Livestock Exchange Feeder Cattle Auction (Friday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, November 12, 2021

1,734 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.63/cwt -1.38 vs last sale · ≈ $868/hd at 561 lb · 170 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $171.58/cwt -11.91 vs last sale · ≈ $838/hd at 489 lb · 155 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.23/cwt +2.93 vs last sale · ≈ $731/hd at 486 lb · 92 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,734	1,613	943
Feeder cattle	1,734	1,613	943

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand moderate to good on long weaned calves with 2 rounds of shots. Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 9.00 to 10.00 higher, 500-750 lbs steady, and over 750 lbs mostly 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers 450 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, and over 450 lbs 3.00 to 8.00 higher. The next available report will be Friday, November 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
369	369	24	197.50	$197.50	$729	—
404–445	420	38	187.50–199.50	$194.67	$818	+9.14
422–441 unweaned	440	38	169.00–175.00	$169.45	$746	—
460–491	478	52	182.00–191.50	$189.58	$906	+9.70
494 unweaned	494	103	162.50	$162.50	$803	—
526 unweaned	526	6	156.00	$156.00	$821	—
503–536	527	36	176.00–178.00	$177.60	$936	+0.07
594	594	10	148.00	$148.00	$879	-18.63
601–610	605	49	157.00–160.00	$158.64	$960	+0.31
630 unweaned	630	6	148.00	$148.00	$932	-1.99
634	634	7	135.00	$135.00	$856	-23.33
701–721 unweaned	707	48	136.00–141.50	$137.64	$973	—
710	710	4	138.50	$138.50	$983	-8.58
730	730	6	135.00	$135.00	$986	-12.08
756	756	15	144.00	$144.00	$1,089	-3.00
775	775	5	128.00	$128.00	$992	-19.00
816	816	4	141.00	$141.00	$1,151	-3.54
910–947	932	10	146.00–149.00	$147.83	$1,378	+9.32
1033	1033	4	143.50	$143.50	$1,482	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	5	191.00	$191.00	$649	+8.04
410–412	412	24	169.00–182.50	$170.68	$703	-3.70
468	468	5	174.00	$174.00	$814	-0.41
514–538	521	10	159.00–160.00	$159.31	$830	-1.94
555–559 unweaned	555	104	151.00–153.00	$151.14	$839	—
565–588	571	66	154.00–162.50	$160.13	$914	+4.12
614–642	636	32	151.00	$151.00	$960	+4.83
659 unweaned	659	6	135.00	$135.00	$890	—
654–674	663	37	145.00–146.00	$145.29	$963	—
713	713	8	139.00	$139.00	$991	-0.50
770–777	774	5	135.00–139.00	$136.59	$1,057	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
503	503	6	143.00	$143.00	$719	—
584	584	7	140.50	$140.50	$821	—
692	692	20	137.50	$137.50	$952	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
294	294	7	157.50	$157.50	$463	—
355	355	2	152.50	$152.50	$541	—
456	456	5	151.00	$151.00	$689	-9.12
581–596	585	19	146.00–147.50	$146.40	$856	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
539 unweaned	539	16	151.00	$151.00	$814	—
692 unweaned	692	3	130.00	$130.00	$900	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353–393	378	30	164.00–169.00	$166.60	$630	-2.69
401–420	403	44	161.00–170.00	$164.33	$662	-1.67
455 unweaned	455	8	151.00	$151.00	$687	—
451–480	462	48	154.50–161.00	$156.93	$725	+2.24
505–535	512	72	153.00–158.00	$155.15	$794	+8.05
530 unweaned	530	18	146.00	$146.00	$774	—
587–589	588	38	142.00–147.00	$143.44	$843	+2.85
618	618	6	134.00	$134.00	$828	-4.06
641–644 unweaned	642	32	131.50–132.25	$132.09	$848	-1.87
712	712	7	125.00	$125.00	$890	-17.00
763	763	15	140.00	$140.00	$1,068	+1.00
875	875	4	143.00	$143.00	$1,251	+5.49
1085	1085	4	128.00	$128.00	$1,389	—
1125–1130	1128	8	138.00–142.50	$139.68	$1,576	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	4	157.50	$157.50	$517	-7.27
373	373	2	162.00	$162.00	$604	—
439–448	439	50	148.00–155.00	$154.71	$679	+1.08
480–490	486	87	142.50–151.75	$150.88	$733	+3.58
492 unweaned	492	5	139.00	$139.00	$684	—
509–537	522	14	141.00–147.00	$143.02	$747	+2.21
561 unweaned	561	8	128.00	$128.00	$718	—
551–599	581	84	130.00–139.00	$132.45	$770	-2.71
618–644	630	19	126.00–132.00	$129.55	$816	—
691 unweaned	691	10	118.00	$118.00	$815	—
716	716	5	127.50	$127.50	$913	-4.64
722	722	3	121.00	$121.00	$874	-11.14
789–796	793	11	128.00–130.50	$128.90	$1,022	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
579	579	14	115.00	$115.00	$666	—
588	588	5	130.00	$130.00	$764	—
653	653	3	131.00	$131.00	$855	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
292	292	6	155.00	$155.00	$453	—
334	334	10	150.00	$150.00	$501	—
458	458	3	130.00	$130.00	$595	-10.00

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
668	668	4	130.00	$130.00	$868	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
638	638	3	136.00	$136.00	$868	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	7	72.50	$72.50	$286	—

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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.