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Sterling

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sterling, Colorado · Wed, Sep 9

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1900

← Aug 12Sep 9Sep 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,657 head

▲ 1,011 vs last sale 646▲ 1,657 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 10▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereStock Show SpecialSat Jan 17, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: No trend is available as the last reported sale was a month ago. Today's run consisted of yearling cattle coming off grass and younger cattle with multiple rounds of shots and mostly weaned 30 days or more. The next available report will be Wednesday, September 23, 2020.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.52/cwt on 1,007 head.

Average price

$149.52

1,007 head · 699 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,046

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$18.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.87

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	526	159.55	839	188
Medium and Large 1	758	147.95	1,121	736
Medium and Large 2	573	140.79	807	83

One grade step is worth $18.76/cwt here — about $32 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,007 hd

149.52

—

CO average4 barns · 2,120 hd

152.39

−2.87

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

48 lots · USDA AMS · Sterling Livestock Commission - Sterling, CO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	179.62/cwt	177.50–182.50	699	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	165.92/cwt	163.50–168.00	708	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	758	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	453	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	779	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	162.34/cwt	157.00–164.00	769	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	502	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	728	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	170.50/cwt	167.00–175.00	866	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	155.69/cwt	153.00–159.00	841	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	812	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	163.85/cwt	159.00–164.50
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	352	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	539	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	582	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	616	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	151.80/cwt	151.00–152.00	720	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	488	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	632	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	695	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	146.41/cwt	146.00–146.50	761	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	761	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	149.04/cwt	142.00–150.75	836	83
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	561	123.35/cwt	120.00–124.00
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,348	1,005.89/cwt	885.00–1,020.00	13,559	18

This sale against other markets

Colorado weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Colorado auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Colorado feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Sterling Livestock Commission - Sterling, CO

Wed Sep 9, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,657Last week 646Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 10Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	667	138.00	138.00
11	—	632	140.00	140.00
21	—	965	122.50–123.25	122.82
32	—	717	135.00–139.75	137.91
53	—	840	133.75	133.75
5	—	936	128.00	128.00
83	—	561	142.00–150.75	149.04
31	—	764	136.75	136.75
34	—	474	151.00–152.00	151.80
47	—	520	146.00–146.50	146.41

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Sterling

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sterling, Colorado · Wed, Sep 9

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1900

← Aug 12Sep 9Sep 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,657 head

▲ 1,011 vs last sale 646▲ 1,657 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 10▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereStock Show SpecialSat Jan 17, 2026

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.52/cwt on 1,007 head.

Average price

$149.52

1,007 head · 699 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,046

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$18.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.87

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	526	159.55	839	188
Medium and Large 1	758	147.95	1,121	736
Medium and Large 2	573	140.79	807	83

One grade step is worth $18.76/cwt here — about $32 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,007 hd

149.52

—

CO average4 barns · 2,120 hd

152.39

−2.87

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

48 lots · USDA AMS · Sterling Livestock Commission - Sterling, CO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	179.62/cwt	177.50–182.50	699	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	165.92/cwt	163.50–168.00	708	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	758	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	453	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	779	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	162.34/cwt	157.00–164.00	769	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	502	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	728	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	170.50/cwt	167.00–175.00	866	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	155.69/cwt	153.00–159.00	841	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	812	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	163.85/cwt	159.00–164.50
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	352	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	539	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	582	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	616	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	151.80/cwt	151.00–152.00	720	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	488	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	632	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	695	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	146.41/cwt	146.00–146.50	761	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	761	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	149.04/cwt	142.00–150.75	836	83
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	561	123.35/cwt	120.00–124.00
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,348	1,005.89/cwt	885.00–1,020.00	13,559	18

This sale against other markets

Colorado weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Colorado auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Colorado feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Sterling Livestock Commission - Sterling, CO

Wed Sep 9, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,657Last week 646Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 10Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	667	138.00	138.00
11	—	632	140.00	140.00
21	—	965	122.50–123.25	122.82
32	—	717	135.00–139.75	137.91
53	—	840	133.75	133.75
5	—	936	128.00	128.00
83	—	561	142.00–150.75	149.04
31	—	764	136.75	136.75
34	—	474	151.00–152.00	151.80
47	—	520	146.00–146.50	146.41

5	—	493	141.00	141.00
7	—	540	141.00	141.00
17	—	434	142.00	142.00
21	—	677	134.00–136.00	134.85
5	—	352	153.00	153.00
7	—	885	120.00–125.00	120.69
10	—	639	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	425	137.00	137.00
11	—	630	125.00	125.00
18	—	488	129.50	129.50
43	—	561	120.00–124.00	123.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	763	144.50	144.50
11	—	653	153.00	153.00
47	—	508	167.00–175.00	170.50
70	—	817	139.00–145.50	144.18
81	—	909	130.00–139.25	134.17
158	—	582	159.00–164.50	163.85
200	—	891	133.00–140.10	137.10
11	—	1,007	127.00	127.00
14	—	453	172.00	172.00
15	—	716	147.00–149.00	147.80
32	—	644	155.00	155.00
18	—	428	177.00	177.00
44	—	970	127.00–130.50	129.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	657	131.00–135.50	131.91
17	—	502	145.00	145.00
51	—	572	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	474	157.00–164.00	162.34
36	—	540	153.00–159.00	155.69
4	—	810	135.00	135.00
5	—	746	140.00	140.00
6	—	769	136.00	136.00
10	—	586	152.00	152.00
21	—	427	163.50–168.00	165.92
42	—	389	177.50–182.50	179.62
31	—	679	139.00–146.00	142.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	395	150.00	150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	—	1,348	885.00–1,020.00	1,005.89