Sterling Livestock Commission Market Report

Sterling, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 21, 2022

414 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $187.00/cwt +9.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,055/hd at 564 lb · 42 head

heavy 5-weight L 1 steers $213.00/cwt ≈ $1,197/hd at 562 lb · 26 head

light 6-weight L 1 steers $179.50/cwt ≈ $1,147/hd at 639 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	414	1,489	1,063
Feeder cattle	393	1,382	912
Slaughter cattle	21	107	151

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were good. Trade activity and demand on feeder cattle good on weaned steers and heifers, moderate on unweaned calves. Today's run consisted of mix lighter calves and yearling cattle coming off grass. Calves that had two rounds of vaccinations commanded more interest and better prices compared to those that had one or no vaccinations. No comparable trades from last week's report. No comparable trades on slaughter cows and bulls. The next available report will be Wednesday, September 28, 2022.

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Feeder Steers

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
562	562	26	213.00	$213.00	$1,197	—
639	639	25	179.50	$179.50	$1,147	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
463–485	466	8	191.50–221.00	$217.16	$1,012	+0.65
507–533	527	12	188.00–198.00	$195.59	$1,031	-15.15
596	596	8	185.50	$185.50	$1,106	-15.43
802	802	5	165.00	$165.00	$1,323	—
895	895	2	168.00	$168.00	$1,504	-12.27
908	908	2	159.00	$159.00	$1,444	-19.28
1346	1346	5	119.00	$119.00	$1,602	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	175.00	$175.00	$578	—
478–493	486	6	147.50–172.00	$159.94	$777	—
560–565	563	8	142.00–162.00	$154.53	$870	—
608	608	2	183.50	$183.50	$1,116	—
650–665	661	4	171.50–177.50	$176.03	$1,164	—
702	702	3	165.00	$165.00	$1,158	-10.00
853	853	6	150.00	$150.00	$1,280	-18.83

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363–396	379	12	181.00–205.00	$192.75	$731	-26.86
481–483	481	18	183.00–188.00	$183.84	$884	-9.16
538	538	4	180.00	$180.00	$968	-5.41
564	564	42	187.00	$187.00	$1,055	+9.89
672	672	17	168.50	$168.50	$1,132	-10.17
760	760	6	165.00	$165.00	$1,254	-2.25
832	832	6	141.00	$141.00	$1,173	-25.00
918–933	928	15	145.50–146.50	$145.83	$1,353	-7.17
996	996	4	136.00	$136.00	$1,355	—
1056	1056	5	143.00	$143.00	$1,510	—
1245	1245	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,307	—
1282	1282	3	118.00	$118.00	$1,513	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
569–596	583	18	152.00–168.00	$161.44	$941	-7.73
618	618	2	157.00	$157.00	$970	-5.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
641	641	11	170.00	$170.00	$1,090	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
592	592	3	172.00	$172.00	$1,018	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840	840	1	100.00	$100.00	$840	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1301	1189	80-85%	12	71.00–75.00	$71.87	$855	—
1130–1356	1324	80-85%	7	78.50	$78.50	$1,039	-6.68
1410	1410	80-85%	1	65.00	$65.00	$916	-16.00

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370	1370	85-90%	1	46.00	$46.00	$630	—

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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.