Livestock Exchange Feeder Cattle Auction (Friday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 21, 2022

1,418 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $187.63/cwt +3.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,081/hd at 576 lb · 175 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $200.09/cwt +16.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,054/hd at 527 lb · 152 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $184.34/cwt +18.22 vs last sale · ≈ $967/hd at 525 lb · 137 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,418	750	1,523
Feeder cattle	1,418	750	1,523

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand moderate. Feeder steers under 550 lbs sold 6.00 to 12.00 higher, 550-650 lbs 2.00 higher, and steers over 650 lbs too thinly tested to trend. Feeder heifers across all weight classes were thinly tested, trading mostly 4.00 to 7.00 higher on comparable trades. The next available report will be Friday, October 28, 2022.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–434	425	35	213.00–226.00	$220.09	$935	+5.44
444 fancy	444	11	232.00	$232.00	$1,030	—
475 unweaned	475	3	200.00	$200.00	$950	+14.94
455–491	477	29	202.00–212.50	$206.98	$987	—
482 fancy	482	9	221.00	$221.00	$1,065	—
507–548	527	141	192.00–206.00	$200.82	$1,058	+12.19
512–532	527	11	190.00–191.00	$190.73	$1,005	+2.10
561 fancy	561	18	197.00	$197.00	$1,105	—
558–583	577	147	181.00–194.50	$187.32	$1,081	+1.54
590–592 unweaned	591	10	173.00–179.00	$175.40	$1,037	-2.66
608–621	617	99	177.50–186.75	$184.10	$1,136	+1.50
655 unweaned	655	3	156.00	$156.00	$1,022	-7.49
651–687	671	39	172.00–176.00	$172.96	$1,161	-6.04
713–735	724	4	164.00	$164.00	$1,187	-6.00
795 unweaned	795	4	157.00	$157.00	$1,248	—
883	883	3	163.00	$163.00	$1,439	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	9	198.00	$198.00	$881	+3.00
466	466	3	182.50	$182.50	$850	—
539	539	9	185.00	$185.00	$997	—
568–596	582	8	167.00–176.00	$171.61	$999	—
650–689	678	18	158.00–164.00	$162.40	$1,101	-1.37
777	777	5	149.00	$149.00	$1,158	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
207	207	3	375.00	$375.00	—
278	278	3	425.00	$425.00	—
313	313	4	610.00	$610.00	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
708–724	715	9	152.50–161.00	$156.32	$1,118	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615	615	6	171.00	$171.00	$1,052	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
393 fancy	393	8	218.00	$218.00	$857	—
425–449	434	47	190.00–206.00	$198.26	$860	+9.26
450–479	471	21	189.00–192.50	$190.77	$899	-1.73
500–534	524	133	177.00–187.50	$184.89	$969	+4.89
548	548	4	166.00	$166.00	$910	-14.00
551–587	579	86	168.00–181.00	$175.47	$1,016	+7.47
606	606	10	162.00	$162.00	$982	-2.00
620 unweaned	620	2	156.00	$156.00	$967	+0.61
851	851	8	158.00	$158.00	$1,345	—
953	953	3	156.00	$156.00	$1,487	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–396	376	16	187.50–194.00	$191.35	$719	+4.35
444	444	3	188.00	$188.00	$835	—
463–495	486	7	171.00–185.00	$174.81	$850	+2.64
505–540	525	31	163.00–173.00	$168.55	$885	—
550–577	561	46	159.00–165.00	$162.67	$913	—
609–617	614	56	148.00–160.50	$158.29	$972	—
1019	1019	10	128.00	$128.00	$1,304	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660	660	11	156.00	$156.00	$1,030	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
208	208	2	310.00	$310.00	—
283	283	2	560.00	$560.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	3	163.00	$163.00	$734	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
407	407	3	209.00	$209.00	$851	—

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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.