Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2023-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week trade activity and demand was good. Today steers under 400 pounds was too thinly tested for an accurate trend. Steers from 400 to 550 pounds traded 2.00 to 6.00 higher with a few trades sharply higher. Steers 550 pounds and up traded 4.00 to 14.00 lower. Heifers under 500 pounds too thinly tested for and accurate trend, but higher undertones noted. Over 500 pounds mostly 2.00 lower to 6.00 higher. No comparable trend to report on the replacement cattle. Slaughter cattle trade and demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls average dress traded 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Next available report will be as receipts warrant coverage.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $269.52/cwt on 753 head.

Average price

$269.52

753 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,535

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$371

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1-2

$22.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.16

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	274.60	1,568	492
Large 1	589	261.59	1,540	49
Medium and Large 1-2	564	259.82	1,466	205
Medium 1-2	474	252.50	1,197	7thin

One grade step is worth $22.10/cwt here — about $371 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 sale753 hd

269.52

—

CO average5 barns · 5,097 hd

271.68

−2.16

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,604	104.57	1,677	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,654	107.74	1,782	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,397	97.62	1,364	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,309	94.04	1,231	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,183	80.74	955	44

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$2,159	18
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,311	$1,912	87
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,316	$1,500	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,348	$1,495	19
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,322	$1,350	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,149	$1,000	4thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	506	306.50/cwt	306.50–306.50	1,551	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	702	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,316	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,082	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	272.99/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,420	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,274	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	582	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,374	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	892	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	246.14/cwt	242.00–256.00	1,659	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,644	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	260.45/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,482	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	332.48/cwt	330.00–339.00	1,433	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	328.20/cwt	326.00–332.50	1,126	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	308.07/cwt	302.50–322.50	1,275	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	474	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,197	7
Steers	Large 1	—	531	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,402	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,686	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	275.67/cwt	272.00–281.00	1,574	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,569	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	250.56/cwt	242.50–254.00	1,579	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	324.65/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,201	20
Steers	Large 1	—	579	265.42/cwt	262.00–266.00	1,537	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	794	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,715	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	691	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,562	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	254.09/cwt	248.00–257.50	1,545	25
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	586	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,494	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	575	266.16/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,530	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	527	278.20/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,466	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	480	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,440	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	641	232.63/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,491	43
Steers	Large 1	—	662	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,675	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	589	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,425	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	422	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,108	5
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	874	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,442	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	694	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,319	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	479	293.44/cwt	289.00–294.00	1,406	37
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	803	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	602	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,297	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,127	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	711	220.25/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,566	14
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	711	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,351	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,068	163.76/cwt	162.50–165.00	1,749	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,004	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,647	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	269.46/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,029	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,235	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	229.85/cwt	222.00–231.00	1,319	27
Heifers	Large 1	—	541	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,304	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	568	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,471	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	85.75/cwt	80.50–90.00	1,025	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	91.47/cwt	89.00–93.50	1,384	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,540	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	1,517	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,000	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,683	110.05/cwt	109.00–111.50	1,852	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,204	76.66/cwt	73.00–79.50	923	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	61.85/cwt	54.00–65.00	658	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,147	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	106.72/cwt	106.00–107.50	1,599	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	97.63/cwt	96.50–102.00	1,331	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	94.72/cwt	88.00–101.50	1,238	31
Bulls	—	—	1,527	107.55/cwt	104.00–110.50	1,642	6
Bulls	—	—	1,720	113.02/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,944	3
Bulls	—	—	1,640	90.18/cwt	82.00–95.00	1,479	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,322	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,149	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,316	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,348	1,495.28/head	1,385.00–1,610.00	1,495	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	2,158.86/head	1,925.00–2,350.00	2,159	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,311	1,912.05/head	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,912	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	227.02/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,537	12
Heifers	Large 1	—	415	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,110	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,678	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	407	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	936	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	219.17/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,409	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	459	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,067	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	582	241.80/cwt	241.00–242.00	1,407	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	301.07/cwt	294.00–306.00	1,301	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,584	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,179	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	249.06/cwt	242.00–254.00	1,327	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	237.00/cwt	236.00–239.00	1,299	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	818	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	236.77/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,463	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	718	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,515	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	284.92/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,390	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	283.81/cwt	281.00–287.50	1,047	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	239.29/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,359	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	479	263.82/cwt	255.00–266.00	1,264	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	470	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,187	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	531	241.35/cwt	241.00–243.00	1,282	55
Heifers	Large 1	—	383	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,111	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	634	228.63/cwt	224.00–231.00	1,450	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	629	221.75/cwt	221.00–223.00	1,395	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,338	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,181	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	289.80/cwt	289.00–300.00	1,519	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,496	18
Heifers	Large 1	—	631	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,492	12

