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

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

HeadThis saleLast saleLast 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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.