Sterling Livestock Commission Market Report

Sterling, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 28, 2022

1,497 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $186.45/cwt +6.45 vs last sale · ≈ $985/hd at 528 lb · 170 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $199.92/cwt +14.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,131/hd at 566 lb · 170 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $192.76/cwt +8.92 vs last sale · ≈ $904/hd at 469 lb · 125 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,497	414
Feeder cattle	1,274	393
Slaughter cattle	200	21
Replacement cattle	23	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were good to very good. Today's sale consisted of feeder calves and yearling cattle coming off grass. Feeder steers under 500 lbs traded 7.00 to 9.00 higher and those 600-700 lbs had no comparison. Feeder steers over 800 lbs were 3.00 lower to 5.00 higher while 900 lbs steers were steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs traded steady to 5.00 higher, while those over 600 lbs were 3.00 lower to 10.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter cows were 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Bred cattle had no comparisons from last week. The next available report will be Wednesday, October 05, 2022.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362	362	3	225.00	$225.00	$814	—
373–398 fancy	379	24	234.00–239.00	$235.31	$892	—
409–433	426	39	209.00–216.00	$213.01	$907	—
453–491	489	71	208.00–210.00	$209.67	$1,025	-7.49
500–507 fancy	503	39	210.00–214.50	$212.44	$1,069	—
505–543	523	50	200.00–209.00	$205.22	$1,073	+9.63
553–598	565	63	189.50–196.00	$192.95	$1,090	+7.45
559–574 fancy	566	107	196.00–211.00	$204.03	$1,155	—
630	630	11	186.00	$186.00	$1,172	—
663	663	18	185.00	$185.00	$1,227	—
846	846	9	170.00	$170.00	$1,438	—
851–865	859	10	162.00–168.50	$164.57	$1,414	—
915–940	920	21	158.00–161.00	$159.15	$1,464	+0.15
1030	1030	1	149.00	$149.00	$1,535	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
487–488	487	9	198.00–200.00	$199.55	$972	+39.61
519–524	522	16	185.00–194.00	$189.52	$989	—
563–585	570	3	178.00–182.00	$179.37	$1,022	+24.84
626	626	19	178.00	$178.00	$1,114	-5.50
660	660	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,155	-1.03
792	792	9	169.50	$169.50	$1,342	—
883	883	11	161.00	$161.00	$1,422	+11.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	331	5	210.00–216.00	$214.16	$709	—
337 fancy	337	7	228.00	$228.00	$768	—
365–380	370	5	192.00–194.00	$193.39	$716	+0.64
405–424 fancy	419	13	198.00–201.00	$198.67	$832	—
420–442	426	21	190.00–196.00	$192.05	$818	—
455–486 fancy	461	62	196.00–199.00	$196.84	$907	—
465–489	477	63	187.00–194.00	$188.75	$900	+4.91
501–530 fancy	524	80	186.00–194.00	$192.83	$1,010	—
508–548	532	90	176.00–188.00	$180.77	$962	+0.77
578 fancy	578	3	177.00	$177.00	$1,023	—
564–587	579	31	168.00–176.00	$172.82	$1,001	-14.18
611	611	8	170.50	$170.50	$1,042	—
692	692	24	167.00	$167.00	$1,156	-1.50
701–739	715	25	164.00	$164.00	$1,173	—
764	764	8	162.00	$162.00	$1,238	-3.00
826–846	833	12	160.00–162.50	$160.85	$1,340	+19.85
871	871	4	157.00	$157.00	$1,367	—
927	927	10	155.50	$155.50	$1,441	+9.67
997	997	6	153.50	$153.50	$1,530	+17.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–478	475	6	182.00–185.00	$184.01	$874	—
599	599	5	151.00	$151.00	$904	-10.44
613	613	10	150.00	$150.00	$920	-7.00
800–801	800	18	151.00–152.00	$151.72	$1,214	—
897	897	13	146.00	$146.00	$1,310	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1270	1159	80-85%	4	75.00–78.00	$76.12	$882	+4.25
1100–1358	1252	80-85%	16	73.00–76.00	$74.01	$927	—
1035–1510	1273	80-85%	20	65.00–76.00	$72.88	$928	—
1155–1667	1397	80-85%	52	72.00–80.50	$78.10	$1,091	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1064–1145	1074	85-90%	8	74.00	$74.00	$795	—
990–1240	1115	85-90%	22	51.00–61.00	$58.26	$650	—
1158	1158	85-90%	4	66.00	$66.00	$764	—
1130–1250	1209	85-90%	6	61.00–69.00	$63.60	$769	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1595–1930	1738	75-80%	3	77.00–78.50	$78.04	$1,356	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965	965	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	825.00	$825.00
1138	1138	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	850.00	$850.00
1204	1204	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,075.00	$1,075.00
980–1257	1211	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	925.00–980.00	$932.42

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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.