Sale reports / Colorado / Sterling / 2024-04-10

Sterling

Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2024-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Sterling, Colorado · Wed, Apr 10

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1900

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Feeder Cattle receipts

942 head

▼ 764 vs last sale 1,706▼ 591 vs year ago 1,533 · −38.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

258 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 290▼ 23 vs year ago 281 · −8.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. No trends available as last report was four weeks ago. Feeder steers and heifers had strong tones, as well did slaughter cows and bulls. 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 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $337.60/cwt on 153 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −92.89 against this barn's trailing median of $430.49.

Average price

$337.60

153 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,845

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$31.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.78

vs CO average

+32.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	343.66	1,862	124
Medium and Large 1-2	566	311.70	1,765	29

One grade step is worth $31.95/cwt here — about $97 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale153 hd

337.60

—

CO average4 barns · 779 hd

330.82

+6.78

National average170 barns · 11,306 hd

305.47

+32.13

This barn, trailing median4 sales

430.49

−92.89

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $445.30, low $396.50, median $430.49 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,717	150.53	2,585	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,335	134.18	1,792	129
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,607	130.63	2,099	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,125	115.21	1,296	36

Every lot, as filed

76 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,161	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,279	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	378.14/cwt	370.00–381.00	1,380	14
Steers	350–400	Medium 1	385	324.45/cwt	319.00–332.50	1,249	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	359.18/cwt	357.00–369.00	1,534	35
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	347.82/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,489	35
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	442	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,414	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	349.11/cwt	342.50–355.00	1,616	29
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,522	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	516	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,868	62
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	326.55/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,714	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	314.14/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,656	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	324.95/cwt	320.00–329.00	1,885	48
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	310.21/cwt	307.50–311.00	1,830	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,400	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,909	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	694	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,638	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,727	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	270.86/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,920	28
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,882	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,892	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	816	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,738	6
Steers	800–850	Large 1	843	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,838	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	863	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,834	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	923	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,772	4
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,018	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,970	9
Steers	1050–1100	Medium 1	1,085	138.00/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,497	2
Steers	1200–1250	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	164.71/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,031	3
Steers	1250–1300	Medium and Large 1	1,277	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	2,203	5
Steers	1300–1350	Medium and Large 1	1,335	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,283	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	274	938.74/head	850.00–975.00	939	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	343.20/cwt	339.00–350.00	1,160	25
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	354	318.70/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,128	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,185	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	333.90/cwt	331.00–342.50	1,272	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	327.48/cwt	320.00–333.00	1,366	37
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,356	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	452	282.90/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,279	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	322.42/cwt	319.00–331.00	1,544	85
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,464	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1-2	482	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,109	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	317.07/cwt	314.00–320.00	1,665	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	541	283.25/cwt	278.00–289.00	1,532	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,480	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	281.93/cwt	281.00–284.00	1,601	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	278.99/cwt	269.00–283.00	1,685	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,532	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	234.42/cwt	227.50–239.00	1,629	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	704	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,778	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	714	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,457	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	748	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,661	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	837	197.83/cwt	197.00–199.00	1,656	12
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	888	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,625	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	914	193.76/cwt	186.00–196.00	1,771	9
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,145	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,958	3
Heifers	1250–1300	Medium and Large 1	1,298	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,999	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	700–750	Large 2-3	725	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,233	2
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Large 2-3	994	169.67/cwt	169.00–170.00	1,687	3
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,003	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,745	3
Dairy Heifers	1100–1150	Large 2-3	1,137	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,933	5
Dairy Heifers	1150–1200	Large 2-3	1,168	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,997	4
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	1100–1150	Large 2-3	1,110	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,943	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,495	138.52/cwt	121.00–142.00	2,071	10
Bulls	—	—	1,756	150.43/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,642	17
Bulls	—	—	1,874	162.71/cwt	156.00–168.00	3,049	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	74.86/cwt	52.50–92.50	760	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	127.51/cwt	127.00–128.00	1,320	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,114	110.34/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,229	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,144	118.82/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,359	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,296	138.87/cwt	137.50–141.00	1,800	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	132.59/cwt	126.00–136.50	1,770	73
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,352	137.89/cwt	133.50–145.00	1,864	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,632	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,418	118.82/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,685	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,583	132.95/cwt	132.00–134.00	2,105	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,725	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	2,053	1

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 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 942Last week 1,706Year ago 1,533

Slaughter CattleReceipts 258Last week 290Year ago 281

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	285	407.50	407.50
10	300–350	330	387.50	387.50
14	350–400	365	370.00–381.00	378.14
35	400–450	427	357.00–369.00	359.18
29	450–500	463	342.50–355.00	349.11
14	500–550	525	325.00–332.50	326.55
48	550–600	580	320.00–329.00	324.95
2	600–650	628	304.00	304.00
28	700–750	709	265.00–280.00	270.86
5	750–800	768	245.00	245.00
2	800–850	805	235.00	235.00
9	1000–1050	1,018	193.50	193.50
5	1250–1300	1,277	172.50	172.50
2	1300–1350	1,335	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	400–450	428	345.00–350.00	347.82
13	450–500	472	322.50	322.50
11	500–550	527	310.00–320.00	314.14
18	550–600	590	307.50–311.00	310.21
10	700–750	705	245.00	245.00
6	800–850	816	213.00	213.00
4	850–900	863	212.50	212.50
4	900–950	923	192.00	192.00
3	1200–1250	1,233	160.00–167.00	164.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	800–850	843	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	385	319.00–332.50	324.45
3	400–450	442	320.00	320.00
2	1050–1100	1,085	137.00–139.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
62	500–550	516	362.00	362.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	621	225.50	225.50
7	650–700	694	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	274	850.00–975.00	938.74
6	350–400	354	312.50–325.00	318.70
11	400–450	432	314.00	314.00
15	450–500	480	305.00	305.00
21	500–550	541	278.00–289.00	283.25
2	550–600	565	262.00	262.00
10	600–650	645	237.50	237.50
15	650–700	695	227.50–239.00	234.42
3	700–750	748	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	300–350	338	339.00–350.00	343.20
23	350–400	381	331.00–342.50	333.90
37	400–450	417	320.00–333.00	327.48
85	450–500	479	319.00–331.00	322.42
25	500–550	525	314.00–320.00	317.07
10	550–600	568	281.00–284.00	281.93
7	600–650	604	269.00–283.00	278.99
8	700–750	704	252.50	252.50
12	800–850	837	197.00–199.00	197.83
2	850–900	888	183.00	183.00
9	900–950	914	186.00–196.00	193.76
3	1100–1150	1,145	171.00	171.00
2	1250–1300	1,298	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	452	282.00–285.00	282.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	482	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	368	322.00	322.00
4	700–750	714	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	725	170.00	170.00
3	950–1000	994	169.00–170.00	169.67
5	1100–1150	1,137	170.00	170.00
4	1150–1200	1,168	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1000–1050	1,003	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1100–1150	1,110	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,583	132.00–134.00	132.95
1	—	1,725	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	120.00	120.00
73	—	1,335	126.00–136.50	132.59
5	—	1,418	114.00–123.00	118.82
22	—	1,296	137.50–141.00	138.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,035	127.00–128.00	127.51
25	—	1,144	112.00–124.00	118.82
2	—	1,015	52.50–92.50	74.86
7	—	1,114	109.00–111.00	110.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,352	133.50–145.00	137.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,495	121.00–142.00	138.52
10	—	1,874	156.00–168.00	162.71
17	—	1,756	145.00–155.00	150.43

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.