Sterling Livestock Commission Market Report

Sterling, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 7, 2021

1,325 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $191.85/cwt +13.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,098/hd at 572 lb · 110 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $172.01/cwt +21.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,172/hd at 681 lb · 97 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.52/cwt +12.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,011/hd at 725 lb · 84 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,325	1,448
Feeder cattle	1,281	1,439
Replacement cattle	44	9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: No trend is available as this is the first reported sale in over a month. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Today's run consisted of mostly long weaned calves and yearling cattle with at least two rounds of vaccinations. The next available report will be Wednesday, April 21, 2021.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–337	334	10	212.50–213.00	$212.95	$711	—
361	361	4	210.00	$210.00	$758	+8.36
403–407	404	26	201.00–208.00	$206.37	$834	+14.67
509–540	528	71	189.00–198.50	$194.59	$1,027	+10.30
552–577	560	42	182.00–188.00	$184.46	$1,033	+6.22
554–594 thin fleshed	580	68	194.00–197.00	$196.41	$1,139	—
608–633 thin fleshed	630	39	184.00–187.00	$184.30	$1,161	—
612–644	634	10	176.00–182.00	$177.74	$1,127	+12.25
675 thin fleshed	675	13	179.00	$179.00	$1,208	—
652–699	682	84	163.00–173.00	$170.93	$1,166	+20.12
708–711	710	15	156.00–162.00	$160.27	$1,138	+19.27
758–799	771	62	142.00–150.00	$145.72	$1,124	+7.39
802–832	826	16	142.50–143.00	$142.91	$1,180	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
261–283	266	9	203.00–207.00	$206.05	$548	—
435–448	438	18	189.00–199.00	$196.51	$861	+11.45
466–480	473	12	182.00–190.00	$187.29	$886	—
523	523	7	182.00	$182.00	$952	+6.00
601	601	6	168.50	$168.50	$1,013	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
526	526	7	171.00	$171.00	$899	—
566	566	9	173.00	$173.00	$979	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357	357	11	180.00	$180.00	$643	—
404–436	431	24	169.00–170.00	$169.16	$729	—
520–532	524	29	159.00–165.00	$162.52	$852	+10.92
570–593	579	55	150.50–160.50	$158.18	$916	+13.34
612–613	613	42	154.50–155.00	$154.87	$949	+17.21
679	679	7	140.00	$140.00	$951	+3.68
709	709	14	146.50	$146.50	$1,039	+18.99
704–737	728	70	136.00–138.25	$138.12	$1,006	+10.61
752–797	781	33	131.50–134.00	$132.22	$1,033	+9.15
810	810	15	137.50	$137.50	$1,114	—
801–833	821	25	130.00–132.50	$130.88	$1,075	—
1106–1138	1122	18	106.50–108.00	$107.24	$1,203	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
356–390	376	12	170.00	$170.00	$639	+13.43
426–440	429	19	161.00–166.00	$164.46	$706	—
471	471	4	158.00	$158.00	$744	+3.00
526–549	534	47	156.00–157.50	$156.97	$838	—
553–583	564	15	146.00–148.00	$146.54	$826	—
608–644	628	45	142.00–144.00	$142.72	$896	+11.51
652–698	671	35	131.00–139.00	$136.88	$918	+13.52

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
399	399	12	163.00	$163.00	$650	—
499	499	12	152.00	$152.00	$758	—
515	515	42	144.50	$144.50	$744	—
556–592	585	60	142.00–143.50	$143.31	$838	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1077	1077	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,200.00	$1,200.00
1190–1400	1330	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	600.00–775.00	$722.81
1243–1398	1354	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	800.00–925.00	$852.98

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1166–1400	1230	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	19	975.00–1,025.00	$1,019.01	—

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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.