Livestock Exchange Feeder Cattle Auction (Friday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 27, 2023

1,676 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $296.96/cwt -10.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,550/hd at 522 lb · 89 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $261.24/cwt -5.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,598/hd at 612 lb · 66 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $242.67/cwt -13.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,637/hd at 675 lb · 60 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,676	1,039	763
Feeder cattle	1,676	1,039	763

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand moderate. Feeder steers across all weight classes sold sharply lower. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower, over 550 lbs 2.00 to 6.00 higher. 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
349	349	4	350.00	$350.00	$1,222	-18.08
360 unweaned	360	3	315.00	$315.00	$1,134	—
387–393	390	6	352.50–355.00	$353.74	$1,380	-19.55
402–447	418	20	317.50–327.50	$323.69	$1,353	-20.74
429 value added	429	31	353.00	$353.00	$1,514	—
450–460 value added	452	16	329.00–337.50	$331.12	$1,497	—
486	486	14	318.00	$318.00	$1,545	-11.47
514–520	519	76	299.00	$299.00	$1,552	-9.70
540 unweaned	540	13	285.00	$285.00	$1,539	+5.00
558	558	3	277.50	$277.50	$1,548	—
574 unweaned	574	4	240.00	$240.00	$1,378	—
600 unweaned	600	6	248.00	$248.00	$1,488	-18.42
608–617	613	60	261.00–264.00	$262.56	$1,609	—
700 unweaned	700	3	229.00	$229.00	$1,603	—
715–730	720	50	245.00–247.00	$245.73	$1,769	—
757–791	773	56	239.50–246.00	$241.12	$1,864	-17.88
815	815	7	237.00	$237.00	$1,932	-3.00
860–880	876	53	231.00–241.00	$235.16	$2,060	—
952–954	953	21	228.00–236.00	$233.72	$2,227	+16.22

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378	378	8	330.00	$330.00	$1,247	+10.00
405	405	3	307.50	$307.50	$1,245	+5.19
451 unweaned	451	7	299.00	$299.00	$1,348	—
552–573	562	23	251.00–260.00	$255.66	$1,437	—
605–648	620	22	241.00–247.00	$245.06	$1,519	—
659 unweaned	659	11	236.00	$236.00	$1,555	—
667–695	678	49	243.00–246.00	$244.17	$1,655	-11.83
760 unweaned	760	5	229.00	$229.00	$1,740	—
806–848	823	19	224.00–228.00	$226.09	$1,861	—
871	871	7	222.50	$222.50	$1,938	—
1103	1103	4	165.00	$165.00	$1,820	+15.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	4	327.50	$327.50	$1,107	—
375	375	5	305.00	$305.00	$1,144	—
399	399	5	305.00	$305.00	$1,217	—
443	443	3	280.00	$280.00	$1,240	-3.09
518–536	526	11	255.00–260.00	$257.68	$1,355	—
590	590	10	243.00	$243.00	$1,434	—
613 unweaned	613	13	227.00	$227.00	$1,392	+14.50
663 unweaned	663	10	230.00	$230.00	$1,525	—
710–723	714	9	224.00–227.50	$225.18	$1,608	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
548 unweaned	548	28	247.00	$247.00	$1,354	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560–583	568	17	246.00–251.00	$247.81	$1,408	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
888	888	6	187.50	$187.50	$1,665	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	5	227.50	$227.50	$1,297	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
231	231	5	800.00	$800.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	3	310.00	$310.00	$992	-15.00
396	396	11	297.50	$297.50	$1,178	-0.71
409–440	418	26	280.00–290.00	$285.18	$1,192	-6.21
450	450	35	289.00	$289.00	$1,300	+10.00
516–542	538	55	262.00–268.00	$267.16	$1,437	-2.36
552	552	7	257.00	$257.00	$1,419	+4.50
575 unweaned	575	11	235.00	$235.00	$1,351	+2.50
614–644	632	31	234.00–241.00	$237.53	$1,501	—
643 unweaned	643	4	225.00	$225.00	$1,447	-2.50
685–696	694	10	230.00–242.00	$239.63	$1,663	+4.99
730	730	42	233.00	$233.00	$1,701	+6.00
764–773	770	11	221.00–231.00	$227.39	$1,751	+2.39
837	837	8	221.00	$221.00	$1,850	-3.00
874 value added	874	24	233.00	$233.00	$2,036	—
889	889	8	220.00	$220.00	$1,956	—
916	916	13	211.00	$211.00	$1,933	+5.99
981	981	55	196.00	$196.00	$1,923	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438–449	446	19	270.00–272.50	$270.97	$1,209	-3.49
458–478	464	15	252.50–267.50	$258.94	$1,201	+2.37
506 unweaned	506	5	257.50	$257.50	$1,303	—
509–518	512	16	241.00–253.00	$245.20	$1,255	-4.33
559–597	579	13	235.00–242.50	$238.34	$1,380	+27.34
560–589 unweaned	579	9	212.50–230.00	$224.36	$1,299	+2.51
739	739	4	200.00	$200.00	$1,478	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
451 unweaned	451	14	251.00	$251.00	$1,132	—
542 unweaned	542	33	237.00	$237.00	$1,285	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408	408	6	237.50	$237.50	$969	—
481–493	486	7	225.00–240.00	$233.48	$1,135	—
544 unweaned	544	4	225.00	$225.00	$1,224	—
546	546	7	233.00	$233.00	$1,272	—
574–575	575	10	211.00–215.00	$213.40	$1,227	—
639	639	4	200.00	$200.00	$1,278	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
616	616	9	231.00	$231.00	$1,423	—
799	799	4	225.00	$225.00	$1,798	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	5	215.00	$215.00	$1,010	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
669	669	4	187.50	$187.50	$1,254	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
282	282	3	800.00	$800.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	5	271.00	$271.00	$1,192	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
524	524	5	237.50	$237.50	$1,244	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
637	637	3	205.00	$205.00	$1,306	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
514	514	6	202.50	$202.50	$1,041	—
636	636	4	190.00	$190.00	$1,208	—

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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.