Sale reports / Colorado / Sterling / 2025-04-02

Sterling

Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2025-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-02

Feeder Cattle · Sterling, Colorado · Wed, Apr 2

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1900

← Mar 12Apr 2Sep 10 →

Receipts

1,377 head

▼ 313 vs last sale 1,690▲ 1,377 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

Trade activity and demand was good. No trend available for feeder steers and heifers due to the last reported sale being three weeks ago. However, there were very strong tones and compared to three weeks ago, both steers and heifers traded higher, some sharply higher. Next available report will be as receipts warrant.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $338.79/cwt on 184 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −33.37 against this barn's trailing median of $372.16.

Average price

$338.79

184 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,905

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$424

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

$51.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.05

vs CO average

+17.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	345.78	1,953	121
Medium and Large 1-2	560	332.89	1,865	38
Medium and Large 2	568	323.33	1,836	17thin
Medium 1-2	520	294.07	1,529	8thin

One grade step is worth $51.71/cwt here — about $424 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale184 hd

338.79

—

CO average3 barns · 592 hd

337.75

+1.05

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

+17.41

This barn, trailing median4 sales

372.16

−33.37

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $384.94, low $353.66, median $372.16 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot, as filed

77 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,597	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,739	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,715	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	430.94/cwt	425.00–432.50	1,814	23
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	422	379.24/cwt	375.00–382.50	1,600	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	413.91/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,788	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	449	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,796	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	395.80/cwt	392.50–401.00	1,876	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	412.07/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,003	14
Steers	450–500	Medium 1-2	498	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,743	3
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	498	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,668	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,070	16
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	509	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,883	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	392.14/cwt	390.00–392.50	2,004	36
Steers	500–550	Medium 2	530	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,643	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	367.95/cwt	367.50–369.00	2,105	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	348.25/cwt	340.00–352.50	2,016	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	387.20/cwt	386.00–389.00	2,257	25
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	342.04/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,107	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	333.55/cwt	332.50–335.00	2,068	7
Steers	600–650	Medium 1-2	633	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,010	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	368.48/cwt	366.00–375.00	2,355	21
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	644	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,260	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,344	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	331.98/cwt	326.00–337.50	2,238	17
Steers	650–700	Medium 1-2	680	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,125	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,385	39
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,062	2
Steers	700–750	Large 1	741	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,797	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	742	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,245	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	301.73/cwt	297.50–302.00	2,326	34
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	280.37/cwt	272.50–284.00	2,341	23
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	882	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,328	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	925	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,248	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	238.14/cwt	235.00–242.00	2,322	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers	50–100	Medium and Large 1	83	736.36/head	700.00–775.00	736	2
Heifers	100–150	Medium and Large 1	118	829.79/head	750.00–900.00	830	2
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	182	841.97/head	750.00–925.00	842	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	561.28/cwt	555.00–565.00	1,616	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	373	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,492	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,757	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1-2	386	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,448	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	392	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,735	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	421.58/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,733	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,699	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	406.77/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,778	31
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	454	396.55/cwt	387.50–400.00	1,800	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	381.82/cwt	377.50–385.00	1,791	62
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	479	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,497	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	485	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,673	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	492	357.49/cwt	352.50–365.00	1,759	27
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,934	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	342.45/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,774	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1-2	520	294.07/cwt	292.50–295.00	1,529	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,772	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	338.45/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,953	98
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	326.65/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,921	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	589	316.97/cwt	316.00–317.50	1,867	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	300.41/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,842	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	320.51/cwt	317.50–327.50	1,994	24
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	637	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,831	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	304.85/cwt	301.00–305.00	1,982	81
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,021	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	686	288.06/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,976	18
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	302.33/cwt	301.00–306.00	2,195	41
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	274.08/cwt	272.00–275.00	2,014	19
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,095	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	771	262.76/cwt	262.00–263.00	2,026	17
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	819	258.30/cwt	254.00–264.00	2,115	28
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	848	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,120	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	852	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,151	13
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	878	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,063	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	943	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,240	15
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	955	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,982	3
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,030	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,348	3
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,080	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,457	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	50–100	Medium and Large 1	85	687.50/head	625.00–750.00	688	2

How this sale compares

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 Apr 2, 2025

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

Receipts 1,377Last week 1,690Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	50–100	83	700.00–775.00	736.36
2	100–150	118	750.00–900.00	829.79
3	150–200	182	750.00–925.00	841.97
8	250–300	288	555.00–565.00	561.28
14	350–400	384	457.50	457.50
9	400–450	411	415.00–425.00	421.58
22	450–500	454	387.50–400.00	396.55
23	500–550	513	377.00	377.00
98	550–600	577	335.00–342.50	338.45
24	600–650	622	317.50–327.50	320.51
15	650–700	652	310.00	310.00
41	700–750	726	301.00–306.00	302.33
3	750–800	755	277.50	277.50
28	800–850	819	254.00–264.00	258.30
13	850–900	852	252.50	252.50
15	900–950	943	237.50	237.50
3	1000–1050	1,030	228.00	228.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	392	442.50	442.50
31	400–450	437	400.00–410.00	406.77
62	450–500	469	377.50–385.00	381.82
15	500–550	518	340.00–352.50	342.45
23	550–600	588	325.00–327.50	326.65
81	650–700	650	301.00–305.00	304.85
19	700–750	735	272.00–275.00	274.08
17	750–800	771	262.00–263.00	262.76
3	800–850	848	250.00	250.00
2	850–900	878	235.00	235.00
3	950–1000	955	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	430	395.00	395.00
27	450–500	492	352.50–365.00	357.49
6	500–550	529	335.00	335.00
11	550–600	589	316.00–317.50	316.97
18	600–650	613	290.00–302.50	300.41
18	650–700	686	280.00–292.00	288.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	485	345.00	345.00
3	600–650	637	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	386	375.00	375.00
8	500–550	520	292.50–295.00	294.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	479	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	455.00	455.00
19	400–450	432	410.00–415.00	413.91
15	450–500	474	392.50–401.00	395.80
36	500–550	511	390.00–392.50	392.14
14	550–600	572	367.50–369.00	367.95
5	600–650	616	340.00–345.00	342.04
17	650–700	674	326.00–337.50	331.98
3	700–750	742	302.50	302.50
2	900–950	925	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	449	400.00	400.00
14	550–600	579	340.00–352.50	348.25
7	600–650	620	332.50–335.00	333.55
2	700–750	730	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	530	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	741	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	498	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	498	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	633	317.50	317.50
5	650–700	680	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	422	375.00–382.50	379.24
4	500–550	509	370.00	370.00
3	600–650	644	351.00	351.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	490.00	490.00
4	350–400	366	475.00	475.00
23	400–450	421	425.00–432.50	430.94
14	450–500	486	410.00–415.00	412.07
16	500–550	506	409.00	409.00
25	550–600	583	386.00–389.00	387.20
21	600–650	639	366.00–375.00	368.48
6	650–700	664	353.00	353.00
39	700–750	714	334.00	334.00
34	750–800	771	297.50–302.00	301.73
23	800–850	835	272.50–284.00	280.37
2	850–900	882	264.00	264.00
9	950–1000	975	235.00–242.00	238.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
2	50–100	85	625.00–750.00	687.50

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.