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Sterling

Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2023-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-08

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

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1900

← Nov 1Nov 8Dec 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,027 head

▲ 353 vs last sale 1,674▲ 489 vs year ago 1,538 · +31.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

245 head

▲ 124 vs last sale 121▼ 63 vs year ago 308 · −20.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 118 vs last sale 146▲ 8 vs year ago 20 · +40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week trade activity and demand was moderate. Steers traded steady to 8.00 higher with high quality fancy calves sharply higher. Heifers traded 1.00 to 8.00 lower with high quality fancy heifers trading sharply higher. Compared to last week, average dress slaughter cows traded steady steady to 2.00 higher. Average dress slaughter bulls traded 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Next available report will be 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 $279.12/cwt on 1,154 head.

Average price

$279.12

1,154 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$440

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

$44.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.36

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	587	282.39	1,658	850
Medium and Large 1-2	515	277.31	1,429	229
Medium 1	509	254.17	1,294	44
Medium 1-2	511	238.24	1,218	31

One grade step is worth $44.15/cwt here — about $440 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 sale1,154 hd

279.12

—

CO average4 barns · 5,889 hd

265.75

+13.36

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	—	Low	1,706	100.82	1,720	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,536	101.02	1,552	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,325	96.94	1,284	131
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,176	85.22	1,002	69

Every lot, as filed

97 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 · Steers44 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	284	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	969	15
Steers	—	Medium 1	343	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	978	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	347	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,180	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,189	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	392	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,419	59
Steers	—	Medium 1	399	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,057	5
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	416	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	982	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	428	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,209	7
Steers	—	Medium 1	430	273.37/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,175	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	446	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,450	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	309.98/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,410	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	464	296.27/cwt	292.50–299.00	1,375	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	341.76/cwt	331.00–345.00	1,596	132
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	306.01/cwt	298.00–313.00	1,585	49
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	523	242.27/cwt	242.00–242.50	1,267	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	532	286.29/cwt	281.00–289.00	1,523	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	274.50/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,463	39
Steers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	533	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,375	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	542	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,369	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	278.03/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,618	173
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	257.35/cwt	251.00–259.00	1,503	14
Steers	—	Medium 1	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	597	238.99/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,427	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,644	70
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	618	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,372	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	241.21/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,493	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	249.64/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,555	156
Steers	—	Medium 1	630	222.72/cwt	222.50–223.00	1,403	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	648	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,497	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	660	263.50/cwt	263.50–263.50	1,739	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	247.04/cwt	240.00–250.50	1,630	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	670	233.45/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,564	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	693	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,566	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,527	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	710	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,519	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	239.10/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,731	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	798	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,684	6
Steers	—	Medium 1	820	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,743	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	224.39/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,844	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	869	224.77/cwt	223.00–226.00	1,953	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	928	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	2,102	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	973	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,165	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,266	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,140	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	266.86/cwt	262.00–285.00	859	15
Heifers	—	Medium 1	343	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	861	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	290.29/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,083	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	947	8
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	382	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	879	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	407	295.86/cwt	292.50–297.50	1,204	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	410	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,160	6
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	419	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	926	6
Heifers	—	Medium 1	420	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,050	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	266.02/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,163	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	278.90/cwt	276.00–284.00	1,314	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	264.87/cwt	263.00–270.00	1,255	49
Heifers	—	Medium 1	483	245.04/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,184	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	263.99/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,367	66
Heifers	—	Medium 1	535	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,225	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	238.27/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,282	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	237.77/cwt	231.00–243.00	1,348	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	575	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,279	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1	578	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,301	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	593	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,251	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	228.91/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,408	109
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	223.51/cwt	222.00–231.00	1,377	18
Heifers	—	Medium 1	638	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,388	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	648	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,406	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	228.69/cwt	228.00–229.00	1,541	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	678	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,410	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	683	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,284	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	221.65/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,636	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	213.42/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,641	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,706	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,607	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,650	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1	383	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,044	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	443	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,307	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	505	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,288	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,645	93.78/cwt	87.00–98.00	1,543	7
Bulls	—	—	1,680	104.49/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,755	6
Bulls	—	—	2,000	114.45/cwt	113.00–116.00	2,289	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	908	116.33/cwt	112.50–125.00	1,056	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,111	76.50/cwt	73.00–79.00	850	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,115	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,533	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	93.15/cwt	92.00–94.50	1,057	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	54.42/cwt	51.00–57.00	626	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,155	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,444	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,207	85.21/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,028	51
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,310	103.69/cwt	96.00–112.50	1,358	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,329	95.46/cwt	88.00–100.00	1,269	109
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,398	85.35/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,193	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,501	99.08/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,487	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,581	105.38/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,666	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,655	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,506	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	997	145.33/cwt	141.00–155.00	1,449	21
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,004	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,396	6

