Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2024-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. No trend available on feeder cattle as last sale with measurable receipts was three weeks ago. No trend available on slaughter cows and bulls as there were limited numbers. Next available report will be as receipts warrant.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $270.59/cwt on 1,071 head.

Average price

$270.59

1,071 head · 606 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$798

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$53.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.98

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	598	279.79	1,673	800
Medium and Large 1-2	655	247.28	1,619	180
Medium 1-2	562	241.35	1,356	22
Large 1	661	237.39	1,569	22
Medium and Large 2	651	235.76	1,534	31
Large 2	387	226.25	876	16thin

One grade step is worth $53.54/cwt here — about $798 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 sale1,071 hd

270.59

—

CO average4 barns · 3,130 hd

261.61

+8.98

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	—	High	1,773	115.85	2,054	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,658	121.36	2,012	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	108.68	1,379	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,235	94.37	1,165	27

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	532	339.49/cwt	331.00–344.00	1,806	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	811	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,011	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	706	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,913	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	265.95/cwt	263.00–270.00	1,622	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	362.26/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,739	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	278.80/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,868	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,757	9
Steers	Large 2	—	594	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,396	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	783	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,605	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	316.55/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,219	61
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	390	321.11/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,252	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	698	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	266.86/cwt	265.50–268.50	1,807	61
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	317	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,094	3
Steers	Large 2	—	376	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	912	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,924	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	254.71/cwt	251.00–264.50	1,880	67
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	464	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,299	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	337.19/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,376	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	283.37/cwt	277.00–289.50	1,782	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,603	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	234.51/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,935	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	937	220.19/cwt	212.00–221.75	2,063	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	315.92/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,829	227
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,895	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	246.76/cwt	246.00–249.00	1,737	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	741	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,701	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,135	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,714	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,270	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,911	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,242	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,906	31
Steers	Medium 1	—	587	302.56/cwt	296.00–308.00	1,776	9
Steers	Large 1	—	753	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,807	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	312.65/cwt	311.00–315.00	1,507	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,593	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	199.55/cwt	195.00–204.50	1,644	33
Heifers	Large 2	—	363	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	835	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	739	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,537	9
Heifers	Large 2	—	411	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	914	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	539	313.23/cwt	311.50–314.50	1,688	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	455	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,492	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,727	114.70/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,981	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	108.05/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,420	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	916	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,253	96.42/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,208	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,147	110.35/cwt	110.00–112.50	1,266	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,380	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,042	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	495	1
Bulls	—	—	1,792	123.80/cwt	120.00–129.00	2,218	9
Bulls	—	—	1,590	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,383	1
Bulls	—	—	1,776	105.17/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,868	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	275.44/cwt	271.00–284.00	1,471	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	253.03/cwt	241.00–256.00	1,693	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,707	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	260.07/cwt	252.50–267.50	1,321	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	295.50/cwt	295.00–296.00	1,439	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,151	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	247.75/cwt	246.00–249.00	1,563	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	205.08/cwt	202.00–208.00	1,598	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,093	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	820	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,497	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,754	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	698	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	282.03/cwt	275.00–288.00	1,610	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	295.06/cwt	292.00–302.50	1,611	85
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	477	267.69/cwt	267.00–269.00	1,277	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	258.48/cwt	253.00–262.00	1,613	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	227.61/cwt	222.00–231.00	1,721	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,602	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	851	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	310.05/cwt	306.00–313.00	1,485	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,156	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,861	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,808	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	256.22/cwt	250.50–259.50	1,829	36
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	532	241.17/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,283	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	260.79/cwt	242.50–271.00	1,729	223
Heifers	Large 1	—	578	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,422	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,084	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,785	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	753	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,713	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	271.07/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,594	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	250.84/cwt	246.00–254.50	1,919	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	297.63/cwt	295.00–307.00	1,881	97

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 Feb 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,395Last week 69Year ago 1,013

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 188Year ago 100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	532	331.00–344.00	339.49
32	—	480	350.00–365.00	362.26
26	—	670	270.00–287.50	278.80
67	—	738	251.00–264.50	254.71
31	—	825	230.00–241.00	234.51
24	—	937	212.00–221.75	220.19
227	—	579	310.00–325.00	315.92
77	—	765	246.00–254.50	250.84
97	—	632	295.00–307.00	297.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	811	248.00	248.00
98	—	706	271.00	271.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	576	305.00	305.00
61	—	677	265.50–268.50	266.86
3	—	532	327.50	327.50
11	—	408	332.50–345.00	337.19
44	—	629	277.00–289.50	283.37
4	—	1,083	175.00	175.00
24	—	704	246.00–249.00	246.76
8	—	477	334.00	334.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	594	235.00	235.00
8	—	376	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	783	205.00	205.00
3	—	698	234.00	234.00
17	—	583	275.00	275.00
5	—	741	229.50	229.50
7	—	482	311.00–315.00	312.65
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	390	310.00–330.00	321.11
3	—	317	345.00	345.00
4	—	464	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	587	296.00–308.00	302.56
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	753	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	610	263.00–270.00	265.95
61	—	385	310.00–322.50	316.55
6	—	950	202.50	202.50
60	—	571	275.00–288.00	282.03
85	—	546	292.00–302.50	295.06
8	—	756	222.00–231.00	227.61
4	—	851	200.00	200.00
37	—	479	306.00–313.00	310.05
9	—	1,156	161.00	161.00
12	—	818	221.00	221.00
36	—	714	250.50–259.50	256.22
223	—	663	242.50–271.00	260.79
4	—	344	315.00	315.00
11	—	1,050	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	824	195.00–204.50	199.55
23	—	534	271.00–284.00	275.44
22	—	669	241.00–256.00	253.03
15	—	742	230.00	230.00
10	—	487	295.00–296.00	295.50
4	—	436	264.00	264.00
11	—	779	202.00–208.00	205.08
5	—	394	277.50	277.50
3	—	923	190.00	190.00
23	—	624	253.00–262.00	258.48
31	—	588	262.50–280.00	271.07
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	363	230.00	230.00
8	—	411	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	739	208.00	208.00
6	—	508	252.50–267.50	260.07
7	—	631	246.00–249.00	247.75
9	—	673	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	539	311.50–314.50	313.23
42	—	455	328.00	328.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	820	182.50	182.50
9	—	477	267.00–269.00	267.69
9	—	532	235.00–246.00	241.17
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	698	234.00	234.00
10	—	578	246.00	246.00
7	—	753	227.50	227.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,135	151.00	151.00
3	—	1,270	150.50	150.50
31	—	1,242	153.50	153.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,727	114.00–115.00	114.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,314	104.00–112.00	108.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	82.50	82.50
25	—	1,253	89.00–99.00	96.42
1	—	900	55.00	55.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,147	110.00–112.50	110.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	148.00	148.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,792	120.00–129.00	123.80
1	—	1,590	87.00	87.00
4	—	1,776	104.00–106.00	105.17

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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