Livestock Exchange Feeder Cattle Auction (Friday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, December 2, 2022

2,067 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $201.56/cwt +4.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,135/hd at 563 lb · 295 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $208.19/cwt -4.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,099/hd at 528 lb · 167 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $203.73/cwt -7.47 vs last sale · ≈ $994/hd at 488 lb · 129 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,067	1,328	2,028
Feeder cattle	2,067	1,328	2,028

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend for today's run as the last reported sale for this market was 3 weeks ago. Today's run comprised of pre-conditioned mostly weaned calves for 30-75 days with 2-3 rounds of shots. Trade activity and demand good especially on steers and heifers under 600 lbs. 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
365–384	380	51	240.00–256.00	$248.06	$943	—
411	411	8	237.00	$237.00	$974	+8.00
450–499	468	73	210.00–230.00	$218.86	$1,024	-2.91
495	495	4	207.50	$207.50	$1,027	-14.27
500–547	527	145	199.00–220.00	$210.78	$1,111	-1.73
518–537 unweaned	535	22	191.00–192.00	$191.09	$1,022	—
550–596	562	287	197.00–209.00	$201.74	$1,134	+3.68
596	596	8	195.00	$195.00	$1,162	-3.06
600–631	621	84	187.00–191.00	$189.01	$1,174	+0.58
651–683	660	110	181.00–191.00	$186.88	$1,233	+6.12
694 unweaned	694	5	178.00	$178.00	$1,235	—
703–736	729	48	173.00–180.50	$178.74	$1,303	+2.31
1082	1082	3	137.50	$137.50	$1,488	—
1153	1153	2	132.50	$132.50	$1,528	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	5	223.00	$223.00	$836	—
461–496	488	129	192.50–206.00	$203.73	$994	-7.47
515–540	525	44	187.50–196.00	$189.86	$997	-11.76
554–593	572	13	174.00–182.50	$178.07	$1,019	-6.93
623–640	634	6	168.00–170.00	$169.35	$1,074	-8.01
693–699	696	7	170.00	$170.00	$1,183	-2.73
948	948	2	155.00	$155.00	$1,469	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
653–659	655	12	165.00–169.00	$167.66	$1,098	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
439	439	7	205.00	$205.00	$900	—
694	694	5	156.00	$156.00	$1,083	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
584	584	10	152.50	$152.50	$891	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
593	593	8	190.00	$190.00	$1,127	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378	378	5	210.00	$210.00	$794	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
280	280	1	600.00	$600.00	—
320–330	325	2	650.00–775.00	$711.54	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	6	210.00	$210.00	$704	—
363–388	377	17	200.00–212.50	$208.36	$786	—
414–421	419	35	201.00–210.00	$204.05	$855	+8.34
433 unweaned	433	9	191.00	$191.00	$827	+5.00
450–486	464	36	192.50–198.50	$195.32	$906	+0.42
492 unweaned	492	5	185.00	$185.00	$910	—
508–547	528	73	181.00–196.00	$187.14	$988	+13.14
547	547	3	173.00	$173.00	$946	-8.09
558–586	575	48	177.00–183.00	$179.23	$1,031	+3.29
552–595 unweaned	592	40	162.00–170.00	$169.12	$1,001	-0.88
593	593	11	172.00	$172.00	$1,020	+3.00
604–625 unweaned	611	15	165.00–169.00	$167.64	$1,024	+2.64
621	621	24	172.00	$172.00	$1,068	+1.10
660	660	18	168.00	$168.00	$1,109	+3.56
711–733	720	20	162.00–169.00	$163.47	$1,177	+1.47
819	819	6	157.00	$157.00	$1,286	—
858	858	4	141.00	$141.00	$1,210	—
933	933	4	145.00	$145.00	$1,353	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
336	336	8	186.00	$186.00	$625	—
355–378	364	5	197.50	$197.50	$719	+5.50
449 unweaned	449	12	180.00	$180.00	$808	—
463–487	476	37	185.00–190.00	$187.10	$891	+7.13
521–533	531	44	175.00–178.00	$177.62	$943	+3.62
550–595	581	35	164.00–174.00	$171.23	$995	+1.99
605–628	617	21	159.00–166.00	$160.74	$992	-1.96
600–645	618	10	156.00–157.50	$156.87	$969	-5.83
650	650	19	165.00	$165.00	$1,072	—
708–743	732	39	151.00–159.00	$157.85	$1,155	—
915–925	921	5	137.00–139.00	$137.79	$1,269	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363	363	4	186.00	$186.00	$675	—
520	520	7	166.00	$166.00	$863	—
568–599	576	19	156.00–161.00	$159.44	$918	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
636	636	14	148.00	$148.00	$941	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
593	593	3	162.00	$162.00	$961	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
292	292	3	460.00	$460.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
260	260	1	400.00	$400.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590–598	594	9	159.00–167.50	$163.69	$972	—

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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.