Sale reports / Colorado / Sterling / 2023-08-09

Sterling

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sterling, Colorado · Wed, Aug 9
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1900
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,140 head
291 vs last sale 849 620 vs year ago 520 · +119.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
57 vs last sale 0 47 vs year ago 10 · +470.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
97 vs last sale 103 5 vs year ago 1 · +500.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison is available as this is the first reported sale since May. Trade activity was active and demand was good. Today's run consisted of mostly yearling cattle coming off grass. The next available report will occur as receipts warrant.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $247.09/cwt on 989 head.
Average price
$247.09
989 head · 900 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,223
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
1.69
vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1900247.092,223989
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale989 hd
247.09
CO average2 barns · 1,012 hd
248.78
−1.69
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsAverage1,570114.721,8017thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,598118.011,88621
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,286110.241,4188thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12996.491,09023

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,325$1,3892thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,037$1,3002thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2669225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5055
SteersMedium and Large 1878249.20/cwt247.00–255.002,188525
CowsBoner 80-85%1,286110.24/cwt105.00–117.501,4188
CowsLean 85-90%1,053106.69/cwt100.00–110.001,1236
HeifersMedium and Large 11,088154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,6764
HeifersMedium and Large 1620237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,4695
HeifersMedium and Large 1711235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6717
Dairy HeifersSmall 384486.50/cwt86.50–86.5073012
Dairy HeifersSmall 386782.00/cwt82.00–82.007116
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,035159.50/cwt159.50–159.501,6513
Dairy HeifersLarge 41,23593.94/cwt91.00–103.001,1604
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,255157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,9771
Dairy HeifersLarge 2-31,168163.64/cwt163.50–164.001,91114
Dairy HeifersLarge 2-3991161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,5968
Dairy HeifersLarge 2-31,127163.63/cwt162.50–164.001,84412
Dairy HeifersLarge 2-31,058164.50/cwt164.50–164.501,74023
Dairy HeifersLarge 2-3820160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3121
Dairy HeifersLarge 2-3893160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4292
Dairy HeifersLarge 2-31,233162.50/cwt162.50–162.502,00410
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,366155.50/cwt155.50–155.502,1245
SteersMedium and Large 1797265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,11254
SteersMedium and Large 1937241.13/cwt239.00–245.002,259190
SteersMedium and Large 1951242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,301208
SteersMedium and Large 1832257.00/cwt257.00–257.002,13812
Dairy HeifersLarge 4713104.00/cwt104.00–104.007423
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3251,388.63/head1,350.00–1,425.001,3892
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0371,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3002
Bulls2,053127.13/cwt124.50–130.502,6102
Bulls1,377109.76/cwt105.00–117.001,5115
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,598118.01/cwt115.00–120.001,88621
CowsLean 85-90%1,14695.27/cwt80.00–100.001,09215
CowsLean 85-90%1,23575.00/cwt75.00–75.009262

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.