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Livestock Exchange Feeder Cattle Auction (Friday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, March 4, 2022

1,873 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $187.50/cwt -1.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,198/hd at 639 lb · 120 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.74/cwt -16.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,031/hd at 766 lb · 107 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $136.00/cwt -20.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,193/hd at 877 lb · 90 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,873 1,228 2,237
Feeder cattle 1,873 1,228 2,237

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend available as the last reported market was two weeks ago. Trade activity and demand moderate. Buyer interest mainly on the lighter end of the run of heifers. The next available report will be Friday, March 18, 2022.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457–461 459 14 212.50–215.00 $213.58 $980 -6.07
506–523 520 36 207.00–211.00 $209.16 $1,088 -15.88
603–643 639 120 184.00–195.00 $187.50 $1,198 +5.00
665 665 3 167.50 $167.50 $1,114 -3.77
650–696 677 48 172.00–178.00 $174.92 $1,184 -8.26
700–744 707 41 164.00–174.00 $166.29 $1,176 -1.07
765–768 765 51 154.50–157.50 $157.15 $1,202 -9.48
840 840 3 142.00 $142.00 $1,193 -18.87
871–879 877 90 136.00 $136.00 $1,193 -9.00
977 977 55 140.25 $140.25 $1,370 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 14 210.00 $210.00 $872 -1.26
525–547 540 58 191.00–202.00 $199.01 $1,075 +1.51
553–586 572 27 187.50–192.00 $189.41 $1,083 -0.59
632 632 7 171.00 $171.00 $1,081 -9.80
734 734 12 152.25 $152.25 $1,118 —
759–789 781 80 143.25–152.00 $146.82 $1,147 -9.18
964 964 4 131.00 $131.00 $1,263 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481–498 487 15 182.50–185.00 $184.15 $897 —
589 589 10 172.00 $172.00 $1,013 —
657–661 660 68 160.00–162.50 $162.06 $1,070 -5.94
720 720 10 159.50 $159.50 $1,148 —
781 781 67 155.00 $155.00 $1,211 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–396 386 10 190.00–192.50 $190.70 $736 —
424 424 10 187.50 $187.50 $795 —
488 488 4 186.00 $186.00 $908 —
504 504 4 187.50 $187.50 $945 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
326 326 6 560.00 $560.00 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
706 706 4 141.00 $141.00 $995 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433–438 435 19 191.00–194.00 $192.89 $839 +1.21
453–482 460 26 189.00–195.00 $190.56 $877 -0.03
527 527 68 189.00 $189.00 $996 +1.00
558–574 570 31 171.00–179.50 $176.58 $1,007 -10.87
603–626 615 61 165.50–170.00 $168.51 $1,036 -0.50
657–675 665 87 155.00–162.00 $156.86 $1,043 -9.93
731 731 18 151.00 $151.00 $1,104 +2.00
739 739 4 123.00 $123.00 $909 -26.00
753–761 759 82 123.00–134.00 $131.61 $999 -19.99
787 787 25 145.00 $145.00 $1,141 -6.60
810 810 14 125.00 $125.00 $1,012 —
835 835 6 125.00 $125.00 $1,044 —
865 865 19 126.75 $126.75 $1,096 -11.25
938 938 12 103.00 $103.00 $966 —
956 956 3 112.50 $112.50 $1,076 —
1051 1051 9 110.00 $110.00 $1,156 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 12 190.00 $190.00 $661 +2.50
368 368 2 190.00 $190.00 $699 +1.74
480–498 488 7 180.00–186.00 $182.63 $891 +2.61
519–541 525 17 168.00–175.00 $169.07 $888 -5.93
559–598 570 18 160.00–165.00 $161.93 $923 -4.07
618–641 627 45 150.00–161.00 $156.25 $980 —
651–656 654 13 145.00 $145.00 $948 —
664 664 5 141.00 $141.00 $936 —
707–736 711 58 138.50–147.00 $144.87 $1,030 -2.63
767–782 771 79 130.00–136.25 $135.83 $1,047 —
818 818 10 133.00 $133.00 $1,088 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 175.00 $175.00 $595 —
388 388 2 183.00 $183.00 $710 —
442 442 3 172.00 $172.00 $760 —
457 457 10 174.00 $174.00 $795 —
631–633 632 6 134.00–141.00 $137.51 $869 —
688 688 6 132.50 $132.50 $912 —
738–740 739 12 131.00–135.00 $132.00 $975 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
489 489 6 147.00 $147.00 $719 -27.00
549 549 6 136.00 $136.00 $747 —
818 818 5 123.00 $123.00 $1,006 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
315 315 7 575.00 $575.00 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
801 801 4 126.00 $126.00 $1,009 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 3 151.00 $151.00 $989 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 6 210.00 $210.00 $939 —
635 635 3 171.00 $171.00 $1,086 —

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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.