Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2024-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers were mostly up 2.00 to 12.00 as we are seeing more calves that are weaned and preconditioned. Feeder heifers traded mostly up 2.00 to 8.00. Average dress slaughter cows and bulls traded up 1.00. Next available report will be as receipts warrant as next week is a bred cow special.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $309.31/cwt on 215 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −191.80 against this barn's trailing median of $501.10.

Average price

$309.31

215 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$355

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$90.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.18

vs CO average

+3.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	329.30	1,751	91
Medium and Large 1-2	564	303.00	1,708	84
Medium 1	515	291.65	1,502	23
Medium 1-2	570	265.00	1,511	12thin
Medium 2	584	239.00	1,396	5thin

One grade step is worth $90.30/cwt here — about $355 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale215 hd

309.31

—

CO average3 barns · 364 hd

294.13

+15.18

National average190 barns · 31,255 hd

305.44

+3.87

This barn, trailing median2 sales

501.10

−191.80

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	1,644	140.06	2,302	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,622	125.33	2,032	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,376	124.79	1,717	111
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	121.34	1,303	24
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,364	179.00	2,442	4thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 2	550–600	584	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,396	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	771	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,820	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	450–500	482	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,615	7
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	446	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,461	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	558	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,417	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	354.33/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,513	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,669	4
Steers	Medium 1	300–350	332	350.69/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,164	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	943	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	2,211	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,386	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	570	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,511	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,747	14
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	633	249.63/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,580	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	877	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,043	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	272.36/cwt	272.00–274.00	1,866	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	581	296.20/cwt	293.00–300.00	1,721	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	288.09/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,685	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	700–750	721	253.82/cwt	253.00–254.75	1,830	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	600–650	600	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,617	4
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	515	291.65/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,502	23
Steers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	450–500	496	305.08/cwt	301.00–307.50	1,513	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	427	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,324	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	464	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,612	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	709	268.50/cwt	268.50–268.50	1,904	6
Steers	Medium 1Unweaned	600–650	627	264.14/cwt	262.00–266.00	1,656	21
Steers	Medium 1Unweaned	450–500	478	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,530	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	610	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,708	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	584	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,600	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	425	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,647	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	626	286.95/cwt	283.50–292.50	1,796	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	651	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,881	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	307	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,282	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	539	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,736	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	515	340.50/cwt	340.50–340.50	1,754	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	665	268.23/cwt	264.00–271.00	1,784	31
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	366	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,217	5
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	348	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,009	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,409	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	258.62/cwt	256.00–263.00	1,513	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	891	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,076	8
Heifers	Medium 1Full	400–450	422	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,319	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,263	92.92/cwt	89.00–97.00	1,174	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	125.80/cwt	125.00–126.00	2,069	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,087	157.58/cwt	147.50–167.50	1,713	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,418	126.52/cwt	119.00–137.50	1,794	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,180	121.24/cwt	116.00–131.00	1,431	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	589	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,364	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,442	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	105.92/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,106	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,851	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,452	106.31/cwt	99.00–110.00	1,544	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,766	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	115.80/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,517	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	979	165.65/cwt	164.00–167.50	1,622	7
Bulls	—	—	1,685	130.69/cwt	125.00–135.00	2,202	5
Bulls	—	—	1,957	156.46/cwt	151.00–163.00	3,062	3
Bulls	—	—	1,706	143.41/cwt	138.00–149.00	2,447	10
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,135	127.14/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,443	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,270	135.02/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,715	2
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	557	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,398	3
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	448	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,366	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	288.78/cwt	287.00–291.50	1,476	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	486	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,453	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,708	3
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	340	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,131	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	804	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,881	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,143	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,057	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,859	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	448	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,333	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	623	241.92/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,507	66
Heifers	Medium 1-2	650–700	680	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,629	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	739	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,685	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	534	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,474	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	649	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,525	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	687	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	700–750	740	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,672	7
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	607	223.28/cwt	217.50–229.00	1,355	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	493	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,390	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	657	246.50/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,620	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	371	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,196	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	569	254.54/cwt	252.00–261.00	1,448	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,941	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	510	284.69/cwt	280.00–289.50	1,452	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,064	212.72/cwt	210.00–216.00	2,263	11

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 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,336Last week 1,183Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 172Last week 100Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	584	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
13	750–800	771	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	482	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	332	350.00–352.50	350.69
5	400–450	446	327.50	327.50
23	500–550	515	290.00–297.50	291.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	372	372.50	372.50
7	400–450	427	350.00–360.00	354.33
40	550–600	585	287.50–290.00	288.09
14	650–700	692	252.50	252.50
10	850–900	877	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	470	355.00	355.00
65	650–700	685	272.00–274.00	272.36
6	700–750	738	263.00	263.00
18	900–950	943	234.50	234.50
11	1050–1100	1,064	210.00–216.00	212.72
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	427	310.00	310.00
12	550–600	570	265.00	265.00
31	600–650	633	245.00–252.50	249.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	307	417.50	417.50
67	400–450	425	387.50	387.50
7	450–500	464	347.50	347.50
68	500–550	515	340.50	340.50
23	550–600	581	293.00–300.00	296.20
61	600–650	626	283.50–292.50	286.95
10	650–700	651	289.00	289.00
6	700–750	709	268.50	268.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
39	500–550	539	322.00	322.00
5	550–600	584	274.00	274.00
20	600–650	610	280.00	280.00
31	650–700	665	264.00–271.00	268.23
34	700–750	721	253.00–254.75	253.82
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	600	262.00	262.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	610	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	496	301.00–307.50	305.08
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	478	320.00	320.00
21	600–650	627	262.00–266.00	264.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	493	282.00	282.00
25	500–550	534	276.00	276.00
3	550–600	558	254.00	254.00
5	600–650	649	235.00	235.00
3	650–700	687	226.00	226.00
7	700–750	740	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	340	332.50	332.50
5	350–400	366	332.50	332.50
4	400–450	448	305.00	305.00
3	550–600	557	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	348	290.00	290.00
10	600–650	607	217.50–229.00	223.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	500–550	520	271.00	271.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	511	287.00–291.50	288.78
44	550–600	585	256.00–263.00	258.62
3	700–750	700	244.00	244.00
15	800–850	804	234.00	234.00
8	850–900	891	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	422	312.50	312.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	371	322.50	322.50
15	450–500	486	299.00	299.00
18	500–550	510	280.00–289.50	284.69
38	550–600	569	252.00–261.00	254.54
66	600–650	623	240.00–244.00	241.92
45	650–700	657	245.00–249.00	246.50
7	700–750	739	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	800–850	817	227.50	227.50
3	1100–1150	1,143	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	448	297.50	297.50
29	650–700	680	239.50	239.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,263	89.00–97.00	92.92
1	—	1,155	51.00	51.00
10	—	1,044	102.00–110.00	105.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,645	125.00–126.00	125.80
1	—	1,505	123.00	123.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,087	147.50–167.50	157.58
73	—	1,418	119.00–137.50	126.52
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,180	116.00–131.00	121.24
7	—	979	164.00–167.50	165.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,452	99.00–110.00	106.31
1	—	1,385	127.50	127.50
26	—	1,310	111.00–120.00	115.80
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,364	179.00	179.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,685	125.00–135.00	130.69
3	—	1,957	151.00–163.00	156.46
10	—	1,706	138.00–149.00	143.41
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	125.00–129.00	127.14
2	—	1,270	134.00–136.00	135.02

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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