Sterling Livestock Commission Market Report

Sterling, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 9, 2024

1,183 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $283.33/cwt +2.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,791/hd at 632 lb · 112 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $269.40/cwt +21.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,803/hd at 669 lb · 82 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $254.82/cwt +29.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,818/hd at 713 lb · 78 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,183	1,054	1,780
Feeder cattle	1,183	1,054	1,780

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trade activity and demand were good. Feeder steers and heifers were mostly 15.00 to 18.00 higher with some sharply higher, largely due to larger quantities of high quality cattle. Next available report will be Wednesday, October 16, 2024.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383–389	387	9	384.00–392.50	$389.70	$1,508	+50.21
432	432	16	369.00	$369.00	$1,594	—
480	480	12	342.50	$342.50	$1,644	+5.00
544–547 unweaned	546	31	299.50–301.50	$299.95	$1,638	—
554–567 unweaned	563	37	287.50–299.00	$295.04	$1,661	+13.89
604–649 unweaned	632	112	278.00–285.00	$283.33	$1,791	+2.02
657–674 unweaned	662	57	269.00–271.00	$270.35	$1,790	+22.35
675–689	686	25	260.00–269.00	$267.22	$1,833	—
701–719	707	42	245.00–253.00	$250.10	$1,768	—
706–734 unweaned	721	36	255.00–265.50	$260.33	$1,877	+35.33
759	759	9	255.00	$255.00	$1,935	—
764–794 unweaned	791	36	242.00–246.00	$245.57	$1,942	—
855–898	871	16	234.00–240.00	$237.68	$2,070	—
893 unweaned	893	4	210.00	$210.00	$1,875	—
942	942	3	195.00	$195.00	$1,837	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515 unweaned	515	37	298.00	$298.00	$1,535	—
547	547	3	284.00	$284.00	$1,553	—
582 unweaned	582	29	270.00	$270.00	$1,571	—
696 unweaned	696	13	253.00	$253.00	$1,761	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
314–341	328	8	362.50–373.00	$367.53	$1,205	—
427–443	431	8	337.50–354.00	$349.76	$1,507	+22.26
472–493	490	25	322.50–330.00	$329.13	$1,613	+18.41
553 unweaned	553	4	270.00	$270.00	$1,493	+2.12
570	570	5	274.00	$274.00	$1,562	+15.65
668	668	8	257.00	$257.00	$1,717	—
672 unweaned	672	9	256.00	$256.00	$1,720	—
837	837	9	238.00	$238.00	$1,992	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	12	255.00	$255.00	$956	—
423	423	14	276.00	$276.00	$1,167	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
559	559	7	262.50	$262.50	$1,467	—
636 unweaned	636	8	241.00	$241.00	$1,533	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
427	427	6	290.00	$290.00	$1,238	-32.50
610 unweaned	610	3	257.50	$257.50	$1,571	+15.00
620	620	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,534	—
693	693	2	237.50	$237.50	$1,646	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640 unweaned	640	11	269.50	$269.50	$1,725	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
273	273	3	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	4	320.00	$320.00	$1,082	+7.50
360–377	366	8	315.00–317.00	$316.23	$1,157	+23.67
454–463	456	9	305.00	$305.00	$1,391	+46.01
506	506	45	279.50–286.50	$282.30	$1,428	+19.25
572–592 unweaned	578	37	260.00–270.00	$266.95	$1,543	+16.95
620–634	630	29	249.00–253.00	$250.22	$1,576	-10.78
654–662 unweaned	656	25	234.00	$234.00	$1,535	—
702–742	722	22	240.00–246.00	$242.42	$1,750	+13.09
782–795	788	9	240.00–241.00	$240.55	$1,896	—
900	900	2	225.00	$225.00	$2,025	+10.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
484–491	486	17	275.00–281.00	$279.22	$1,357	—
524 unweaned	524	10	272.00	$272.00	$1,425	—
526–549	543	25	262.00–272.00	$264.32	$1,435	+17.03
568	568	6	260.00	$260.00	$1,477	+26.10
552–595 unweaned	588	45	249.50–253.00	$250.38	$1,472	+20.32
602–618 unweaned	607	7	238.00–245.00	$242.96	$1,475	—
743	743	5	232.50	$232.50	$1,727	—
985	985	2	197.50	$197.50	$1,945	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
406–440	420	10	275.00–282.50	$278.20	$1,168	+16.20
472	472	15	268.00	$268.00	$1,265	—
732 unweaned	732	18	220.00	$220.00	$1,610	—
785	785	4	215.00	$215.00	$1,688	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
433–436 unweaned	434	15	230.00–238.00	$233.75	$1,014	—
666	666	4	220.00	$220.00	$1,465	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
483	483	9	250.00	$250.00	$1,208	-9.64
602 unweaned	602	9	232.50	$232.50	$1,400	+8.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343 unweaned	343	3	208.00	$208.00	$713	—
526 unweaned	526	5	200.00	$200.00	$1,052	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625	625	5	230.00	$230.00	$1,438	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	4	365.00	$365.00	$1,186	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	2	312.50	$312.50	$1,266	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995	995	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,662	—
1047	1047	3	168.00	$168.00	$1,759	—
1080	1080	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,782	—
1200	1200	2	164.00–166.00	$165.00	$1,980	—
1357	1357	3	165.00	$165.00	$2,239	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260	1260	1	160.00	$160.00	$2,016	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770	770	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,086	—

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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.