Livestock Exchange Feeder Cattle Auction (Friday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 13, 2023

2,780 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $179.51/cwt -5.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,377/hd at 767 lb · 208 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $218.78/cwt +4.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,271/hd at 581 lb · 147 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $161.78/cwt +10.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,157/hd at 715 lb · 142 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,780	1,986	3,001
Feeder cattle	2,780	1,986	3,001

Market comments — USDA reporter

Today's run comprised of 75+ consignors bringing long weaned calves with 2-3 rounds of vaccinations. No trend available as the last market reported for this market was in early December. Trade activity and demand moderate to good. This is the 1st of two stock show specials with the 2nd special being held next Friday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413	413	15	237.50	$237.50	$981	-3.51
455–496	475	45	225.00–240.00	$236.72	$1,124	-1.39
504–537	521	18	220.00–230.00	$225.16	$1,173	+4.46
551–594	581	147	210.00–228.00	$218.78	$1,271	+4.49
601–643	629	123	202.50–217.00	$207.11	$1,303	+5.00
651–664	654	39	200.00–206.00	$204.75	$1,339	+9.66
700–749	734	120	178.00–181.50	$180.89	$1,328	-7.67
734 unweaned	734	7	152.00	$152.00	$1,116	—
750–797	767	208	176.00–182.00	$179.51	$1,377	-5.95
801–840	827	79	170.25–180.50	$174.54	$1,443	+1.35
970	970	30	166.50	$166.50	$1,615	+14.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
354	354	6	222.50	$222.50	$788	—
427–436	431	10	222.50	$222.50	$959	—
486	486	10	215.00	$215.00	$1,045	-2.18
523–540	529	15	201.00–205.00	$202.10	$1,069	-5.65
570	570	20	202.00	$202.00	$1,151	+4.31
611–644	633	31	190.50–196.00	$192.10	$1,216	+1.54
674–695	692	39	185.00–188.50	$187.98	$1,301	+0.85
765	765	9	158.00	$158.00	$1,209	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
532	532	9	195.00	$195.00	$1,037	—
583	583	16	188.00	$188.00	$1,096	—
693	693	37	185.00	$185.00	$1,282	—
840	840	41	152.50	$152.50	$1,281	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
622	622	25	193.00	$193.00	$1,200	—
747	747	5	174.00	$174.00	$1,300	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
698	698	5	179.00	$179.00	$1,249	—
741	741	12	169.00	$169.00	$1,252	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
364	364	7	220.00	$220.00	$801	+3.34
412	412	22	218.00	$218.00	$898	+2.18
464–491	470	100	203.00–213.00	$209.80	$986	+6.60
515–543	526	81	192.50–202.50	$199.63	$1,050	+2.31
552–563	556	52	184.50–194.00	$191.86	$1,067	+8.86
587	587	37	177.50	$177.50	$1,042	—
605	605	2	171.00	$171.00	$1,035	-3.51
605–647	624	79	173.00–179.00	$176.57	$1,102	+2.06
650–666	662	40	167.00–173.00	$168.45	$1,115	-5.26
667–675	668	58	161.00–164.00	$163.74	$1,094	-9.97
671 unweaned	671	7	141.00	$141.00	$946	—
710	710	11	140.00	$140.00	$994	-29.00
711	711	28	176.00	$176.00	$1,251	+7.00
750	750	29	160.25	$160.25	$1,202	-9.14
782	782	10	157.00	$157.00	$1,228	-12.39
801	801	13	153.00	$153.00	$1,226	—
857	857	52	151.00	$151.00	$1,294	—
939	939	8	151.00	$151.00	$1,418	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
393–399	397	12	197.50–207.50	$203.37	$807	—
447	447	6	192.50	$192.50	$860	—
459–496	477	28	183.00–195.00	$187.68	$895	-6.01
503–544	519	14	186.00–190.00	$188.29	$977	+7.20
563–594	576	72	170.00–183.00	$180.97	$1,042	+6.61
583	583	4	160.00	$160.00	$933	-14.36
611–645	634	43	162.00–166.00	$163.77	$1,038	-5.09
666	666	4	149.00	$149.00	$992	-14.80
674	674	11	164.00	$164.00	$1,105	+0.20
703–739	715	138	161.00–162.50	$162.15	$1,159	+11.15
724	724	4	149.00	$149.00	$1,079	-2.00
758	758	6	147.50	$147.50	$1,118	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	4	187.50	$187.50	$634	—
361–374	368	8	177.50–187.50	$182.59	$672	—
429	429	7	181.00	$181.00	$776	—
506	506	11	171.00	$171.00	$865	—
633	633	30	158.00	$158.00	$1,000	—
687–692	689	32	152.50–156.00	$153.92	$1,061	—
700	700	7	152.00	$152.00	$1,064	—
776	776	9	141.00	$141.00	$1,094	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
618	618	19	158.00	$158.00	$976	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695	695	10	160.00	$160.00	$1,112	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760	760	4	142.00	$142.00	$1,079	—
852	852	6	134.00	$134.00	$1,142	—
961	961	4	134.00	$134.00	$1,288	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
454	454	9	157.50	$157.50	$715	—
658	658	21	137.00	$137.00	$901	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
542	542	5	138.00	$138.00	$748	—
550	550	11	121.00	$121.00	$666	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
756	756	31	142.00	$142.00	$1,074	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
621	621	9	142.00	$142.00	$882	—

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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.