Livestock Exchange Feeder Cattle Auction (Friday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 8, 2021

1,493 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $140.19/cwt +0.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,073/hd at 766 lb · 107 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.93/cwt +3.65 vs last sale · ≈ $785/hd at 527 lb · 94 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.94/cwt ≈ $837/hd at 681 lb · 90 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,493	1,185	0
Feeder cattle	1,493	1,185	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trade activity and demand moderate to good. No trend available as this is the first sale in 3 weeks. Today's run comprised of steers and heifers weaned 45-90 days with 2-3 rounds of vaccinations. The next available report will be Friday, January 15, 2021 for the 2nd of 3 stock show specials.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
344	344	9	205.00	$205.00	$705	-2.92
402–432	421	8	184.00–189.00	$185.79	$782	—
463–485	475	66	181.00–190.00	$186.12	$884	+16.62
507–528	520	83	173.00–184.00	$179.88	$935	+14.38
550–598	576	47	161.00–173.50	$167.63	$966	+8.01
613–633	623	64	153.00–161.50	$159.22	$992	+6.22
649 unweaned	649	6	142.00	$142.00	$922	—
657–670	664	29	147.75–153.00	$150.10	$997	+6.81
716–740	723	43	134.00–140.50	$138.67	$1,003	+0.67
755 fancy	755	50	146.50	$146.50	$1,106	—
752–793	775	57	131.00–139.50	$134.65	$1,044	-5.35
808–836	822	37	129.00–130.50	$129.72	$1,066	-5.81
842 fancy	842	16	145.00	$145.00	$1,221	—
869–870	870	35	123.00–129.25	$126.22	$1,098	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
473–487	481	11	171.00–177.00	$174.32	$838	+9.46
541–548	546	19	160.00–165.00	$163.26	$891	+13.01
608–648	637	12	145.00–150.00	$147.54	$940	+4.54
723	723	11	126.00	$126.00	$911	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
956	956	5	109.00	$109.00	$1,042	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	9	166.00	$166.00	$544	±0.00
353	353	11	168.00	$168.00	$593	+2.00
415–446	435	64	155.00–164.00	$159.32	$693	—
481–488	485	40	153.00–155.50	$154.04	$747	+8.15
508–544	526	87	146.00–155.00	$150.61	$792	+5.33
539 unweaned	539	7	128.00	$128.00	$690	—
555–595	572	44	137.00–146.00	$142.64	$816	—
604–627	610	63	132.50–135.00	$134.21	$819	+2.40
638	638	2	130.00	$130.00	$829	-1.81
676 unweaned	676	17	116.00	$116.00	$784	—
681	681	16	117.50	$117.50	$800	—
669–683	682	57	124.50–127.00	$126.54	$863	—
712–746	736	39	122.00–124.00	$123.40	$908	-3.10
768	768	6	112.50	$112.50	$864	—
811–828	814	48	120.00–120.75	$120.62	$982	—
871	871	10	115.50	$115.50	$1,006	—
906	906	5	108.00	$108.00	$978	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413–435	428	10	150.00–152.00	$150.58	$644	+3.46
469–499	488	28	142.00–148.00	$143.11	$698	+3.11
501–543	524	28	132.00–138.00	$133.23	$698	-4.70
554–569	563	32	130.00–136.00	$133.78	$753	+2.61
604–637	623	40	122.00–128.00	$126.16	$786	-2.06
698	698	3	119.00	$119.00	$831	-5.52
713–729	726	38	117.00–120.00	$118.47	$860	-4.03

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
538	538	13	120.00	$120.00	$646	—
583	583	8	110.00	$110.00	$641	—
768	768	4	85.00	$85.00	$653	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
577	577	16	125.00	$125.00	$721	-6.00

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
902	902	5	100.00	$100.00	$902	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
536	536	4	123.00	$123.00	$659	-6.00

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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.