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 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,027Last week 1,674Year ago 1,538

Slaughter CattleReceipts 245Last week 121Year ago 308

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 146Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	523	242.00–242.50	242.27
4	—	618	222.00	222.00
7	—	416	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
173	—	582	270.00–281.00	278.03
49	—	518	298.00–313.00	306.01
14	—	869	223.00–226.00	224.77
5	—	347	340.00	340.00
10	—	1,266	169.00	169.00
132	—	467	331.00–345.00	341.76
53	—	660	240.00–250.50	247.04
156	—	623	245.00–255.00	249.64
22	—	724	237.50–240.00	239.10
4	—	822	219.00–230.00	224.39
17	—	928	226.50	226.50
2	—	973	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	392	362.00	362.00
70	—	600	274.00	274.00
16	—	660	263.50	263.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	533	265.00–280.00	274.50
4	—	284	960.00	960.00
15	—	310	312.50	312.50
45	—	455	300.00–322.00	309.98
14	—	584	251.00–259.00	257.35
6	—	798	211.00	211.00
19	—	363	327.50	327.50
8	—	446	325.00	325.00
19	—	619	240.00–242.00	241.21
3	—	710	215.00	215.00
5	—	693	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	630	222.50–223.00	222.72
5	—	399	265.00	265.00
8	—	343	285.00	285.00
11	—	430	250.00–290.00	273.37
5	—	820	212.50	212.50
3	—	585	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	542	252.50	252.50
27	—	597	237.50–240.00	238.99
7	—	428	282.50	282.50
3	—	710	214.00	214.00
3	—	648	231.00	231.00
7	—	464	292.50–299.00	296.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	533	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	532	281.00–289.00	286.29
27	—	670	231.00–236.00	233.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	648	217.00	217.00
3	—	678	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	322	262.00–285.00	266.86
18	—	616	222.00–231.00	223.51
49	—	474	263.00–270.00	264.87
3	—	855	188.00	188.00
90	—	538	235.00–246.00	238.27
18	—	437	265.00–271.00	266.02
8	—	375	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	567	231.00–243.00	237.77
16	—	674	228.00–229.00	228.69
18	—	828	206.00	206.00
30	—	471	276.00–284.00	278.90
23	—	407	292.50–297.50	295.86
5	—	738	215.00–226.00	221.65
8	—	373	285.00–300.00	290.29
109	—	615	226.00–232.00	228.91
66	—	518	260.00–266.00	263.99
1	—	1,000	165.00	165.00
14	—	769	212.50–215.00	213.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	250.00	250.00
4	—	638	217.50	217.50
2	—	578	225.00	225.00
4	—	343	251.00	251.00
13	—	483	235.00–248.00	245.04
10	—	535	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	410	283.00	283.00
2	—	575	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	593	211.00	211.00
7	—	382	230.00	230.00
4	—	683	188.00	188.00
6	—	419	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	443	295.00	295.00
2	—	505	255.00	255.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,207	80.00–90.00	85.21
2	—	1,150	51.00–57.00	54.42
10	—	1,111	73.00–79.00	76.50
2	—	1,135	92.00–94.50	93.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	91.00	91.00
15	—	1,501	95.00–104.00	99.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,310	96.00–112.50	103.69
2	—	1,115	135.00–140.00	137.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	908	112.50–125.00	116.33
1	—	1,155	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,581	101.00–106.00	105.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	1,329	88.00–100.00	95.46
3	—	1,398	83.00–87.00	85.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,645	87.00–98.00	93.78
6	—	1,680	100.00–110.00	104.49
2	—	2,000	113.00–116.00	114.45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	—	997	141.00–155.00	145.33

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	6	—	1,004	139.00	139.00

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.