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Sterling Livestock Commission Market Report

Sterling, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 22, 2025

1,353 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $480.95/cwt +10.95 vs last sale · ≈ $2,588/hd at 538 lb · 153 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $502.09/cwt +22.09 vs last sale · ≈ $2,581/hd at 514 lb · 125 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $427.79/cwt ≈ $2,627/hd at 614 lb · 74 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,353 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 unweaned 278 8 720.00 $720.00 $2,002 —
381 unweaned 381 20 635.00 $635.00 $2,419 ±0.00
413 unweaned 413 22 586.00 $586.00 $2,420 —
478 unweaned 478 62 523.00 $523.00 $2,500 +8.37
513–515 unweaned 514 125 500.00–507.50 $502.09 $2,581 +22.09
581 unweaned 581 67 460.00 $460.00 $2,673 -10.00
613–614 unweaned 614 74 424.00–431.00 $427.79 $2,627 —
653–660 unweaned 657 70 395.00–406.00 $399.86 $2,627 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424 unweaned 424 6 555.00 $555.00 $2,353 +29.31
460 unweaned 460 13 496.00 $496.00 $2,282 -3.48
519–545 unweaned 538 153 478.00–490.00 $480.95 $2,588 +10.95
551–557 unweaned 556 31 427.50–440.00 $432.08 $2,402 -0.24
604 604 4 422.50 $422.50 $2,552 —
612–630 unweaned 624 28 405.00–412.50 $411.09 $2,565 -8.18
661 unweaned 661 11 392.50 $392.50 $2,594 +7.70
708–740 unweaned 726 18 365.00–372.00 $368.67 $2,677 +3.02
763 unweaned 763 6 342.50 $342.50 $2,613 -5.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
494 unweaned 494 10 470.00 $470.00 $2,322 +2.50
545 unweaned 545 17 457.50 $457.50 $2,493 —
589–592 unweaned 590 12 407.50–414.00 $410.22 $2,420 —
645 unweaned 645 16 399.00 $399.00 $2,574 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525–528 526 12 435.00–445.00 $440.82 $2,319 —
614 614 13 375.00 $375.00 $2,302 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 unweaned 378 6 537.50 $537.50 $2,032 —
471 unweaned 471 5 485.00 $485.00 $2,284 —
535 unweaned 535 10 472.50 $472.50 $2,528 +18.98
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
712 unweaned 712 3 367.50 $367.50 $2,617 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
737 unweaned 737 3 352.50 $352.50 $2,598 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 unweaned 305 7 520.00 $520.00 $1,586 —
405 unweaned 405 6 512.50 $512.50 $2,076 —
457–478 unweaned 475 36 470.00 $470.00 $2,232 +30.03
528 unweaned 528 63 415.00 $415.00 $2,191 —
577 unweaned 577 50 410.00 $410.00 $2,366 —
613–619 unweaned 616 15 379.00–380.00 $379.47 $2,338 -13.03
670 unweaned 670 39 357.00 $357.00 $2,392 +3.73
721 unweaned 721 6 342.50 $342.50 $2,469 +6.50
808–840 825 38 325.00–327.50 $326.27 $2,692 —
987 987 5 285.00 $285.00 $2,813 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 unweaned 385 3 465.00 $465.00 $1,790 —
478 unweaned 478 40 445.00 $445.00 $2,127 +20.94
545 unweaned 545 8 402.50 $402.50 $2,194 +6.54
579–584 unweaned 582 34 387.50–392.50 $391.21 $2,277 +10.21
649 unweaned 649 15 359.00 $359.00 $2,330 —
684 684 6 340.00 $340.00 $2,326 —
807 807 3 290.00 $290.00 $2,340 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 unweaned 430 47 466.00 $466.00 $2,004 —
534–541 unweaned 537 20 382.50–384.00 $383.18 $2,058 —
598 unweaned 598 25 378.00 $378.00 $2,260 +2.81
612 612 7 355.00 $355.00 $2,173 —
625 unweaned 625 4 340.00 $340.00 $2,125 —
673 unweaned 673 4 325.00 $325.00 $2,187 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 unweaned 440 14 460.00 $460.00 $2,024 —
531 unweaned 531 18 364.00 $364.00 $1,933 —
554–578 unweaned 567 11 352.50–355.00 $353.89 $2,007 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
551 unweaned 551 4 362.50 $362.50 $1,997 —

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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.