Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2023-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparable trends available on feeder steers and heifers as this market was last covered in early September. This week trade activity and demand were moderate. Today's supply comprised of yearling steers and heifers coming off grass and calves coming straight off the cow. Next available report will be as receipts warrant coverage. Supply included: 100% Feeder Cattle ( 63% Steers, 29% Heifers, 7% Dairy Heifers, 1% Bulls)

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $270.02/cwt on 855 head.

Average price

$270.02

855 head · 645 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$70.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.24

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	664	275.72	1,830	341
Medium and Large 1-2	606	273.73	1,658	386
Medium and Large 2	705	248.14	1,750	103
Medium 1-2	674	232.56	1,567	18thin
Medium 2	891	205.36	1,829	7thin

One grade step is worth $70.36/cwt here — about $1 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale855 hd

270.02

—

CO average4 barns · 1,996 hd

265.77

+4.24

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

73 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,979	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,840	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,059	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	2,314	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,115	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,313	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	581	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,540	32
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,075	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,656	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,370	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,302	4
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	1,071	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,810	7
Heifers	Medium 2Unweaned	—	613	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,349	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,724	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	846	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,675	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	355	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,037	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	464	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,253	4
Heifers	Medium 2Unweaned	—	489	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,203	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	—	571	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,456	10
Heifers	Medium 2Unweaned	—	534	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,319	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	478	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,391	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	477	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,336	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	557	260.89/cwt	260.50–263.00	1,453	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	256.06/cwt	242.50–266.00	1,582	35
Heifers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	—	608	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,556	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	511	264.89/cwt	262.50–267.00	1,354	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	633	235.84/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,493	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,053	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	520	263.84/cwt	252.50–278.00	1,372	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,103	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,184	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	242.24/cwt	242.00–244.00	2,224	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	392	308.42/cwt	296.00–311.00	1,209	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	332	330.57/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,097	13
Steers	Medium 2	—	785	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	431	312.26/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,346	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	843	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,956	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	267.29/cwt	266.00–268.00	1,668	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,316	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	970	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,940	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	582	283.41/cwt	271.00–290.50	1,649	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	974	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,328	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	622	273.12/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,699	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	461	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,498	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	922	203.63/cwt	182.50–230.00	1,877	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,079	7
Steers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	—	619	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,498	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	394	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,229	4
Steers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	—	718	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,616	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	540	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,436	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	438	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,358	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	731	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,798	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	675	243.74/cwt	231.00–256.00	1,645	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	658	260.16/cwt	241.00–265.00	1,712	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	512	295.23/cwt	271.00–306.00	1,512	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	573	281.02/cwt	258.00–288.00	1,610	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	487	309.56/cwt	309.00–312.50	1,508	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	616	264.40/cwt	235.00–280.00	1,629	123
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	799	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,510	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	325	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,024	7
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,474	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	535	285.77/cwt	272.50–301.00	1,529	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	374	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,374	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	409	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,483	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,269	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,986	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	444	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,365	6
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	—	817	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	694	5
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	744	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,596	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	1,018	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,527	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,308	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,067	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	384	270.00/head	270.00–270.00	270	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,107	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,727	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,210	164.39/cwt	157.00–170.00	1,989	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,151	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,773	6
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	—	767	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	560	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,022	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,584	6

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 4, 2023

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

Receipts 1,516Last week 639Year ago 1,042

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,229	161.00	161.00
12	—	1,025	179.50	179.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,059	218.50	218.50
11	—	970	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	581	265.00	265.00
9	—	477	280.00	280.00
35	—	618	242.50–266.00	256.06
32	—	511	262.50–267.00	264.89
22	—	392	296.00–311.00	308.42
13	—	332	320.00–335.00	330.57
31	—	431	310.00–318.00	312.26
Heifers — Medium 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	613	220.00	220.00
5	—	489	246.00	246.00
4	—	534	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	791	218.00	218.00
2	—	1,015	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	846	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	355	292.00	292.00
18	—	478	291.00	291.00
31	—	557	260.50–263.00	260.89
15	—	633	235.00–237.50	235.84
76	—	520	252.50–278.00	263.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	571	255.00	255.00
12	—	608	256.00	256.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,075	154.00	154.00
4	—	1,370	168.00	168.00
5	—	1,269	156.50	156.50
4	—	1,308	158.00	158.00
6	—	1,107	156.00	156.00
7	—	1,210	157.00–170.00	164.39
6	—	1,151	154.00	154.00
6	—	1,022	155.00	155.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,071	169.00	169.00
6	—	799	189.00	189.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	910	162.00	162.00
6	—	744	214.50	214.50
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	817	85.00	85.00
6	—	767	73.00	73.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,018	150.00	150.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per head · actual wt
12	—	384	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	845	243.00	243.00
5	—	1,103	198.00	198.00
60	—	918	242.00–244.00	242.24
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	785	212.50	212.50
4	—	970	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	843	232.00	232.00
11	—	624	266.00–268.00	267.29
7	—	440	299.00	299.00
37	—	922	182.50–230.00	203.63
4	—	394	312.00	312.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	582	271.00–290.50	283.41
27	—	622	260.00–276.00	273.12
21	—	461	325.00	325.00
10	—	731	246.00	246.00
50	—	658	241.00–265.00	260.16
23	—	535	272.50–301.00	285.77
16	—	374	367.50	367.50
13	—	409	362.50	362.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	974	239.00	239.00
7	—	881	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	619	242.00	242.00
10	—	718	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	540	266.00	266.00
7	—	438	310.00	310.00
7	—	325	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	675	231.00–256.00	243.74
84	—	512	271.00–306.00	295.23
78	—	573	258.00–288.00	281.02
24	—	487	309.00–312.50	309.56
123	—	616	235.00–280.00	264.40
6	—	444	307.50	307.50

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