Sterling Livestock Commission Market Report

Sterling, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 7, 2024

2,468 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $315.92/cwt ≈ $1,829/hd at 579 lb · 227 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $260.79/cwt ≈ $1,729/hd at 663 lb · 223 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $305.23/cwt ≈ $1,655/hd at 542 lb · 193 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,468	1,029	1,113
Feeder cattle	2,395	69	1,013
Slaughter cattle	73	188	100
Replacement cattle	—	772	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trade activity and demand was good. No trend available on feeder cattle as last sale with measurable receipts was three weeks ago. No trend available on slaughter cows and bulls as there were limited numbers. Next available report will be as receipts warrant.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468–483	480	32	350.00–365.00	$362.26	$1,739	—
513–537	532	80	331.00–344.00	$339.49	$1,806	—
568–594	579	227	310.00–325.00	$315.92	$1,829	—
602–643	632	97	295.00–307.00	$297.63	$1,881	—
654–681	670	26	270.00–287.50	$278.80	$1,868	—
706 fancy	706	98	271.00	$271.00	$1,913	—
706–747	738	67	251.00–264.50	$254.71	$1,880	—
752–772	765	77	246.00–254.50	$250.84	$1,919	—
811 fancy	811	30	248.00	$248.00	$2,011	—
807–838	825	31	230.00–241.00	$234.51	$1,935	—
900–944	937	24	212.00–221.75	$220.19	$2,063	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
401–421	408	11	332.50–345.00	$337.19	$1,376	—
477	477	8	334.00	$334.00	$1,593	—
532	532	3	327.50	$327.50	$1,742	—
558–581	576	9	305.00	$305.00	$1,757	—
622–636	629	44	277.00–289.50	$283.37	$1,782	—
671–682	677	61	265.50–268.50	$266.86	$1,807	—
700–717	704	24	246.00–249.00	$246.76	$1,737	—
1083	1083	4	175.00	$175.00	$1,895	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
463–496	482	7	311.00–315.00	$312.65	$1,507	—
583	583	17	275.00	$275.00	$1,603	—
698	698	3	234.00	$234.00	$1,633	—
741	741	5	229.50	$229.50	$1,701	—
783	783	9	205.00	$205.00	$1,605	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317	317	3	345.00	$345.00	$1,094	—
372–396	390	12	310.00–330.00	$321.11	$1,252	—
464	464	4	280.00	$280.00	$1,299	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
376	376	8	242.50	$242.50	$912	—
594	594	7	235.00	$235.00	$1,396	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
578–599	587	9	296.00–308.00	$302.56	$1,776	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
753	753	6	240.00	$240.00	$1,807	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
344	344	4	315.00	$315.00	$1,084	—
365–398	385	61	310.00–322.50	$316.55	$1,219	—
455 fancy	455	42	328.00	$328.00	$1,492	—
468–492	479	37	306.00–313.00	$310.05	$1,485	—
537–541 fancy	539	108	311.50–314.50	$313.23	$1,688	—
528–548	546	85	292.00–302.50	$295.06	$1,611	—
554–590	571	60	275.00–288.00	$282.03	$1,610	—
601–628	610	94	263.00–270.00	$265.95	$1,622	—
650–695	663	223	242.50–271.00	$260.79	$1,729	—
710–722	714	36	250.50–259.50	$256.22	$1,829	—
754–760	756	8	222.00–231.00	$227.61	$1,721	—
818	818	12	221.00	$221.00	$1,808	—
851	851	4	200.00	$200.00	$1,702	—
950	950	6	202.50	$202.50	$1,924	—
1050	1050	11	170.00	$170.00	$1,785	—
1156	1156	9	161.00	$161.00	$1,861	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
394	394	5	277.50	$277.50	$1,093	—
436	436	4	264.00	$264.00	$1,151	—
483–491	487	10	295.00–296.00	$295.50	$1,439	—
510–549	534	23	271.00–284.00	$275.44	$1,471	—
575–596	588	31	262.50–280.00	$271.07	$1,594	—
605–632	624	23	253.00–262.00	$258.48	$1,613	—
652–676	669	22	241.00–256.00	$253.03	$1,693	—
742	742	15	230.00	$230.00	$1,707	—
770–790	779	11	202.00–208.00	$205.08	$1,598	—
813–834	824	33	195.00–204.50	$199.55	$1,644	—
923	923	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,754	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
503–512	508	6	252.50–267.50	$260.07	$1,321	—
612–646	631	7	246.00–249.00	$247.75	$1,563	+47.75
673	673	9	238.00	$238.00	$1,602	—
739	739	9	208.00	$208.00	$1,537	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
578	578	10	246.00	$246.00	$1,422	—
698	698	5	234.00	$234.00	$1,633	—
753	753	7	227.50	$227.50	$1,713	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
467–497	477	9	267.00–269.00	$267.69	$1,277	—
525–537	532	9	235.00–246.00	$241.17	$1,283	—
820	820	4	182.50	$182.50	$1,496	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363	363	8	230.00	$230.00	$835	—
411	411	8	222.50	$222.50	$914	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900	900	85-90%	1	55.00	$55.00	$495	—
1110	1110	85-90%	1	82.50	$82.50	$916	—
1015–1505	1253	85-90%	25	89.00–99.00	$96.42	$1,208	+56.42

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1335	1147	80-85%	6	110.00–112.50	$110.35	$1,266	—
940–1600	1314	80-85%	16	104.00–112.00	$108.05	$1,420	+10.32

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380	1380	75-80%	1	148.00	$148.00	$2,042	+38.00
1607–2085	1727	75-80%	4	114.00–115.00	$114.70	$1,981	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1590	1590	1	87.00	$87.00	$1,383	—
1495–1980	1776	4	104.00–106.00	$105.17	$1,868	—
1040–2110	1792	9	120.00–129.00	$123.80	$2,218	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1131–1140	1135	7	151.00	$151.00	$1,714	—
1242	1242	31	153.50	$153.50	$1,906	—
1270	1270	3	150.50	$150.50	$1,911	—

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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.