Livestock Exchange Feeder Cattle Auction (Friday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, March 5, 2021

2,237 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.17/cwt -2.72 vs last sale · ≈ $923/hd at 683 lb · 208 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.98/cwt +1.98 vs last sale · ≈ $865/hd at 618 lb · 182 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $148.37/cwt -0.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,013/hd at 683 lb · 170 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,237	841	0
Feeder cattle	2,237	841	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two week's ago: Trade activity and demand good. Feeder steers under 500 lbs traded 3.00 to 4.00 lower, 500-650 lbs mostly 3.00 to 4.00 lower, and over 650 lbs 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs 2.00 to 7.00 higher, and over 650 lbs 3.00 to 8.00 lower. The next available report will be Friday, March 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
386–387	387	16	195.00–200.00	$197.18	$763	—
406–437	414	49	189.00–192.00	$190.05	$787	-2.70
485	485	11	189.00	$189.00	$917	-3.44
485 value added	485	13	197.50	$197.50	$958	—
501–548	519	75	180.00–193.00	$187.08	$971	+3.09
551–588	577	123	169.00–178.00	$174.01	$1,004	—
602–639	629	125	159.00–167.00	$161.56	$1,016	+14.56
651–696	683	170	145.50–152.00	$148.37	$1,013	-0.64
703–741	732	103	135.00–144.50	$138.63	$1,015	-6.02
754–776	765	131	134.25–140.75	$137.46	$1,052	-1.94
795	795	25	120.00	$120.00	$954	-19.40
814–842	830	27	132.00–133.50	$132.65	$1,101	—
845	845	44	127.00	$127.00	$1,073	—
864	864	17	130.00	$130.00	$1,123	—
906–914	911	66	122.00–123.50	$122.52	$1,116	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
371–394	381	24	187.50–191.00	$189.49	$722	—
410–428	419	4	182.50–185.00	$183.78	$770	+2.78
456–479	465	10	177.00–177.50	$177.29	$824	-1.71
512–533	524	13	164.00–168.00	$166.03	$870	—
570–578	575	9	160.00–164.00	$161.32	$928	—
644	644	9	152.00	$152.00	$979	+10.00
661–678	666	50	139.00–142.00	$139.62	$930	+4.12

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
692	692	3	146.00	$146.00	$1,010	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	5	185.00	$185.00	$555	—
404–424	420	36	163.00–172.00	$164.69	$692	—
453–498	480	30	156.00–164.00	$158.83	$762	+6.83
503–538	521	50	147.00–155.00	$153.28	$799	+3.28
552–597	579	105	138.00–146.00	$142.55	$825	+2.56
601–638	618	182	136.50–144.00	$139.98	$865	+1.98
658–690	683	205	132.75–138.00	$135.32	$924	-2.57
696	696	3	125.00	$125.00	$870	-12.89
700–731	723	83	125.00–133.00	$127.13	$919	-7.99
765	765	2	121.50	$121.50	$929	+16.50
814	814	15	119.00	$119.00	$969	—
895	895	59	112.75	$112.75	$1,009	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–348	327	9	170.00–179.00	$173.52	$567	—
358–389	372	15	161.00–166.00	$163.44	$608	—
415–440	431	34	152.00–161.00	$155.06	$668	+2.07
470–485	482	16	151.00–152.50	$151.97	$732	+7.97
513–545	529	36	137.00–146.00	$141.87	$750	+0.87
567–577	570	12	133.00–136.00	$133.75	$762	+4.75
605	605	4	126.00	$126.00	$762	+0.60
657–689	676	13	122.00–129.00	$126.42	$855	+0.92
714–724	717	12	116.00–119.50	$118.32	$848	-5.18
797	797	10	111.00	$111.00	$885	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–324	314	10	150.00–165.00	$159.27	$500	—
390	390	5	167.00	$167.00	$651	—
585	585	5	122.50	$122.50	$717	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	3	137.00	$137.00	$795	—
683	683	4	135.00	$135.00	$922	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	4	157.50	$157.50	$646	+11.50

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
588	588	2	128.00	$128.00	$753	—

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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.