Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2023-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand today was moderate to good. No comparison to last week available due to no coverage of sale due to low receipts. Today's feeder offering was about half weaned 30 to 60 days and half coming off the cow. Most of the calves were preconditioned and on a vaccination program. 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 $250.32/cwt on 834 head.

Average price

$250.32

834 head · 601 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,506

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$38

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

$51.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.11

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	576	253.30	1,458	226
Medium and Large 1	616	252.27	1,555	517
Medium 1	562	247.36	1,391	30
Medium and Large 2	532	235.76	1,254	40
Medium 1-2	702	202.24	1,420	21

One grade step is worth $51.06/cwt here — about $38 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 sale834 hd

250.32

—

CO average5 barns · 5,580 hd

253.43

−3.11

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	1,603	105.85	1,697	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,665	102.00	1,698	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,440	93.51	1,347	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,212	89.71	1,088	120
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,103	75.12	829	39

Every lot, as filed

99 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 1	—	612	252.98/cwt	242.50–256.50	1,548	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	271.62/cwt	268.00–279.00	1,551	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	238.18/cwt	231.00–243.00	1,593	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	682	212.15/cwt	212.00–212.50	1,447	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	989	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	986	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,528	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	226.86/cwt	217.00–227.50	1,747	34
Steers	Medium 1	—	631	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,376	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	239.04/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,506	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	295.50/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,513	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	299.10/cwt	296.00–310.00	1,439	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	560	245.50/cwt	242.50–248.00	1,375	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	281.94/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,195	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,949	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	226.62/cwt	226.00–227.00	1,645	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	297.41/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,142	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,808	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	289.48/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,407	58
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,068	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	752	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,512	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	204.98/cwt	187.50–212.50	1,609	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,737	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	561	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,220	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	578	243.32/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,406	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,488	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	627	234.69/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,472	36
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	628	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,262	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	263.50/cwt	263.50–263.50	1,436	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,252	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	742	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,425	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	587	260.02/cwt	253.00–270.00	1,526	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	622	224.96/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,399	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	492	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,387	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	724	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,470	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	618	174.56/cwt	162.50–195.00	1,079	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	538	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,383	5
Steers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	—	821	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,576	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	671	220.61/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,480	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	524	270.11/cwt	262.50–272.50	1,415	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	703	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,434	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	467	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	654	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	480	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,310	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	325	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	212.20/cwt	211.00–214.00	1,424	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,012	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	541	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,163	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	441	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,003	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,069	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,054	113.17/cwt	98.00–126.00	1,193	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	62.65/cwt	60.00–65.00	708	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	76.57/cwt	70.50–81.50	1,008	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	94.30/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,225	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	43.70/cwt	41.00–47.00	451	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	87.62/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,057	81
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,665	102.00/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,698	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	78.05/cwt	70.00–82.00	886	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	80.48/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,237	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	95.99/cwt	91.00–102.00	1,365	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	929	91.53/cwt	87.00–93.00	850	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,120	92.06/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,031	2
Bulls	—	—	1,695	105.75/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,792	5
Bulls	—	—	1,738	112.41/cwt	111.00–114.50	1,954	3
Bulls	—	—	1,420	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,278	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	925	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	242.66/cwt	239.00–244.00	1,279	15
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	429	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	912	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	521	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,003	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	601	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	944	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	224.73/cwt	222.00–227.50	1,393	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	261.30/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,056	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	204.94/cwt	204.00–205.50	1,291	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	265.96/cwt	264.50–270.00	1,317	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	998	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,941	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	635	218.66/cwt	217.00–221.00	1,388	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	773	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,407	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	441	243.68/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,075	19
Steers	Medium 1	—	546	256.56/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,401	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	785	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,452	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	542	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,339	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	857	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	209.88/cwt	201.00–212.50	1,224	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	271.85/cwt	266.00–281.00	1,430	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	682	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,282	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	657	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	219.37/cwt	211.00–224.00	1,358	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	200.54/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,428	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	241.23/cwt	240.00–245.00	984	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	599	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,204	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,890	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,138	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	227.98/cwt	224.00–232.50	1,295	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	267.05/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,341	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	954	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,765	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	381	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	937	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,659	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	555	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,013	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	247.21/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,194	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 Dec 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,634Last week 2,027Year ago 1,405

