Sterling Livestock Commission Market Report

Sterling, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 5, 2025

2,356 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $326.07/cwt ≈ $2,149/hd at 659 lb · 156 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $323.37/cwt ≈ $2,021/hd at 625 lb · 142 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $302.32/cwt ≈ $1,984/hd at 656 lb · 137 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,356	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
371	371	9	400.00	$400.00	$1,484	—
490	490	4	397.50	$397.50	$1,948	—
520–534	530	10	362.50–365.00	$363.24	$1,925	—
568–591	582	26	340.00–350.00	$344.49	$2,005	—
610–644	625	142	312.50–327.50	$323.37	$2,021	—
673–698	680	131	293.00–307.50	$303.92	$2,067	—
724	724	9	272.50	$272.50	$1,973	—
712–748	730	107	282.00–293.00	$289.33	$2,112	—
752–778	766	92	271.00–285.00	$278.74	$2,135	—
814–848	823	26	259.00–268.00	$263.85	$2,171	—
860	860	23	256.00	$256.00	$2,202	—
998	998	6	231.00	$231.00	$2,305	—
1127	1127	3	210.00	$210.00	$2,367	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
412–419	415	14	422.50	$422.50	$1,753	—
453–465	456	19	397.50–398.00	$397.87	$1,814	—
500–528	512	55	384.00–388.00	$385.95	$1,976	—
555–565	556	25	352.50–365.00	$363.48	$2,021	—
600–611	604	47	332.00–343.50	$339.07	$2,048	—
652–664	659	156	322.50–327.50	$326.07	$2,149	—
757	757	105	297.50	$297.50	$2,252	—
828	828	25	282.00	$282.00	$2,335	—
856–886	866	68	267.25–271.00	$269.76	$2,336	—
977	977	12	263.00	$263.00	$2,570	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
496	496	23	372.50	$372.50	$1,848	—
638–640	640	13	309.00–310.00	$309.77	$1,983	—
663	663	3	288.00	$288.00	$1,909	—
743	743	6	274.00	$274.00	$2,036	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	4	385.00	$385.00	$1,617	—
452–468	456	18	377.50–385.00	$382.86	$1,746	—
509	509	4	352.50	$352.50	$1,794	—
605	605	10	312.50	$312.50	$1,891	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377	377	8	375.00	$375.00	$1,414	—
440	440	5	360.00	$360.00	$1,584	—
493	493	4	355.00	$355.00	$1,750	—
596	596	9	302.50	$302.50	$1,803	—
698	698	10	293.00	$293.00	$2,045	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
529	529	4	310.00	$310.00	$1,640	—
668	668	12	305.00	$305.00	$2,037	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
364–392	376	24	399.00–402.50	$400.98	$1,508	—
400–435	429	19	375.00–382.50	$381.40	$1,636	—
453–498	480	23	352.50–355.00	$353.01	$1,694	—
520–531	525	58	335.00–341.00	$338.63	$1,778	—
551–577	566	135	320.00–325.00	$322.63	$1,826	—
609–623	615	45	315.00–316.00	$315.77	$1,942	—
659–664	661	73	312.50–316.00	$314.75	$2,080	—
708–734	722	69	295.00–309.00	$300.77	$2,172	—
773–777	774	37	274.00–281.00	$275.14	$2,130	—
808–832	830	58	246.00–252.50	$248.53	$2,063	—
860	860	6	231.00	$231.00	$1,987	—
932	932	6	229.00	$229.00	$2,134	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	7	442.50	$442.50	$1,305	—
403–427	408	16	362.00–370.00	$368.43	$1,503	—
454–465	456	17	345.00–350.00	$349.10	$1,592	—
520–546	539	14	325.00–329.00	$326.77	$1,761	—
551–595	575	24	315.00–320.00	$316.61	$1,821	—
603–648	617	75	297.00–313.00	$306.79	$1,893	—
650 fancy	650	83	311.00	$311.00	$2,022	—
650–695	666	54	286.00–295.00	$288.99	$1,925	—
711	711	31	255.00	$255.00	$1,813	—
711 fancy	711	17	298.00	$298.00	$2,119	—
707–728	719	76	272.00–289.00	$278.40	$2,002	—
752	752	36	274.00	$274.00	$2,060	—
795	795	6	250.00	$250.00	$1,988	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	6	395.00	$395.00	$1,351	—
363	363	3	387.50	$387.50	$1,407	—
464	464	5	330.00	$330.00	$1,531	—
588	588	3	310.00	$310.00	$1,823	—
623–645	640	32	286.00–293.00	$287.70	$1,841	—
681–697	686	9	275.00–276.00	$275.66	$1,891	—
726	726	7	268.00	$268.00	$1,946	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
523–535	528	14	295.00–310.00	$303.49	$1,602	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
623	623	11	234.00	$234.00	$1,458	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
346	346	4	382.50	$382.50	$1,323	—
357	357	3	387.50	$387.50	$1,383	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
493	493	3	337.50	$337.50	$1,664	—

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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.