Sterling Livestock Commission Market Report

Sterling, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 1, 2023

2,200 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Sterling Livestock Commission report →

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $184.57/cwt ≈ $1,152/hd at 624 lb · 183 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $184.41/cwt ≈ $1,420/hd at 770 lb · 160 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $185.19/cwt +0.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,329/hd at 718 lb · 154 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,200	1,307	2,185
Feeder cattle	2,200	642	2,185
Replacement cattle	—	665	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were good. No trend is available, but a high undertone was noted. This week's run consisted of pre-conditioned calves with the bulk being weaned between 45-90 days. The next available report will be Wednesday, February 8, 2023.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377	377	11	244.00	$244.00	$920	—
435 fancy	435	53	260.00	$260.00	$1,131	—
410–446	439	11	230.00–240.00	$231.70	$1,017	—
481–496	489	33	220.00–232.00	$227.19	$1,111	-0.31
520–529	525	17	222.00–223.00	$222.12	$1,166	-1.88
511–545 value added	538	31	230.50–231.00	$230.59	$1,241	—
569–594	591	64	214.00–217.00	$216.57	$1,280	—
601–614 value added	603	68	218.00–222.50	$221.96	$1,338	+16.46
600–625	613	35	207.00–214.50	$211.17	$1,294	+14.32
655–686	673	48	184.00–197.00	$194.94	$1,312	+10.01
701–736	717	135	184.00–186.50	$184.51	$1,323	+0.01
722 fancy	722	19	190.00	$190.00	$1,372	—
759–796	770	160	180.00–186.25	$184.41	$1,420	—
837–845	839	59	170.50–181.50	$178.12	$1,494	—
856	856	14	172.25	$172.25	$1,474	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316	316	25	237.00	$237.00	$749	—
397 unweaned	397	10	220.00	$220.00	$873	—
496	496	11	210.00	$210.00	$1,042	-2.50
506–529 unweaned	519	20	212.00–217.50	$215.09	$1,116	—
555–595	589	85	200.50–207.00	$202.96	$1,195	+18.33
598 unweaned	598	3	172.00	$172.00	$1,029	+2.00
614–637	630	74	196.00–197.00	$196.32	$1,237	—
667–672	670	12	179.00–182.00	$180.76	$1,211	—
694 unweaned	694	6	152.50	$152.50	$1,058	—
706	706	14	176.00	$176.00	$1,243	—
760–770	767	6	172.00–175.00	$172.99	$1,327	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720	720	20	162.00	$162.00	$1,166	—
819	819	4	150.00	$150.00	$1,228	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
286	286	8	525.00	$525.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323–338	324	32	224.00–227.50	$224.23	$727	—
399	399	42	215.00	$215.00	$858	—
440–446	443	12	214.00–220.00	$217.02	$961	+24.14
452	452	6	212.00	$212.00	$958	—
518–542	528	59	189.00–203.00	$192.73	$1,018	+11.54
561–590	580	55	190.00–193.25	$192.52	$1,117	—
607–636	624	183	181.00–189.00	$184.57	$1,152	—
679–698	684	114	174.00–175.00	$174.71	$1,195	+3.71
709–713	711	60	173.00–175.75	$174.60	$1,241	—
811	811	19	160.50	$160.50	$1,302	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–394	379	11	195.00–200.00	$196.82	$746	—
459–492	479	44	191.00–192.00	$191.51	$917	—
517–519	518	14	172.00–186.00	$178.99	$927	+5.00
552–592	567	21	176.00–182.00	$178.03	$1,009	+6.54
572 unweaned	572	55	172.50	$172.50	$987	+13.50
666–667	666	12	164.50–169.00	$167.12	$1,113	—
695 unweaned	695	9	159.00	$159.00	$1,105	—
705–718	708	61	156.00–164.00	$157.76	$1,117	—
761–788	770	35	147.00–155.00	$150.69	$1,160	—
948	948	3	132.00	$132.00	$1,251	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
606	606	26	155.00	$155.00	$939	—
688	688	24	149.00	$149.00	$1,025	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
283	283	6	460.00	$460.00	—
304	304	6	600.00	$600.00	—

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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.