Name: Sterling livestock auction prices — 2025-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 4.00 to 12.00 lower, with a few sharply lower. Those feeders sharply lower seemed to be more crossbred or only had spring shots. Next available report will be as receipts warrant.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $432.43/cwt on 324 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −68.67 against this barn's trailing median of $501.10.

Average price

$432.43

324 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,357

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$553

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$122.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.88

vs CO average

+2.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	472.22	2,510	93
Medium and Large 1-2	547	434.06	2,373	130
Medium and Large 2	524	427.19	2,238	39
Medium 1	578	394.68	2,281	18thin
Medium 1-2	579	368.75	2,134	32
Medium 2	559	350.00	1,957	12thin

One grade step is worth $122.22/cwt here — about $553 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale324 hd

432.43

—

CO average4 barns · 1,354 hd

408.56

+23.88

National average179 barns · 33,800 hd

429.72

+2.71

This barn, trailing median2 sales

501.10

−68.67

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

61 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	334.18/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,379	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,409	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	508	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,994	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	627	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,502	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	639	379.30/cwt	374.00–384.00	2,424	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,910	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,966	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	526	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,341	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	571	421.29/cwt	412.50–430.00	2,406	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	794	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,525	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,782	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	500–550	524	427.19/cwt	422.50–432.50	2,238	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	500–550	528	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,861	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	650–700	680	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,261	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	436.77/cwt	435.00–437.50	1,904	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	600–650	622	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,255	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,297	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	417	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,887	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,359	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,305	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	486	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,932	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	600–650	621	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,043	4
Steers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	450–500	465	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,848	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	471	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,837	7
Steers	Medium 2Unweaned	600–650	635	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,064	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	583	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,143	24
Steers	Medium 2Unweaned	550–600	559	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,957	12
Steers	Medium 2Unweaned	300–350	338	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1300–1350	1,328	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	3,088	3
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	406	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,827	7
Heifers	Medium 1Unweaned	550–600	586	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,051	18
Steers	Medium 1Unweaned	550–600	578	394.68/cwt	390.00–397.50	2,281	18
Steers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	550–600	566	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,108	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	450–500	494	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,655	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	338.03/cwt	335.00–341.00	2,924	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	435	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,284	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,744	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	959	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,896	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,574	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	506	490.87/cwt	482.50–492.50	2,484	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	507.00/cwt	507.00–507.00	2,327	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	476	494.23/cwt	494.00–495.00	2,353	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	625	372.37/cwt	367.50–375.00	2,327	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	550	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,159	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	502	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,021	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	350	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	653	371.38/cwt	370.00–372.00	2,425	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	570	444.00/cwt	444.00–444.00	2,531	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	710	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,361	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	773	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,590	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	403	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,854	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	615	352.49/cwt	345.00–356.00	2,168	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	419	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,137	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	699	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,307	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	573	363.97/cwt	360.00–367.50	2,086	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	720	344.81/cwt	343.00–346.00	2,483	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,047	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	689	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,429	5

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 29, 2025

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

Receipts 1,506Last week 1,684Year ago 2,143

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	308	530.00	530.00
4	650–700	651	370.00	370.00
32	700–750	712	330.00–335.00	334.18
3	800–850	808	338.00	338.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
33	400–450	435	525.00	525.00
26	450–500	476	494.00–495.00	494.23
56	500–550	506	482.50–492.50	490.87
37	550–600	570	444.00	444.00
10	600–650	627	399.00	399.00
72	650–700	653	370.00–372.00	371.38
39	700–750	720	343.00–346.00	344.81
5	750–800	773	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	419	510.00	510.00
70	500–550	526	445.00	445.00
60	550–600	571	412.50–430.00	421.29
77	600–650	639	374.00–384.00	379.30
5	650–700	689	352.50	352.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	625	367.50	367.50
23	650–700	674	350.00	350.00
27	700–750	718	321.00	321.00
17	750–800	794	318.00	318.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	417	452.50	452.50
39	500–550	524	422.50–432.50	427.19
3	600–650	622	362.50	362.50
5	650–700	680	332.50	332.50
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	465	397.50	397.50
8	550–600	566	372.50	372.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	471	390.00	390.00
24	550–600	583	367.50	367.50
Steers — Medium 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	405.00	405.00
12	550–600	559	350.00	350.00
4	600–650	635	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	406	450.00	450.00
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	550–600	578	390.00–397.50	394.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	356	575.00	575.00
21	450–500	459	507.00	507.00
16	850–900	865	335.00–341.00	338.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	486	397.50	397.50
12	500–550	508	392.50	392.50
41	550–600	573	360.00–367.50	363.97
31	600–650	615	345.00–356.00	352.49
8	650–700	699	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	469	380.00	380.00
6	500–550	538	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	436	435.00–437.50	436.77
26	450–500	467	421.00	421.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	528	352.50	352.50
4	600–650	621	329.00	329.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	281	560.00	560.00
19	300–350	342	510.00	510.00
4	850–900	864	318.00	318.00
4	950–1000	959	302.00	302.00
3	1300–1350	1,328	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	550–600	586	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	494	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	350	490.00	490.00
22	400–450	403	460.00	460.00
26	500–550	502	402.50	402.50
25	550–600	550	392.50	392.50
30	600–650	625	367.50–375.00	372.37
4	700–750	710	332.50	332.50

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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