Livestock Exchange Feeder Cattle Auction (Friday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 28, 2022

763 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $161.32/cwt +0.32 vs last sale · ≈ $996/hd at 617 lb · 61 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $190.80/cwt +0.03 vs last sale · ≈ $918/hd at 481 lb · 42 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $200.74/cwt +0.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,058/hd at 527 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	763	1,418	0
Feeder cattle	763	1,418	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Trade activity light on moderate to good demand. Today's run comprised of long weaned calves with 2-3 rounds of vaccinations. Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold sharply higher, 500-600 lbs steady to 4.00 higher, 600-650 lbs 1.00 lower and over 650 lbs 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower, and over 550 lbs mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–428	424	24	238.00–242.50	$239.71	$1,016	+19.62
462 unweaned	462	3	187.50	$187.50	$866	-12.50
453–483	471	21	207.50–224.00	$217.82	$1,026	+10.84
495	495	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,015	-1.98
514–542	527	33	198.00–206.00	$200.74	$1,058	-0.08
550–583	577	23	190.00–195.00	$191.33	$1,104	+4.01
591	591	8	188.00	$188.00	$1,111	+0.68
610–649 unweaned	630	15	175.00–185.00	$180.21	$1,135	—
632	632	11	183.00	$183.00	$1,157	-1.10
654–671	658	22	180.00–183.00	$180.56	$1,188	+7.60
667	667	10	172.00	$172.00	$1,147	-0.96
715–720	717	6	171.00–176.50	$174.66	$1,252	+10.66
743 unweaned	743	5	163.00	$163.00	$1,211	—
787	787	3	169.00	$169.00	$1,330	—
806–845	822	15	168.00–169.00	$168.59	$1,386	—
823 unweaned	823	2	161.00	$161.00	$1,325	—
977	977	3	162.00	$162.00	$1,583	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
554	554	9	194.00	$194.00	$1,075	—
735 unweaned	735	15	176.00	$176.00	$1,294	—
843	843	3	148.00	$148.00	$1,248	—
920	920	23	166.50	$166.50	$1,532	—
1013	1013	10	156.50	$156.50	$1,585	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
446	446	4	211.00	$211.00	$941	+13.00
460–479	476	17	197.50–205.00	$203.72	$970	+21.22
501	501	5	191.00	$191.00	$957	—
598	598	11	181.00–186.00	$184.55	$1,104	+12.94
640	640	3	172.50	$172.50	$1,104	—
670–687	680	5	169.00–171.00	$170.21	$1,157	+7.81

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	4	167.50	$167.50	$963	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
908	908	3	145.00	$145.00	$1,317	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368	368	12	206.00	$206.00	$758	—
430–449	436	18	196.00–199.00	$197.97	$863	-0.29
470–488	481	42	188.00–196.00	$190.80	$918	+0.03
508–529	520	28	181.00–186.00	$182.20	$947	-2.69
542 unweaned	542	3	172.50	$172.50	$935	—
550	550	2	165.00	$165.00	$908	-10.47
565–582 unweaned	571	8	160.00–161.00	$160.62	$917	—
610	610	7	165.00	$165.00	$1,006	+3.00
608–635	615	36	160.50–165.00	$162.02	$996	+0.02
605–631 unweaned	625	18	157.50–160.00	$158.48	$990	+2.48
700–718 unweaned	706	6	140.00–147.00	$142.37	$1,005	—
779	779	7	169.50	$169.50	$1,320	—
800	800	2	163.00	$163.00	$1,304	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372–393	384	7	190.00–193.00	$191.25	$734	-0.10
412–441	420	17	177.00–191.00	$184.22	$774	-3.78
471–499	489	8	183.00–184.00	$183.36	$897	+8.55
509–537	515	13	171.00–179.00	$177.08	$912	+8.53
584–598	590	13	162.00–167.00	$162.78	$960	+0.11
608–645	627	4	161.00–164.00	$162.54	$1,019	+4.25
650	650	2	161.00	$161.00	$1,046	—
793	793	13	157.00	$157.00	$1,245	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	2	182.50	$182.50	$580	—
377	377	8	140.00	$140.00	$528	—
377–380	379	7	177.50	$177.50	$673	—
427	427	7	170.00	$170.00	$726	—
600	600	4	142.50	$142.50	$855	—
694	694	7	152.50	$152.50	$1,058	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
703 unweaned	703	9	156.00	$156.00	$1,097	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	3	151.00	$151.00	$604	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
757	757	3	147.50	$147.50	$1,117	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402	402	3	208.00	$208.00	$836	-1.00
478	478	2	189.00	$189.00	$903	—
565–592	580	7	175.00–177.00	$175.83	$1,020	—
625	625	3	160.00	$160.00	$1,000	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
542	542	3	170.00	$170.00	$921	—

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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.