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Livestock Exchange Feeder Cattle Auction (Friday) Market Report, Brush, CO

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, November 6, 2020

943 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $155.59/cwt +5.97 vs last sale · ≈ $884/hd at 568 lb · 76 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $164.05/cwt +6.55 vs last sale · ≈ $868/hd at 529 lb · 63 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.67/cwt +15.67 vs last sale · ≈ $839/hd at 609 lb · 61 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 943 634 2,128
Feeder cattle 943 634 2,128

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand good. Today's run comprised mostly of long weaned calves with multiple rounds of vaccinations. Feeder steers under 700 lbs traded mostly 5.00 to 8.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Steers over 700 lbs too lightly tested to trend. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs traded 8.00 to 9.00 higher. Heifers over 600 lbs too lightly tested to trend. The next available report will be Friday, November 13, 2020.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–388 366 33 184.00–200.00 $191.60 $701 +16.60
410–439 420 26 175.00–178.00 $176.36 $741 +7.36
455–489 469 46 172.00–179.00 $175.26 $822 +12.74
503–547 529 63 159.00–168.50 $164.05 $868 +6.55
554–591 568 76 152.00–159.25 $155.59 $884 +5.05
613–642 631 56 142.00–151.50 $147.69 $932 +7.01
680–683 681 15 140.00–144.00 $140.80 $959 +4.80
719–728 724 20 139.00–141.00 $140.21 $1,015 —
833 833 4 137.00 $137.00 $1,141 —
900 900 3 130.50 $130.50 $1,174 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 6 187.50 $187.50 $621 —
464 464 13 162.00 $162.00 $752 —
500–527 521 13 152.00–156.00 $155.11 $808 —
570 570 10 138.00 $138.00 $787 -7.00
642 642 5 135.00 $135.00 $867 -0.34
675 675 6 133.00 $133.00 $898 +3.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 5 152.50 $152.50 $572 —
457 457 13 121.00 $121.00 $553 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
597 597 6 133.00 $133.00 $794 —
693 693 6 118.00 $118.00 $818 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
294 294 8 172.50 $172.50 $507 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
727 727 3 116.00 $116.00 $843 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 7 162.50 $162.50 $600 +18.50
400–427 417 20 149.00–150.00 $149.61 $624 +8.61
456–474 465 31 142.00–152.50 $146.26 $680 +7.21
514–540 524 41 137.00–145.50 $142.07 $744 +7.07
555 555 14 140.50 $140.50 $780 +8.50
604–623 607 57 129.00–141.00 $138.84 $843 —
643 643 4 121.00 $121.00 $778 —
890 890 18 126.50 $126.50 $1,126 —
1004 1004 5 117.00 $117.00 $1,175 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–346 336 20 145.00–149.00 $148.24 $498 -0.76
399 399 7 146.00 $146.00 $583 +5.00
430 430 4 130.00 $130.00 $559 -7.00
439–441 440 11 140.00–145.00 $141.81 $624 +4.81
470–493 491 28 140.00–141.00 $140.07 $688 —
516 516 7 133.00 $133.00 $686 +6.50
573 573 3 127.00 $127.00 $728 +3.61
667 667 6 116.00 $116.00 $774 —
919 919 5 118.00 $118.00 $1,084 —
1085 1085 2 108.00 $108.00 $1,172 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477 477 9 123.00 $123.00 $587 —
570 570 3 106.00 $106.00 $604 —
697 697 3 121.00 $121.00 $843 —
712 712 3 120.00 $120.00 $854 —
841 841 5 115.00 $115.00 $967 —
876 876 4 117.00 $117.00 $1,025 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
266 266 8 335.00 $335.00 —
338 338 6 225.00 $225.00 —
366 366 8 225.00 $225.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 11 125.00 $125.00 $418 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 2 126.00 $126.00 $655 —
683 683 3 119.00 $119.00 $813 —
842 842 8 111.00 $111.00 $935 —
950 950 3 105.00 $105.00 $998 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 8 142.50 $142.50 $755 +16.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 3 175.00 $175.00 $696 —

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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.