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Sterling Livestock Commission Market Report

Sterling, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 12, 2025

1,225 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $345.70/cwt -3.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,345/hd at 678 lb · 167 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $441.33/cwt +8.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,471/hd at 560 lb · 107 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $412.97/cwt +10.24 vs last sale · ≈ $2,375/hd at 575 lb · 89 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,225 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 unweaned 448 11 479.00 $479.00 $2,146 -24.50
506–518 unweaned 509 8 427.50–437.50 $434.96 $2,214 —
530–545 540 13 425.00–437.50 $433.73 $2,342 —
558–577 574 73 412.50–422.50 $414.87 $2,381 —
563–590 unweaned 580 16 401.00–410.00 $404.28 $2,345 +1.55
609–629 unweaned 614 20 352.50–367.50 $363.66 $2,233 -0.24
630–645 636 5 325.00–350.00 $335.14 $2,131 —
650–698 unweaned 672 34 335.00–345.00 $337.54 $2,268 -12.09
663–697 680 133 340.00–352.50 $347.78 $2,365 —
734 734 15 320.00 $320.00 $2,349 —
723–742 unweaned 737 16 315.00–330.00 $318.68 $2,349 -25.14
750–758 unweaned 754 20 302.50–305.00 $303.74 $2,290 —
807–823 815 6 303.00–305.00 $303.99 $2,478 —
973 973 4 272.50 $272.50 $2,651 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369–381 unweaned 375 17 590.00–592.50 $591.34 $2,218 —
460 unweaned 460 55 508.00 $508.00 $2,337 +16.16
524 unweaned 524 6 444.00 $444.00 $2,327 —
558–561 unweaned 560 107 438.00–442.00 $441.33 $2,471 +8.79
648 unweaned 648 41 371.00 $371.00 $2,404 -9.10
665 unweaned 665 3 358.00 $358.00 $2,381 -9.81
713–737 unweaned 730 28 343.50–351.00 $345.59 $2,523 -14.41
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 3 410.00 $410.00 $1,935 —
501 501 4 402.50 $402.50 $2,017 —
524–535 unweaned 530 30 365.00–375.00 $370.37 $1,963 —
580–597 unweaned 594 36 355.00–370.00 $367.15 $2,181 -4.40
606–613 unweaned 610 10 315.00–330.00 $324.04 $1,977 —
689 unweaned 689 20 317.50 $317.50 $2,188 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–419 unweaned 413 9 470.00–475.00 $472.26 $1,950 —
461 unweaned 461 5 437.50 $437.50 $2,017 —
506–534 unweaned 522 16 405.00–417.50 $407.32 $2,126 —
561 unweaned 561 8 385.00 $385.00 $2,160 +0.80
604–630 unweaned 618 38 317.50–342.50 $338.04 $2,089 -15.60
696 696 7 337.00 $337.00 $2,346 -15.50
746 746 4 317.50 $317.50 $2,369 -7.50
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
541 unweaned 541 7 347.50 $347.50 $1,880 -0.36
593 unweaned 593 6 310.00 $310.00 $1,838 -30.11
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 unweaned 550 5 387.50 $387.50 $2,131 +22.50
634 634 7 335.00 $335.00 $2,124 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 unweaned 478 6 425.00 $425.00 $2,032 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481 481 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,924 —
464–492 unweaned 483 15 395.00–400.00 $398.40 $1,924 +10.90
547 547 19 380.00 $380.00 $2,079 —
549 unweaned 549 15 387.50 $387.50 $2,127 —
584–597 unweaned 595 42 361.00–372.00 $370.46 $2,204 +4.62
620–638 632 37 332.50–343.00 $340.94 $2,155 —
657–670 unweaned 660 8 310.00–312.50 $310.63 $2,050 -29.68
708–722 unweaned 718 10 285.00–290.00 $288.52 $2,072 -36.48
755 755 4 310.00 $310.00 $2,340 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 3 487.50 $487.50 $1,765 —
456–495 unweaned 477 15 409.00–415.00 $412.32 $1,967 +13.91
513 513 5 401.00 $401.00 $2,057 —
514–549 unweaned 532 19 395.00–405.00 $398.56 $2,120 +21.06
553 unweaned 553 6 395.00 $395.00 $2,184 —
558 558 13 365.00 $365.00 $2,037 —
610–624 unweaned 617 43 345.00–358.00 $351.02 $2,166 -19.98
621 621 19 347.00 $347.00 $2,155 —
689 unweaned 689 21 325.00 $325.00 $2,239 -37.93
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427–443 437 8 402.50 $402.50 $1,759 —
493 unweaned 493 9 350.00 $350.00 $1,726 —
494 494 8 360.00 $360.00 $1,778 —
545 545 5 340.00 $340.00 $1,853 +15.00
576 unweaned 576 7 325.00 $325.00 $1,872 -11.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 unweaned 391 4 445.00 $445.00 $1,740 —
433 unweaned 433 5 417.50 $417.50 $1,808 —
544 unweaned 544 8 372.50 $372.50 $2,026 +18.66
637 637 3 317.50 $317.50 $2,022 —
697 unweaned 697 3 295.00 $295.00 $2,056 -38.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
593 593 6 305.00 $305.00 $1,809 —
618 618 7 285.00 $285.00 $1,761 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,922 —

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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.