Sterling Livestock Commission Market Report

Sterling, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 5, 2025

1,541 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $367.81/cwt -3.57 vs last sale · ≈ $2,431/hd at 661 lb · 132 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $365.84/cwt +1.87 vs last sale · ≈ $2,071/hd at 566 lb · 106 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $380.10/cwt -18.90 vs last sale · ≈ $2,395/hd at 630 lb · 99 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,541	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403–449 unweaned	434	9	510.00–525.00	$514.65	$2,234	-10.35
458–466 unweaned	461	11	490.00–495.00	$491.84	$2,267	-2.39
554–567 unweaned	564	86	430.00–436.00	$432.54	$2,440	-11.46
608–639 unweaned	630	99	375.00–385.00	$380.10	$2,395	-18.90
651–666 unweaned	661	132	360.00–371.00	$367.81	$2,431	-3.57
724 unweaned	724	4	360.00	$360.00	$2,606	+15.19
750 unweaned	750	9	336.00	$336.00	$2,520	+1.00
1021	1021	8	314.00	$314.00	$3,206	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
434 unweaned	434	15	502.50–505.00	$503.50	$2,185	-6.50
474–487 unweaned	484	30	445.00–460.00	$456.57	$2,210	—
546 unweaned	546	16	410.00	$410.00	$2,239	-35.00
550–598 unweaned	574	90	398.00–406.00	$402.73	$2,312	-18.56
630–636 unweaned	632	22	362.00–365.00	$363.90	$2,300	-15.40
673–698 unweaned	691	20	347.50–350.00	$349.63	$2,416	-2.87
710–746 unweaned	724	72	341.00–345.00	$343.82	$2,489	—
778	778	3	335.00	$335.00	$2,606	—
805 unweaned	805	4	302.50	$302.50	$2,435	—
873	873	5	300.00	$300.00	$2,619	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
391 unweaned	391	4	500.00	$500.00	$1,955	—
402	402	3	500.00	$500.00	$2,010	—
575–589 unweaned	577	42	382.50–392.50	$384.20	$2,217	—
639–640 unweaned	640	25	353.00–355.00	$353.64	$2,263	-8.86
665	665	3	352.50	$352.50	$2,344	+2.50
678–679 unweaned	678	40	340.00	$340.00	$2,305	+7.50
712	712	7	325.00	$325.00	$2,314	+4.00
725 unweaned	725	7	330.00	$330.00	$2,392	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
439 unweaned	439	19	405.00	$405.00	$1,778	—
470–482 unweaned	476	19	390.00	$390.00	$1,856	-7.50
539–546 unweaned	543	10	337.00–355.00	$347.86	$1,889	—
555–592 unweaned	566	23	335.00–342.50	$340.11	$1,925	-32.39

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480 unweaned	480	18	420.00	$420.00	$2,016	—
575–577	577	20	320.00–365.00	$358.27	$2,067	—
584 unweaned	584	19	371.00–372.50	$371.55	$2,170	-23.13

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495 unweaned	495	7	387.50	$387.50	$1,918	—
556 unweaned	556	6	365.00	$365.00	$2,029	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
471 unweaned	471	11	387.50	$387.50	$1,825	-10.00
552–574 unweaned	566	106	361.00–368.00	$365.84	$2,071	+1.87
619–636 unweaned	630	14	352.00–365.00	$360.44	$2,271	+7.95
658–681 unweaned	667	20	335.00–348.00	$340.31	$2,270	+10.31
707 unweaned	707	28	325.00	$325.00	$2,298	—
1040	1040	8	256.00	$256.00	$2,662	—
1215	1215	2	241.00	$241.00	$2,928	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
499 unweaned	499	6	360.00	$360.00	$1,796	—
534–545 unweaned	537	48	350.00–355.00	$353.84	$1,900	+1.34
537	537	6	352.50	$352.50	$1,893	-2.50
555–576 unweaned	560	60	346.00–349.00	$348.28	$1,950	—
631 unweaned	631	10	337.50	$337.50	$2,130	+8.50
665 unweaned	665	45	333.00	$333.00	$2,214	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
391 unweaned	391	4	440.00	$440.00	$1,720	—
435 unweaned	435	5	422.50	$422.50	$1,838	-37.50
462–491 unweaned	471	35	393.00–402.50	$398.41	$1,877	—
531 unweaned	531	30	377.50	$377.50	$2,005	-25.00
609 fancy	609	22	381.00	$381.00	$2,320	—
610 unweaned	610	9	371.00	$371.00	$2,263	-1.37
665–681 unweaned	671	13	360.00–367.50	$362.93	$2,435	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
519–536 unweaned	533	33	340.00	$340.00	$1,812	—
541–545	544	17	325.00	$325.00	$1,768	—
583 unweaned	583	7	336.00	$336.00	$1,959	-14.00
609–620 unweaned	616	23	322.50–330.00	$327.10	$2,015	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
492	492	22	330.00	$330.00	$1,624	—
579–598 unweaned	592	21	310.00–320.00	$313.26	$1,854	—
617 unweaned	617	10	310.00	$310.00	$1,913	—
689 unweaned	689	7	300.00	$300.00	$2,067	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
249	249	7	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
693 unweaned	693	5	317.50	$317.50	$2,200	—

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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.