Livestock Exchange Feeder Cattle Auction (Friday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, December 3, 2021

2,028 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $171.91/cwt +16.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,064/hd at 619 lb · 193 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.06/cwt ≈ $1,001/hd at 671 lb · 144 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $161.06/cwt +17.62 vs last sale · ≈ $920/hd at 571 lb · 130 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,028	1,734	0
Feeder cattle	2,028	1,734	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparable trades as this market was last reported 3 weeks ago. All classes sold strong as future prices continue to climb. Trade activity and demand very good. Today's run was loaded with several consignor's, selling from 10-40 head and several big consignments of 50-250 head. Buyer interest was strong on the long weaned pre-conditioned drafts of calves on vaccination programs. The next available report will be Friday, December 10, 2021.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
294	294	26	245.00	$245.00	$720	—
366–376	375	86	221.00–231.00	$229.98	$862	+32.48
402–442	436	77	198.00–210.00	$206.44	$900	+11.77
469	469	9	207.50	$207.50	$973	+17.92
505–531	521	34	185.00–198.00	$189.76	$989	+12.16
524 unweaned	524	8	172.00	$172.00	$901	+16.00
555–578	565	27	175.00–186.00	$181.66	$1,026	+33.66
567 unweaned	567	12	166.00	$166.00	$941	—
610 fancy	610	62	181.75	$181.75	$1,109	—
615–633	622	26	156.00–164.00	$161.69	$1,006	+26.69
611–640	623	84	167.00–177.50	$171.63	$1,069	+36.63
607–646 unweaned	625	21	153.00–163.00	$156.67	$979	+8.67
654–666 unweaned	659	12	149.00–153.00	$151.32	$997	—
652–692	661	67	161.00–164.50	$164.01	$1,084	—
700–740	726	119	154.00–165.00	$160.28	$1,164	+25.28
748 unweaned	748	3	133.00	$133.00	$995	—
760–785	774	38	149.00–157.50	$154.76	$1,198	+26.76
801	801	23	140.50	$140.50	$1,125	-0.50
920	920	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,270	-9.83
1223	1223	3	117.00	$117.00	$1,431	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
409–448	430	31	187.00–195.50	$194.16	$835	+23.48
482	482	17	184.00	$184.00	$887	+10.00
516–548	540	45	171.00–184.00	$181.62	$981	+22.31
554–591	575	42	166.00–171.00	$169.26	$973	+9.13
629 unweaned	629	6	148.00	$148.00	$931	—
681	681	27	157.00	$157.00	$1,069	+11.71
695 unweaned	695	17	135.00	$135.00	$938	—
720	720	9	147.00	$147.00	$1,058	+8.00
780	780	6	142.00	$142.00	$1,108	+5.41

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	10	167.50	$167.50	$896	—
661–686	682	33	145.00–148.00	$147.56	$1,006	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
239	239	5	535.00	$535.00	—
296	296	7	575.00	$575.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
851	851	10	114.00	$114.00	$970	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
483	483	8	177.00	$177.00	$855	+26.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
270	270	3	610.00	$610.00	—
313	313	2	650.00	$650.00	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
493	493	3	171.00	$171.00	$843	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
274	274	30	230.00	$230.00	$630	—
301	301	5	199.00	$199.00	$599	—
354–362	361	46	189.00–204.00	$202.72	$732	+36.12
400–445	429	32	179.00–181.00	$179.58	$770	+15.25
445 unweaned	445	7	168.00	$168.00	$748	—
457–499	476	54	174.00–181.00	$177.62	$845	+20.69
492 unweaned	492	13	161.00	$161.00	$792	—
505–544	537	59	165.00–171.00	$166.93	$896	+11.78
552–593	570	114	156.00–172.50	$163.06	$929	+19.62
574–585 unweaned	582	16	146.50–147.00	$146.85	$855	—
612 unweaned	612	3	142.00	$142.00	$869	+9.91
617–642	631	28	149.50–155.50	$152.85	$964	+18.85
654–678	671	134	145.00–156.50	$149.44	$1,003	—
666–694	677	10	144.00	$144.00	$975	—
715–723	721	31	142.00–147.00	$144.42	$1,041	+19.42
973	973	13	122.50	$122.50	$1,192	—
1007	1007	19	139.00	$139.00	$1,400	—
1196	1196	4	118.00	$118.00	$1,411	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361–397	389	43	176.00–179.00	$176.92	$688	+14.92
419–444	431	42	164.00–173.00	$169.93	$732	+15.22
475–491	487	18	152.00–164.00	$161.61	$787	+10.73
548	548	2	153.00	$153.00	$838	+9.98
560–586	574	25	141.00–152.50	$147.80	$848	+15.35
630	630	12	145.00	$145.00	$914	+15.45
692	692	18	141.00	$141.00	$976	—
990	990	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,267	—
1028	1028	4	123.00	$123.00	$1,264	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
448	448	3	178.00	$178.00	$797	—
564	564	7	163.00	$163.00	$919	—
623	623	20	146.00	$146.00	$910	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
568	568	9	126.00	$126.00	$716	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
243	243	2	460.00	$460.00	—
310	310	3	500.00	$500.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
218	218	2	435.00	$435.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
180	180	1	390.00	$390.00	—

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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.