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Sterling Livestock Commission Market Report

Sterling, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 29, 2025

1,136 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $379.30/cwt -33.22 vs last sale · ≈ $2,424/hd at 639 lb · 77 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $371.38/cwt -28.48 vs last sale · ≈ $2,425/hd at 653 lb · 72 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $445.00/cwt -35.95 vs last sale · ≈ $2,341/hd at 526 lb · 70 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,136 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 9 575.00 $575.00 $2,047 —
435 unweaned 435 33 525.00 $525.00 $2,284 -61.00
459 459 21 507.00 $507.00 $2,327 —
475–476 unweaned 476 26 494.00–495.00 $494.23 $2,353 -28.77
505–514 unweaned 506 56 482.50–492.50 $490.87 $2,484 -11.22
570 unweaned 570 37 444.00 $444.00 $2,531 -16.00
627 unweaned 627 10 399.00 $399.00 $2,502 -28.79
650–660 unweaned 653 72 370.00–372.00 $371.38 $2,425 -28.48
700–749 unweaned 720 39 343.00–346.00 $344.81 $2,483 —
773 unweaned 773 5 335.00 $335.00 $2,590 —
857–873 865 16 335.00–341.00 $338.03 $2,924 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 4 530.00 $530.00 $1,632 —
419 unweaned 419 11 510.00 $510.00 $2,137 -45.00
526 unweaned 526 70 445.00 $445.00 $2,341 -35.95
554–577 unweaned 571 60 412.50–430.00 $421.29 $2,406 -10.79
621–647 unweaned 639 77 374.00–384.00 $379.30 $2,424 -31.79
651 651 4 370.00 $370.00 $2,409 —
689 unweaned 689 5 352.50 $352.50 $2,429 -40.00
705–748 712 32 330.00–335.00 $334.18 $2,379 —
808 808 3 338.00 $338.00 $2,731 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417 unweaned 417 6 452.50 $452.50 $1,887 —
504–543 unweaned 524 39 422.50–432.50 $427.19 $2,238 -45.31
622 unweaned 622 3 362.50 $362.50 $2,255 —
625 625 8 367.50 $367.50 $2,297 —
674 674 23 350.00 $350.00 $2,359 —
680 unweaned 680 5 332.50 $332.50 $2,261 —
718 718 27 321.00 $321.00 $2,305 —
794 794 17 318.00 $318.00 $2,525 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 unweaned 465 6 397.50 $397.50 $1,848 —
471 471 7 390.00 $390.00 $1,837 —
558–571 unweaned 566 8 372.50 $372.50 $2,108 —
583 583 24 367.50 $367.50 $2,143 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406 406 7 450.00 $450.00 $1,827 —
560–590 unweaned 578 18 390.00–397.50 $394.68 $2,281 -15.54
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 unweaned 338 3 405.00 $405.00 $1,369 —
559 unweaned 559 12 350.00 $350.00 $1,956 —
635 unweaned 635 4 325.00 $325.00 $2,064 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
281 281 4 560.00 $560.00 $1,574 —
342 342 19 510.00 $510.00 $1,744 —
350 unweaned 350 3 490.00 $490.00 $1,715 —
403 unweaned 403 22 460.00 $460.00 $1,854 -52.50
502 unweaned 502 26 402.50 $402.50 $2,021 -12.50
550 unweaned 550 25 392.50 $392.50 $2,159 -17.50
615–632 unweaned 625 30 367.50–375.00 $372.37 $2,327 -7.10
710 unweaned 710 4 332.50 $332.50 $2,361 -10.00
864 864 4 318.00 $318.00 $2,748 —
959 959 4 302.00 $302.00 $2,896 +17.00
1328 1328 3 232.50 $232.50 $3,088 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432–445 436 14 435.00–437.50 $436.77 $1,904 —
467 467 26 421.00 $421.00 $1,966 —
486 unweaned 486 8 397.50 $397.50 $1,932 -47.50
508 unweaned 508 12 392.50 $392.50 $1,994 —
564–589 unweaned 573 41 360.00–367.50 $363.97 $2,086 -27.24
607–623 unweaned 615 31 345.00–356.00 $352.49 $2,168 -6.51
699 unweaned 699 8 330.00 $330.00 $2,307 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
586 unweaned 586 18 350.00 $350.00 $2,051 -12.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469 469 4 380.00 $380.00 $1,782 —
528 unweaned 528 4 352.50 $352.50 $1,861 -30.68
538 538 6 355.00 $355.00 $1,910 —
621 unweaned 621 4 329.00 $329.00 $2,043 -11.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
494 unweaned 494 9 335.00 $335.00 $1,655 —

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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.