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Sterling Livestock Commission Market Report

Sterling, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 8, 2025

980 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 2 steers $386.00/cwt ≈ $2,606/hd at 675 lb · 55 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $392.83/cwt -24.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,636/hd at 671 lb · 53 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $342.93/cwt ≈ $2,160/hd at 630 lb · 44 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 980 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
497 unweaned 497 12 450.00 $450.00 $2,236 —
571–583 unweaned 575 44 412.50–422.50 $417.20 $2,399 -5.30
622 622 5 410.00 $410.00 $2,550 —
630 unweaned 630 21 408.00 $408.00 $2,570 +8.00
675 unweaned 675 55 386.00 $386.00 $2,606 —
767 unweaned 767 22 342.00 $342.00 $2,623 —
801 unweaned 801 20 320.00 $320.00 $2,563 —
870 unweaned 870 11 317.50 $317.50 $2,762 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309 unweaned 309 8 645.00 $645.00 $1,993 —
413–430 unweaned 420 7 530.00–540.00 $535.62 $2,250 +25.62
529 unweaned 529 10 480.00 $480.00 $2,539 +22.50
583 unweaned 583 8 460.00 $460.00 $2,682 —
601 unweaned 601 37 446.00 $446.00 $2,680 —
668–674 unweaned 671 53 389.00–398.00 $392.83 $2,636 —
716 unweaned 716 10 372.50 $372.50 $2,667 —
776 776 16 370.00 $370.00 $2,871 —
816 816 4 356.00 $356.00 $2,905 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–490 unweaned 481 14 470.00–477.50 $474.77 $2,284 —
599 unweaned 599 6 445.00 $445.00 $2,666 +32.00
639 unweaned 639 33 427.00 $427.00 $2,729 +14.00
760 unweaned 760 6 366.00 $366.00 $2,782 —
878–892 889 17 335.00–338.50 $337.20 $2,998 +6.20
953–988 965 6 313.00–323.00 $319.59 $3,084 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
506 unweaned 506 26 406.00 $406.00 $2,054 —
557 unweaned 557 24 391.00 $391.00 $2,178 —
636 unweaned 636 7 362.50 $362.50 $2,306 -11.50
698 unweaned 698 5 356.00 $356.00 $2,485 -4.00
701 unweaned 701 10 330.00–332.50 $331.25 $2,322 —
771 unweaned 771 8 322.50 $322.50 $2,486 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
572–594 unweaned 582 13 408.00–410.00 $408.94 $2,380 +3.94
594 594 5 397.00 $397.00 $2,358 —
651 unweaned 651 8 372.00 $372.00 $2,422 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
581 unweaned 581 5 380.00 $380.00 $2,208 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502 unweaned 502 11 430.00 $430.00 $2,159 +32.50
573–576 unweaned 575 34 394.00–400.00 $395.23 $2,273 +8.29
611 unweaned 611 43 383.00 $383.00 $2,340 +8.00
737 737 17 350.00 $350.00 $2,580 -16.00
758 758 8 341.00 $341.00 $2,585 -24.50
885 885 21 327.00 $327.00 $2,894 —
908 908 3 330.00 $330.00 $2,996 +9.00
953–974 970 11 317.50–323.00 $322.02 $3,124 —
1150 1150 2 286.00 $286.00 $3,289 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 unweaned 305 4 530.00 $530.00 $1,616 —
363 unweaned 363 8 460.00 $460.00 $1,670 —
477 unweaned 477 5 432.50 $432.50 $2,063 —
502–543 unweaned 521 29 410.00–420.00 $416.56 $2,170 +31.56
615 unweaned 615 40 376.00 $376.00 $2,312 +16.00
663 663 6 350.00 $350.00 $2,320 —
673–683 unweaned 677 16 338.00–345.00 $340.65 $2,306 —
717 unweaned 717 6 312.50 $312.50 $2,241 —
942 942 3 312.50 $312.50 $2,944 -17.50
1115 1115 4 280.00 $280.00 $3,122 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 unweaned 388 6 437.53 $437.53 $1,698 —
434 unweaned 434 4 430.00 $430.00 $1,866 —
464 unweaned 464 12 397.50 $397.50 $1,844 —
521 unweaned 521 18 386.00 $386.00 $2,011 —
586 unweaned 586 7 371.00 $371.00 $2,174 —
613–633 unweaned 630 44 342.50–343.00 $342.93 $2,160 —
668 unweaned 668 4 332.50 $332.50 $2,221 -17.50
875 875 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,712 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 3 357.50 $357.50 $1,841 —
547 unweaned 547 21 350.00 $350.00 $1,914 —
573 573 4 335.00 $335.00 $1,920 —
601 unweaned 601 9 332.00 $332.00 $1,995 —
843 843 5 302.50 $302.50 $2,550 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 5 382.50 $382.50 $1,863 —
536 unweaned 536 13 377.00 $377.00 $2,021 —
559 559 5 367.50 $367.50 $2,054 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 unweaned 295 4 670.00 $670.00 $1,976 —
414 unweaned 414 4 532.50 $532.50 $2,205 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 unweaned 430 3 502.50 $502.50 $2,161 —

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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.