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Livestock Exchange Feeder Cattle Auction (Friday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, November 13, 2020

1,756 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.31/cwt +0.05 vs last sale · ≈ $694/hd at 474 lb · 159 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.90/cwt +1.29 vs last sale · ≈ $650/hd at 431 lb · 132 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $164.60/cwt +0.55 vs last sale · ≈ $841/hd at 511 lb · 121 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,756 943 1,681
Feeder cattle 1,756 943 1,681

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand good on long weaned, vaccinated calves. Feeder steers across all weights were mostly 1.00 to 6.00 higher with instances of 9.00 higher on steers over 650 lbs. Trade mixed on the feeder heifers, mostly 3.00 to 4.00 lower with instances of steady to 2.00 higher on the lighter calves. The next available report will be Friday, November 20, 2020.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–381 372 49 192.00–192.50 $192.47 $716 +0.87
418–445 436 114 180.00–186.00 $181.48 $791 +5.12
453–465 460 7 170.00–175.00 $172.89 $795 -2.37
509 509 7 144.00 $144.00 $733 -20.05
504–529 511 114 165.00–169.50 $165.87 $848 +1.82
555–588 563 120 152.00–164.00 $154.88 $872 -0.71
606–649 623 54 146.00–159.50 $150.94 $940 +3.25
626–639 unweaned 637 22 134.00–135.00 $134.18 $855 —
653–692 667 69 141.00–155.00 $149.73 $999 +8.93
692 692 5 131.00 $131.00 $907 -9.80
771 771 4 146.00 $146.00 $1,126 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 4 172.00 $172.00 $688 —
460–497 489 14 167.00–167.50 $167.40 $819 +5.40
512 512 16 154.00 $154.00 $788 -1.11
551–588 578 66 142.50–149.00 $145.42 $841 +7.42
605–640 621 11 136.00–143.00 $139.63 $867 +4.63
672 unweaned 672 6 125.00 $125.00 $840 —
711 711 6 133.50 $133.50 $949 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 7 167.00 $167.00 $655 —
476 476 6 159.00 $159.00 $757 —
534 534 5 122.00 $122.00 $651 —
663–669 unweaned 666 17 120.00–126.00 $122.84 $818 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 6 145.00 $145.00 $682 —
538 538 18 142.00 $142.00 $764 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935 935 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,169 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334–348 342 29 157.00–169.00 $163.74 $560 —
379–389 385 23 156.00–162.00 $159.43 $614 -3.07
407–433 431 132 146.00–152.00 $150.90 $650 +1.29
459–479 474 159 145.50–148.00 $146.31 $694 +0.05
508–539 522 26 137.00–141.00 $138.22 $722 -3.85
552–587 565 54 136.00–139.00 $137.49 $777 -3.01
617–635 625 58 137.00–142.50 $140.20 $876 +1.36
652–692 672 31 133.50–139.00 $137.60 $925 —
788 788 2 126.00 $126.00 $993 —
840 840 43 119.00 $119.00 $1,000 —
856–888 864 32 123.00–128.00 $126.93 $1,097 +0.43
1050–1063 1054 6 115.00–116.00 $115.34 $1,216 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 3 153.00 $153.00 $508 +4.76
453–464 461 10 134.00–139.00 $137.53 $634 -2.54
508–521 516 14 132.00–134.00 $133.29 $688 +0.29
554–589 573 63 128.00–135.50 $132.88 $761 +5.88
593 593 4 122.00 $122.00 $723 -5.00
596 unweaned 596 19 120.00 $120.00 $715 —
617 617 37 125.00 $125.00 $771 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 25 125.00 $125.00 $468 —
546 546 8 121.00 $121.00 $661 —
830 830 2 115.00 $115.00 $954 ±0.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
506 506 4 135.00 $135.00 $683 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 4 125.00 $125.00 $675 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 3 110.00 $110.00 $594 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 2 120.00 $120.00 $798 —

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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.