Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2024-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. No trends available as last report was four weeks ago. Feeder steers and heifers had strong tones, as well did slaughter cows and bulls. Next available report will be as receipts warrant.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $337.60/cwt on 153 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −163.51 against this barn's trailing median of $501.10.

Average price

$337.60

153 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,845

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$31.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.78

vs CO average

+32.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	343.66	1,862	124
Medium and Large 1-2	566	311.70	1,765	29

One grade step is worth $31.95/cwt here — about $97 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale153 hd

337.60

—

CO average4 barns · 779 hd

330.82

+6.78

National average170 barns · 11,306 hd

305.47

+32.13

This barn, trailing median2 sales

501.10

−163.51

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	1,717	150.53	2,585	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,335	134.18	1,792	129
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,607	130.63	2,099	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,125	115.21	1,296	36

Every lot, as filed

76 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	500–550	525	326.55/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,714	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,356	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	923	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,772	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,532	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	863	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,834	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	234.42/cwt	227.50–239.00	1,629	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	274	938.74/head	850.00–975.00	939	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,464	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,882	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	314.14/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,656	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	347.82/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,489	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1200–1250	1,233	164.71/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,031	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,522	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	327.48/cwt	320.00–333.00	1,366	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	317.07/cwt	314.00–320.00	1,665	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1250–1300	1,277	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	2,203	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	378.14/cwt	370.00–381.00	1,380	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,279	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	914	193.76/cwt	186.00–196.00	1,771	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	278.99/cwt	269.00–283.00	1,685	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,145	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	270.86/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,920	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,778	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	281.93/cwt	281.00–284.00	1,601	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	343.20/cwt	339.00–350.00	1,160	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	359.18/cwt	357.00–369.00	1,534	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	349.11/cwt	342.50–355.00	1,616	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	197.83/cwt	197.00–199.00	1,656	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	333.90/cwt	331.00–342.50	1,272	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	132.95/cwt	132.00–134.00	2,105	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,632	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	127.51/cwt	127.00–128.00	1,320	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	118.82/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,359	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,352	137.89/cwt	133.50–145.00	1,864	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	132.59/cwt	126.00–136.50	1,770	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	74.86/cwt	52.50–92.50	760	2
Bulls	—	—	1,495	138.52/cwt	121.00–142.00	2,071	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	110.34/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,229	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,725	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	2,053	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	118.82/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,685	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	138.87/cwt	137.50–141.00	1,800	22
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1150–1200	1,168	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,997	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,110	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,943	2
Steers	Large 1	800–850	843	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,838	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,003	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,745	3
Bulls	—	—	1,874	162.71/cwt	156.00–168.00	3,049	10
Bulls	—	—	1,756	150.43/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,642	17
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	442	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,414	3
Steers	Medium 1	1050–1100	1,085	138.00/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,497	2
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	452	282.90/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,279	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,137	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,933	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	950–1000	994	169.67/cwt	169.00–170.00	1,687	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	700–750	725	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,233	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,018	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,970	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	324.95/cwt	320.00–329.00	1,885	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	516	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,868	62
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	482	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,109	3
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	385	324.45/cwt	319.00–332.50	1,249	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	694	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,638	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	283.25/cwt	278.00–289.00	1,532	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	354	318.70/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,128	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	322.42/cwt	319.00–331.00	1,544	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1250–1300	1,298	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,999	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,727	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,738	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	310.21/cwt	307.50–311.00	1,830	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	748	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	714	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,457	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,185	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,161	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1300–1350	1,335	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,283	2

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 Apr 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 942Last week 1,706Year ago 1,533

Slaughter CattleReceipts 258Last week 290Year ago 281

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	285	407.50	407.50
10	300–350	330	387.50	387.50
14	350–400	365	370.00–381.00	378.14
35	400–450	427	357.00–369.00	359.18
29	450–500	463	342.50–355.00	349.11
14	500–550	525	325.00–332.50	326.55
48	550–600	580	320.00–329.00	324.95
2	600–650	628	304.00	304.00
28	700–750	709	265.00–280.00	270.86
5	750–800	768	245.00	245.00
2	800–850	805	235.00	235.00
9	1000–1050	1,018	193.50	193.50
5	1250–1300	1,277	172.50	172.50
2	1300–1350	1,335	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	400–450	428	345.00–350.00	347.82
13	450–500	472	322.50	322.50
11	500–550	527	310.00–320.00	314.14
18	550–600	590	307.50–311.00	310.21
10	700–750	705	245.00	245.00
6	800–850	816	213.00	213.00
4	850–900	863	212.50	212.50
4	900–950	923	192.00	192.00
3	1200–1250	1,233	160.00–167.00	164.71
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	800–850	843	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	385	319.00–332.50	324.45
3	400–450	442	320.00	320.00
2	1050–1100	1,085	137.00–139.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
62	500–550	516	362.00	362.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	621	225.50	225.50
7	650–700	694	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	274	850.00–975.00	938.74
6	350–400	354	312.50–325.00	318.70
11	400–450	432	314.00	314.00
15	450–500	480	305.00	305.00
21	500–550	541	278.00–289.00	283.25
2	550–600	565	262.00	262.00
10	600–650	645	237.50	237.50
15	650–700	695	227.50–239.00	234.42
3	700–750	748	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	300–350	338	339.00–350.00	343.20
23	350–400	381	331.00–342.50	333.90
37	400–450	417	320.00–333.00	327.48
85	450–500	479	319.00–331.00	322.42
25	500–550	525	314.00–320.00	317.07
10	550–600	568	281.00–284.00	281.93
7	600–650	604	269.00–283.00	278.99
8	700–750	704	252.50	252.50
12	800–850	837	197.00–199.00	197.83
2	850–900	888	183.00	183.00
9	900–950	914	186.00–196.00	193.76
3	1100–1150	1,145	171.00	171.00
2	1250–1300	1,298	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	452	282.00–285.00	282.90
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	482	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	368	322.00	322.00
4	700–750	714	204.00	204.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	725	170.00	170.00
3	950–1000	994	169.00–170.00	169.67
5	1100–1150	1,137	170.00	170.00
4	1150–1200	1,168	171.00	171.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1000–1050	1,003	174.00	174.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1100–1150	1,110	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,583	132.00–134.00	132.95
1	—	1,725	119.00	119.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	120.00	120.00
73	—	1,335	126.00–136.50	132.59
5	—	1,418	114.00–123.00	118.82
22	—	1,296	137.50–141.00	138.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,035	127.00–128.00	127.51
25	—	1,144	112.00–124.00	118.82
2	—	1,015	52.50–92.50	74.86
7	—	1,114	109.00–111.00	110.34
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,352	133.50–145.00	137.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,495	121.00–142.00	138.52
10	—	1,874	156.00–168.00	162.71
17	—	1,756	145.00–155.00	150.43

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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