Sterling Livestock Commission Stock Show Special Market Report

Sterling, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special)

Sale of Saturday, January 10, 2026

3,077 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $435.41/cwt ≈ $2,727/hd at 626 lb · 372 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $414.36/cwt ≈ $2,521/hd at 609 lb · 358 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $386.84/cwt ≈ $2,799/hd at 723 lb · 248 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	3,077	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
233	233	3	640.00	$640.00	$1,491
345	345	4	595.00	$595.00	$2,053
353	353	21	658.00	$658.00	$2,323
385 unweaned	385	3	630.00	$630.00	$2,426
439	439	24	562.50	$562.50	$2,469
441 unweaned	441	6	490.00	$490.00	$2,161
462	462	13	555.00	$555.00	$2,564
510 fancy	510	25	532.00	$532.00	$2,713
511–527	521	23	512.50–525.00	$518.42	$2,701
522–549 unweaned	540	190	491.00–510.00	$505.53	$2,730
555–560	559	8	490.00–495.00	$493.76	$2,760
587 unweaned	587	10	442.50	$442.50	$2,597
609 fancy	609	13	455.00	$455.00	$2,771
614–643	625	315	430.00–448.00	$436.20	$2,726
636–646 unweaned	641	44	420.00–428.00	$423.96	$2,718
657 fancy	657	25	422.00	$422.00	$2,773
664–686	679	69	405.00–416.00	$408.83	$2,776
678–699 unweaned	692	73	392.50–400.00	$397.70	$2,752
704 fancy	704	56	401.00	$401.00	$2,823
708–741	726	154	380.00–389.00	$385.03	$2,795
725–746 unweaned	742	38	365.00–375.00	$373.31	$2,770
753 thin fleshed	753	17	377.50	$377.50	$2,843
774–797	795	148	361.00–372.50	$368.77	$2,932
818–832	825	72	355.00–363.00	$361.74	$2,984
870–874	873	51	345.00–346.00	$345.23	$3,014
910–929	923	6	320.00–337.50	$331.75	$3,062
955–978	965	57	315.00–319.00	$317.51	$3,064

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
573	573	2	470.00	$470.00	$2,693
690	690	6	385.00	$385.00	$2,656
701–713	710	24	377.50–385.00	$379.66	$2,696
765	765	31	369.00	$369.00	$2,823
817–849	841	100	349.00	$349.00	$2,935
916	916	39	328.00	$328.00	$3,004
950	950	9	300.00	$300.00	$2,850

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
418 unweaned	418	2	460.00	$460.00	$1,923
548 unweaned	548	9	482.50	$482.50	$2,644
800–840	823	7	335.00	$335.00	$2,757

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
274	274	8	565.00	$565.00	$1,548
303–344	321	18	575.00–580.00	$577.38	$1,853
393	393	4	537.50	$537.50	$2,112
435–438	438	33	495.00–512.00	$510.98	$2,238
476	476	14	493.00	$493.00	$2,347
512–514 fancy	514	122	475.00–478.00	$477.75	$2,456
505–538	526	15	455.00–460.00	$457.28	$2,405
527–548 unweaned	537	38	439.00–447.50	$441.86	$2,373
555–576	559	81	432.50–445.00	$440.63	$2,463
571–588 unweaned	581	42	415.00–425.00	$418.96	$2,434
601 fancy	601	197	426.00	$426.00	$2,560
603–627	613	92	401.00–415.00	$406.74	$2,493
608–634 unweaned	624	69	387.00–399.00	$391.29	$2,442
658–685	668	129	365.00–379.50	$370.19	$2,473
673–699 unweaned	689	67	350.00–360.00	$358.53	$2,470
704 fancy	704	41	392.00	$392.00	$2,760
706–733	724	83	346.00–355.00	$347.95	$2,519
763 fancy	763	77	377.00	$377.00	$2,877
781	781	40	350.00	$350.00	$2,734
827–840	834	15	302.50–305.00	$303.66	$2,533
902	902	9	312.00	$312.00	$2,814
991	991	4	280.00	$280.00	$2,775

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
653	653	34	379.00	$379.00	$2,475
710	710	3	350.00	$350.00	$2,485
786	786	88	336.00	$336.00	$2,641
854	854	28	317.50	$317.50	$2,711

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
500	500	3	427.50	$427.50	$2,138
598	598	3	367.50	$367.50	$2,198
738	738	2	310.00	$310.00	$2,288
773–790	781	16	329.00–335.00	$331.40	$2,588

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
682	682	5	385.00	$385.00	$2,626

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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.