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Sterling

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

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1900

← Dec 2Dec 9Dec 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,915 head

▲ 922 vs last sale 1,993▲ 1,477 vs year ago 1,438 · +102.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 7▲ 21 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 week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs traded steady to 5.50 higher. Steers over 600 lbs traded mostly steady to 5.50 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs traded steady to 4.50 higher, while those over 600 lbs did not have have enough comparisons to accurately trend. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good.

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 $158.11/cwt on 1,453 head.

Average price

$158.11

1,453 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$963

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$38.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.38

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	169.31	931	750
Medium and Large 2	505	155.84	788	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	680	146.44	996	662
Medium 2	592	130.60	773	23

One grade step is worth $38.70/cwt here — about $158 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 sale1,453 hd

158.11

—

CO average4 barns · 7,164 hd

152.73

+5.38

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

Every lot

51 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	356	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	614	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	205.65/cwt	201.00–207.00	757	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	182.26/cwt	178.00–189.00	687	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	186.37/cwt	185.00–187.00	786	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	174.71/cwt	171.00–177.00	750	31
Steers	—	Medium 2	462	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	656	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	178.69/cwt	175.50–185.00	854	152
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	171.72/cwt	169.00–174.00	824	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	175.04/cwt	169.00–180.00	903	159
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	163.13/cwt	156.00–167.00
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	163.32/cwt	163.00–164.00	598	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	158.86/cwt	157.00–161.00	585	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	151.99/cwt	148.00–154.00	640	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	162.93/cwt	158.00–165.00	689	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	155.32/cwt	150.00–161.00	741	260
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	147.25/cwt	147.00–148.00	707	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	148.63/cwt	147.50–149.00	773	102
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	141.77/cwt	136.50–144.50	746	110
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	543	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	706	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	135.24/cwt	132.00–139.50
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,152	646.44/cwt	560.00–750.00	7,447	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,192	862.24/cwt	825.00–950.00	10,278	3

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 Dec 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,915Last week 1,993Year ago 1,438

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
159	—	516	169.00–180.00	175.04
40	—	422	185.00–187.00	186.37
152	—	478	175.50–185.00	178.69
28	—	368	201.00–207.00	205.65
154	—	618	153.00–159.00	156.09
31	—	940	129.00	129.00
181	—	570	160.00–169.00	165.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
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Sterling

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

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1900

← Dec 2Dec 9Dec 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,915 head

▲ 922 vs last sale 1,993▲ 1,477 vs year ago 1,438 · +102.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 7▲ 21 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 $158.11/cwt on 1,453 head.

Average price

$158.11

1,453 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$963

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$38.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.38

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	169.31	931	750
Medium and Large 2	505	155.84	788	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	680	146.44	996	662
Medium 2	592	130.60	773	23

One grade step is worth $38.70/cwt here — about $158 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 sale1,453 hd

158.11

—

CO average4 barns · 7,164 hd

152.73

+5.38

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

Every lot

51 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	356	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	614	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	205.65/cwt	201.00–207.00	757	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	182.26/cwt	178.00–189.00	687	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	186.37/cwt	185.00–187.00	786	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	174.71/cwt	171.00–177.00	750	31
Steers	—	Medium 2	462	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	656	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	178.69/cwt	175.50–185.00	854	152
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	171.72/cwt	169.00–174.00	824	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	175.04/cwt	169.00–180.00	903	159
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	163.13/cwt	156.00–167.00
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	163.32/cwt	163.00–164.00	598	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	158.86/cwt	157.00–161.00	585	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	151.99/cwt	148.00–154.00	640	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	162.93/cwt	158.00–165.00	689	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	155.32/cwt	150.00–161.00	741	260
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	147.25/cwt	147.00–148.00	707	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	148.63/cwt	147.50–149.00	773	102
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	141.77/cwt	136.50–144.50	746	110
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	543	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	706	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	135.24/cwt	132.00–139.50
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,152	646.44/cwt	560.00–750.00	7,447	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,192	862.24/cwt	825.00–950.00	10,278	3

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 Dec 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,915Last week 1,993Year ago 1,438

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
159	—	516	169.00–180.00	175.04
40	—	422	185.00–187.00	186.37
152	—	478	175.50–185.00	178.69
28	—	368	201.00–207.00	205.65
154	—	618	153.00–159.00	156.09
31	—	940	129.00	129.00
181	—	570	160.00–169.00	165.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	630	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	462	142.00	142.00
10	—	684	119.00–120.00	119.29
7	—	572	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	712	132.00	132.00
9	—	602	136.00	136.00
22	—	673	136.00–137.00	136.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	580	142.00–149.00	147.51
6	—	356	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	543	130.00	130.00
18	—	629	116.00–124.00	121.75
9	—	594	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	368	157.00–161.00	158.86
41	—	480	147.00–148.00	147.25
40	—	675	125.00–128.00	127.26
22	—	630	130.00–133.50	132.88
9	—	726	122.00	122.00
31	—	561	132.00–139.50	135.24
110	—	526	136.50–144.50	141.77
56	—	421	148.00–154.00	151.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	669	130.00–133.00	131.35
36	—	423	158.00–165.00	162.93
136	—	562	141.00–147.25	143.87
23	—	752	129.75	129.75
10	—	1,122	114.00–118.50	117.59
38	—	621	135.00–138.00	136.02
102	—	520	147.50–149.00	148.63
33	—	366	163.00–164.00	163.32
33	—	830	127.00–129.00	127.53
260	—	477	150.00–161.00	155.32
86	—	742	130.00	130.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,192	825.00–950.00	862.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,152	560.00–750.00	646.44