Sale reports / Colorado / Sterling / 2024-12-18

Sterling

Replacement Cattle · Sterling, Colorado · Wed, Dec 18
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1900
Receipts
1,227 head
1,227 vs last sale 0 456 vs year ago 771 · +59.1%
Also sold hereStock Show SpecialSat Jan 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. No trend available on the Replacement cattle as this was the first bred cow special of the winter. Prices were strong with a couple large dispersals and some very high quality bred heifers. Next available report will be as receipts warrant.

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,108$3,50030
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,212$3,33853
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,478$2,89157
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,115$2,82638
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,349$2,690141
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,288$2,43927
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,389$2,40699
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,071$2,2254thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,399$2,16981
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,347$2,134113
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,429$2,11412
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,440$2,0003thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,408$1,97622
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,327$1,9255
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,267$1,7259
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,249$1,66756
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,261$1,52519
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,238$1,4754thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,172$3,110172
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,130$3,07525
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,057$2,949180

Every lot, as filed

41 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,2381,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4754
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2611,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,52519
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3271,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9255
Bred CowsMedium 11,3032,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,65015
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2482,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0509
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3332,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5503
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1292,911.29/head2,725.00–2,950.002,91111
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0502,805.70/head2,700.00–2,900.002,80683
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0633,070.78/head3,000.00–3,100.003,07197
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,1303,075.00/head3,075.00–3,075.003,07525
Bred CowsMedium 2Thin Fleshed1,1661,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,32512
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,5612,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1003
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,3372,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1005
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1Registered1,1803,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4007
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,1823,128.33/head3,000.00–3,300.003,128149
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,4402,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0003
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 29712,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4152,480.12/head2,350.00–2,750.002,48071
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,3052,185.00/head2,185.00–2,185.002,1858
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3021,951.29/head1,800.00–2,000.001,95123
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,3312,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,27515
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2391,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,55021
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Registered1,3353,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,65024
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0712,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2254
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,4292,114.13/head1,900.00–2,250.002,11412
Bred CowsMedium 11,0512,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,75018
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2073,621.54/head3,600.00–3,650.003,62211
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3072,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8007
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4812,217.93/head2,200.00–2,225.002,21811
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,3351,735.00/head1,735.00–1,735.001,73511
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,2141,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3442,089.46/head1,925.00–2,375.002,089103
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1083,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,50030
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,5122,635.83/head2,450.00–2,700.002,63618
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1372,961.40/head2,700.00–3,000.002,96120
Bred CowsMedium 11,0902,675.14/head2,600.00–2,750.002,67518
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4623,008.75/head2,850.00–3,150.003,00939
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3992,169.17/head1,850.00–2,500.002,16981
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2671,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7259
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,4022,436.75/head2,150.00–2,500.002,43729
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3402,786.90/head2,700.00–2,900.002,787108

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.