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Sterling

Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2024-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-18

Replacement Cattle · Sterling, Colorado · Wed, Dec 18

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1900

← Dec 11Dec 18Feb 5 →

Receipts

1,227 head

▲ 1,227 vs last sale 0▲ 456 vs year ago 771 · +59.1%

Also sold hereStock Show SpecialSat Jan 17, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. No trend available on the Replacement cattle as this was the first bred cow special of the winter. Prices were strong with a couple large dispersals and some very high quality bred heifers. Next available report will be as receipts warrant.

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,108	$3,500	30
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,212	$3,338	53
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,478	$2,891	57
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$2,826	38
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,349	$2,690	141
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,288	$2,439	27
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,389	$2,406	99
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,071	$2,225	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,399	$2,169	81
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,347	$2,134	113
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,429	$2,114	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,440	$2,000	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,408	$1,976	22
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,327	$1,925	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,267	$1,725	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,249	$1,667	56
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,261	$1,525	19
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,238	$1,475	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,172	$3,110	172
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,130	$3,075	25
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,057	$2,949	180

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
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows34 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	1,051	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,071	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	1,090	2,675.14/head	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,675	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,108	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	30
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,137	2,961.40/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,961	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	1,166	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,207	3,621.54/head	3,600.00–3,650.00	3,622	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,214	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,238	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,239	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,248	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,261	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,267	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,302	1,951.29/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,951	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	1,303	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,305	2,185.00/head	2,185.00–2,185.00	2,185	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,307	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,327	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,331	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,333	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Registered	1,335	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,335	1,735.00/head	1,735.00–1,735.00	1,735	11
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,337	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	2,786.90/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,787	108
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,344	2,089.46/head	1,925.00–2,375.00	2,089	103
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,399	2,169.17/head	1,850.00–2,500.00	2,169	81
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,402	2,436.75/head	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,437	29
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	2,480.12/head	2,350.00–2,750.00	2,480	71
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,429	2,114.13/head	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,114	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,440	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,462	3,008.75/head	2,850.00–3,150.00	3,009	39
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,481	2,217.93/head	2,200.00–2,225.00	2,218	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,512	2,635.83/head	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,636	18
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,561	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	971	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	5
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	2,805.70/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,806	83
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,063	3,070.78/head	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,071	97
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,129	2,911.29/head	2,725.00–2,950.00	2,911	11
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,130	3,075.00/head	3,075.00–3,075.00	3,075	25
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Registered	1,180	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	7
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,182	3,128.33/head	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,128	149

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.

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Sterling Livestock Commission - Sterling, CO

Wed Dec 18, 2024

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

Receipts 1,227Last week 0Year ago 771

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,238	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,305	2,185.00	2,185.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,071	2,225.00	2,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,335	1,735.00	1,735.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,214	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	—	1,261	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,248	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,440	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,331	2,275.00	2,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,239	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	12	—	1,429	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,114.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	1,512	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,635.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	29	—	1,402	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,436.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,327	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,333	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	71	—	1,415	2,350.00–2,750.00	2,480.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,302	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,951.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,481	2,200.00–2,225.00	2,217.93
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	103	—	1,344	1,925.00–2,375.00	2,089.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,137	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,961.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	39	—	1,462	2,850.00–3,150.00	3,008.75
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	81	—	1,399	1,850.00–2,500.00	2,169.17
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	9	—	1,267	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	108	—	1,340	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,786.90

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,303	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,051	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,090	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,675.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,166	1,325.00	1,325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,561	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,337	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	—	1,335	3,650.00	3,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,207	3,600.00–3,650.00	3,621.54
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,307	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	—	1,108	3,500.00	3,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,129	2,725.00–2,950.00	2,911.29
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	83	—	1,050	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,805.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	97	—	1,063	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,070.78
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	—	1,130	3,075.00	3,075.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	149	—	1,182	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,128.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,180	3,400.00	3,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	971	2,600.00	2,600.00

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.