Sale reports / Colorado / Sterling / 2026-10-28

Sterling

Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2026-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-28

Feeder Cattle · Sterling, Colorado · Wed, Oct 28

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1900

← Oct 21Oct 28latest

Receipts

1,704 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 1,718▲ 198 vs year ago 1,506 · +13.1%

Also sold hereStock Show SpecialSat Jan 17, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Sale was comprised of almost all preconditioned calves coming off the cow. Feeder steers traded mostly 2.00 to 10.00 higher with a few sharply higher, while feeder heifers traded mostly 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Next available report will be Wednesday, November 4, 2026.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $424.09/cwt on 241 head, down $21.20 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 4 comparable sales and sits −6.39 against this barn's trailing median of $430.49.

Average price

$424.09

▼ 21.20 vs prior sale

241 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,402

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$381

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$98.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.01

vs CO average

−11.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	456.00	2,508	36
Medium and Large 1-2	558	437.39	2,442	82
Medium and Large 2	577	418.33	2,416	54
Medium 1	586	400.15	2,346	46
Medium 1-2	547	394.61	2,157	19thin
Medium 2	595	357.50	2,127	4thin

One grade step is worth $98.50/cwt here — about $381 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale241 hd

424.09

—

CO average4 barns · 1,430 hd

428.10

−4.01

National average163 barns · 26,594 hd

435.15

−11.06

This barn, trailing median4 sales

430.49

−6.39

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $445.30, low $396.50, median $430.49 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

65 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium 1	359	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,651	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	393	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,004	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	439	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,261	7
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	453	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,869	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	472	478.74/cwt	477.50–488.00	2,260	35
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	506	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,252	4
Steers	500–550	Medium 1Unweaned	515	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,112	3
Steers	500–550	Medium 1-2Unweaned	532	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,141	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	544	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,312	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550	456.00/cwt	456.00–456.00	2,508	36
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	561	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,452	78
Steers	550–600	Medium 1-2Unweaned	578	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,182	6
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	582	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,241	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	586	416.62/cwt	410.00–418.00	2,441	43
Steers	550–600	Medium 1Unweaned	592	400.55/cwt	399.00–405.00	2,371	40
Steers	550–600	Medium 2Unweaned	595	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,127	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	608	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,590	105
Steers	600–650	Medium 1-2	613	328.84/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,016	8
Steers	600–650	Medium 2	637	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,007	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	639	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,435	22
Steers	600–650	Medium 1Unweaned	645	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,270	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	657	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,529	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	674	350.83/cwt	350.00–357.50	2,365	68
Steers	650–700	Medium 2Unweaned	676	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,096	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	680	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,482	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	706	349.69/cwt	345.00–354.00	2,469	21
Steers	700–750	Medium 2	706	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,118	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	708	358.28/cwt	355.00–359.00	2,537	23
Steers	700–750	Medium 1Unweaned	723	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,357	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	729	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,552	5
Steers	700–750	Medium 1-2Unweaned	748	308.33/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,306	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	787	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,810	23
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	797	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,550	13
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,788	3
Steers	850–900	Medium 1-2	892	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,364	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	931	348.96/cwt	346.00–357.50	3,249	39
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	936	327.03/cwt	325.00–327.50	3,061	43
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,017	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,924	3
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	311.18/cwt	310.00–317.50	3,236	38
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,071	318.50/cwt	318.50–318.50	3,411	36
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,584	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	447	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,833	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	459	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,652	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1-2Unweaned	499	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,547	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	513	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,962	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,116	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	533	391.66/cwt	390.50–398.00	2,088	45
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,919	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1Unweaned	534	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,762	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1-2Unweaned	552	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,739	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	572	352.70/cwt	347.50–355.00	2,017	52
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	588	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,867	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	604	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,241	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	627	346.68/cwt	345.00–347.00	2,174	37
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	683	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,186	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	708	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,244	12
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	767	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,301	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	859	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,620	10
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	907	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,658	13
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	911	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,779	29
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	971	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,894	14
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,884	6
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,030	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,987	24
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,096	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,795	7
Heifers	1200–1250	Medium and Large 1-2	1,203	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,647	3

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 Oct 28, 2026

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

Receipts 1,704Last week 1,718Year ago 1,506

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	447	410.00	410.00
15	500–550	513	382.50	382.50
52	550–600	572	347.50–355.00	352.70
37	600–650	627	345.00–347.00	346.68
10	650–700	683	320.00	320.00
12	700–750	708	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	360	440.00	440.00
5	500–550	529	400.00	400.00
10	850–900	859	305.00	305.00
13	900–950	907	293.00	293.00
6	1000–1050	1,005	287.00	287.00
7	1050–1100	1,096	255.00	255.00
3	1200–1250	1,203	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	900–950	911	305.00	305.00
14	950–1000	971	298.00	298.00
24	1000–1050	1,030	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
45	500–550	533	390.50–398.00	391.66
25	600–650	604	371.00	371.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	499	310.00	310.00
6	550–600	552	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	534	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	767	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	459	360.00	360.00
6	550–600	588	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	359	460.00	460.00
14	450–500	453	412.50	412.50
3	550–600	582	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	900–950	931	346.00–357.50	348.96
36	1050–1100	1,071	318.50	318.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	637	315.00	315.00
5	700–750	706	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	700–750	708	355.00–359.00	358.28
23	750–800	787	357.00	357.00
3	800–850	820	340.00	340.00
43	900–950	936	325.00–327.50	327.03
38	1000–1050	1,040	310.00–317.50	311.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	729	350.00	350.00
3	1000–1050	1,017	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	544	425.00	425.00
43	550–600	586	410.00–418.00	416.62
68	650–700	674	350.00–357.50	350.83
13	750–800	797	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	613	325.00–335.00	328.84
5	850–900	892	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	515	410.00	410.00
40	550–600	592	399.00–405.00	400.55
5	600–650	645	352.00	352.00
10	700–750	723	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	532	402.50	402.50
6	550–600	578	377.50	377.50
9	700–750	748	305.00–310.00	308.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	439	515.00	515.00
35	450–500	472	477.50–488.00	478.74
36	550–600	550	456.00	456.00
105	600–650	608	426.00	426.00
17	650–700	657	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	393	510.00	510.00
4	500–550	506	445.00	445.00
78	550–600	561	437.00	437.00
22	600–650	639	381.00	381.00
12	650–700	680	365.00	365.00
21	700–750	706	345.00–354.00	349.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	595	357.50	357.50
10	650–700	676	310.00	310.00

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.