Livestock Exchange Feeder Cattle Auction (Friday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, November 20, 2020

1,146 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $142.60/cwt -3.49 vs last sale · ≈ $893/hd at 626 lb · 96 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $160.20/cwt -4.41 vs last sale · ≈ $847/hd at 529 lb · 69 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.84/cwt -2.69 vs last sale · ≈ $728/hd at 574 lb · 61 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,146	1,756	0
Feeder cattle	1,146	1,756	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand moderate. Feeder steers and heifers across all weights traded mostly 2.00 to 7.00 lower. The next available report will be Friday, December 4, 2020.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362 unweaned	362	5	148.00	$148.00	$536	—
431 unweaned	431	7	160.00	$160.00	$690	—
463 unweaned	463	2	157.00	$157.00	$727	—
504	504	5	158.00	$158.00	$796	+14.00
520–521 unweaned	520	11	143.00–147.00	$145.18	$755	—
502–547	533	53	161.00–166.00	$163.52	$872	-2.35
562–594	585	34	149.50–151.00	$150.39	$880	-4.49
605–623	619	57	146.00–148.00	$146.27	$905	-4.67
605–649 unweaned	636	39	123.00–139.00	$137.24	$873	+3.06
653–659	656	11	140.00–144.00	$142.19	$933	-7.54
723–737	733	40	134.00–139.00	$137.67	$1,009	—
813	813	7	126.00	$126.00	$1,024	—
880	880	3	130.00	$130.00	$1,144	—
923	923	5	126.00	$126.00	$1,163	—
1024	1024	8	109.00	$109.00	$1,116	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373	373	5	173.00	$173.00	$645	—
402	402	3	146.00	$146.00	$587	-26.00
445	445	7	171.00	$171.00	$761	—
475	475	4	154.00	$154.00	$732	-13.40
453–498	476	25	160.00–164.00	$162.67	$774	-4.73
480–487 unweaned	484	26	137.00–145.00	$141.95	$687	—
516	516	7	153.00	$153.00	$789	-1.00
552–591	584	22	142.50–145.00	$143.97	$841	-1.45
642–643	642	20	140.00–141.00	$140.45	$902	+0.82
678–694	691	15	132.00–135.50	$133.33	$921	—
754	754	18	130.50	$130.50	$984	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
346	346	5	159.00	$159.00	$550	—
372	372	3	160.00	$160.00	$595	—
568	568	6	132.00	$132.00	$750	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327	327	3	151.00	$151.00	$494	-2.00
358–381	370	10	148.00–150.00	$148.97	$551	—
418 unweaned	418	8	134.00	$134.00	$560	—
427	427	5	145.00	$145.00	$619	—
443	443	3	136.00	$136.00	$602	—
460–494	485	18	137.00–138.00	$137.60	$667	+0.07
506 unweaned	506	6	126.00	$126.00	$638	—
502–530	520	43	134.00–136.00	$134.57	$700	+1.28
552–599	574	61	122.00–131.00	$126.84	$728	-6.04
618 unweaned	618	9	118.00	$118.00	$729	—
604–637	625	39	124.00–129.00	$127.35	$796	+2.35
665–672	671	15	124.00	$124.00	$832	—
707–740	718	21	121.00–123.00	$121.85	$875	—
766	766	4	117.00	$117.00	$896	—
812–828	816	9	116.00–120.00	$119.10	$972	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317	317	6	157.50	$157.50	$499	-6.24
319 unweaned	319	5	142.50	$142.50	$455	—
430–443	434	14	148.00–149.00	$148.57	$645	-2.33
453–472	460	27	138.00–144.00	$142.63	$656	-3.68
508–539	518	42	137.00–144.50	$140.81	$729	+2.59
580 unweaned	580	10	124.50	$124.50	$722	—
596	596	28	131.00	$131.00	$781	-6.49
613 unweaned	613	7	116.00–124.00	$121.71	$746	—
665–689	672	49	129.50–132.00	$130.23	$875	-7.37
808	808	20	124.50	$124.50	$1,006	+5.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
421	421	4	139.00	$139.00	$585	—
620	620	3	121.00	$121.00	$750	—
745	745	12	115.50	$115.50	$860	—
915	915	7	102.00	$102.00	$933	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
648	648	5	110.00	$110.00	$713	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
588	588	7	131.00	$131.00	$770	—
676	676	4	128.00	$128.00	$865	—

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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.