Sale reports / Colorado / Sterling / 2022-01-26

Sterling

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sterling, Colorado · Wed, Jan 26
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1900
Slaughter Cattle receipts
229 head
229 vs last sale 0 56 vs year ago 285 · 19.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1,107 head
1,107 vs last sale 0 484 vs year ago 623 · +77.7%
Also sold hereStock Show SpecialSat Jan 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special bred cow and heifer sale.

Bred cattle had no comparisons to trend, though a firm undertone was noted. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Today's run was a bred heifer and cow special, with a majority of the cattle being bred six to eight months. Slaughter cattle had no comparisons. The next available report will be February 02, 2022.

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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51471.691,08624
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25669.31871100
CowsLean 85-90%High88066.575863thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsLean 85-90%88066.57/cwt64.00–68.005863
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy1,4461,551.85/cwt1,500.00–1,600.0022,440102
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy1,2761,866.89/cwt1,650.00–2,550.0023,822109
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,293925.00/cwt925.00–925.0011,9603
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,5271,022.87/cwt950.00–1,060.0015,61918
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,301925.00/cwt925.00–925.0012,0349
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5841,055.05/cwt1,000.00–1,075.0016,7127
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy1,2302,245.89/cwt1,800.00–2,500.0027,62437
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1521,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0014,9768
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,1461,600.00/cwt1,600.00–1,600.0018,3368
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,1451,554.41/cwt1,450.00–1,750.0017,79890
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,318992.15/cwt975.00–1,050.0013,07714
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,361889.82/cwt860.00–925.0012,11039
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,287940.32/cwt850.00–1,025.0012,10221
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1321,478.80/cwt1,400.00–1,550.0016,74028
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0791,360.81/cwt1,275.00–1,450.0014,68354
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,322856.51/cwt785.00–925.0011,323100
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3111,275.16/cwt1,100.00–1,385.0016,717136
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4301,043.66/cwt950.00–1,175.0014,92495
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2651,182.39/cwt1,100.00–1,300.0014,95734
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4361,076.88/cwt1,060.00–1,100.0015,46428
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,351882.29/cwt875.00–900.0011,92010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy1,2641,525.00/cwt1,525.00–1,525.0019,27629
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3981,185.22/cwt1,025.00–1,275.0016,56918
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,20163.50/cwt60.00–67.0076314
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11962.61/cwt60.00–68.0070113
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48768.73/cwt65.00–70.001,0228
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52873.17/cwt69.00–78.001,11816
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29171.62/cwt68.00–75.0092573

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.