Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2023-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week trade activity and demand was moderate. Steers traded steady to 8.00 higher with high quality fancy calves sharply higher. Heifers traded 1.00 to 8.00 lower with high quality fancy heifers trading sharply higher. Compared to last week, average dress slaughter cows traded steady steady to 2.00 higher. Average dress slaughter bulls traded 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Next available report will be as receipts warrant.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $279.12/cwt on 1,154 head.

Average price

$279.12

1,154 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$440

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

$44.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.36

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	587	282.39	1,658	850
Medium and Large 1-2	515	277.31	1,429	229
Medium 1	509	254.17	1,294	44
Medium 1-2	511	238.24	1,218	31

One grade step is worth $44.15/cwt here — about $440 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 sale1,154 hd

279.12

—

CO average4 barns · 5,889 hd

265.75

+13.36

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	—	Low	1,706	100.82	1,720	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,536	101.02	1,552	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,325	96.94	1,284	131
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,176	85.22	1,002	69

Every lot, as filed

97 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 1-2	—	523	242.27/cwt	242.00–242.50	1,267	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	278.03/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,618	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	392	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,419	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	600	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,644	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	648	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,406	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	306.01/cwt	298.00–313.00	1,585	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	274.50/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,463	39
Steers	Medium 1	—	630	222.72/cwt	222.50–223.00	1,403	7
Steers	Medium 1	—	399	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,057	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	343	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	978	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	224.77/cwt	223.00–226.00	1,953	14
Steers	Medium 1	—	430	273.37/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,175	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	347	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,180	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,266	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,140	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	341.76/cwt	331.00–345.00	1,596	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	247.04/cwt	240.00–250.50	1,630	53
Steers	Medium 1	—	820	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,743	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	249.64/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,555	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	969	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	309.98/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,410	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	239.10/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,731	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	224.39/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,844	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	257.35/cwt	251.00–259.00	1,503	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,684	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	542	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,369	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	2,102	17
Steers	Medium 1	—	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,165	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	618	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,372	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	416	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	982	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,189	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,450	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	597	238.99/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,427	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	241.21/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,493	19
Steers	Medium 1Unweaned	—	533	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,375	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	532	286.29/cwt	281.00–289.00	1,523	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	428	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,209	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	710	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	648	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,497	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	670	233.45/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,564	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	464	296.27/cwt	292.50–299.00	1,375	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	266.86/cwt	262.00–285.00	859	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	237.77/cwt	231.00–243.00	1,348	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	228.69/cwt	228.00–229.00	1,541	16
Bulls	Large 1	—	383	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,044	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	443	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,307	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,288	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,207	85.21/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,028	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,506	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,310	103.69/cwt	96.00–112.50	1,358	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	908	116.33/cwt	112.50–125.00	1,056	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,155	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,444	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,581	105.38/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,666	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	99.08/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,487	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	54.42/cwt	51.00–57.00	626	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	76.50/cwt	73.00–79.00	850	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	93.15/cwt	92.00–94.50	1,057	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,115	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,533	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	95.46/cwt	88.00–100.00	1,269	109
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,398	85.35/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,193	3
Bulls	—	—	1,645	93.78/cwt	87.00–98.00	1,543	7
Bulls	—	—	1,680	104.49/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,755	6
Bulls	—	—	2,000	114.45/cwt	113.00–116.00	2,289	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	997	145.33/cwt	141.00–155.00	1,449	21
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,004	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,396	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,706	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	278.90/cwt	276.00–284.00	1,314	30
Heifers	Medium 1	—	420	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,050	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	295.86/cwt	292.50–297.50	1,204	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	221.65/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,636	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	290.29/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,083	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	223.51/cwt	222.00–231.00	1,377	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	264.87/cwt	263.00–270.00	1,255	49
Heifers	Medium 1	—	638	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,388	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,566	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	410	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,160	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	678	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,410	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	593	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,251	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	382	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	879	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	660	263.50/cwt	263.50–263.50	1,739	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	238.27/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,282	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	266.02/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,163	18
Heifers	Medium 1	—	578	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,301	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	343	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	861	4
Heifers	Medium 1	—	483	245.04/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,184	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	575	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,279	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	228.91/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,408	109
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	683	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,284	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	263.99/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,367	66
Heifers	Medium 1	—	535	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,225	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	947	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	213.42/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,641	14
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	419	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	926	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 Nov 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,027Last week 1,674Year ago 1,538

