Sale reports / Colorado / Sterling / 2024-02-14

Sterling

Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2024-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-14

Feeder Cattle · Sterling, Colorado · Wed, Feb 14

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1900

← Feb 7Feb 14Mar 6 →

Receipts

718 head

▼ 1,677 vs last sale 2,395▲ 718 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereStock Show SpecialSat Jan 17, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was light to moderate. No trend available due to low receipts and large variance in quality and vaccination programs. Good quality cattle with vaccination program had steady tones. 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 $283.90/cwt on 291 head.

Average price

$283.90

291 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,737

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$328

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$70.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.71

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	403	322.50	1,300	3thin
Medium 1-2	398	305.00	1,212	20
Medium and Large 1	622	298.12	1,853	149
Medium and Large 2	543	282.50	1,534	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	642	268.94	1,725	62
Large 1	646	251.96	1,627	54

One grade step is worth $70.54/cwt here — about −$328 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 sale291 hd

283.90

—

CO average4 barns · 2,574 hd

301.62

−17.71

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

41 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 1-2	369	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,153	10
Steers	—	Medium 1	403	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,300	3
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	426	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,267	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,308	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	345.79/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,594	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	507	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,635	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	543	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,534	3
Steers	—	Large 1	563	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,565	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,723	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	318.09/cwt	318.00–319.00	1,867	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	282.44/cwt	274.00–288.00	1,779	5
Steers	—	Large 1	634	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,579	22
Steers	—	Large 1	668	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,657	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	281.30/cwt	267.00–289.00	1,882	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	699	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,761	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,755	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	266.50/cwt	266.50–266.50	1,945	14
Steers	—	Large 1	768	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,766	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	857	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,825	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	303.61/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,172	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	298.59/cwt	297.50–299.00	1,227	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	315.27/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,359	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,570	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	275.73/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,450	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	592	268.46/cwt	261.00–270.50	1,589	37
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	599	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,453	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	603	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,429	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	248.80/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,518	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	250.72/cwt	249.00–253.00	1,690	12
Heifers	—	Large 1	678	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,485	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,660	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	739	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,648	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,374	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	988	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,452	12
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,028	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,460	7
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,060	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,579	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,126	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,700	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,181	153.98/cwt	153.00–157.50	1,819	9
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,210	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,803	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,237	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,886	12
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,314	154.91/cwt	154.50–156.00	2,036	11

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 14, 2024

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Receipts 718Last week 2,395Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	458	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	678	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	674	249.00–253.00	250.72
13	—	739	223.00	223.00
44	—	610	245.00–254.00	248.80
22	—	525	299.00	299.00
37	—	592	261.00–270.50	268.46
10	—	431	310.00–317.50	315.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	599	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	386	295.00–312.50	303.61
11	—	411	297.50–299.00	298.59
23	—	526	267.50–280.00	275.73
24	—	728	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	603	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,028	142.00	142.00
12	—	988	147.00	147.00
1	—	1,060	149.00	149.00
6	—	1,210	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,237	152.50	152.50
9	—	1,181	153.00–157.50	153.98
11	—	1,314	154.50–156.00	154.91
4	—	1,126	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	857	213.00	213.00
25	—	699	252.00	252.00
2	—	725	242.00	242.00
5	—	630	274.00–288.00	282.44
15	—	580	297.00	297.00
9	—	429	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	369	312.50	312.50
10	—	426	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	587	318.00–319.00	318.09
14	—	730	266.50	266.50
76	—	669	267.00–289.00	281.30
18	—	461	340.00–348.00	345.79
10	—	507	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	634	249.00	249.00
10	—	563	278.00	278.00
6	—	768	230.00	230.00
16	—	668	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	403	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	543	282.50	282.50

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.