Sterling Livestock Commission Market Report

Sterling, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 4, 2026

2,718 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $404.11/cwt +34.28 vs last sale · ≈ $2,914/hd at 721 lb · 290 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $373.38/cwt +39.38 vs last sale · ≈ $2,692/hd at 721 lb · 258 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $376.91/cwt +34.41 vs last sale · ≈ $2,966/hd at 787 lb · 196 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,718	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
424	424	5	620.00	$620.00	$2,629	+78.44
451	451	12	586.00	$586.00	$2,643	+56.00
518–519	519	13	515.00–520.00	$518.46	$2,691	+39.13
558–565	560	59	498.00–504.00	$502.26	$2,813	+39.26
608–631	620	132	456.00–469.00	$463.66	$2,875	+50.74
650–672	660	44	426.00–436.00	$433.19	$2,859	+40.06
702–749	721	290	399.00–408.50	$404.11	$2,914	+31.34
754–767	757	66	385.00–395.00	$389.11	$2,946	+33.16
839	839	111	373.50	$373.50	$3,134	+27.78
852–859	855	78	357.00–369.00	$364.36	$3,115	—
907–943	927	36	347.00–349.00	$348.02	$3,226	+29.02
950–965	952	73	332.50–334.00	$332.73	$3,168	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
412	412	3	565.00	$565.00	$2,328	+39.00
492	492	6	545.00	$545.00	$2,681	+42.00
527	527	7	507.50	$507.50	$2,675	+43.26
575–584	577	15	469.00–475.00	$470.62	$2,715	+34.29
603–640	620	24	440.00–451.00	$446.92	$2,771	+53.03
660–693	689	118	410.00–417.00	$416.06	$2,867	+39.49
719–747	726	19	380.00–397.50	$391.93	$2,845	+31.94
778–799	787	196	372.00–378.00	$376.91	$2,966	+34.41
815–844	835	162	358.00–367.00	$363.42	$3,035	+31.42
889	889	8	341.00	$341.00	$3,031	—
932–937	936	14	327.00–330.00	$327.64	$3,067	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
886	886	5	320.00	$320.00	$2,835	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	4	535.00	$535.00	$2,300	+45.00
471	471	6	502.50	$502.50	$2,367	+50.10
510–526	516	32	480.00–491.00	$486.80	$2,512	+47.21
564–588	579	38	440.00–445.00	$443.22	$2,566	+24.02
600	600	42	438.00	$438.00	$2,628	+46.51
650–659	655	99	382.50–395.00	$390.55	$2,558	+26.91
706–745	721	258	367.50–379.00	$373.38	$2,692	+39.38
751–773	761	34	355.00–364.00	$357.61	$2,721	—
812–813	812	20	339.00–344.00	$343.00	$2,785	+25.00
856	856	34	342.00	$342.00	$2,928	—
953	953	8	323.00	$323.00	$3,078	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
409	409	8	535.00	$535.00	$2,188	—
473–477	474	22	477.00–482.50	$480.74	$2,279	+50.74
540	540	26	475.00	$475.00	$2,565	+53.07
574–599	591	16	430.00–432.50	$431.74	$2,552	+31.78
600 fancy	600	11	423.00	$423.00	$2,538	—
618–648	639	70	407.00–418.00	$410.35	$2,622	+36.92
669	669	25	405.00	$405.00	$2,709	+59.62
749	749	28	355.00	$355.00	$2,659	—
793–799	795	184	335.00–345.50	$339.55	$2,699	+48.55
839	839	7	325.00	$325.00	$2,727	—
860	860	3	317.50	$317.50	$2,730	—
900–942	909	32	305.00–312.00	$309.37	$2,812	+37.37

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
653–693	675	58	369.00–380.00	$372.84	$2,517	—
749	749	27	340.00	$340.00	$2,547	—
782	782	12	330.00	$330.00	$2,581	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
544	544	10	440.00	$440.00	$2,394	+80.00
683–692	690	65	330.00–340.00	$336.40	$2,321	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
504–540	526	10	448.00–455.00	$450.68	$2,371	—
585	585	3	390.00	$390.00	$2,282	—
642	642	7	367.50	$367.50	$2,359	—
674–683	677	9	352.50–361.00	$358.14	$2,425	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
627	627	11	400.00	$400.00	$2,508	+37.50

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	3	380.00	$380.00	$2,451	—

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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.