Livestock Exchange Feeder Cattle Auction (Friday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, February 5, 2021

1,517 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $141.00/cwt -0.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,014/hd at 719 lb · 160 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $144.32/cwt +1.70 vs last sale · ≈ $972/hd at 674 lb · 117 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $150.16/cwt -2.84 vs last sale · ≈ $940/hd at 626 lb · 107 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,517	2,713	0
Feeder cattle	1,517	2,713	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Trade activity and demand moderate to good. Feeder steers under 500 lbs traded 2.00 to 4.00 higher, and over 500 lbs traded unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs traded 1.00 to 5.00 higher, 550-750 lbs 4.00 to 9.00 higher, and over 750 lbs 9.00 lower. The next available report will be Friday, February 19, 2021.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
334	334	10	221.00	$221.00	$738	—
350–395	372	15	194.00–207.00	$198.64	$739	+1.82
403–441	424	51	186.00–198.00	$190.11	$806	+3.87
453–498	475	47	180.00–191.00	$185.55	$881	+2.72
515–536	529	37	167.00–179.00	$173.28	$917	-0.12
559–584	569	101	161.00–168.00	$164.71	$937	-1.26
600–644	626	107	148.50–154.00	$150.16	$940	-2.84
651–677	671	94	144.00–148.50	$144.89	$972	+1.89
670–686	685	23	142.00	$142.00	$973	±0.00
700–748	719	160	135.00–146.25	$141.00	$1,014	-0.14
763–788	776	11	131.00–138.00	$132.62	$1,029	-2.38
789	789	13	120.00	$120.00	$947	-15.00
821–838	825	52	134.50–137.00	$135.13	$1,115	+0.12
831	831	5	126.00	$126.00	$1,047	-9.01
990	990	7	115.00	$115.00	$1,138	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	2	171.00	$171.00	$787	-2.42
525–543	536	9	157.00–165.00	$163.03	$874	+4.03
553–595	587	13	150.00–156.00	$153.42	$901	-1.65
625	625	3	144.00	$144.00	$900	-1.25
704–726	717	12	125.00–127.00	$125.82	$902	—
803	803	5	121.00	$121.00	$972	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453	453	4	151.00	$151.00	$684	—
536	536	26	143.00	$143.00	$766	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
646	646	19	144.00	$144.00	$930	-1.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	4	141.00	$141.00	$909	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
533	533	2	155.00	$155.00	$826	+14.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	185.00	$185.00	$601	—
395	395	2	170.00	$170.00	$672	—
432–435	433	13	158.00–165.50	$160.90	$697	+0.71
453–498	471	25	155.00–167.00	$159.50	$751	+4.80
504–545	526	35	149.00–151.00	$150.11	$790	+0.04
540 unweaned	540	10	136.00	$136.00	$734	—
551–587	574	101	139.00–148.00	$146.70	$842	+3.71
617–635	623	65	142.25–143.25	$142.52	$888	+8.44
652–668	664	22	132.00–136.50	$135.07	$897	+4.71
666–669	667	14	127.00–131.00	$128.43	$857	-1.93
709–710	709	31	128.75–134.50	$132.09	$937	+3.71
745	745	6	121.00	$121.00	$901	-7.38
753–765	758	9	117.50–124.00	$119.82	$908	-8.45
825	825	1	116.00	$116.00	$957	—
845	845	21	113.00	$113.00	$955	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438	438	3	150.00	$150.00	$657	-2.69
463–497	481	10	151.00–153.00	$151.77	$730	+4.09
515–547	529	11	139.00–146.00	$143.79	$761	—
578	578	2	136.00	$136.00	$786	+4.00
621	621	4	130.00	$130.00	$807	-0.76
673–698	694	12	125.00	$125.00	$868	—
718–726	721	22	117.00–122.50	$119.26	$860	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
434	434	16	125.00	$125.00	$542	—
516–545	520	22	120.00–123.00	$122.57	$637	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
317	317	9	660.00	$660.00	—
388	388	11	725.00	$725.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	5	142.50	$142.50	$556	-5.00
633	633	7	116.00	$116.00	$734	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
689	689	6	133.25	$133.25	$918	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
596	596	4	129.00	$129.00	$769	—
703	703	2	121.00	$121.00	$851	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
443	443	3	180.00	$180.00	$797	+4.00
606	606	4	139.00	$139.00	$842	—
664–688	671	10	125.00–130.00	$128.46	$862	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
688	688	6	129.00	$129.00	$888	—

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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.