Livestock Exchange Feeder Cattle Auction (Friday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 16, 2020

1,381 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.13/cwt +4.55 vs last sale · ≈ $698/hd at 481 lb · 131 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $158.14/cwt +1.10 vs last sale · ≈ $825/hd at 522 lb · 107 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $169.39/cwt -5.65 vs last sale · ≈ $801/hd at 473 lb · 80 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,381	899	1,556
Feeder cattle	1,381	899	1,556

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand moderate to good. Feeder steers under 450 lbs traded 2.00 to 3.00 higher, 450-500 lbs 6.00 lower, 500-750 lbs 1.00 to 5.00 higher and no test on steers over 750 lbs. Feeder heifers across all weights traded 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Today's run had several large packages of weaned, vaccinated calves. The next available report will be Friday, October 23, 2020.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353–393	371	38	180.00–200.00	$186.77	$693	+2.44
407–437	429	70	170.00–179.00	$176.01	$755	+1.53
467–477	473	80	168.50–171.00	$169.39	$801	-5.65
507–535	522	107	151.00–164.75	$158.14	$825	+1.10
551–553	552	8	139.00–141.00	$140.25	$774	-6.44
558–576	566	60	146.50–155.25	$151.59	$858	+4.90
603–618	605	49	140.00–145.50	$144.83	$876	+0.90
650–653	651	40	138.00–142.75	$141.56	$922	+10.56
750	750	14	130.00	$130.00	$975	—
760–783	777	20	133.00–139.50	$137.91	$1,072	—
887	887	5	119.50	$119.50	$1,060	-17.50
977	977	6	119.50	$119.50	$1,168	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
292	292	8	197.50	$197.50	$577	—
391	391	20	178.00	$178.00	$696	+3.00
429–432	430	11	162.50–166.00	$165.04	$710	—
468–480	474	17	153.00–158.00	$155.78	$738	-3.22
509	509	8	147.00	$147.00	$748	+1.28
567–578	571	15	139.00–144.50	$142.27	$812	+5.27
642–645	643	14	131.00–136.00	$132.79	$854	-3.94
708–734	727	7	128.00–131.00	$128.84	$937	+4.84

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
552	552	3	136.00	$136.00	$751	—
788	788	9	125.00	$125.00	$985	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	12	175.00	$175.00	$639	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313	313	6	155.00	$155.00	$485	—
310–316	314	10	157.00–158.00	$157.60	$495	—
366–395	384	56	157.50–160.50	$158.76	$610	—
397	397	6	145.00	$145.00	$576	—
400–437	430	44	147.00–149.00	$148.48	$638	+0.44
453–493	481	131	140.50–150.00	$145.13	$698	+4.55
500–526	523	51	139.50–145.50	$144.83	$757	+4.96
550–575	550	58	133.00–141.25	$141.10	$776	+4.20
572	572	6	118.00	$118.00	$675	-18.90
602	602	22	133.00	$133.00	$801	+0.97
658	658	9	120.00	$120.00	$790	-11.00
799	799	6	115.00	$115.00	$919	—
969	969	5	112.00	$112.00	$1,085	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
391	391	5	146.00	$146.00	$571	-2.49
464–492	473	30	125.00–131.00	$127.06	$601	-6.41
509–521	515	11	124.00–131.50	$127.78	$658	-0.11
539	539	4	122.50	$122.50	$660	-5.39
551–593	571	33	122.00–130.00	$127.25	$727	+1.72
720	720	5	115.00	$115.00	$828	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
539	539	4	116.00	$116.00	$625	—
684	684	8	117.00	$117.00	$800	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383	383	7	136.00	$136.00	$521	—
427	427	3	120.00	$120.00	$512	±0.00

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
376	376	7	103.00	$103.00	$387	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
592	592	3	98.00	$98.00	$580	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
573	573	4	112.50	$112.50	$645	—
608–633	622	7	121.00–123.00	$121.84	$758	—
715	715	6	100.00	$100.00	$715	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.