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

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

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 2 comparable sales and sits −103.17 against this barn's trailing median of $441.96.

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 median2 sales

441.96

−103.17

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

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.

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

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
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
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
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
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
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	479	312.50	312.50
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
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
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	530	310.00	310.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	741	242.50	242.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	498	335.00	335.00
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
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
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
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.

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