Livestock Exchange Feeder Cattle Auction (Friday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 7, 2022

1,723 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $196.36/cwt +18.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,036/hd at 527 lb · 176 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $184.52/cwt +23.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,236/hd at 670 lb · 117 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $156.78/cwt ≈ $1,433/hd at 914 lb · 95 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,723	972	0
Feeder cattle	1,723	972	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend available. This is the first sale reported since this market transitioned out of their summer schedule. Trade activity and demand good. Bulk of offerings weaned 30+ days with 1-2 rounds of vaccinations. Today's run consisted of a good mix of yearlings and calves with the bulk of offerings from a handful of consigners. Several fancy black-hided steers pushed the premiums to the top of the market. The next available report will be as receipts warrant coverage.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303	303	5	222.50	$222.50	$674	—
350–371	363	23	223.00–244.00	$238.22	$865	—
417 value added	417	27	238.00	$238.00	$992	—
413–431	421	14	215.00–232.50	$224.82	$946	—
452–483	457	70	205.00–225.00	$221.27	$1,011	—
465 unweaned	465	3	182.50	$182.50	$849	—
510 unweaned	510	14	181.00	$181.00	$923	+3.00
516–538	529	162	191.00–203.00	$197.69	$1,046	—
550	550	2	186.00	$186.00	$1,023	-23.00
580 unweaned	580	10	174.00	$174.00	$1,009	—
605–646	624	44	181.00–185.00	$182.85	$1,141	-5.15
643 unweaned	643	3	170.00	$170.00	$1,093	+8.00
661–674	670	114	181.00–188.00	$185.09	$1,240	+27.09
672 unweaned	672	3	163.00	$163.00	$1,095	—
709–747	739	20	169.00–174.00	$169.96	$1,256	-1.04
760–783	781	49	166.00–169.00	$168.76	$1,318	+8.62
803	803	57	171.00	$171.00	$1,373	+10.00
907–920	914	95	155.00–158.50	$156.78	$1,433	—
1266	1266	6	135.00	$135.00	$1,709	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	227.00	$227.00	$783	—
410	410	2	200.00	$200.00	$820	—
503	503	4	187.00	$187.00	$941	-9.60
566	566	4	181.00	$181.00	$1,024	-10.69
617	617	3	178.00	$178.00	$1,098	+0.74
836	836	5	155.00	$155.00	$1,296	—
887	887	15	148.00	$148.00	$1,313	—
944	944	7	141.00	$141.00	$1,331	—
952–991	979	36	137.00–141.00	$139.81	$1,369	—
1013–1033	1018	64	127.50–142.00	$133.31	$1,357	—
1132	1132	25	127.50	$127.50	$1,443	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
678	678	40	160.50	$160.50	$1,088	—
819	819	35	149.50	$149.50	$1,224	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458	458	45	120.00	$120.00	$550	—
577	577	18	130.00	$130.00	$750	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750	750	6	132.50	$132.50	$994	—
826	826	29	141.00	$141.00	$1,165	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
818	818	9	138.00	$138.00	$1,129	—
1074	1074	12	127.50	$127.50	$1,369	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	2	222.00	$222.00	$728	—
352–380	355	18	210.00–227.00	$224.48	$797	—
402–418	416	54	201.00–208.50	$207.70	$864	—
460–475	468	77	182.00–191.00	$186.42	$872	—
475–496 unweaned	488	16	167.00–175.00	$169.92	$829	—
548 unweaned	548	9	168.00	$168.00	$921	—
603 unweaned	603	2	157.50	$157.50	$950	—
613–623	617	24	164.00–169.00	$165.33	$1,020	-0.24
659	659	7	161.00	$161.00	$1,061	+7.94
728	728	7	157.00	$157.00	$1,143	+11.00
784	784	63	161.00	$161.00	$1,262	+16.96

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–393	386	18	191.00	$191.00	$737	+4.00
416–443	422	9	180.00–185.00	$181.17	$765	+1.17
478	478	2	175.00	$175.00	$836	-3.00
534–549	542	25	170.00–173.00	$171.97	$932	+1.05
568–594	580	32	161.00–167.00	$165.66	$961	+1.70
625–644	641	19	160.00–162.00	$161.06	$1,032	+8.35
845	845	13	154.50	$154.50	$1,306	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	52	140.00	$140.00	$623	—
693	693	63	121.00	$121.00	$839	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
798	798	6	137.00	$137.00	$1,093	—

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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.