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Sterling Livestock Commission Market Report

Sterling, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 3, 2025

696 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $382.55/cwt +11.55 vs last sale · ≈ $2,471/hd at 646 lb · 81 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $384.08/cwt +26.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,559/hd at 666 lb · 67 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $349.74/cwt ≈ $2,701/hd at 772 lb · 60 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 696 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
537 537 16 472.00 $472.00 $2,535 —
557 557 9 437.00 $437.00 $2,434 —
615–649 646 81 382.50–383.00 $382.55 $2,471 —
655–666 fancy 665 55 386.00–387.50 $386.19 $2,568 —
664–682 672 12 372.50–377.00 $374.40 $2,516 —
724–743 731 16 350.00–352.50 $351.55 $2,570 —
752 fancy 752 11 356.00 $356.00 $2,677 —
773–787 777 49 346.50–349.00 $348.33 $2,707 —
800 800 3 322.50 $322.50 $2,580 —
829 unweaned 829 14 303.00 $303.00 $2,512 —
851–857 853 11 318.00 $318.00 $2,713 —
915 915 7 297.50 $297.50 $2,722 —
973 973 6 285.00 $285.00 $2,773 —
1039 1039 2 279.00 $279.00 $2,899 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 5 460.00 $460.00 $1,624 —
504–543 519 17 430.00–443.00 $438.20 $2,274 +4.47
551–555 552 12 402.50 $402.50 $2,222 -12.37
560–562 unweaned 561 12 395.00–402.50 $399.38 $2,241 -4.90
631 631 5 367.50 $367.50 $2,319 +32.36
650–660 656 7 360.00–365.00 $362.12 $2,376 +14.34
703–738 724 5 335.00–345.00 $341.12 $2,470 +21.12
770 unweaned 770 14 310.00 $310.00 $2,387 +6.26
836 836 7 302.50 $302.50 $2,529 -1.49
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485–492 490 10 427.50 $427.50 $2,095 —
585 585 3 370.00 $370.00 $2,164 —
616 unweaned 616 5 347.00 $347.00 $2,138 +8.96
611–647 637 22 356.00–360.00 $358.95 $2,287 —
707 707 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,262 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
618 618 4 335.00 $335.00 $2,070 —
645 unweaned 645 8 332.50 $332.50 $2,145 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 9 412.50 $412.50 $2,009 —
514–530 521 9 395.00 $395.00 $2,058 -6.00
532 unweaned 532 7 362.50 $362.50 $1,928 -36.06
570–592 578 38 352.50–362.50 $356.76 $2,062 -8.24
603–622 608 29 349.50–350.00 $349.62 $2,126 +2.62
660 unweaned 660 3 307.50 $307.50 $2,030 -17.50
668–682 675 36 332.50–341.00 $336.97 $2,275 —
706 fancy 706 26 341.00 $341.00 $2,407 —
731 unweaned 731 7 303.00 $303.00 $2,215 —
723–748 740 9 310.00–312.50 $310.81 $2,300 —
784 unweaned 784 10 292.00 $292.00 $2,289 —
1013–1047 1040 15 275.00–284.00 $282.25 $2,935 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 7 405.00 $405.00 $1,721 —
486 486 5 390.00 $390.00 $1,895 -10.00
513–533 520 6 285.00–382.50 $349.17 $1,816 -30.83
590 590 4 345.00 $345.00 $2,036 —
625–643 637 15 310.00–332.50 $325.14 $2,071 -15.80
651 unweaned 651 5 305.00 $305.00 $1,986 -5.63
650–692 676 8 327.50 $327.50 $2,214 —
740 740 3 290.00 $290.00 $2,146 —
745 unweaned 745 2 270.00 $270.00 $2,012 -18.52
770 770 2 285.00 $285.00 $2,194 -25.00
1000 1000 2 262.50 $262.50 $2,625 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 4 340.00 $340.00 $1,846 ±0.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 4 335.00 $335.00 $1,524 —

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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.