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Sterling Livestock Commission Market Report

Sterling, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 2, 2025

1,106 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $338.45/cwt +18.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,953/hd at 577 lb · 98 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $304.85/cwt +33.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,982/hd at 650 lb · 81 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $381.82/cwt +9.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,791/hd at 469 lb · 62 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,106 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 4 490.00 $490.00 $1,597 —
366 366 4 475.00 $475.00 $1,738 +37.91
403–426 421 23 425.00–432.50 $430.94 $1,814 —
471–498 486 14 410.00–415.00 $412.07 $2,003 +1.60
506 506 16 409.00 $409.00 $2,070 +30.60
582–585 583 25 386.00–389.00 $387.20 $2,257 +19.76
615–648 639 21 366.00–375.00 $368.48 $2,355 +27.43
664 664 6 353.00 $353.00 $2,344 +25.50
714 714 39 334.00 $334.00 $2,385 +29.25
768–780 771 34 297.50–302.00 $301.73 $2,326 +19.73
831–845 835 23 272.50–284.00 $280.37 $2,341 +3.87
882 882 2 264.00 $264.00 $2,328 -4.00
967–986 975 9 235.00–242.00 $238.14 $2,322 -26.51
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 3 455.00 $455.00 $1,715 —
428–445 432 19 410.00–415.00 $413.91 $1,788 +3.91
460–484 474 15 392.50–401.00 $395.80 $1,876 +5.50
503–533 511 36 390.00–392.50 $392.14 $2,004 +23.14
562–598 572 14 367.50–369.00 $367.95 $2,105 —
608–628 616 5 340.00–345.00 $342.04 $2,107 +15.69
666–689 674 17 326.00–337.50 $331.98 $2,238 +20.98
742 742 3 302.50 $302.50 $2,245 +12.44
925 925 2 243.00 $243.00 $2,248 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 4 400.00 $400.00 $1,796 —
564–586 579 14 340.00–352.50 $348.25 $2,016 +33.25
607–629 620 7 332.50–335.00 $333.55 $2,068 +23.25
730 730 2 282.50 $282.50 $2,062 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418–428 422 7 375.00–382.50 $379.24 $1,600 —
509 509 4 370.00 $370.00 $1,883 —
644 644 3 351.00 $351.00 $2,260 +62.56
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,743 —
633 633 2 317.50 $317.50 $2,010 —
680 680 5 312.50 $312.50 $2,125 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
741 741 7 242.50 $242.50 $1,797 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,668 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,643 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–289 288 8 555.00–565.00 $561.28 $1,616 —
384 384 14 457.50 $457.50 $1,757 +35.73
406–422 411 9 415.00–425.00 $421.58 $1,733 +9.32
452–460 454 22 387.50–400.00 $396.55 $1,800 -5.95
513 513 23 377.00 $377.00 $1,934 —
561–584 577 98 335.00–342.50 $338.45 $1,953 +18.71
615–623 622 24 317.50–327.50 $320.51 $1,994 +17.11
652 652 15 310.00 $310.00 $2,021 +31.00
722–728 726 41 301.00–306.00 $302.33 $2,195 +24.83
755 755 3 277.50 $277.50 $2,095 +15.50
807–827 819 28 254.00–264.00 $258.30 $2,115 +3.30
852 852 13 252.50 $252.50 $2,151 +11.08
943 943 15 237.50 $237.50 $2,240 -1.00
1030 1030 3 228.00 $228.00 $2,348 —
1080 1080 1 227.50 $227.50 $2,457 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 3 442.50 $442.50 $1,735 —
428–445 437 31 400.00–410.00 $406.77 $1,778 +14.16
452–476 469 62 377.50–385.00 $381.82 $1,791 +9.32
508–523 518 15 340.00–352.50 $342.45 $1,774 -2.59
557–594 588 23 325.00–327.50 $326.65 $1,921 +13.72
650–653 650 81 301.00–305.00 $304.85 $1,982 +33.23
713–745 735 19 272.00–275.00 $274.08 $2,014 +13.83
763–795 771 17 262.00–263.00 $262.76 $2,026 +9.65
848 848 3 250.00 $250.00 $2,120 +5.50
878 878 2 235.00 $235.00 $2,063 +0.50
955 955 3 207.50 $207.50 $1,982 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–432 430 15 395.00 $395.00 $1,698 +15.00
483–499 492 27 352.50–365.00 $357.49 $1,759 +4.41
528–530 529 6 335.00 $335.00 $1,772 ±0.00
578–596 589 11 316.00–317.50 $316.97 $1,867 —
612–615 613 18 290.00–302.50 $300.41 $1,842 —
679–697 686 18 280.00–292.00 $288.06 $1,976 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 4 375.00 $375.00 $1,448 —
515–523 520 8 292.50–295.00 $294.07 $1,529 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,492 +30.00
485 485 3 345.00 $345.00 $1,673 -3.00
637 637 3 287.50 $287.50 $1,831 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
479 479 7 312.50 $312.50 $1,497 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80–85 83 2 700.00–775.00 $736.36 +386.36
110–125 118 2 750.00–900.00 $829.79 —
175–195 182 3 750.00–925.00 $841.97 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
85 85 2 625.00–750.00 $687.50 +201.50

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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.