Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2025-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. No trend available as its been nearly a month since the last reported feeder sale. Next available report will be Wednesday, February 12, 202.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $362.98/cwt on 133 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −138.13 against this barn's trailing median of $501.10.

Average price

$362.98

133 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$76.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.96

vs CO average

+20.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	378.93	1,992	80
Medium 1	509	352.50	1,794	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	568	349.70	1,985	36
Large 1	529	310.00	1,640	4thin
Medium 1-2	596	302.50	1,803	9thin

One grade step is worth $76.43/cwt here — about $189 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 sale133 hd

362.98

—

CO average3 barns · 570 hd

337.02

+25.96

National average187 barns · 18,766 hd

342.38

+20.60

This barn, trailing median2 sales

501.10

−138.13

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

75 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 1-2	850–900	860	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,202	23
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	605	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,891	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	700–750	724	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,973	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,531	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,252	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	269.76/cwt	267.25–271.00	2,336	68
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	743	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,036	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,753	14
Steers	Large 1	650–700	668	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,037	12
Steers	Large 1	500–550	529	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,640	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,335	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	309.77/cwt	309.00–310.00	1,983	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	998	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,305	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,484	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,127	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,367	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	326.07/cwt	322.50–327.50	2,149	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	289.33/cwt	282.00–293.00	2,112	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	263.85/cwt	259.00–268.00	2,171	26
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	509	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,794	4
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	456	382.86/cwt	377.50–385.00	1,746	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	977	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,570	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	339.07/cwt	332.00–343.50	2,048	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,948	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	493	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,750	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	303.92/cwt	293.00–307.50	2,067	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	385.95/cwt	384.00–388.00	1,976	55
Steers	Medium 1-2	650–700	698	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,045	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	440	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,584	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,909	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	496	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,848	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	323.37/cwt	312.50–327.50	2,021	142
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	346	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,323	4
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	493	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	711	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,813	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	795	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,988	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	650	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,022	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	711	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,119	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	397.87/cwt	397.50–398.00	1,814	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	278.74/cwt	271.00–285.00	2,135	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	315.77/cwt	315.00–316.00	1,942	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,987	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	288.99/cwt	286.00–295.00	1,925	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	344.49/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,005	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	363.24/cwt	362.50–365.00	1,925	10
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	420	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	322.63/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,826	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	287.70/cwt	286.00–293.00	1,841	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,407	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	363.48/cwt	352.50–365.00	2,021	25
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	377	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,414	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	596	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,803	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	368.43/cwt	362.00–370.00	1,503	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	278.40/cwt	272.00–289.00	2,002	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,305	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	326.77/cwt	325.00–329.00	1,761	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	349.10/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,592	17
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	623	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,458	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	314.75/cwt	312.50–316.00	2,080	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	400.98/cwt	399.00–402.50	1,508	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,134	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	248.53/cwt	246.00–252.50	2,063	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,823	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	686	275.66/cwt	275.00–276.00	1,891	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	275.14/cwt	274.00–281.00	2,130	37
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	357	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,383	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	381.40/cwt	375.00–382.50	1,636	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,060	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,351	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,946	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	353.01/cwt	352.50–355.00	1,694	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	306.79/cwt	297.00–313.00	1,893	75
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	528	303.49/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,602	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	316.61/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,821	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	338.63/cwt	335.00–341.00	1,778	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	300.77/cwt	295.00–309.00	2,172	69

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 5, 2025

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

Receipts 2,541Last week 0Year ago 2,395

Trade activity and demand was good. No trend available as its been nearly a month since the last reported feeder sale. Next available report will be Wednesday, February 12, 202.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	371	400.00	400.00
4	450–500	490	397.50	397.50
10	500–550	530	362.50–365.00	363.24
26	550–600	582	340.00–350.00	344.49
142	600–650	625	312.50–327.50	323.37
131	650–700	680	293.00–307.50	303.92
107	700–750	730	282.00–293.00	289.33
92	750–800	766	271.00–285.00	278.74
26	800–850	823	259.00–268.00	263.85
23	850–900	860	256.00	256.00
6	950–1000	998	231.00	231.00
3	1100–1150	1,127	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	420	385.00	385.00
18	450–500	456	377.50–385.00	382.86
4	500–550	509	352.50	352.50
10	600–650	605	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	724	272.50	272.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	415	422.50	422.50
19	450–500	456	397.50–398.00	397.87
55	500–550	512	384.00–388.00	385.95
25	550–600	556	352.50–365.00	363.48
47	600–650	604	332.00–343.50	339.07
156	650–700	659	322.50–327.50	326.07
105	750–800	757	297.50	297.50
25	800–850	828	282.00	282.00
68	850–900	866	267.25–271.00	269.76
12	950–1000	977	263.00	263.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	450–500	496	372.50	372.50
13	600–650	640	309.00–310.00	309.77
3	650–700	663	288.00	288.00
6	700–750	743	274.00	274.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	529	310.00	310.00
12	650–700	668	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	377	375.00	375.00
5	400–450	440	360.00	360.00
4	450–500	493	355.00	355.00
9	550–600	596	302.50	302.50
10	650–700	698	293.00	293.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	342	395.00	395.00
3	350–400	363	387.50	387.50
5	450–500	464	330.00	330.00
3	550–600	588	310.00	310.00
32	600–650	640	286.00–293.00	287.70
9	650–700	686	275.00–276.00	275.66
7	700–750	726	268.00	268.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	346	382.50	382.50
3	350–400	357	387.50	387.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	493	337.50	337.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
31	700–750	711	255.00	255.00
6	750–800	795	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
83	650–700	650	311.00	311.00
17	700–750	711	298.00	298.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	350–400	376	399.00–402.50	400.98
19	400–450	429	375.00–382.50	381.40
23	450–500	480	352.50–355.00	353.01
58	500–550	525	335.00–341.00	338.63
135	550–600	566	320.00–325.00	322.63
45	600–650	615	315.00–316.00	315.77
73	650–700	661	312.50–316.00	314.75
69	700–750	722	295.00–309.00	300.77
37	750–800	774	274.00–281.00	275.14
58	800–850	830	246.00–252.50	248.53
6	850–900	860	231.00	231.00
6	900–950	932	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	295	442.50	442.50
16	400–450	408	362.00–370.00	368.43
17	450–500	456	345.00–350.00	349.10
14	500–550	539	325.00–329.00	326.77
24	550–600	575	315.00–320.00	316.61
75	600–650	617	297.00–313.00	306.79
54	650–700	666	286.00–295.00	288.99
76	700–750	719	272.00–289.00	278.40
36	750–800	752	274.00	274.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	623	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	528	295.00–310.00	303.49

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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