Sterling Livestock Commission Market Report

Sterling, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 2, 2022

1,418 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.65/cwt +9.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,069/hd at 623 lb · 159 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $196.50/cwt +4.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,223/hd at 622 lb · 103 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $160.72/cwt -5.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,255/hd at 781 lb · 100 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,418	1,255	1,448
Feeder cattle	1,341	1,116	1,439
Slaughter cattle	70	37	0
Replacement cattle	7	102	9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last sale: No comparison is available as the last reported sale was three weeks ago. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Today's run consisted of mostly long weaned calves with at least two rounds of vaccinations. The next available report will be Wednesday, March 9, 2022.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
414–435	430	52	210.00–224.00	$221.51	$952	+5.27
480	480	11	222.00	$222.00	$1,066	+13.54
500–547	503	71	200.00–215.00	$214.08	$1,077	+13.34
524–527 fancy	526	21	222.00–223.00	$222.81	$1,172	+8.65
579–585	580	19	194.00–206.00	$204.09	$1,184	+5.56
612–625 fancy	615	49	199.00	$199.00	$1,224	—
610–636	629	54	187.00–197.00	$194.23	$1,222	+2.06
659	659	17	183.00	$183.00	$1,206	+5.98
726 fancy	726	5	179.00	$179.00	$1,300	—
708–742	727	65	163.00–177.00	$170.41	$1,239	+2.96
771–791	781	100	160.00–162.00	$160.72	$1,255	-5.23
840	840	10	153.00	$153.00	$1,285	-5.68

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458–491	478	15	194.00–205.00	$200.03	$956	+2.53
511	511	6	192.00	$192.00	$981	+3.64
566–593	573	11	184.00–186.00	$185.44	$1,063	+5.44
613–643	626	11	176.00–182.00	$179.59	$1,124	+12.96
673–688	678	29	171.00	$171.00	$1,159	+9.00
774	774	6	151.00	$151.00	$1,169	-6.38
882	882	18	144.50	$144.50	$1,274	-9.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428–443	440	20	194.00–197.00	$196.42	$864	+13.65
454–492	477	23	179.00–182.00	$181.17	$864	+5.83
518–549	536	55	183.00–187.00	$186.12	$998	+14.99
552 fancy	552	28	188.00	$188.00	$1,038	—
565–592	589	44	172.00–183.00	$173.33	$1,021	+6.30
614–642	623	159	160.50–174.50	$171.65	$1,069	+9.24
650–675	656	80	163.00–166.50	$163.60	$1,073	—
710–747	737	83	154.00–164.50	$160.92	$1,186	+9.69
751–790	778	29	151.00–154.00	$153.10	$1,191	+5.60
976	976	4	124.00	$124.00	$1,210	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398	398	10	182.00	$182.00	$724	-0.98
437	437	5	179.00	$179.00	$782	—
574–595	582	11	157.00–170.50	$165.48	$963	—
605–643	639	42	156.00–158.00	$157.42	$1,006	+4.03
665–699	690	87	152.00–155.50	$154.15	$1,064	+8.23
708	708	13	147.00	$147.00	$1,041	+2.34
791	791	5	136.00	$136.00	$1,076	—
895	895	2	126.00	$126.00	$1,128	—
950	950	2	111.00	$111.00	$1,054	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1395	1252	80-85%	5	92.00–94.00	$93.12	$1,166	+14.67
1087–1465	1323	80-85%	18	85.00–91.00	$88.94	$1,177	—
1170–1475	1335	80-85%	14	71.00–90.00	$85.61	$1,143	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1485–1785	1610	75-80%	10	87.00–91.00	$89.70	$1,444	+18.43

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1100	970	85-90%	2	74.00–84.00	$78.33	$760	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–2055	1650	3	86.00–96.00	$93.20	$1,538	—
1585–1930	1758	2	104.00–105.00	$104.55	$1,838	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1379	1379	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,200.00	$1,200.00

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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.