Sale reports / Colorado / Sterling / 2023-08-09

Sterling

Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2023-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-09

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

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1900

← May 10Aug 9Sep 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,140 head

▲ 291 vs last sale 849▲ 620 vs year ago 520 · +119.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 0▲ 47 vs year ago 10 · +470.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 97 vs last sale 103▲ 5 vs year ago 1 · +500.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison is available as this is the first reported sale since May. Trade activity was active and demand was good. Today's run consisted of mostly yearling cattle coming off grass. The next available report will occur as receipts warrant.

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 $247.09/cwt on 989 head.

Average price

$247.09

989 head · 900 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,223

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.69

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	900	247.09	2,223	989

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale989 hd

247.09

—

CO average2 barns · 1,012 hd

248.78

−1.69

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	1,570	114.72	1,801	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,598	118.01	1,886	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,286	110.24	1,418	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,129	96.49	1,090	23

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)	1,325	$1,389	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,037	$1,300	2thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	797	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,112	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	832	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,138	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	878	249.20/cwt	247.00–255.00	2,188	525
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	937	241.13/cwt	239.00–245.00	2,259	190
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	951	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,301	208
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,469	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,505	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	711	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,671	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,088	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,676	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	713	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	742	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	820	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,312	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Small 3	844	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	730	12
Dairy Heifers	—	Small 3	867	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	711	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	893	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,429	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	991	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,596	8
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,035	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,651	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,058	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,740	23
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,127	163.63/cwt	162.50–164.00	1,844	12
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,168	163.64/cwt	163.50–164.00	1,911	14
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,233	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	2,004	10
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	1,235	93.94/cwt	91.00–103.00	1,160	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,255	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,977	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,366	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	2,124	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,377	109.76/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,511	5
Bulls	—	—	2,053	127.13/cwt	124.50–130.50	2,610	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	106.69/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,123	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,146	95.27/cwt	80.00–100.00	1,092	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,235	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	926	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	110.24/cwt	105.00–117.50	1,418	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,598	118.01/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,886	21
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,037	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	1,388.63/head	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,389	2

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 Aug 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,140Last week 849Year ago 520

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 0Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 103Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	669	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,088	154.00	154.00
5	—	620	237.00	237.00
7	—	711	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
525	—	878	247.00–255.00	249.20
54	—	797	265.00	265.00
190	—	937	239.00–245.00	241.13
208	—	951	242.00	242.00
12	—	832	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	844	86.50	86.50
6	—	867	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,035	159.50	159.50
1	—	1,255	157.50	157.50
5	—	1,366	155.50	155.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,235	91.00–103.00	93.94
3	—	713	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,168	163.50–164.00	163.64
8	—	991	161.00	161.00
12	—	1,127	162.50–164.00	163.63
23	—	1,058	164.50	164.50
1	—	820	160.00	160.00
2	—	893	160.00	160.00
10	—	1,233	162.50	162.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,286	105.00–117.50	110.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,053	100.00–110.00	106.69
15	—	1,146	80.00–100.00	95.27
2	—	1,235	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,598	115.00–120.00	118.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,053	124.50–130.50	127.13
5	—	1,377	105.00–117.00	109.76

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,325	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,388.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,037	1,300.00	1,300.00

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.