Sale reports / Colorado / Sterling / 2023-02-08

Sterling

Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2023-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sterling, Colorado · Wed, Feb 8

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1900

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,013 head

▼ 1,187 vs last sale 2,200▼ 103 vs year ago 1,116 · −9.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 100 vs last sale 0▲ 63 vs year ago 37 · +170.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 0▼ 87 vs year ago 102 · −85.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were good. Feeder steers under 700 lbs traded 3.00 to 8.00 lower while steers weighing over 700 lbs traded 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs traded 2.50 to 6.00 lower and heifers over 650 lbs traded steady to 2.00 higher. There were no other classes of cattle for comparison. The next available report will be Wednesday, February 15, 2023.

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 $179.70/cwt on 526 head.

Average price

$179.70

526 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,050

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$355

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$31.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.03

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	192.34	1,063	208
Medium and Large 2	434	176.00	764	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	626	172.35	1,079	283
Medium 2	439	160.97	707	28

One grade step is worth $31.38/cwt here — about $355 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 sale526 hd

179.70

—

CO average5 barns · 3,802 hd

179.73

−0.03

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,693	83.62	1,415	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,418	81.77	1,160	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,183	73.99	875	13

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,527	$1,278	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,398	$1,214	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,305	$1,019	2thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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 2	413	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	756	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	834	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	503	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,076	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	517	231.79/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,198	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	561	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,060	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	575	223.60/cwt	223.00–223.75	1,286	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	198.62/cwt	197.00–199.00	1,172	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	601	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,157	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,216	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	202.60/cwt	198.00–210.00	1,282	102
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,167	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	191.32/cwt	189.00–194.00	1,312	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	707	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,230	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,251	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	716	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,411	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,356	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	182.82/cwt	181.00–184.00	1,422	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,488	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	852	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,410	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	406	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	816	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	407	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	798	9
Heifers	—	Medium 2	432	160.70/cwt	160.00–161.00	694	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	434	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	764	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	191.15/cwt	189.00–192.50	908	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	205.30/cwt	202.00–209.00	979	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	196.42/cwt	193.00–202.50	1,051	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	175.67/cwt	171.50–188.00	945	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	188.93/cwt	184.00–192.00	1,049	26
Heifers	—	Medium 2	563	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	884	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	176.97/cwt	176.00–181.00	1,028	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	587	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,010	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	603	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,097	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	170.30/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,073	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	167.82/cwt	164.00–169.00	1,118	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,193	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,239	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	168.74/cwt	166.50–169.00	1,222	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	757	162.81/cwt	161.00–163.00	1,232	21
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,168	70.29/cwt	69.00–72.50	821	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,189	75.63/cwt	74.50–79.50	899	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,356	76.87/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,042	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,426	82.36/cwt	78.00–87.50	1,174	58
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,672	82.86/cwt	82.50–84.00	1,385	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,795	87.43/cwt	85.00–89.50	1,569	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	1,019.40/head	935.00–1,100.00	1,019	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,372	1,145.78/head	1,125.00–1,185.00	1,146	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,398	1,213.80/head	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,214	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,990	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1

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 Feb 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,013Last week 2,200Year ago 1,116

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 0Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 102

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	406	201.00	201.00
37	—	674	177.00	177.00
2	—	603	182.00	182.00
45	—	477	202.00–209.00	205.30
64	—	535	193.00–202.50	196.42
16	—	708	175.00	175.00
26	—	555	184.00–192.00	188.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	157.00	157.00
2	—	340	170.00	170.00
23	—	432	160.00–161.00	160.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	475	189.00–192.50	191.15
21	—	538	171.50–188.00	175.67
39	—	724	166.50–169.00	168.74
19	—	666	164.00–169.00	167.82
21	—	757	161.00–163.00	162.81
41	—	581	176.00–181.00	176.97
97	—	630	165.00–174.00	170.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	434	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	587	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	407	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	800	186.00	186.00
50	—	517	231.00–235.00	231.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	707	174.00	174.00
32	—	601	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	193.00	193.00
5	—	590	197.00–199.00	198.62
2	—	663	176.00	176.00
13	—	852	165.50	165.50
5	—	711	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	561	189.00	189.00
5	—	413	183.00	183.00
8	—	458	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	686	189.00–194.00	191.32
24	—	778	181.00–184.00	182.82
10	—	725	187.00	187.00
15	—	503	214.00	214.00
102	—	633	198.00–210.00	202.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	716	197.00	197.00
56	—	575	223.00–223.75	223.60

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,305	935.00–1,100.00	1,019.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,398	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,213.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,372	1,125.00–1,185.00	1,145.78

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,990	1,675.00	1,675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,426	78.00–87.50	82.36
7	—	1,356	73.00–78.00	76.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,189	74.50–79.50	75.63
4	—	1,168	69.00–72.50	70.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,795	85.00–89.50	87.43
10	—	1,672	82.50–84.00	82.86

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.