Sterling Livestock Commission Market Report

Sterling, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 7, 2026

770 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $345.80/cwt -47.94 vs last sale · ≈ $2,453/hd at 709 lb · 66 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $372.25/cwt -41.57 vs last sale · ≈ $2,487/hd at 668 lb · 57 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $325.00/cwt ≈ $3,104/hd at 955 lb · 53 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	770	1,053	1,135
Feeder cattle	770	1,053	1,135

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trade activity and demand was good. No trend available as this is the first covered sale of the fall run. Next available report will be Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468	468	3	400.00	$400.00	$1,872	-162.48
528–541 unweaned	536	8	407.50–410.00	$408.42	$2,189	—
584 unweaned	584	30	387.00	$387.00	$2,260	—
601	601	15	387.00	$387.00	$2,326	-72.32
639–647 unweaned	642	17	375.00–378.00	$376.93	$2,420	—
658–699 unweaned	668	57	364.00–376.00	$372.25	$2,487	—
705 unweaned	705	59	344.00	$344.00	$2,425	—
746	746	7	361.00	$361.00	$2,693	-32.74
770	770	3	340.00	$340.00	$2,618	—
789 unweaned	789	15	330.00	$330.00	$2,604	—
869	869	12	332.00	$332.00	$2,885	—
977	977	6	306.00	$306.00	$2,990	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
473–489	476	26	460.00–465.00	$464.42	$2,211	-100.58
537–547 unweaned	544	9	419.00–423.00	$421.68	$2,294	—
573	573	5	415.00	$415.00	$2,378	-94.47
557–580 unweaned	575	14	400.00–406.00	$404.75	$2,327	—
644 unweaned	644	19	391.00	$391.00	$2,518	—
660 unweaned	660	13	374.00	$374.00	$2,468	—
748	748	18	375.00	$375.00	$2,805	-35.00
753–787	757	38	370.00–372.50	$372.16	$2,817	-19.84
850	850	10	346.00	$346.00	$2,941	—
955	955	53	325.00	$325.00	$3,104	—
1002	1002	21	299.00	$299.00	$2,996	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
503 unweaned	503	6	392.50	$392.50	$1,974	—
583	583	2	371.00	$371.00	$2,163	-103.00
605 unweaned	605	14	357.50	$357.50	$2,163	—
606	606	5	362.50	$362.50	$2,197	—
675 unweaned	675	6	355.00	$355.00	$2,396	—
745 unweaned	745	4	330.00	$330.00	$2,458	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
472	472	3	385.00	$385.00	$1,817	-132.00
531	531	5	362.50	$362.50	$1,925	—
605	605	6	347.50	$347.50	$2,102	-76.28

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
611 unweaned	611	6	332.50	$332.50	$2,032	—
757	757	6	280.00	$280.00	$2,120	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
423–442	431	7	412.50–420.00	$416.70	$1,796	—
451	451	13	385.00	$385.00	$1,736	-117.50
508	508	5	382.50	$382.50	$1,943	—
540 unweaned	540	11	369.00	$369.00	$1,993	—
554–560 unweaned	558	21	362.00–371.00	$369.01	$2,059	—
616–621 unweaned	619	33	343.00–349.00	$346.28	$2,143	—
663–664 unweaned	663	46	334.00–337.50	$334.61	$2,218	—
750	750	5	343.00	$343.00	$2,572	—
916	916	4	303.00	$303.00	$2,775	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
449	449	4	380.00	$380.00	$1,706	-135.00
512 unweaned	512	18	348.00	$348.00	$1,782	—
554 unweaned	554	5	345.00	$345.00	$1,911	—
765 unweaned	765	3	312.50	$312.50	$2,391	—
890	890	2	290.00	$290.00	$2,581	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	3	312.50	$312.50	$1,609	-42.50
584	584	6	292.50	$292.50	$1,708	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
841	841	4	282.50	$282.50	$2,376	—

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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.