Livestock Exchange Feeder Cattle Auction (Friday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, April 1, 2022

972 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $191.21/cwt -1.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,112/hd at 582 lb · 90 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.25/cwt ≈ $1,245/hd at 907 lb · 62 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $151.91/cwt +16.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,319/hd at 868 lb · 51 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	972	783	0
Feeder cattle	972	783	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand moderate. Market too thinly tested to trend. Today's run comprised of several small packages of steers and heifers with a few large consignments. This market is transitioning to it's summer schedule combining the calves with the Thursday sales. This report will be unavailable until the fall off 2022.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
457–497	478	26	191.00–200.00	$194.78	$931	-2.51
511–534	517	47	190.00–201.00	$196.60	$1,016	-2.83
553 unweaned	553	4	181.00	$181.00	$1,001	—
580–587	583	86	187.00–194.00	$191.69	$1,118	-0.88
635–648	643	24	170.00–179.00	$177.26	$1,140	-1.72
660–699	695	20	164.00–170.00	$166.18	$1,155	-1.18
758–768	762	5	141.00–151.00	$146.97	$1,120	-0.03

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
419 unweaned	419	5	181.00	$181.00	$758	—
497	497	5	205.00	$205.00	$1,019	—
506 unweaned	506	11	178.00	$178.00	$901	-2.00
567	567	8	209.00	$209.00	$1,185	+8.88
583	583	2	167.00	$167.00	$974	-33.12
608 unweaned	608	5	162.00	$162.00	$985	—
635	635	13	188.00	$188.00	$1,194	-2.04
658	658	3	165.00	$165.00	$1,086	-10.00
678	678	4	158.00	$158.00	$1,071	-17.00
709	709	9	171.00	$171.00	$1,212	+4.01
785–795	791	46	158.00–161.50	$160.14	$1,267	+14.14
802–815	809	6	160.50–161.50	$161.00	$1,302	—
857	857	3	135.50	$135.50	$1,161	+0.50
862–890	869	48	152.00–156.50	$152.94	$1,329	+17.94
965	965	4	120.00	$120.00	$1,158	—
1053	1053	8	131.00	$131.00	$1,379	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
432	432	9	130.00	$130.00	$562	—
518	518	24	127.50	$127.50	$660	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
589	589	4	163.00	$163.00	$960	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
618	618	3	170.00	$170.00	$1,051	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
683	683	2	171.00	$171.00	$1,168	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
522	522	19	187.00	$187.00	$976	+8.00
567–569	568	48	170.00–181.00	$177.32	$1,007	—
608–619	614	38	163.00–168.00	$165.57	$1,017	-2.89
652–662	659	22	151.00–154.00	$153.06	$1,009	-2.94
670	670	4	141.00	$141.00	$945	-15.00
703–735	717	18	144.00–147.00	$145.63	$1,044	-1.87
725	725	2	146.00	$146.00	$1,058	-1.50
751–762	758	15	139.50–145.50	$144.04	$1,092	+6.04
907	907	62	137.25	$137.25	$1,245	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
386	386	11	187.00	$187.00	$722	—
436 unweaned	436	4	170.00	$170.00	$741	—
447	447	3	180.00	$180.00	$805	—
496	496	34	178.00	$178.00	$883	—
505–528	511	12	169.50–175.00	$170.92	$873	-2.86
575–593	582	10	161.00–166.00	$163.96	$954	+5.67
628–639	636	12	150.00–161.00	$152.71	$971	-5.27
679	679	6	147.00	$147.00	$998	+0.80

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	5	176.00	$176.00	$678	—
469	469	4	160.00	$160.00	$750	—
525–547	540	18	151.00–162.00	$160.51	$867	—
565–595	578	9	147.00–156.00	$151.88	$878	+0.46

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	8	152.00	$152.00	$623	—
561	561	9	147.50	$147.50	$827	—
573	573	5	152.00	$152.00	$871	—
609	609	4	141.00	$141.00	$859	—
725	725	2	132.00	$132.00	$957	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
584	584	5	121.00	$121.00	$707	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	3	177.50	$177.50	$879	—
630 unweaned	630	4	151.00	$151.00	$951	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438	438	4	175.00	$175.00	$766	-17.50

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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.