Sale reports / Colorado / Sterling / 2023-10-04

Sterling

Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2023-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-04

Feeder Cattle · Sterling, Colorado · Wed, Oct 4

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1900

← Sep 6Oct 4Oct 11 →

Receipts

1,516 head

▲ 877 vs last sale 639▲ 474 vs year ago 1,042 · +45.5%

Also sold hereStock Show SpecialSat Jan 17, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparable trends available on feeder steers and heifers as this market was last covered in early September. This week trade activity and demand were moderate. Today's supply comprised of yearling steers and heifers coming off grass and calves coming straight off the cow. Next available report will be as receipts warrant coverage. Supply included: 100% Feeder Cattle ( 63% Steers, 29% Heifers, 7% Dairy Heifers, 1% Bulls)

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 $270.02/cwt on 855 head.

Average price

$270.02

855 head · 645 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$70.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.24

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	664	275.72	1,830	341
Medium and Large 1-2	606	273.73	1,658	386
Medium and Large 2	705	248.14	1,750	103
Medium 1-2	674	232.56	1,567	18thin
Medium 2	891	205.36	1,829	7thin

One grade step is worth $70.36/cwt here — about $1 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 sale855 hd

270.02

—

CO average4 barns · 1,996 hd

265.77

+4.24

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

73 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	325	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,024	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	374	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,374	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	394	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,229	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	409	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,483	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	438	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,358	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,316	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	444	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,365	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	461	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,498	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	487	309.56/cwt	309.00–312.50	1,508	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	512	295.23/cwt	271.00–306.00	1,512	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	535	285.77/cwt	272.50–301.00	1,529	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	540	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,436	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	573	281.02/cwt	258.00–288.00	1,610	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	582	283.41/cwt	271.00–290.50	1,649	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	616	264.40/cwt	235.00–280.00	1,629	123
Steers	—	Medium 1-2Unweaned	619	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,498	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	622	273.12/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,699	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	267.29/cwt	266.00–268.00	1,668	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	658	260.16/cwt	241.00–265.00	1,712	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	675	243.74/cwt	231.00–256.00	1,645	42
Steers	—	Medium 1-2Unweaned	718	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,616	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	731	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,798	10
Steers	—	Medium 2	785	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,668	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	843	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,956	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	845	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,053	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	881	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,079	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	918	242.24/cwt	242.00–244.00	2,224	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	922	203.63/cwt	182.50–230.00	1,877	37
Steers	—	Medium 2	970	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,940	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	974	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,328	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,103	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,184	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	332	330.57/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,097	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	355	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,037	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	392	308.42/cwt	296.00–311.00	1,209	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	431	312.26/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,346	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	464	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,253	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	477	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,336	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	478	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,391	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,313	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2Unweaned	489	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,203	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	511	264.89/cwt	262.50–267.00	1,354	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	520	263.84/cwt	252.50–278.00	1,372	76
Heifers	—	Medium 2Unweaned	534	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,319	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	557	260.89/cwt	260.50–263.00	1,453	31
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2Unweaned	571	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,456	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	581	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,540	32
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2Unweaned	608	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,556	12
Heifers	—	Medium 2Unweaned	613	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,349	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	618	256.06/cwt	242.50–266.00	1,582	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	633	235.84/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,493	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	791	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,724	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	846	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,675	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	970	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,115	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,208	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,059	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	2,314	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,840	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,229	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,979	8
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	384	270.00/head	270.00–270.00	270	12
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	744	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,596	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Small and Medium 4	767	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	560	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	799	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,510	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Small and Medium 4	817	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	694	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	910	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,474	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3-4	1,018	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,527	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,022	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,584	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	1,071	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,810	7
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,075	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,656	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,107	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,727	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,151	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,773	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,210	164.39/cwt	157.00–170.00	1,989	7
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,269	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,986	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,308	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,067	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,370	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,302	4

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 Oct 4, 2023

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

Receipts 1,516Last week 639Year ago 1,042

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,229	161.00	161.00
12	—	1,025	179.50	179.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,059	218.50	218.50
11	—	970	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	581	265.00	265.00
9	—	477	280.00	280.00
35	—	618	242.50–266.00	256.06
32	—	511	262.50–267.00	264.89
22	—	392	296.00–311.00	308.42
13	—	332	320.00–335.00	330.57
31	—	431	310.00–318.00	312.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	613	220.00	220.00
5	—	489	246.00	246.00
4	—	534	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	791	218.00	218.00
2	—	1,015	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	846	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	355	292.00	292.00
18	—	478	291.00	291.00
31	—	557	260.50–263.00	260.89
15	—	633	235.00–237.50	235.84
76	—	520	252.50–278.00	263.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	571	255.00	255.00
12	—	608	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,075	154.00	154.00
4	—	1,370	168.00	168.00
5	—	1,269	156.50	156.50
4	—	1,308	158.00	158.00
6	—	1,107	156.00	156.00
7	—	1,210	157.00–170.00	164.39
6	—	1,151	154.00	154.00
6	—	1,022	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,071	169.00	169.00
6	—	799	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	910	162.00	162.00
6	—	744	214.50	214.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	817	85.00	85.00
6	—	767	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,018	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per head · actual wt
12	—	384	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	845	243.00	243.00
5	—	1,103	198.00	198.00
60	—	918	242.00–244.00	242.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	785	212.50	212.50
4	—	970	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	843	232.00	232.00
11	—	624	266.00–268.00	267.29
7	—	440	299.00	299.00
37	—	922	182.50–230.00	203.63
4	—	394	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	582	271.00–290.50	283.41
27	—	622	260.00–276.00	273.12
21	—	461	325.00	325.00
10	—	731	246.00	246.00
50	—	658	241.00–265.00	260.16
23	—	535	272.50–301.00	285.77
16	—	374	367.50	367.50
13	—	409	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	974	239.00	239.00
7	—	881	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	619	242.00	242.00
10	—	718	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	540	266.00	266.00
7	—	438	310.00	310.00
7	—	325	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	675	231.00–256.00	243.74
84	—	512	271.00–306.00	295.23
78	—	573	258.00–288.00	281.02
24	—	487	309.00–312.50	309.56
123	—	616	235.00–280.00	264.40
6	—	444	307.50	307.50

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.