Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2024-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate. No trend available on feeder steers and heifers as the last reported sale was two weeks ago. Next available report when receipts warrant.

Weight class

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb steers averaged $258.03/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −187.61 against this barn's trailing median of $445.64.

Average price

$258.03

12 head · 669 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−7.37

vs CO average

−1.71 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	669	258.03	1,726	12thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale12 hd

258.03

—

CO average4 barns · 86 hd

265.40

−7.37

National average137 barns · 4,621 hd

259.74

−1.71

This barn, trailing median2 sales

445.64

−187.61

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1050–1100	1,057	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,765	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1550–1600	1,558	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,415	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	950–1000	963	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,589	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1000–1050	1,044	170.50/cwt	170.00–171.00	1,780	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1100–1150	1,106	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,880	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1200–1250	1,232	169.22/cwt	169.00–170.00	2,085	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	227.92/cwt	226.00–228.75	1,880	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	232.32/cwt	232.00–234.50	1,791	127
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	50–100	82	308.16/head	275.00–350.00	308	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	100–150	121	364.18/head	300.00–400.00	364	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	160	425.00/head	425.00–425.00	425	1
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	750–800	775	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	953	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	258.03/cwt	255.00–259.00	1,726	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,088	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,470	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	253.15/cwt	253.00–254.00	2,081	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,581	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	854	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,904	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	120	308.33/head	275.00–325.00	308	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	245.33/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,815	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	887	234.03/cwt	232.00–234.50	2,076	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,270	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	228.45/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,729	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	809	240.23/cwt	237.50–241.00	1,943	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	50–100	87	261.06/head	200.00–325.00	261	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	879	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,890	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	1050–1100	1,095	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	396	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,311	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,798	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	822	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,923	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	234.90/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,717	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	236.63/cwt	236.00–237.00	2,073	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	747	252.90/cwt	252.00–253.00	1,889	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,003	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,327	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	602	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,439	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	227.41/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,667	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,618	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	800–850	822	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,726	14
Heifers	Medium 2	700–750	722	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,523	3
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	521	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,094	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	241.00/cwt	239.50–242.00	1,607	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	939	235.63/cwt	235.00–236.00	2,213	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,293	25
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1250–1300	1,290	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,193	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1150–1200	1,187	169.71/cwt	168.00–171.00	2,014	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	933	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,502	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	968	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,549	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,057	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,681	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	871	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,341	5

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 Aug 7, 2024

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

Receipts 1,220Last week 1,213Year ago 1,140

Trade activity and demand was moderate. No trend available on feeder steers and heifers as the last reported sale was two weeks ago. Next available report when receipts warrant.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	950–1000	963	165.00	165.00
8	1000–1050	1,044	170.00–171.00	170.50
14	1050–1100	1,057	167.00	167.00
9	1100–1150	1,106	170.00	170.00
14	1150–1200	1,187	168.00–171.00	169.71
9	1200–1250	1,232	169.00–170.00	169.22
12	1250–1300	1,290	170.00	170.00
2	1550–1600	1,558	155.00	155.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	775	123.00	123.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	850–900	871	154.00	154.00
2	900–950	933	161.00	161.00
2	950–1000	968	160.00	160.00
3	1050–1100	1,057	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	50–100	87	200.00–325.00	261.06
3	100–150	120	275.00–325.00	308.33
1	150–200	160	425.00	425.00
10	600–650	640	247.00	247.00
31	650–700	667	239.50–242.00	241.00
65	700–750	731	232.00–236.00	234.90
127	750–800	771	232.00–234.50	232.32
69	800–850	825	226.00–228.75	227.92
7	850–900	854	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	498	255.00	255.00
3	650–700	680	238.00	238.00
32	750–800	757	228.00–230.00	228.45
14	850–900	879	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1050–1100	1,095	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	602	239.00	239.00
17	700–750	733	226.00–228.00	227.41
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	800–850	822	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	521	210.00	210.00
3	700–750	722	211.00	211.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
3	50–100	82	275.00–350.00	308.16
4	100–150	121	300.00–400.00	364.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	396	331.00	331.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	650–700	669	255.00–259.00	258.03
67	700–750	747	252.00–253.00	252.90
110	800–850	822	253.00–254.00	253.15
30	850–900	876	236.00–237.00	236.63
24	900–950	939	235.00–236.00	235.63
25	950–1000	980	234.00	234.00
6	1000–1050	1,003	232.00	232.00
67	1050–1100	1,088	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
73	700–750	740	244.00–248.00	245.33
70	800–850	809	237.50–241.00	240.23
122	850–900	887	232.00–234.50	234.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	750–800	765	235.00	235.00
16	800–850	822	234.00	234.00

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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