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Sterling Livestock Commission Market Report

Sterling, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 1, 2025

663 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $337.27/cwt -7.98 vs last sale · ≈ $3,184/hd at 944 lb · 57 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $414.08/cwt ≈ $2,472/hd at 597 lb · 44 head
light 6-weight M 1-2 steers $374.00/cwt ≈ $2,424/hd at 648 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 663 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
429 unweaned 429 4 510.00 $510.00 $2,188 -1.00
482 482 7 482.50 $482.50 $2,326 —
490 unweaned 490 23 484.00 $484.00 $2,372 —
524 unweaned 524 8 457.50 $457.50 $2,397 —
564 564 11 440.00 $440.00 $2,482 —
684 684 8 417.50 $417.50 $2,856 —
730–747 740 34 389.00–397.50 $394.79 $2,921 +18.79
938–945 944 57 330.00–339.00 $337.27 $3,184 -5.85
1011–1046 1033 31 320.00–330.00 $323.95 $3,346 -5.48
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
589 589 5 422.50 $422.50 $2,489 —
598 unweaned 598 39 413.00 $413.00 $2,470 —
606 unweaned 606 12 413.00 $413.00 $2,503 +58.00
659–663 unweaned 662 17 386.00–387.50 $386.35 $2,558 —
831 831 4 343.00 $343.00 $2,850 -2.00
864 864 15 331.00 $331.00 $2,860 -7.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 3 405.00 $405.00 $2,167 —
648 unweaned 648 37 374.00 $374.00 $2,424 —
679 unweaned 679 4 360.00 $360.00 $2,444 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 unweaned 560 6 422.50 $422.50 $2,366 —
633 unweaned 633 25 400.00 $400.00 $2,532 —
724 unweaned 724 10 321.00 $321.00 $2,324 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 unweaned 560 19 405.00 $405.00 $2,268 —
648 unweaned 648 14 390.50 $390.50 $2,530 —
843 843 3 330.00 $330.00 $2,782 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448–449 unweaned 448 9 440.00–450.00 $445.55 $1,996 —
475 unweaned 475 22 423.00 $423.00 $2,009 —
504 unweaned 504 6 397.50 $397.50 $2,003 —
551–557 unweaned 552 30 386.00–390.00 $386.94 $2,136 —
618 unweaned 618 4 375.00 $375.00 $2,318 —
626 626 13 380.00 $380.00 $2,379 —
717 717 15 366.00 $366.00 $2,624 +13.24
784 784 30 365.50 $365.50 $2,866 +25.50
902 902 21 321.00 $321.00 $2,895 —
1023 1023 10 320.00 $320.00 $3,274 —
1105 1105 3 302.50 $302.50 $3,343 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
523 unweaned 523 12 385.00 $385.00 $2,014 —
513–542 528 6 390.00–392.50 $391.28 $2,066 —
573–580 unweaned 578 26 372.50–375.00 $374.43 $2,164 —
645 unweaned 645 8 360.00 $360.00 $2,322 —
710 710 5 359.00 $359.00 $2,549 +13.00
920 920 2 330.00 $330.00 $3,036 —
1014 1014 7 300.00 $300.00 $3,042 +1.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 10 308.00 $308.00 $2,310 —
1117 1117 6 250.00 $250.00 $2,792 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
668 unweaned 668 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,338 —
738 738 10 340.00 $340.00 $2,509 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 3 467.50 $467.50 $2,024 —
891 891 4 302.50 $302.50 $2,695 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,454 —

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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.