Livestock Exchange Feeder Cattle Auction (Friday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, February 18, 2022

1,228 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $189.58/cwt +28.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,078/hd at 569 lb · 99 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $182.40/cwt +9.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,218/hd at 668 lb · 92 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $207.99/cwt +31.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,206/hd at 580 lb · 85 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,228	816	841
Feeder cattle	1,228	816	841

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Trade activity and demand good. Today's run comprised of long weaned steers and heifers with multiple rounds of shots carrying good quality and condition. Feeder steers across all weights sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs sold 11.00 to 16.00 higher with instances of sharply higher, and over 700 lbs 2.00 to 8.00 higher. The next available report will be Friday, March 4, 2022.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	8	220.00	$220.00	$869	—
433	433	6	223.00	$223.00	$966	+18.00
465–494	475	17	218.00–222.50	$219.65	$1,043	+7.65
508–532	529	16	218.00–226.00	$225.04	$1,190	—
563–586	580	85	203.50–218.00	$207.99	$1,206	+31.99
609–628	616	33	184.00–197.50	$189.72	$1,169	+30.72
642	642	5	182.50	$182.50	$1,172	-2.84
650–690	663	6	168.00–173.00	$171.27	$1,136	-1.96
651–686	668	86	176.00–190.00	$183.18	$1,224	+9.95
701–740	711	43	161.00–170.50	$167.36	$1,190	-0.14
734	734	5	151.00	$151.00	$1,108	-16.50
758–762	760	84	159.00–168.25	$166.63	$1,266	+5.54
806–824	809	38	155.00–162.00	$160.87	$1,301	+13.37
856	856	31	158.50	$158.50	$1,357	—
893	893	4	145.00	$145.00	$1,295	—
1053	1053	2	122.00	$122.00	$1,285	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
376	376	8	220.00	$220.00	$827	—
418–442	428	7	207.50–216.00	$211.26	$904	+8.76
452–498	484	22	202.50–213.00	$209.24	$1,013	—
543	543	3	197.50	$197.50	$1,072	—
557–590	573	12	181.00–197.50	$190.00	$1,089	+14.00
639–643	641	10	180.00–182.00	$180.80	$1,159	+8.80
756	756	6	156.00	$156.00	$1,179	—
810–811	811	10	148.00–150.00	$149.60	$1,213	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	7	187.50	$187.50	$891	—
555	555	18	182.00	$182.00	$1,010	—
763	763	2	157.00	$157.00	$1,198	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
543	543	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,140	—
613	613	2	178.00	$178.00	$1,091	—
673	673	19	178.00	$178.00	$1,198	+27.00

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
627	627	5	175.00	$175.00	$1,097	—
670	670	2	168.00	$168.00	$1,126	+9.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	6	188.00	$188.00	$733	-5.72
417–442	438	18	190.00–192.00	$191.68	$840	—
463–498	471	9	190.00–192.50	$190.59	$898	+10.85
516 fancy	516	14	207.00	$207.00	$1,068	—
532	532	8	188.00	$188.00	$1,000	—
552 fancy	552	20	198.00	$198.00	$1,093	—
550–584	573	79	181.50–190.00	$187.45	$1,074	+25.93
600–635	622	50	164.50–171.00	$169.01	$1,051	+26.01
658–684	672	61	162.00–169.00	$166.79	$1,121	+15.11
705–737	720	13	156.00–159.50	$157.85	$1,137	+8.28
724	724	4	149.00	$149.00	$1,079	-0.57
764	764	42	151.50–152.00	$151.60	$1,158	+1.28
859	859	37	138.00	$138.00	$1,185	+3.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	187.50	$187.50	$628	+3.50
358–363	362	8	186.00–189.00	$188.26	$682	—
430–440	433	15	186.00–187.50	$186.99	$810	—
472–477	475	8	175.00–183.00	$180.02	$855	—
538	538	2	175.00	$175.00	$942	+10.54
599	599	6	166.00	$166.00	$994	+12.00
745	745	12	147.50	$147.50	$1,099	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530–546	544	39	179.00–190.00	$180.37	$981	—
576	576	9	180.00	$180.00	$1,037	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	9	174.00	$174.00	$844	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
459	459	7	168.00	$168.00	$771	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	2	198.00	$198.00	$1,010	—
803	803	4	123.00	$123.00	$988	-9.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
257	257	7	300.00	$300.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
267	267	18	400.00	$400.00	—
337	337	11	410.00	$410.00	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
412	412	8	140.00	$140.00	$577	—

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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.