Sterling Livestock Commission Market Report

Sterling, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 2, 2024

1,054 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $281.31/cwt ≈ $1,736/hd at 617 lb · 99 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $296.34/cwt ≈ $1,544/hd at 521 lb · 75 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $266.93/cwt ≈ $1,546/hd at 579 lb · 60 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,054	1,793	1,516
Feeder cattle	1,054	1,793	1,516

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. No trend available due to last reported sale being a month ago. 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
378–396	386	20	337.50–342.50	$339.49	$1,310	—
444 fancy	444	17	352.00	$352.00	$1,563	—
439–449 unweaned	446	20	330.00–338.00	$335.64	$1,497	—
460 unweaned	460	3	327.00	$327.00	$1,504	—
488	488	6	337.50	$337.50	$1,647	—
519–525	521	75	295.50–297.50	$296.34	$1,544	—
565–586 unweaned	583	19	281.00–282.00	$281.15	$1,639	—
600–644 unweaned	617	99	279.00–283.50	$281.31	$1,736	—
672 unweaned	672	8	248.00	$248.00	$1,667	—
718 unweaned	718	6	225.00	$225.00	$1,616	—
953	953	35	232.50	$232.50	$2,216	+8.62
1055	1055	5	224.00	$224.00	$2,363	+8.75
1355	1355	1	173.00	$173.00	$2,344	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
411	411	8	327.50	$327.50	$1,346	—
455–459	456	28	310.00–315.00	$310.72	$1,417	—
498–499 unweaned	498	12	291.00–305.00	$300.33	$1,496	—
521	521	15	274.00	$274.00	$1,428	—
565–589 unweaned	579	54	265.00–272.00	$267.88	$1,551	—
572–592	582	6	252.50–264.00	$258.35	$1,504	—
608–631 unweaned	617	27	265.00–269.00	$267.48	$1,650	—
618–622	619	23	256.00–257.00	$256.65	$1,589	—
737	737	20	239.00	$239.00	$1,761	—
789 unweaned	789	9	216.00	$216.00	$1,704	—
840 unweaned	840	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,680	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
432 unweaned	432	3	293.00	$293.00	$1,266	—
435	435	4	322.50	$322.50	$1,403	—
477 unweaned	477	3	285.00	$285.00	$1,359	—
495	495	3	257.00	$257.00	$1,272	—
510–526 unweaned	518	8	257.50–263.00	$260.29	$1,348	—
617 unweaned	617	3	242.50	$242.50	$1,496	—
1280	1280	1	172.00	$172.00	$2,202	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
434	434	8	300.00	$300.00	$1,302	—
463–494	488	11	282.50–297.50	$294.91	$1,439	—
731 unweaned	731	5	222.00	$222.00	$1,623	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
483	483	2	282.00	$282.00	$1,362	—
588 unweaned	588	9	256.00	$256.00	$1,505	—
678 unweaned	678	6	223.00	$223.00	$1,512	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
839	839	4	224.00	$224.00	$1,879	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	4	247.50	$247.50	$1,250	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
246	246	4	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	3	312.50	$312.50	$1,031	—
368–385	377	18	290.00–295.00	$292.56	$1,103	—
432–445	440	15	274.00–285.00	$278.32	$1,225	—
463–494	488	35	255.50–262.50	$258.99	$1,264	—
519 fancy	519	5	291.00	$291.00	$1,510	—
519–547	537	32	256.00–266.00	$263.05	$1,413	—
561	561	14	262.00	$262.00	$1,470	—
579 unweaned	579	27	250.00	$250.00	$1,448	+5.00
600	600	18	261.00	$261.00	$1,566	—
735–745	742	18	229.00–229.50	$229.33	$1,702	—
891	891	6	219.00	$219.00	$1,951	—
920	920	4	215.00	$215.00	$1,978	—
1052	1052	3	200.00	$200.00	$2,104	—
1188	1188	2	177.00	$177.00	$2,103	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	4	292.50	$292.50	$936	—
386–394	390	19	277.50–280.00	$279.07	$1,088	—
413	413	3	281.00	$281.00	$1,161	—
428 unweaned	428	3	270.00	$270.00	$1,156	—
507–522	519	31	246.00–251.00	$247.29	$1,283	—
564–570 unweaned	568	14	210.00–238.00	$230.06	$1,307	—
575–598	590	6	230.00–242.00	$233.90	$1,380	—
609	609	18	246.00	$246.00	$1,498	—
648 unweaned	648	2	228.00	$228.00	$1,477	—
698	698	7	208.00	$208.00	$1,452	-34.00
1118	1118	3	175.00	$175.00	$1,956	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	3	265.00	$265.00	$1,166	—
453–467	458	11	252.00–262.50	$259.64	$1,189	—
511 unweaned	511	7	247.50	$247.50	$1,265	—
628 unweaned	628	6	224.50	$224.50	$1,410	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
448	448	6	262.00	$262.00	$1,174	—
619	619	5	231.00	$231.00	$1,430	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
237	237	8	775.00	$775.00	—
280	280	2	825.00	$825.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	4	225.50	$225.50	$1,263	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
193	193	2	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.