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Sterling Livestock Commission Market Report

Sterling, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Wednesdays

Sale of Wednesday, February 11, 2026

1,053 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (105)

No new report since Feb 11, 2026. Below is this market's most recent published report.

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $480.76/cwt +17.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,904/hd at 604 lb · 57 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $459.32/cwt +12.40 vs last sale · ≈ $2,829/hd at 616 lb · 57 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $521.15/cwt +2.69 vs last sale · ≈ $2,767/hd at 531 lb · 43 head
Sterling, CO 6-weight steers sold at $451/cwt, the highest of the 4 yards reporting the class and $24/cwt above the CO average ($427). Receipts ran 1053 head. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,053 3,195 1,288
Feeder cattle 1,053 — 1,288

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers traded mostly steady to 6.00 higher, while feeder heifers traded mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Not as many feeder heifers from reputable breeders and the quality was not as high on the feeder heifers as the previous recorded sale. However, tones remain strong for all feeder cattle. Next available report will be as receipts warrant.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 5 615.00 $615.00 $2,571 -5.00
456 456 4 565.00 $565.00 $2,576 -21.00
518–535 531 43 515.00–525.00 $521.15 $2,767 +2.69
550–551 550 38 504.00–512.00 $509.47 $2,802 +7.21
603–608 604 57 470.00–485.00 $480.76 $2,904 +17.10
732 732 8 410.00 $410.00 $3,001 +5.89
768 768 41 392.00 $392.00 $3,011 +2.89
827 827 19 372.00 $372.00 $3,076 -1.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 unweaned 357 3 565.00 $565.00 $2,017 —
458–467 463 6 560.00–565.00 $562.48 $2,604 +17.48
516–535 520 13 510.00–512.50 $511.91 $2,662 +4.41
590 590 21 497.00 $497.00 $2,932 +26.38
607–626 616 57 450.00–465.00 $459.32 $2,829 +12.40
660–694 672 37 403.00–416.00 $413.82 $2,781 -2.24
718–730 724 18 388.00–397.00 $393.74 $2,851 +1.81
1033 1033 3 312.50 $312.50 $3,228 —
1314 1314 4 222.00 $222.00 $2,917 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–349 333 11 555.00 $555.00 $1,848 —
366–390 376 22 530.00–535.00 $531.65 $1,999 —
493 493 7 517.00 $517.00 $2,549 —
596 596 6 455.00 $455.00 $2,712 —
628–635 629 16 420.00–440.00 $423.78 $2,666 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
586 586 7 474.00 $474.00 $2,778 —
630–644 642 36 442.00–446.00 $442.44 $2,840 —
683 683 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,732 —
746 746 5 375.00 $375.00 $2,798 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 6 485.00 $485.00 $2,289 —
520–548 534 6 440.00 $440.00 $2,350 —
565 565 3 425.00 $425.00 $2,401 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 unweaned 403 2 505.00 $505.00 $2,035 —
433 433 9 515.00 $515.00 $2,230 -20.00
498 498 36 484.00 $484.00 $2,410 +3.26
505–509 506 17 465.00 $465.00 $2,353 -10.00
551–592 585 39 425.00–435.00 $425.97 $2,492 -5.77
633–641 634 31 397.50–410.00 $399.54 $2,533 -10.81
668 668 12 369.00 $369.00 $2,465 -36.00
755 755 7 351.00 $351.00 $2,650 —
828 828 12 320.00–325.00 $323.75 $2,681 -1.25
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 3 502.50 $502.50 $2,327 ±0.00
550 550 12 439.00 $439.00 $2,414 -4.22
606 606 17 420.00 $420.00 $2,545 -18.00
661 661 22 382.00 $382.00 $2,525 -8.55
703 703 12 375.00 $375.00 $2,636 +1.62
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
524–537 529 12 442.50–445.00 $443.94 $2,348 —
594–595 594 15 412.50–420.00 $415.00 $2,465 —
618 618 7 377.50 $377.50 $2,333 -22.50
669 669 7 355.00 $355.00 $2,375 —
713–742 730 12 342.50–347.00 $344.33 $2,514 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 19 492.50 $492.50 $1,876 —
439 439 13 474.00 $474.00 $2,081 —
453 453 4 465.00 $465.00 $2,106 —
575 575 5 405.00 $405.00 $2,329 +15.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288–299 292 13 505.00 $505.00 $1,475 —
356 356 5 465.00 $465.00 $1,655 —
548 548 10 355.00 $355.00 $1,945 -85.00
684 684 4 340.00 $340.00 $2,326 +3.60

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Price trend

high 480.76 low 371.00 Oct 2025 Feb 2026

600–649 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.

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