Sale reports / Colorado / Sterling / 2024-05-08

Sterling

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sterling, Colorado · Wed, May 8
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1900
Feeder Cattle receipts
806 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 806▼ 43 vs year ago 849 · −5.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
134 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 134▲ 134 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 76▼ 27 vs year ago 103 · −26.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. No trends available on feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, or replacement cattle as the last reported sale was 04/10/24. There were upward tones on average dress slaughter cows and bulls. Next available report will be as receipts warrant.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $327.39/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −103.09 against this barn's trailing median of $430.49.
Average price
$327.39
42 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,796
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$82
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$19.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.18
vs CO average
+17.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546334.411,82527
Medium and Large 2554314.761,74315thin
One grade step is worth $19.65/cwt here — about $82 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale42 hd
327.39
—
CO average3 barns · 264 hd
324.21
+3.18
National average167 barns · 10,730 hd
309.71
+17.68
This barn, trailing median4 sales
430.49
−103.09
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
459434408382median 430.4910/0710/1410/2110/2810/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,754157.312,75920
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,608139.322,2409thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,325136.751,81271
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,044123.321,28715
HeifersChoiceAverage1,178172.002,0262thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,347169.002,2763thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,135$2,9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,600$2,2762thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,695$2,2501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,580$2,1502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,565$2,1251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,525$1,7251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,323$2,7002thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)995$2,1501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,160$2,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,574$3,90010
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,530$3,31614
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,558$2,9057
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,472$1,94313
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,100$2,6001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,305$2,5003thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2207925.00/head925.00–925.009253
Steers250–300Medium and Large 22501,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0007
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2054
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2368375.77/cwt375.00–377.501,38313
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2400380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5207
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410391.91/cwt385.00–397.501,60718
Steers400–450Medium 1444323.57/cwt322.50–325.001,43714
Steers450–500Medium 1450315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4183
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478338.00/cwt335.00–347.501,61637
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1479357.19/cwt356.00–362.001,71135
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1507348.00/cwt348.00–348.001,7648
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2509327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,6675
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1562328.69/cwt325.00–330.001,84719
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2576308.39/cwt307.50–309.001,77610
Steers600–650Medium 1602254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,5293
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621310.04/cwt308.00–311.001,92540
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2632275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7383
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2666259.44/cwt257.50–267.501,72816
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1684287.14/cwt286.00–287.501,9648
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1759264.00/cwt264.00–264.002,00455
Steers750–800Medium 1780220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7161
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2790242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,9121
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Fleshy869232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,02021
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers50–100Medium and Large 188508.96/head500.00–525.005093
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1110614.20/head575.00–650.006142
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0563
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1734
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,28110
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,2761
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1439318.69/cwt297.50–330.001,39933
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1452312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,41029
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2460289.33/cwt285.00–295.001,33141
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,2811
Heifers450–500Medium 1473257.55/cwt252.50–262.501,2186
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528272.73/cwt265.00–274.001,4407
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1533284.89/cwt276.00–287.501,5189
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2538242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,3053
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1559273.91/cwt271.00–282.501,53130
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2598241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,44111
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2628237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,4922
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630271.71/cwt268.00–279.001,71225
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5482
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675236.98/cwt230.00–240.001,60012
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5403
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1742236.23/cwt236.00–237.001,75330
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1792214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,6957
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1840211.64/cwt209.00–221.001,77831
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2922184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,6967
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls50–100Medium and Large 183575.76/head475.00–650.005762
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1110663.64/head650.00–675.006642
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers650–700Large 3685163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,1171
Dairy Heifers650–700Small 369257.00/cwt57.00–57.003943
Dairy Heifers750–800Large 4753155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1674
Dairy Heifers1000–1050Large 21,015174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,7665
Dairy Heifers1000–1050Large 41,015144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,4621
Dairy Heifers1050–1100Large 21,086173.50/cwt173.50–173.501,88415
Dairy Heifers1050–1100Large 31,095169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,8511
Dairy Heifers1100–1150Large 41,115145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,6171
Dairy Heifers1200–1250Large 21,226171.50/cwt171.50–171.502,10311
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers650–700Medium 3657140.00/cwt140.00–140.009202
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,347169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,2763
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,178172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,0262
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,246144.12/cwt137.00–148.001,7965
Bulls——1,503140.05/cwt123.00–153.002,1053
Bulls——1,996161.83/cwt155.00–167.003,2307
Bulls——2,073174.52/cwt168.00–180.003,6185
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95099.00/cwt99.00–99.009411
Cows—Lean 85-90%997131.89/cwt131.00–135.501,3156
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,033114.19/cwt114.00–114.501,1803
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,123151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,6963
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,125123.38/cwt119.00–126.001,3885
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,324136.23/cwt129.00–140.001,80453
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,338123.33/cwt120.00–125.001,6505
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,383141.92/cwt141.00–144.501,96310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,608139.32/cwt134.00–144.002,2409
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,1602,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3332,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4052,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4721,943.47/head1,750.00–2,100.001,94313
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5513,435.37/head3,250.00–3,550.003,43512
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5743,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,90010
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,7263,134.61/head2,900.00–3,200.003,1354
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1132,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6902,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1352,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5251,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5652,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5802,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,6002,276.17/head2,250.00–2,300.002,2762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,6952,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 29952,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,3232,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002

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.