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 Nov 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,674Last week 1,130Year ago 1,443

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 160Year ago 143

Replacement CattleReceipts 146Last week 25Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	506	306.50	306.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	282.50	282.50
27	—	520	267.50–275.00	272.99
5	—	470	271.00	271.00
3	—	290	307.50	307.50
7	—	794	207.00	207.00
23	—	569	255.00–265.00	260.45
7	—	414	302.50–322.50	308.07
7	—	688	228.00	228.00
25	—	608	248.00–257.50	254.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	674	242.00–256.00	246.14
21	—	431	330.00–339.00	332.48
9	—	343	326.00–332.50	328.20
8	—	746	226.00	226.00
81	—	571	272.00–281.00	275.67
42	—	630	242.50–254.00	250.56
20	—	370	322.50–330.00	324.65
2	—	1,338	163.00	163.00
71	—	524	289.00–300.00	289.80
18	—	464	322.50	322.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	474	252.50	252.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	531	264.00	264.00
26	—	579	262.00–266.00	265.42
10	—	662	253.00	253.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	794	216.00	216.00
62	—	575	265.00–267.00	266.16
26	—	527	277.00–285.00	278.20
15	—	480	300.00	300.00
14	—	711	218.00–222.00	220.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	691	226.00	226.00
43	—	641	230.00–235.00	232.63
7	—	589	242.00	242.00
5	—	422	262.50	262.50
37	—	479	289.00–294.00	293.44
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	586	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	702	187.50	187.50
4	—	470	252.50	252.50
16	—	629	221.00–223.00	221.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	582	236.00	236.00
2	—	818	196.00	196.00
6	—	718	211.00	211.00
82	—	479	255.00–266.00	263.82
55	—	531	241.00–243.00	241.35
55	—	634	224.00–231.00	228.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	382	265.00–275.00	269.46
4	—	690	216.00	216.00
5	—	454	272.00	272.00
27	—	574	222.00–231.00	229.85
9	—	643	217.50–220.00	219.17
8	—	435	271.00	271.00
12	—	548	236.00–239.00	237.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	541	241.00	241.00
6	—	415	267.50	267.50
25	—	582	241.00–242.00	241.80
3	—	383	290.00	290.00
12	—	631	236.50	236.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	568	259.00	259.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	677	225.00–231.00	227.02
5	—	777	216.00	216.00
25	—	432	294.00–306.00	301.07
10	—	704	225.00	225.00
127	—	533	242.00–254.00	249.06
27	—	618	235.00–243.00	236.77
51	—	488	275.00–287.50	284.92
21	—	369	281.00–287.50	283.81
54	—	568	232.00–245.00	239.29
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	407	230.00	230.00
5	—	459	232.50	232.50
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	874	165.00	165.00
3	—	803	75.00	75.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	694	190.00	190.00
3	—	1,297	164.00	164.00
6	—	1,068	162.50–165.00	163.76
6	—	1,004	164.00	164.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	711	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,195	80.50–90.00	85.75
12	—	1,204	73.00–79.50	76.66
5	—	1,064	54.00–65.00	61.85
1	—	1,220	94.00	94.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,513	89.00–93.50	91.47
2	—	1,498	106.00–107.50	106.72
16	—	1,363	96.50–102.00	97.63
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	98.50	98.50
4	—	1,683	109.00–111.50	110.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	73.00	73.00
31	—	1,307	88.00–101.50	94.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,527	104.00–110.50	107.55
3	—	1,720	111.00–117.00	113.02
3	—	1,640	82.00–95.00	90.18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,322	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,149	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,316	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,348	1,385.00–1,610.00	1,495.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,215	1,925.00–2,350.00	2,158.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	87	—	1,311	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,912.05

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.

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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