Slaughter CattleReceipts 224Last week 245Year ago 180

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	612	242.50–256.50	252.98
41	—	571	268.00–279.00	271.62
87	—	669	231.00–243.00	238.18
34	—	770	217.00–227.50	226.86
51	—	512	287.00–300.00	295.50
13	—	481	296.00–310.00	299.10
8	—	726	226.00–227.00	226.62
10	—	384	290.00–305.00	297.41
8	—	809	223.50	223.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	682	212.00–212.50	212.15
20	—	578	240.00–246.00	243.32
16	—	742	192.00	192.00
5	—	622	222.00–227.00	224.96
5	—	538	257.00	257.00
8	—	480	273.00	273.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	363	272.50	272.50
4	—	986	155.00	155.00
5	—	269	775.00	775.00
8	—	407	262.50	262.50
4	—	545	263.50	263.50
10	—	477	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	631	218.00	218.00
11	—	560	242.50–248.00	245.50
15	—	546	240.00–262.50	256.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	630	238.00–240.00	239.04
30	—	424	280.00–285.00	281.94
3	—	917	212.50	212.50
58	—	486	280.00–297.50	289.48
10	—	785	187.50–212.50	204.98
7	—	808	215.00	215.00
22	—	595	250.00	250.00
5	—	526	266.00–281.00	271.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	752	201.00	201.00
36	—	627	232.00–238.00	234.69
100	—	587	253.00–270.00	260.02
3	—	492	282.00	282.00
28	—	671	215.00–227.50	220.61
27	—	524	262.50–272.50	270.11
15	—	703	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	561	217.50	217.50
4	—	628	201.00	201.00
7	—	724	203.00	203.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	618	162.50–195.00	174.56
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	821	192.00	192.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	467	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
4	—	325	700.00	700.00
6	—	429	212.50	212.50
5	—	521	192.50	192.50
6	—	601	157.00	157.00
4	—	555	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	671	211.00–214.00	212.20
3	—	368	275.00	275.00
46	—	620	222.00–227.50	224.73
15	—	404	257.00–270.00	261.30
41	—	495	264.50–270.00	265.96
32	—	998	194.50	194.50
15	—	712	200.00–201.00	200.54
79	—	568	224.00–232.50	227.98
35	—	502	265.00–271.00	267.05
3	—	873	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	527	239.00–244.00	242.66
3	—	390	238.00	238.00
11	—	333	257.50	257.50
17	—	619	211.00–224.00	219.37
33	—	408	240.00–245.00	241.23
3	—	1,065	177.50	177.50
13	—	954	185.00	185.00
12	—	483	243.00–250.00	247.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	630	204.00–205.50	204.94
21	—	583	201.00–212.50	209.88
24	—	532	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	635	217.00–221.00	218.66
6	—	785	185.00	185.00
23	—	542	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	773	182.00	182.00
19	—	441	240.00–252.00	243.68
3	—	657	221.00	221.00
4	—	381	246.00	246.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	682	188.00	188.00
9	—	599	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	541	215.00	215.00
4	—	441	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	548	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,054	98.00–126.00	113.17
2	—	1,120	88.00–95.00	92.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	60.00–65.00	62.65
4	—	1,033	41.00–47.00	43.70
29	—	1,135	70.00–82.00	78.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,316	70.50–81.50	76.57
14	—	1,299	93.00–96.00	94.30
81	—	1,206	82.00–92.00	87.62
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,665	101.00–103.00	102.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,537	79.00–83.00	80.48
21	—	1,422	91.00–102.00	95.99
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	929	87.00–93.00	91.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,695	105.00–107.00	105.75
3	—	1,738	111.00–114.50	112.41
1	—	1,420	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	102.50	102.50

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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