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Sterling Livestock Commission Market Report

Sterling, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 15, 2025

922 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $432.32/cwt -12.68 vs last sale · ≈ $2,451/hd at 567 lb · 82 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $470.00/cwt +10.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,670/hd at 568 lb · 72 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $346.31/cwt -9.69 vs last sale · ≈ $2,858/hd at 825 lb · 58 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 922 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 unweaned 382 13 635.00 $635.00 $2,426 —
458–474 unweaned 472 55 514.00–520.00 $514.63 $2,429 —
508 unweaned 508 20 480.00 $480.00 $2,438 ±0.00
568 unweaned 568 72 470.00 $470.00 $2,670 +10.00
715 unweaned 715 10 390.00 $390.00 $2,788 +17.50
815–820 818 19 358.00–361.00 $359.26 $2,939 +3.26
829 unweaned 829 39 340.00 $340.00 $2,819 —
880 880 5 354.00 $354.00 $3,115 —
914 914 9 353.00 $353.00 $3,226 —
1033 1033 6 326.00 $326.00 $3,368 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 unweaned 375 3 560.00 $560.00 $2,100 —
425–449 unweaned 440 8 522.50–527.50 $525.69 $2,313 —
468–470 unweaned 469 19 495.00–503.50 $499.48 $2,343 +24.71
504 unweaned 504 4 470.00 $470.00 $2,369 —
553–581 unweaned 567 82 429.00–439.00 $432.32 $2,451 -12.68
601–627 unweaned 616 49 410.00–422.50 $419.27 $2,583 -7.73
650–684 unweaned 675 16 382.50–390.00 $384.80 $2,597 —
708–745 unweaned 734 21 364.00–370.00 $365.65 $2,684 —
761 unweaned 761 7 347.50 $347.50 $2,644 -18.50
1011–1048 1023 6 282.50–286.00 $283.69 $2,902 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
514–528 unweaned 522 19 452.50–455.00 $453.52 $2,367 —
577–591 unweaned 582 16 407.50–416.00 $410.74 $2,391 -6.46
589 589 6 417.50 $417.50 $2,459 —
607–638 unweaned 619 5 390.00–395.00 $392.06 $2,427 -15.94
653–681 unweaned 677 51 367.50–377.50 $375.99 $2,545 -10.01
731 unweaned 731 6 356.00 $356.00 $2,602 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
537 unweaned 537 3 392.50 $392.50 $2,108 -13.50
591 unweaned 591 16 405.00 $405.00 $2,394 +14.00
604–639 unweaned 627 12 355.00–360.00 $356.60 $2,236 -5.90
877 877 5 268.00 $268.00 $2,350 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 unweaned 393 2 512.50 $512.50 $2,014 —
493 unweaned 493 4 467.50 $467.50 $2,305 —
504 unweaned 504 5 435.00 $435.00 $2,192 —
605 605 4 387.50 $387.50 $2,344 —
656–661 658 13 342.50–350.00 $347.10 $2,284 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 unweaned 443 6 470.00 $470.00 $2,082 —
471–484 unweaned 479 25 438.00–443.00 $439.97 $2,107 —
604 unweaned 604 16 392.50 $392.50 $2,371 +9.50
670–696 unweaned 681 25 350.00–358.00 $353.27 $2,406 —
703 unweaned 703 5 336.00 $336.00 $2,362 —
775 unweaned 775 30 341.00 $341.00 $2,643 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 unweaned 310 2 525.00 $525.00 $1,628 -5.00
373 373 6 479.00 $479.00 $1,787 —
450–491 unweaned 482 9 422.50–430.00 $424.06 $2,044 -8.44
521–541 unweaned 533 34 390.00–398.00 $395.96 $2,110 -20.60
573 unweaned 573 16 381.00 $381.00 $2,183 —
612 unweaned 612 27 378.00 $378.00 $2,313 +2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
499 unweaned 499 14 417.50 $417.50 $2,083 +20.00
562–584 unweaned 575 27 372.50–377.50 $375.19 $2,157 +4.19
650 650 4 337.50 $337.50 $2,194 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
489 unweaned 489 5 367.50 $367.50 $1,797 —
530 530 3 367.50 $367.50 $1,948 +10.00
595 595 17 352.50 $352.50 $2,097 +17.50
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426 unweaned 426 7 410.00 $410.00 $1,747 —
493 unweaned 493 6 392.50 $392.50 $1,935 —
510 unweaned 510 8 377.50 $377.50 $1,925 +0.50

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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.