Sterling Livestock Commission Market Report

Sterling, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 9, 2022

1,866 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $213.95/cwt +7.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,131/hd at 529 lb · 187 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $180.19/cwt +1.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,027/hd at 570 lb · 148 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $194.62/cwt -6.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,123/hd at 577 lb · 105 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,866	1,601	2,671
Feeder cattle	1,538	1,443	2,276
Slaughter cattle	308	143	395
Replacement cattle	20	15	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs traded steady, while steers between 550 to 700 lbs traded 1.00 to 4.50 lower and steers over 700 lbs traded 2.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs traded 3.00 to 6.00 lower, while those over 550 lbs traded 1.00 to 7.50 higher. Slaughter cows traded mostly steady. Slaughter bulls had no previous comparison. Feeding cows traded unevenly steady. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. The next available report will be Wednesday, November 16, 2022.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
369–392	381	25	225.00–227.50	$226.40	$863	—
413–440 unweaned	421	18	201.00–202.50	$201.44	$848	—
406–449	440	32	222.50–233.00	$224.32	$987	—
461 fancy	461	64	250.50	$250.50	$1,155	—
454–485	462	22	217.00–223.00	$220.24	$1,018	+0.41
508 unweaned	508	16	200.50	$200.50	$1,019	—
500–528	520	74	203.00–208.75	$206.97	$1,076	+0.95
539 fancy	539	97	221.50	$221.50	$1,194	—
550–578 unweaned	572	13	174.00–184.00	$179.22	$1,025	—
554–598	578	92	194.50–200.00	$196.80	$1,138	-4.51
610–633	619	62	186.00–195.50	$190.09	$1,177	-1.11
665–685	683	20	181.00–182.00	$181.75	$1,241	-3.59
710–729 unweaned	717	23	161.00–176.50	$169.67	$1,217	—
722	722	37	185.00	$185.00	$1,336	+9.00
759–787	774	20	180.00–184.00	$181.76	$1,407	+12.76
840–844	843	10	163.00–167.50	$166.60	$1,404	—
1046	1046	3	150.00	$150.00	$1,569	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361–395	370	27	213.00–222.50	$219.92	$814	—
426–431	429	14	212.00–212.50	$212.32	$911	-8.37
452 unweaned	452	11	182.00	$182.00	$823	—
475–476	475	19	195.00–197.50	$196.45	$933	-11.46
513–527	522	11	192.00–197.00	$193.81	$1,012	-1.65
551–594	571	46	182.00–190.00	$185.83	$1,061	+1.17
628–643	636	15	175.00–177.00	$176.21	$1,121	-5.15

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
394	394	4	202.50	$202.50	$798	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351–373	362	40	200.00–206.00	$203.32	$736	-4.21
411 unweaned	411	8	181.00	$181.00	$744	—
454–478	464	14	190.00–194.00	$192.24	$892	-3.36
450–479 unweaned	468	63	173.00–178.00	$175.65	$822	—
501	501	9	182.00	$182.00	$912	-6.75
533–543 unweaned	540	14	167.00–173.00	$168.69	$911	—
555–593 unweaned	570	9	162.00–167.00	$164.31	$937	—
559–593	570	139	174.00–184.00	$181.22	$1,033	+3.54
602–626	611	42	168.00–170.00	$169.31	$1,034	+1.26
605–649 unweaned	630	23	160.00–162.00	$161.03	$1,014	—
654–680	665	27	167.00–172.25	$171.09	$1,138	+9.09
685 unweaned	685	3	156.00	$156.00	$1,069	—
701–705	703	23	165.00–169.00	$167.44	$1,177	+3.94
890	890	3	157.00	$157.00	$1,397	—
1016–1037	1025	7	138.00–146.00	$142.53	$1,461	+7.53

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	4	200.00	$200.00	$686	—
349 unweaned	349	10	185.00	$185.00	$646	—
354–370 unweaned	365	14	180.00–186.00	$185.01	$675	—
410–426 unweaned	421	23	172.00–176.00	$174.88	$736	-3.12
453–487	468	76	181.00–185.00	$181.60	$850	-2.96
512–538	513	51	177.50–181.00	$180.33	$925	+8.06
546 unweaned	546	7	162.00	$162.00	$885	—
552	552	5	171.00	$171.00	$944	—
606	606	4	165.00	$165.00	$1,000	+4.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
531	531	6	166.00	$166.00	$881	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295	1295	80-85%	1	82.00	$82.00	$1,062	+7.79
1255–1385	1307	80-85%	5	40.00–50.00	$45.93	$600	-22.25
1225–1500	1316	80-85%	33	53.00–61.50	$57.66	$759	-10.52
1235–1570	1320	80-85%	80	67.00–80.00	$76.23	$1,006	+8.05
1295–1480	1380	80-85%	4	61.00–64.00	$61.97	$855	—
1210–1590	1391	80-85%	21	64.00–78.00	$68.56	$954	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1003–1015	1007	85-90%	3	84.00–85.00	$84.34	$849	+34.58
1040	1040	85-90%	1	75.00	$75.00	$780	+25.24
1005–1285	1085	85-90%	25	40.00–45.00	$41.25	$448	-15.90
920–1220	1127	85-90%	9	60.00–65.50	$61.89	$698	-4.09
760–1240	1129	85-90%	26	50.00–58.00	$52.39	$591	-13.59
910–1270	1177	85-90%	44	64.00–73.00	$68.10	$802	-2.78

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1452–1770	1582	75-80%	40	75.00–82.50	$80.57	$1,275	—
1750	1750	75-80%	1	64.00	$64.00	$1,120	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1580–1945	1763	2	89.00–89.50	$89.28	$1,574	—
1905	1905	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,905	—
1695–2215	1971	5	80.00–85.00	$82.00	$1,616	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
981	981	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	89.00	$89.00	$873

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1144	1144	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	750.00	$750.00

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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.