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	703	167.44/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,177	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	890	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,397	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	142.53/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,461	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,763	89.28/cwt	89.00–89.50	1,574	2
Bulls	—	—	1,905	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,905	1
Bulls	—	—	1,971	82.00/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,616	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,007	84.34/cwt	84.00–85.00	849	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	780	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	41.25/cwt	40.00–45.00	448	25
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,127	61.89/cwt	60.00–65.50	698	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,129	52.39/cwt	50.00–58.00	591	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,177	68.10/cwt	64.00–73.00	802	44
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,295	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,062	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,307	45.93/cwt	40.00–50.00	600	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,316	57.66/cwt	53.00–61.50	759	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,320	76.23/cwt	67.00–80.00	1,006	80
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,380	61.97/cwt	61.00–64.00	855	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,391	68.56/cwt	64.00–78.00	954	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,582	80.57/cwt	75.00–82.50	1,275	40
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,750	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,120	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	981	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	873	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,144	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	10

How this sale compares

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 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,538Last week 1,443Year ago 2,276

Slaughter CattleReceipts 308Last week 143Year ago 395

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 15Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	411	181.00	181.00
3	—	685	156.00	156.00
63	—	468	173.00–178.00	175.65
23	—	630	160.00–162.00	161.03
9	—	570	162.00–167.00	164.31
14	—	540	167.00–173.00	168.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,025	138.00–146.00	142.53
23	—	703	165.00–169.00	167.44
139	—	570	174.00–184.00	181.22
14	—	464	190.00–194.00	192.24
3	—	890	157.00	157.00
9	—	501	182.00	182.00
40	—	362	200.00–206.00	203.32
27	—	665	167.00–172.25	171.09
42	—	611	168.00–170.00	169.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	421	172.00–176.00	174.88
14	—	365	180.00–186.00	185.01
7	—	546	162.00	162.00
10	—	349	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	468	181.00–185.00	181.60
51	—	513	177.50–181.00	180.33
4	—	343	200.00	200.00
5	—	552	171.00	171.00
4	—	606	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	531	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	370	213.00–222.50	219.92
46	—	571	182.00–190.00	185.83
11	—	522	192.00–197.00	193.81
15	—	636	175.00–177.00	176.21
14	—	429	212.00–212.50	212.32
19	—	475	195.00–197.50	196.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	578	194.50–200.00	196.80
62	—	619	186.00–195.50	190.09
32	—	440	222.50–233.00	224.32
3	—	1,046	150.00	150.00
74	—	520	203.00–208.75	206.97
22	—	462	217.00–223.00	220.24
37	—	722	185.00	185.00
25	—	381	225.00–227.50	226.40
20	—	774	180.00–184.00	181.76
20	—	683	181.00–182.00	181.75
10	—	843	163.00–167.50	166.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	539	221.50	221.50
64	—	461	250.50	250.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	421	201.00–202.50	201.44
23	—	717	161.00–176.50	169.67
13	—	572	174.00–184.00	179.22
16	—	508	200.50	200.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	394	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	452	182.00	182.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,380	61.00–64.00	61.97
80	—	1,320	67.00–80.00	76.23
1	—	1,295	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,085	40.00–45.00	41.25
9	—	1,127	60.00–65.50	61.89
1	—	1,040	75.00	75.00
26	—	1,129	50.00–58.00	52.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	64.00	64.00
40	—	1,582	75.00–82.50	80.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,307	40.00–50.00	45.93
33	—	1,316	53.00–61.50	57.66
21	—	1,391	64.00–78.00	68.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,007	84.00–85.00	84.34
44	—	1,177	64.00–73.00	68.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,763	89.00–89.50	89.28
5	—	1,971	80.00–85.00	82.00
1	—	1,905	100.00	100.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	981	89.00	89.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	1,144	750.00	750.00

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.