Livestock Exchange Feeder Cattle Auction (Friday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, April 9, 2021

1,272 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.02/cwt +3.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,088/hd at 922 lb · 151 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.10/cwt ≈ $911/hd at 674 lb · 77 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $178.24/cwt +12.24 vs last sale · ≈ $952/hd at 534 lb · 57 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,272	551	0
Feeder cattle	1,272	551	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend available, as the last reported sale was 3 weeks ago, but higher undertones noted. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. This auction market is transitioning to it's summer schedule, where all classes of livestock will be sold on Thursdays. This report will be available this fall.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332	332	7	211.00	$211.00	$701	—
379	379	6	207.50	$207.50	$786	+17.50
407–416	413	23	197.50–200.00	$198.25	$819	—
469	469	4	191.00	$191.00	$896	+1.00
526	526	9	191.00	$191.00	$1,005	+8.02
571	571	8	176.00	$176.00	$1,005	+2.50
555–588	573	36	175.00–180.00	$177.15	$1,015	+3.65
642	642	10	144.50	$144.50	$928	-22.68
651–687	670	27	156.00–163.00	$159.44	$1,068	—
696	696	5	152.00	$152.00	$1,058	—
703–743	709	13	157.00–158.00	$157.16	$1,114	+12.16
717	717	24	139.00	$139.00	$997	-6.00
769	769	4	143.00	$143.00	$1,100	—
797	797	3	136.00	$136.00	$1,084	—
803–838	815	40	138.50–139.00	$138.58	$1,129	+6.33
898	898	4	125.00	$125.00	$1,122	-3.50
917–934	929	10	128.00–128.25	$128.18	$1,191	—
961–982	978	33	124.00–128.00	$126.90	$1,241	—
1038	1038	3	119.50	$119.50	$1,240	+3.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
433–439	435	32	185.00–191.00	$187.08	$814	+5.08
459–482	473	10	182.50–185.00	$184.03	$870	+11.82
515–538	534	57	178.00–185.00	$178.24	$952	+12.24
555–588	572	18	170.00–174.00	$172.33	$986	—
605–631	619	21	163.00–169.00	$166.88	$1,033	—
694	694	5	138.00	$138.00	$958	—
702–741	729	21	146.00–153.00	$148.46	$1,082	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	6	172.00	$172.00	$602	—
419–427	426	24	166.00–167.50	$166.25	$708	—
573–575	574	16	147.50–160.00	$151.40	$869	—
590–598	592	28	136.00–144.00	$138.31	$819	—
627	627	3	146.00	$146.00	$915	+7.49
610–646	636	24	143.00–148.00	$144.40	$918	+5.89
659–676	673	46	131.00	$131.00	$882	—
651–686	676	31	138.00–142.00	$141.19	$954	—
701–745	724	28	134.00–137.00	$135.65	$982	—
750–781	767	9	132.00–133.00	$132.43	$1,016	—
800–846	819	18	124.00–137.00	$127.52	$1,044	+8.77
878–883	880	5	119.50–122.00	$120.50	$1,060	+3.50
903–940	922	151	112.50–119.00	$118.02	$1,088	+3.02
953	953	2	118.50	$118.50	$1,129	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
339–348	343	15	162.50–174.00	$168.56	$578	—
411–418	413	30	152.50–164.00	$156.55	$647	-0.18
462–498	488	22	152.50–156.00	$155.31	$758	—
518–540	532	26	152.00–155.00	$153.12	$815	—
538	538	3	142.50	$142.50	$767	—
598	598	2	140.00	$140.00	$837	—
605–646	628	14	139.00–140.00	$139.41	$875	—
645	645	4	136.00	$136.00	$877	—
678–697	689	42	134.00–136.00	$135.72	$935	—
700–748	723	40	127.00–131.00	$129.33	$935	—
765–788	784	19	124.00	$124.00	$972	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
483	483	2	137.50	$137.50	$664	—
636	636	9	132.00	$132.00	$840	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
623	623	2	142.00	$142.00	$885	—
740	740	2	126.00	$126.00	$932	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
614	614	4	129.00	$129.00	$792	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	4	143.00	$143.00	$922	—

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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.