Sale reports / Colorado / Sterling / 2024-10-02

Sterling

Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2024-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-02

Feeder Cattle · Sterling, Colorado · Wed, Oct 2

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1900

← Sep 4Oct 2Oct 9 →

Receipts

1,054 head

▲ 1,054 vs last sale 0▼ 462 vs year ago 1,516 · −30.5%

Also sold hereStock Show SpecialSat Jan 17, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. No trend available due to last reported sale being a month ago. 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 $279.31/cwt on 190 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −151.17 against this barn's trailing median of $430.49.

Average price

$279.31

190 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,532

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$315

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$45.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.77

vs CO average

−7.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	293.27	1,565	94
Medium and Large 1-2	568	268.34	1,523	75
Medium and Large 2	518	260.29	1,348	8thin
Medium 1-2	588	256.00	1,505	9thin
Medium 2	505	247.50	1,250	4thin

One grade step is worth $45.77/cwt here — about $315 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 sale190 hd

279.31

—

CO average3 barns · 815 hd

286.08

−6.77

National average167 barns · 15,497 hd

286.82

−7.51

This barn, trailing median4 sales

430.49

−151.17

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.

Every lot, as filed

75 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	246	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	339.49/cwt	337.50–342.50	1,310	20
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	411	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,346	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	432	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,266	3
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	434	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,302	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,403	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	444	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,563	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	446	335.64/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,497	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	456	310.72/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,417	28
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	460	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,504	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	477	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,359	3
Steers	450–500	Medium 1-2	483	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,362	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,647	6
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	488	294.91/cwt	282.50–297.50	1,439	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Full	495	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,272	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	498	300.33/cwt	291.00–305.00	1,496	12
Steers	500–550	Medium 2	505	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,250	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	518	260.29/cwt	257.50–263.00	1,348	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	296.34/cwt	295.50–297.50	1,544	75
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,428	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	579	267.88/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,551	54
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	258.35/cwt	252.50–264.00	1,504	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	583	281.15/cwt	281.00–282.00	1,639	19
Steers	550–600	Medium 1-2Unweaned	588	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,505	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	617	281.31/cwt	279.00–283.50	1,736	99
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	617	267.48/cwt	265.00–269.00	1,650	27
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	617	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,496	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	256.65/cwt	256.00–257.00	1,589	23
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	672	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,667	8
Steers	650–700	Medium 1-2Unweaned	678	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,512	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	718	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,616	6
Steers	700–750	Medium 1Unweaned	731	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,623	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Full	737	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,761	20
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	789	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,704	9
Steers	800–850	Large 1Full	839	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,879	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	840	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,680	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	953	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,216	35
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,055	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,363	5
Steers	1250–1300	Medium and Large 2	1,280	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,202	1
Steers	1350–1400	Medium and Large 1	1,355	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,344	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	237	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	8
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	936	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,031	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	292.56/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,103	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	279.07/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,088	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,161	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	428	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,156	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	278.32/cwt	274.00–285.00	1,225	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	440	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,166	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	448	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,174	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	458	259.64/cwt	252.00–262.50	1,189	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	258.99/cwt	255.50–262.50	1,264	35
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1Unweaned	511	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,265	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	519	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,510	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	247.29/cwt	246.00–251.00	1,283	31
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	263.05/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,413	32
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1-2	560	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,263	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,470	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	568	230.06/cwt	210.00–238.00	1,307	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	579	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,448	27
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	233.90/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,380	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,566	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	609	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,498	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,430	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1Unweaned	628	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,410	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	648	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,477	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	698	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,452	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	742	229.33/cwt	229.00–229.50	1,702	18
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	891	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,951	6
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,978	4
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,052	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,104	3
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,957	3
Heifers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1	1,188	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,103	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 2	193	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	2

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 2, 2024

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

Receipts 1,054Last week 0Year ago 1,516

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. No trend available due to last reported sale being a month ago. Next available report will be as receipts warrant.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	435	322.50	322.50
1	1250–1300	1,280	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
20	700–750	737	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	495	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	839	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	588	256.00	256.00
6	650–700	678	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	350–400	386	337.50–342.50	339.49
6	450–500	488	337.50	337.50
75	500–550	521	295.50–297.50	296.34
35	950–1000	953	232.50	232.50
5	1050–1100	1,055	224.00	224.00
1	1350–1400	1,355	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	505	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	498	291.00–305.00	300.33
54	550–600	579	265.00–272.00	267.88
27	600–650	617	265.00–269.00	267.48
9	750–800	789	216.00	216.00
2	800–850	840	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	293.00	293.00
3	450–500	477	285.00	285.00
8	500–550	518	257.50–263.00	260.29
3	600–650	617	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	246	1,000.00	1,000.00
8	400–450	411	327.50	327.50
28	450–500	456	310.00–315.00	310.72
15	500–550	521	274.00	274.00
6	550–600	582	252.50–264.00	258.35
23	600–650	619	256.00–257.00	256.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	444	352.00	352.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	446	330.00–338.00	335.64
3	450–500	460	327.00	327.00
19	550–600	583	281.00–282.00	281.15
99	600–650	617	279.00–283.50	281.31
8	650–700	672	248.00	248.00
6	700–750	718	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	731	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	434	300.00	300.00
11	450–500	488	282.50–297.50	294.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	312.50	312.50
18	350–400	377	290.00–295.00	292.56
15	400–450	440	274.00–285.00	278.32
35	450–500	488	255.50–262.50	258.99
32	500–550	537	256.00–266.00	263.05
14	550–600	561	262.00	262.00
18	600–650	600	261.00	261.00
18	700–750	742	229.00–229.50	229.33
6	850–900	891	219.00	219.00
4	900–950	920	215.00	215.00
3	1050–1100	1,052	200.00	200.00
2	1150–1200	1,188	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	292.50	292.50
19	350–400	390	277.50–280.00	279.07
3	400–450	413	281.00	281.00
31	500–550	519	246.00–251.00	247.29
6	550–600	590	230.00–242.00	233.90
18	600–650	609	246.00	246.00
7	650–700	698	208.00	208.00
3	1100–1150	1,118	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	440	265.00	265.00
11	450–500	458	252.00–262.50	259.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
8	200–250	237	775.00	775.00
2	250–300	280	825.00	825.00
6	400–450	448	262.00	262.00
5	600–650	619	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	519	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
27	550–600	579	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	511	247.50	247.50
6	600–650	628	224.50	224.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	270.00	270.00
14	550–600	568	210.00–238.00	230.06
2	600–650	648	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	560	225.50	225.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
2	150–200	193	750.00	750.00

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.