Livestock Exchange Feeder Cattle Auction (Friday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, December 8, 2023

1,558 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $310.10/cwt -10.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,283/hd at 414 lb · 85 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $238.25/cwt ≈ $1,605/hd at 674 lb · 85 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $256.00/cwt +12.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,568/hd at 612 lb · 83 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,558	1,838	1,986
Feeder cattle	1,558	1,838	1,986

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trade activity and demand today was moderate to good. Majority of today's offering was weaned 30 to 60 days with balance coming off the cow. Feeder steers were trended mostly up 2.00 to 10.00, while feeder heifers trended mostly steady to 7.00 lower. High quality calves that were preconditioned, on a vaccination program and weaned 30 days and longer traded good and had strong undertones. Next available report will be as receipts warrant.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335 unweaned	335	21	312.50	$312.50	$1,047	—
402–411	410	76	310.00–316.00	$310.70	$1,274	—
444 unweaned	444	9	305.00	$305.00	$1,354	-16.00
479–495	486	40	290.00–307.00	$299.15	$1,454	+9.97
501–521	508	23	282.50–295.00	$289.52	$1,471	+6.37
518 unweaned	518	10	280.00	$280.00	$1,450	+2.37
550–589	563	27	257.00–266.00	$262.86	$1,480	-1.16
597 unweaned	597	7	246.00	$246.00	$1,469	—
604–618 unweaned	607	9	235.00–238.00	$237.32	$1,441	-5.47
601–629	613	74	255.00–262.00	$258.27	$1,583	+21.27
654–674 unweaned	665	23	221.00–228.00	$223.99	$1,490	—
660–691	677	62	232.00–246.00	$243.54	$1,649	—
720	720	51	239.00	$239.00	$1,721	—
753 unweaned	753	12	211.00	$211.00	$1,589	—
761–778	773	47	220.00–230.00	$221.47	$1,712	—
840	840	18	207.50	$207.50	$1,743	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
426–436	431	13	297.00–305.00	$301.35	$1,299	-7.70
433–444 unweaned	441	23	275.00–287.50	$278.74	$1,229	-28.68
470–496	485	7	272.50–287.50	$281.27	$1,364	-18.73
547–549	549	20	265.00–275.00	$267.49	$1,469	—
567–598 unweaned	581	13	230.00–249.00	$239.02	$1,389	+6.52
594	594	6	247.00	$247.00	$1,467	-4.02
615–621 unweaned	618	7	221.00–227.00	$224.44	$1,387	+3.44
616–637	627	16	235.00–243.00	$240.42	$1,507	—
668–695	684	5	218.00–227.00	$223.49	$1,529	+8.49
734–736	735	15	222.00–222.50	$222.20	$1,633	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
426–446	435	9	245.00–270.00	$256.39	$1,115	-26.11
514–543	529	8	231.00–237.50	$234.16	$1,239	—
612	612	6	220.00	$220.00	$1,346	—
703	703	3	202.50	$202.50	$1,424	—
772	772	6	205.00	$205.00	$1,583	—
875	875	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,575	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
391	391	4	262.50	$262.50	$1,026	—
567	567	8	232.00	$232.00	$1,315	-4.00
646	646	7	239.00	$239.00	$1,544	+10.25

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
597	597	11	220.00	$220.00	$1,313	—
761	761	7	194.00	$194.00	$1,476	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
275	275	3	775.00	$775.00	-1.13
287 unweaned	287	5	900.00	$900.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	5	212.50	$212.50	$1,211	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413–424	420	23	287.50–292.50	$290.79	$1,221	+6.54
464 fancy	464	7	292.00	$292.00	$1,355	—
473–483 unweaned	478	13	250.00–266.00	$258.70	$1,237	-7.30
474–489	484	13	262.50–275.00	$271.24	$1,313	-16.08
500–531	519	40	273.00–274.00	$273.36	$1,419	-0.94
550–576	561	57	237.50–249.00	$245.69	$1,378	—
577 unweaned	577	25	222.00	$222.00	$1,281	—
618–631	623	23	234.00–237.00	$235.19	$1,465	—
650–685	673	80	236.00–237.00	$236.67	$1,593	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323 unweaned	323	3	240.00	$240.00	$775	—
312–335	325	7	275.00–277.50	$276.47	$899	—
363–390 unweaned	374	5	257.50–262.50	$259.59	$971	-10.41
405–435	428	12	272.50–277.00	$275.93	$1,181	—
459–483	475	15	252.50–257.50	$255.89	$1,215	-7.83
532 unweaned	532	9	238.00	$238.00	$1,266	-8.49
540	540	33	255.00	$255.00	$1,377	-6.64
550–554 unweaned	553	8	210.00–232.50	$218.40	$1,208	-10.60
573–586	584	46	227.00–233.00	$232.10	$1,355	—
603–648	623	18	202.50–217.00	$211.09	$1,315	-11.26
658 unweaned	658	11	191.00	$191.00	$1,257	-11.50
658–674	668	43	212.00–219.50	$216.73	$1,448	+7.85

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303	303	3	250.00	$250.00	$758	—
423 unweaned	423	4	249.00	$249.00	$1,053	—
423–443	431	11	235.00–247.50	$243.86	$1,051	—
479–497	489	19	242.00–248.00	$245.34	$1,200	+7.84
507–510	508	17	227.50–239.00	$233.80	$1,188	-7.64
603	603	5	190.00	$190.00	$1,146	—
693	693	8	180.00–201.00	$193.13	$1,338	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
492	492	7	220.00	$220.00	$1,082	—
526	526	7	225.00	$225.00	$1,184	-0.04
569	569	5	225.00	$225.00	$1,280	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
573	573	15	173.00	$173.00	$991	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
262 unweaned	262	6	735.00	$735.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
553	553	3	207.50	$207.50	$1,147	—
677	677	6	192.50	$192.50	$1,303	—

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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.