Livestock Exchange Feeder Cattle Auction (Friday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 15, 2021

935 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $161.56/cwt ≈ $990/hd at 613 lb · 139 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.65/cwt +5.65 vs last sale · ≈ $771/hd at 537 lb · 111 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $179.87/cwt ≈ $944/hd at 525 lb · 97 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	935	921	899
Feeder cattle	935	921	899

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trade activity moderate on good demand. No comparison due to light receipts last week. 500-700 lb steers peaked buyer interest today with long weaned offerings carrying good quality and condition. The next available report will be Friday, October 22, 2021.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
429	429	4	190.00	$190.00	$815	+7.27
467–473	471	19	179.00–181.00	$179.73	$847	—
505–543	525	97	170.00–182.50	$179.87	$944	—
560–563	561	48	169.00–170.50	$169.69	$952	+25.69
607	607	6	148.00	$148.00	$898	—
605–631	613	133	156.00–164.75	$162.17	$994	—
656–658	657	13	158.00–160.00	$158.92	$1,044	—
653–678	659	12	142.00–153.00	$144.83	$954	—
717	717	5	146.00	$146.00	$1,047	—
1139	1139	4	99.00	$99.00	$1,128	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333	333	12	184.00	$184.00	$613	-4.00
330–340	335	8	189.00–200.00	$194.42	$651	+6.42
383–395	389	10	187.00–189.00	$187.98	$731	—
401–446	434	15	181.00–186.00	$182.71	$793	+11.71
468	468	2	165.00	$165.00	$772	+2.34
517	517	3	159.00	$159.00	$822	+21.00
559–597	574	18	151.00–161.00	$156.70	$899	—
597	597	5	142.00	$142.00	$848	—
602	602	5	149.00	$149.00	$897	—
658–697	687	8	150.00–152.00	$150.48	$1,034	+0.86
889	889	6	122.50	$122.50	$1,089	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
603–607	605	14	143.00–145.00	$144.14	$872	—
655–671	666	6	136.00–144.00	$138.62	$923	-5.38
828	828	2	120.00	$120.00	$994	—
832	832	9	127.50	$127.50	$1,061	—
860–866	862	15	125.00–127.00	$126.46	$1,090	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
612	612	3	143.00	$143.00	$875	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	5	166.00	$166.00	$569	+1.00
362–387	375	6	163.00–169.00	$165.90	$622	+5.45
452–478	468	23	145.00–149.00	$148.52	$695	+4.84
500–547	537	111	140.00–146.00	$143.65	$771	+4.15
551–586	572	43	136.00–140.00	$137.73	$788	-2.27
602	602	3	126.00	$126.00	$759	—
622–643	627	16	133.00–140.50	$138.58	$869	—
667	667	5	136.00	$136.00	$907	-2.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	9	174.00	$174.00	$595	—
383–393	388	6	166.00–170.00	$167.97	$652	—
402–410	405	14	165.00–169.00	$167.55	$679	—
459–476	466	16	151.00–153.00	$152.11	$709	—
510	510	4	148.00	$148.00	$755	—
533	533	14	146.00	$146.00	$778	—
582	582	13	126.00	$126.00	$733	—
607	607	3	144.00	$144.00	$874	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
499	499	6	142.50	$142.50	$711	—
560–598	587	26	133.00–134.00	$133.66	$785	—
610–633	624	10	128.00–130.00	$129.22	$806	—
815	815	4	112.50	$112.50	$917	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
248	248	4	400.00	$400.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	6	175.00	$175.00	$779	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880	880	4	87.50	$87.50	$770	—

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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.