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Sterling Livestock Commission Market Report

Sterling, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 11, 2023

1,780 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $224.39/cwt ≈ $2,109/hd at 940 lb · 200 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $268.02/cwt -5.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,650/hd at 616 lb · 167 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $280.62/cwt -2.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,622/hd at 578 lb · 95 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,780 1,516 1,474
Feeder cattle 1,780 1,516 1,474

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 unweaned 313 5 362.50 $362.50 $1,135 —
391 unweaned 391 5 368.00 $368.00 $1,439 +0.50
409–439 unweaned 422 26 352.50–354.00 $353.34 $1,491 -9.16
450 unweaned 450 5 360.00 $360.00 $1,620 +35.00
504–544 unweaned 528 65 263.00–290.00 $277.47 $1,465 -8.30
561–599 unweaned 578 95 260.00–290.00 $280.62 $1,622 -2.79
605–648 unweaned 615 163 252.50–280.00 $268.40 $1,651 -4.72
640 640 4 252.50 $252.50 $1,616 —
651–690 unweaned 681 49 250.00–261.00 $255.24 $1,738 -4.92
701–740 unweaned 719 88 241.00–256.00 $252.63 $1,816 +6.63
759–794 unweaned 768 31 245.00–252.50 $250.50 $1,924 —
784 784 40 266.50 $266.50 $2,089 —
901–927 907 70 222.50–248.00 $245.74 $2,229 +3.50
1027 1027 18 229.00 $229.00 $2,352 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,389 —
481–498 unweaned 486 19 304.00–317.50 $313.19 $1,522 +3.63
538–548 unweaned 545 21 252.50–269.00 $257.96 $1,406 -37.27
583–593 unweaned 589 7 258.00–259.00 $258.58 $1,523 -22.44
659 659 11 239.00 $239.00 $1,575 —
752–791 775 32 240.00–243.50 $242.12 $1,876 —
778 unweaned 778 11 231.00 $231.00 $1,797 —
810 810 9 246.00 $246.00 $1,993 —
1013 1013 3 172.50 $172.50 $1,747 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 unweaned 398 3 210.00 $210.00 $836 —
480 unweaned 480 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,296 —
652 unweaned 652 12 245.00 $245.00 $1,597 —
762 762 9 236.00 $236.00 $1,798 —
845 845 21 236.00 $236.00 $1,994 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 unweaned 333 8 310.00 $310.00 $1,032 -20.57
371 unweaned 371 10 310.00 $310.00 $1,150 +1.58
415–416 unweaned 415 16 301.00–310.00 $303.82 $1,261 -8.44
456–479 unweaned 465 59 272.50–301.00 $284.67 $1,324 +4.67
510–547 unweaned 523 48 264.00–284.00 $276.57 $1,446 +11.68
565–587 unweaned 575 80 254.00–271.00 $259.21 $1,490 -5.79
628–644 unweaned 639 31 231.00–249.00 $242.13 $1,547 -13.93
670–690 unweaned 685 53 232.00–241.00 $235.49 $1,613 —
738 738 44 233.50 $233.50 $1,723 —
835 835 80 223.00 $223.00 $1,862 —
856 856 80 225.00 $225.00 $1,926 —
938–940 940 200 222.50–225.00 $224.39 $2,109 —
1175–1188 1182 6 160.00–195.00 $177.60 $2,099 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
549 unweaned 549 9 231.00 $231.00 $1,268 -32.84
578 578 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,358 —
587 unweaned 587 6 243.00 $243.00 $1,426 -17.89
647 647 17 237.00 $237.00 $1,533 —
774–782 779 13 210.00–226.00 $219.89 $1,713 +1.89
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416 unweaned 416 8 271.00 $271.00 $1,127 —
484–491 unweaned 489 14 250.00–255.00 $251.77 $1,231 —
545 unweaned 545 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,308 —
608 unweaned 608 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,368 —
851 851 6 218.00 $218.00 $1,855 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 unweaned 413 11 234.00 $234.00 $966 —
737 737 9 202.50 $202.50 $1,492 —
800 800 7 200.00 $200.00 $1,600 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820 820 3 197.50 $197.50 $1,620 -0.50

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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.