Slaughter CattleReceipts 245Last week 121Year ago 308

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 146Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	523	242.00–242.50	242.27
4	—	618	222.00	222.00
7	—	416	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
173	—	582	270.00–281.00	278.03
49	—	518	298.00–313.00	306.01
14	—	869	223.00–226.00	224.77
5	—	347	340.00	340.00
10	—	1,266	169.00	169.00
132	—	467	331.00–345.00	341.76
53	—	660	240.00–250.50	247.04
156	—	623	245.00–255.00	249.64
22	—	724	237.50–240.00	239.10
4	—	822	219.00–230.00	224.39
17	—	928	226.50	226.50
2	—	973	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	392	362.00	362.00
70	—	600	274.00	274.00
16	—	660	263.50	263.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	533	265.00–280.00	274.50
4	—	284	960.00	960.00
15	—	310	312.50	312.50
45	—	455	300.00–322.00	309.98
14	—	584	251.00–259.00	257.35
6	—	798	211.00	211.00
19	—	363	327.50	327.50
8	—	446	325.00	325.00
19	—	619	240.00–242.00	241.21
3	—	710	215.00	215.00
5	—	693	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	630	222.50–223.00	222.72
5	—	399	265.00	265.00
8	—	343	285.00	285.00
11	—	430	250.00–290.00	273.37
5	—	820	212.50	212.50
3	—	585	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	542	252.50	252.50
27	—	597	237.50–240.00	238.99
7	—	428	282.50	282.50
3	—	710	214.00	214.00
3	—	648	231.00	231.00
7	—	464	292.50–299.00	296.27
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	533	258.00	258.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	532	281.00–289.00	286.29
27	—	670	231.00–236.00	233.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	648	217.00	217.00
3	—	678	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	322	262.00–285.00	266.86
18	—	616	222.00–231.00	223.51
49	—	474	263.00–270.00	264.87
3	—	855	188.00	188.00
90	—	538	235.00–246.00	238.27
18	—	437	265.00–271.00	266.02
8	—	375	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	567	231.00–243.00	237.77
16	—	674	228.00–229.00	228.69
18	—	828	206.00	206.00
30	—	471	276.00–284.00	278.90
23	—	407	292.50–297.50	295.86
5	—	738	215.00–226.00	221.65
8	—	373	285.00–300.00	290.29
109	—	615	226.00–232.00	228.91
66	—	518	260.00–266.00	263.99
1	—	1,000	165.00	165.00
14	—	769	212.50–215.00	213.42
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	250.00	250.00
4	—	638	217.50	217.50
2	—	578	225.00	225.00
4	—	343	251.00	251.00
13	—	483	235.00–248.00	245.04
10	—	535	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	410	283.00	283.00
2	—	575	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	593	211.00	211.00
7	—	382	230.00	230.00
4	—	683	188.00	188.00
6	—	419	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	443	295.00	295.00
2	—	505	255.00	255.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,207	80.00–90.00	85.21
2	—	1,150	51.00–57.00	54.42
10	—	1,111	73.00–79.00	76.50
2	—	1,135	92.00–94.50	93.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	91.00	91.00
15	—	1,501	95.00–104.00	99.08
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,310	96.00–112.50	103.69
2	—	1,115	135.00–140.00	137.46
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	908	112.50–125.00	116.33
1	—	1,155	125.00	125.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,581	101.00–106.00	105.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	1,329	88.00–100.00	95.46
3	—	1,398	83.00–87.00	85.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,645	87.00–98.00	93.78
6	—	1,680	100.00–110.00	104.49
2	—	2,000	113.00–116.00	114.45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	—	997	141.00–155.00	145.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,004	139.00	139.00

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle