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Sterling

Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2023-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sterling, Colorado · Wed, Apr 12

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1900

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,533 head

▲ 890 vs last sale 643▲ 482 vs year ago 1,051 · +45.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

281 head

▲ 281 vs last sale 0▲ 202 vs year ago 79 · +255.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

179 head

▲ 98 vs last sale 81▲ 134 vs year ago 45 · +297.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: No trend is available as the last sale for this market was five weeks ago. Trade activity and demand were good. The next available report will be as receipts warrant coverage.

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 $218.06/cwt on 735 head.

Average price

$218.06

735 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,251

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$368

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

$23.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.48

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	221.39	1,280	536
Medium and Large 1-2	566	209.51	1,185	192
Medium 1-2	462	197.50	912	7thin

One grade step is worth $23.89/cwt here — about $368 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 sale735 hd

218.06

—

CO average5 barns · 1,628 hd

208.59

+9.48

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	—	High	1,788	109.78	1,963	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,629	103.91	1,693	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	94.65	1,202	91
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	86.94	935	34

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,378	$1,974	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,519	$1,828	29
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,294	$1,571	26
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,413	$1,498	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,187	$2,156	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,261	$1,975	42
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,241	$1,771	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,251	$1,701	20

Every lot, as filed

63 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	378	249.26/cwt	242.50–255.00	942	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	245.84/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,033	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,161	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	453	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,099	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	266.66/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,256	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	251.39/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,197	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	256.18/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,324	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	521	237.14/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,235	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,026	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	542	263.65/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,429	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	237.46/cwt	237.00–237.50	1,361	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	248.22/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,452	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	617	254.26/cwt	252.50–258.00	1,569	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	242.26/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,514	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	229.73/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,440	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	243.27/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,623	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	213.81/cwt	207.50–221.00	1,475	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	219.94/cwt	216.00–220.50	1,599	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	208.89/cwt	208.00–213.00	1,540	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	206.49/cwt	201.00–209.50	1,613	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	197.64/cwt	193.00–204.00	1,625	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	178.46/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,579	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	889	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,520	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	974	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,656	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,045	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,714	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	243.19/cwt	237.50–252.50	905	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	229.88/cwt	227.50–235.00	862	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	226.25/cwt	223.00–227.50	966	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	233.33/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,001	64
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	462	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	912	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,094	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	483	245.30/cwt	244.00–247.50	1,185	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	206.57/cwt	205.00–207.50	1,058	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	227.73/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,191	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	547	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,053	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	218.29/cwt	212.50–222.50	1,260	101
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	196.95/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,156	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,247	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	217.82/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,359	106
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	214.01/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,412	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	198.62/cwt	193.00–202.00	1,343	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	207.78/cwt	202.50–215.00	1,488	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,424	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	201.21/cwt	194.50–210.00	1,569	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	837	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,515	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,528	93.76/cwt	87.00–100.00	1,433	6
Bulls	—	—	1,713	107.48/cwt	100.50–113.00	1,841	16
Bulls	—	—	2,018	120.86/cwt	116.00–128.00	2,439	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,071	91.13/cwt	89.00–95.00	976	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	86.84/cwt	85.00–89.50	934	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	80.84/cwt	80.00–84.50	874	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	89.02/cwt	83.50–91.00	1,080	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	96.52/cwt	91.50–101.50	1,248	47
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,330	102.32/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,361	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,629	103.91/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,693	16
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,187	2,156.48/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,156	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,241	1,770.84/head	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,771	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,251	1,701.17/head	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,701	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,261	1,975.34/head	1,800.00–2,075.00	1,975	42
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,294	1,571.42/head	1,300.00–1,900.00	1,571	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,378	1,974.00/head	1,860.00–2,000.00	1,974	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,413	1,497.55/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,498	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,519	1,827.90/head	1,300.00–1,925.00	1,828	29

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 Apr 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,533Last week 643Year ago 1,051

Slaughter CattleReceipts 281Last week 0Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 179Last week 81Year ago 45

Compared to last sale: No trend is available as the last sale for this market was five weeks ago. Trade activity and demand were good. The next available report will be as receipts warrant coverage.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	624	212.50–220.00	217.82
101	—	577	212.50–222.50	218.29
41	—	660	209.00–220.00	214.01
64	—	716	202.50–215.00	207.78
97	—	523	220.00–240.00	227.73
64	—	429	230.00–237.50	233.33
23	—	372	237.50–252.50	243.19
22	—	780	194.50–210.00	201.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	427	223.00–227.50	226.25
31	—	480	228.00	228.00
33	—	676	193.00–202.00	198.62
20	—	734	194.00	194.00
18	—	587	194.00–200.00	196.95
10	—	375	227.50–235.00	229.88
6	—	837	181.00	181.00
16	—	512	205.00–207.50	206.57
21	—	616	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	547	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	462	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	483	244.00–247.50	245.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	690	207.50–221.00	213.81
7	—	889	171.00	171.00
24	—	627	220.00–235.00	229.73
6	—	517	250.00–257.50	256.18
44	—	573	237.00–237.50	237.46
11	—	378	242.50–255.00	249.26
12	—	420	245.00–250.00	245.84
13	—	476	250.00–257.50	251.39
58	—	737	208.00–213.00	208.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	164.00	164.00
44	—	667	240.00–244.00	243.27
39	—	781	201.00–209.50	206.49
13	—	885	175.00–185.00	178.46
23	—	438	265.00	265.00
47	—	625	240.00–245.00	242.26
13	—	727	216.00–220.50	219.94
55	—	822	193.00–204.00	197.64
44	—	471	260.00–275.00	266.66
26	—	585	245.00–252.50	248.22
4	—	974	170.00	170.00
56	—	542	257.50–270.00	263.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	617	252.50–258.00	254.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	521	235.00–239.00	237.14
3	—	453	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	540	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,075	85.00–89.50	86.84
8	—	1,081	80.00–84.50	80.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,629	98.00–108.00	103.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,293	91.50–101.50	96.52
32	—	1,213	83.50–91.00	89.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,071	89.00–95.00	91.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,330	99.00–105.00	102.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	2,018	116.00–128.00	120.86
16	—	1,713	100.50–113.00	107.48
6	—	1,528	87.00–100.00	93.76

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	42	—	1,261	1,800.00–2,075.00	1,975.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,251	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,701.17
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,241	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,770.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,187	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,156.48

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,378	1,860.00–2,000.00	1,974.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	29	—	1,519	1,300.00–1,925.00	1,827.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,413	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,497.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,294	1,300.00–1,900.00	1,571.42

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.