Sterling Livestock Commission Market Report

Sterling, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 13, 2024

1,508 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $256.73/cwt -2.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,483/hd at 578 lb · 82 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $274.58/cwt -0.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,868/hd at 680 lb · 75 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $340.50/cwt +11.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,754/hd at 515 lb · 68 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,508	1,283
Feeder cattle	1,336	1,183
Slaughter cattle	172	100

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers were mostly up 2.00 to 12.00 as we are seeing more calves that are weaned and preconditioned. Feeder heifers traded mostly up 2.00 to 8.00. Average dress slaughter cows and bulls traded up 1.00. Next available report will be as receipts warrant as next week is a bred cow special.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307 unweaned	307	7	417.50	$417.50	$1,282	—
425 unweaned	425	67	387.50	$387.50	$1,647	+15.13
464 unweaned	464	7	347.50	$347.50	$1,612	+2.50
470	470	4	355.00	$355.00	$1,668	—
515 unweaned	515	68	340.50	$340.50	$1,754	+18.50
577–592 unweaned	581	23	293.00–300.00	$296.20	$1,721	+4.43
613–645 unweaned	626	61	283.50–292.50	$286.95	$1,796	+17.14
651 unweaned	651	10	289.00	$289.00	$1,881	+27.00
669–689	685	65	272.00–274.00	$272.36	$1,866	—
709 unweaned	709	6	268.50	$268.50	$1,904	+23.20
738	738	6	263.00	$263.00	$1,941	—
771	771	13	236.00	$236.00	$1,820	—
943	943	18	234.50	$234.50	$2,211	—
1060–1068	1064	11	210.00–216.00	$212.72	$2,263	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372	372	5	372.50	$372.50	$1,386	—
424–432	427	7	350.00–360.00	$354.33	$1,513	—
482	482	7	335.00	$335.00	$1,615	-10.00
539 unweaned	539	39	322.00	$322.00	$1,736	+19.89
584 unweaned	584	5	274.00	$274.00	$1,600	-4.50
555–595	585	40	287.50–290.00	$288.09	$1,685	-1.24
610 unweaned	610	20	280.00	$280.00	$1,708	+18.75
651–682 unweaned	665	31	264.00–271.00	$268.23	$1,784	+19.76
692	692	14	252.50	$252.50	$1,747	-20.34
702–725 unweaned	721	34	253.00–254.75	$253.82	$1,830	+12.32
877	877	10	233.00	$233.00	$2,043	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
331–335	332	11	350.00–352.50	$350.69	$1,164	—
446	446	5	327.50	$327.50	$1,461	—
478 unweaned	478	7	320.00	$320.00	$1,530	—
507–542	515	23	290.00–297.50	$291.65	$1,502	—
614–639 unweaned	627	21	262.00–266.00	$264.14	$1,656	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–437	427	7	310.00	$310.00	$1,324	—
493–498 unweaned	496	8	301.00–307.50	$305.08	$1,513	—
570	570	12	265.00	$265.00	$1,510	—
622–639	633	31	245.00–252.50	$249.63	$1,580	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600 unweaned	600	3	262.00	$262.00	$1,572	—
610	610	4	265.00	$265.00	$1,616	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
584	584	5	239.00	$239.00	$1,396	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
371 unweaned	371	4	322.50	$322.50	$1,196	-6.08
486 unweaned	486	15	299.00	$299.00	$1,453	+4.00
504–516 unweaned	510	18	280.00–289.50	$284.69	$1,452	+14.10
506–519	511	18	287.00–291.50	$288.78	$1,476	+8.29
555–587 unweaned	569	38	252.00–261.00	$254.54	$1,448	-4.25
566–597	585	44	256.00–263.00	$258.62	$1,513	—
601–645 unweaned	623	66	240.00–244.00	$241.92	$1,507	+1.92
653–660 unweaned	657	45	245.00–249.00	$246.50	$1,620	+12.50
700	700	3	244.00	$244.00	$1,708	—
739 unweaned	739	7	228.00	$228.00	$1,685	—
804	804	15	234.00	$234.00	$1,881	—
891	891	8	233.00	$233.00	$2,076	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
493 unweaned	493	5	282.00	$282.00	$1,390	+6.00
534 unweaned	534	25	276.00	$276.00	$1,474	+16.65
558 unweaned	558	3	254.00	$254.00	$1,417	+6.99
649 unweaned	649	5	235.00	$235.00	$1,525	-3.00
687 unweaned	687	3	226.00	$226.00	$1,553	—
740 unweaned	740	7	226.00	$226.00	$1,672	—
817	817	8	227.50	$227.50	$1,859	—
1143	1143	3	180.00	$180.00	$2,057	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
448	448	15	297.50	$297.50	$1,333	—
680	680	29	239.50	$239.50	$1,629	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	13	332.50	$332.50	$1,130	—
366	366	5	332.50	$332.50	$1,217	—
422	422	8	312.50	$312.50	$1,319	—
448	448	4	305.00	$305.00	$1,366	—
557	557	3	251.00	$251.00	$1,398	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	23	271.00	$271.00	$1,409	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	6	290.00	$290.00	$1,009	—
604–610	607	10	217.50–229.00	$223.28	$1,355	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1364	1364	4	179.00	$179.00	$2,442	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1135	1087	80-85%	6	147.50–167.50	$157.58	$1,713	—
1080–1510	1310	80-85%	26	111.00–120.00	$115.80	$1,517	+11.44
1385	1385	80-85%	1	127.50	$127.50	$1,766	+2.36
1145–1662	1418	80-85%	73	119.00–137.50	$126.52	$1,794	—
1345–1670	1452	80-85%	5	99.00–110.00	$106.31	$1,544	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–985	979	85-90%	7	164.00–167.50	$165.65	$1,622	-2.83
925–1255	1044	85-90%	10	102.00–110.00	$105.92	$1,106	+0.72
1155	1155	85-90%	1	51.00	$51.00	$589	—
1080–1285	1180	85-90%	3	116.00–131.00	$121.24	$1,431	—
1085–1355	1263	85-90%	3	89.00–97.00	$92.92	$1,174	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505	1505	75-80%	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,851	—
1620–1651	1645	75-80%	5	125.00–126.00	$125.80	$2,069	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1215	1135	2	125.00–129.00	$127.14	$1,443	—
1250–1290	1270	2	134.00–136.00	$135.02	$1,715	—
1400–2005	1685	5	125.00–135.00	$130.69	$2,202	—
1450–2030	1706	10	138.00–149.00	$143.41	$2,447	+1.16
1915–2030	1957	3	151.00–163.00	$156.46	$3,062	—

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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.