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Sterling Livestock Commission Stock Show Special Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, January 14, 2026

1,948 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $455.09/cwt +19.68 vs last sale · ≈ $2,858/hd at 628 lb · 162 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $426.85/cwt +59.35 vs last sale · ≈ $2,446/hd at 573 lb · 146 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $425.61/cwt +19.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,852/hd at 670 lb · 130 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,948 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 7 700.00–710.00 $705.71 $2,103 —
403–424 417 65 627.50–640.00 $631.40 $2,633 +68.90
459 459 9 565.00–575.00 $569.44 $2,614 +14.44
500–528 524 41 530.00–540.00 $532.89 $2,792 +14.47
552 552 27 520.00 $520.00 $2,870 +26.24
607–638 628 162 451.00–459.00 $455.09 $2,858 +18.89
655–678 670 130 420.00–428.00 $425.61 $2,852 +16.78
711–738 736 76 384.00–396.00 $384.75 $2,832 -0.28
756–788 771 64 370.00–381.00 $374.43 $2,887 +5.66
822–827 826 54 357.50–358.00 $357.87 $2,956 -3.87
864 864 16 357.00 $357.00 $3,084 +11.77
911 911 129 328.00 $328.00 $2,988 -3.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
429 429 5 585.00 $585.00 $2,510 —
452–494 486 46 540.00–550.00 $545.72 $2,652 —
513–520 517 12 515.00–530.00 $522.55 $2,702 —
558–570 566 32 502.00–507.50 $503.40 $2,849 —
633–642 638 19 430.00–442.50 $435.88 $2,781 —
658–677 668 31 407.50–417.50 $413.87 $2,765 —
703–744 737 69 382.00–396.00 $383.33 $2,825 —
777 777 7 365.00 $365.00 $2,836 —
808–833 829 22 347.50–355.00 $353.64 $2,932 +18.64
894 894 5 319.00 $319.00 $2,852 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 4 545.00 $545.00 $2,425 —
523–545 537 8 500.00–511.00 $506.98 $2,722 —
594 594 6 472.50 $472.50 $2,807 —
634 634 4 420.00 $420.00 $2,663 —
659–693 683 37 397.00–403.00 $400.39 $2,735 —
719–747 731 7 375.00–381.00 $378.37 $2,766 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
532–544 537 21 495.00–497.50 $495.96 $2,663 —
585–598 592 42 460.00–469.00 $464.15 $2,748 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 5 445.00 $445.00 $2,559 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 16 570.00 $570.00 $2,132 —
459–486 475 69 487.50–500.00 $493.62 $2,345 —
530 530 20 454.00 $454.00 $2,406 +26.50
551–586 573 146 420.00–434.00 $426.85 $2,446 +59.35
610–616 615 45 407.50–410.00 $408.84 $2,514 —
659–680 669 100 370.00–382.50 $374.55 $2,506 —
750–772 767 20 338.00–345.00 $343.29 $2,633 +11.89
814 814 5 324.00 $324.00 $2,637 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401 401 32 570.00 $570.00 $2,286 —
456–469 467 57 505.00–517.50 $506.55 $2,366 +13.55
550–563 558 67 445.00–455.00 $447.76 $2,499 +7.13
671–682 678 25 402.50–416.00 $406.77 $2,758 +36.58
748 748 3 357.50 $357.50 $2,674 +9.55
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 5 565.00 $565.00 $1,831 —
440–441 441 10 490.00 $490.00 $2,161 —
513–531 522 10 425.00–432.50 $428.69 $2,238 —
578–587 583 15 417.50–418.00 $417.77 $2,436 —
633–643 637 14 381.00–392.50 $387.53 $2,469 —
663–688 667 39 364.00–378.00 $375.78 $2,506 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
496 496 9 470.00 $470.00 $2,331 —
649 649 8 375.00 $375.00 $2,434 —
666–697 683 31 360.00–370.00 $362.63 $2,477 —
782–788 784 16 317.50–330.00 $326.86 $2,563 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
691 691 14 348.00 $348.00 $2,405 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503 503 5 437.50 $437.50 $2,201 —
682 682 5 357.50 $357.50 $2,438 —

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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.