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Livestock Exchange Feeder Cattle Auction (Friday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, December 4, 2020

1,581 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $154.37/cwt +11.77 vs last sale · ≈ $958/hd at 620 lb · 118 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $163.90/cwt +13.51 vs last sale · ≈ $957/hd at 584 lb · 115 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.88/cwt +9.59 vs last sale · ≈ $793/hd at 571 lb · 89 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,581 1,146 2,047
Feeder cattle 1,581 1,146 2,047

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Trade activity and demand good. Today's run comprised mostly of long weaned feeders with 2-3 rounds of vaccinations. Offerings carrying a lot of quality and condition. Feeder steers across all weights mostly 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers across all weights 2.00 to 10.00 higher. The next available report will be Friday, December 11, 2020.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 8 196.00 $196.00 $717 —
403–430 408 46 180.00–187.00 $186.20 $760 —
472–494 480 24 170.00–174.00 $171.54 $823 —
500–531 508 77 162.00–175.00 $169.87 $863 +11.87
576 fancy 576 21 170.50 $170.50 $982 —
558–595 586 94 156.00–167.50 $162.43 $952 +12.04
610 value added 610 42 159.50 $159.50 $973 —
603–641 626 76 141.00–157.50 $151.54 $949 +5.27
650–688 673 78 141.00–147.00 $146.19 $984 +4.00
693 unweaned 693 7 131.00 $131.00 $908 —
700–720 706 31 144.00–145.25 $144.84 $1,023 +7.17
759–778 767 23 136.50–141.00 $139.35 $1,069 —
805 value added 805 25 142.00 $142.00 $1,143 —
853 853 5 133.00 $133.00 $1,134 +3.00
870 value added 870 21 136.75 $136.75 $1,190 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428–445 432 11 163.00–173.00 $170.59 $737 -0.41
453–493 474 34 156.00–166.00 $160.33 $760 +6.33
523–548 533 61 145.00–160.00 $150.15 $800 -2.85
557–597 575 50 140.00–152.00 $145.24 $835 +1.27
629 629 19 141.00 $141.00 $887 +0.55
801 801 7 128.00 $128.00 $1,025 —
872 872 3 122.00 $122.00 $1,064 —
1107 1107 3 96.00 $96.00 $1,063 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
534 534 7 117.50 $117.50 $627 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
724 724 4 118.00 $118.00 $854 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464 464 4 117.50 $117.50 $545 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–392 372 12 158.00–165.00 $160.31 $596 —
405–429 424 15 150.50–151.00 $150.60 $639 +2.03
466–498 482 82 145.50–157.00 $151.49 $730 +8.86
507–541 523 88 143.00–156.00 $150.70 $788 +9.89
554–588 571 89 133.00–141.00 $138.88 $793 +7.88
618 unweaned 618 4 131.00 $131.00 $810 +9.29
601–648 620 82 130.00–138.50 $133.64 $829 —
678 unweaned 678 11 133.00 $133.00 $902 —
660–694 685 27 133.00–134.00 $133.75 $916 +3.52
713–748 721 37 131.00–134.25 $133.33 $961 —
806–825 816 41 124.00–128.50 $126.06 $1,029 +1.56
860 860 3 118.00 $118.00 $1,015 —
959 thin fleshed 959 21 119.50 $119.50 $1,146 —
1000 1000 6 110.00 $110.00 $1,100 —
1063 1063 14 114.00 $114.00 $1,212 —
1219 1219 7 96.00 $96.00 $1,170 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411–434 423 13 141.00–150.00 $145.97 $617 +0.97
457–483 475 16 138.00–141.00 $139.16 $661 +1.56
545 545 2 140.00 $140.00 $763 +5.43
635 635 5 126.00 $126.00 $800 -1.35
673 673 4 130.00 $130.00 $875 +6.00
799 799 6 122.00 $122.00 $975 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 4 138.00 $138.00 $599 -1.00
462–498 479 23 125.00–131.00 $129.16 $619 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
726 726 8 110.00 $110.00 $799 —
778 778 17 124.00 $124.00 $965 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424 424 4 117.50 $117.50 $498 —

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
537 537 5 135.00 $135.00 $725 —

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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.