Livestock Exchange Feeder Cattle Auction (Friday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 19, 2024

1,363 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $306.80/cwt +7.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,792/hd at 584 lb · 123 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $252.07/cwt +15.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,795/hd at 712 lb · 105 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $281.96/cwt +30.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,601/hd at 568 lb · 98 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,363	1,893	788
Feeder cattle	1,363	1,893	788

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trade activity and demand was moderate today. Feeder steers were mostly 2.00 to 14.00 higher with a few sharply higher. Feeder heifers were mostly 5.00 to 15.00 higher with a few sharply higher. 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
420 fancy	420	10	372.00	$372.00	$1,562	-3.00
424–434	429	48	352.50–365.00	$358.57	$1,538	+14.57
457–499	467	22	340.00–345.00	$343.36	$1,603	-6.64
508–548	524	83	320.00–329.00	$323.36	$1,694	+1.67
560 fancy	560	17	321.50	$321.50	$1,800	—
564–593	588	106	298.00–306.00	$304.44	$1,790	+2.70
603 fancy	603	8	298.00	$298.00	$1,797	—
608–626	622	67	281.00–290.00	$288.96	$1,797	+27.17
651 fancy	651	19	285.00	$285.00	$1,855	+26.00
673–685	679	15	254.00–266.00	$257.49	$1,748	+10.31
706–736	712	105	244.00–254.00	$252.07	$1,795	+15.46
799	799	4	227.00	$227.00	$1,814	—
805–820	807	38	228.00	$228.00	$1,840	—
913	913	2	207.50	$207.50	$1,894	—
1040	1040	2	194.00	$194.00	$2,018	+24.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	4	335.00	$335.00	$1,156	—
355–395	373	18	340.00–345.00	$342.35	$1,277	+14.85
415–432	426	14	320.00–333.00	$327.65	$1,396	+5.15
469–493	483	21	320.00–327.50	$324.34	$1,567	-0.66
523–543	533	18	306.00–309.50	$307.82	$1,641	+5.63
567–593	590	19	285.00–293.00	$291.35	$1,719	+4.88
629–637	635	23	270.00–278.00	$275.48	$1,749	+24.07
685	685	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,610	-3.15
749	749	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,798	+16.60
852–875	861	5	201.00–215.00	$209.31	$1,802	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	12	332.50	$332.50	$1,530	—
550	550	12	305.00	$305.00	$1,678	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
326	326	7	301.00	$301.00	$981	—
357–389	377	13	296.00–311.00	$301.47	$1,137	+10.40
400–418	412	9	290.00–306.00	$300.82	$1,239	+25.02
451–476	467	49	307.50–319.00	$314.99	$1,471	+28.20
526 fancy	526	8	298.00	$298.00	$1,567	—
514–545	531	62	280.00–288.00	$284.47	$1,511	+14.98
551 fancy	551	39	307.00	$307.00	$1,692	—
560–596	579	59	262.50–269.50	$265.41	$1,537	+14.36
602 fancy	602	7	262.00	$262.00	$1,577	—
611–634	621	52	249.50–255.00	$252.02	$1,565	+18.83
695	695	18	230.00	$230.00	$1,598	+4.50
703–720	710	48	217.50–227.00	$225.29	$1,600	+14.29
804	804	9	206.00	$206.00	$1,656	—
913	913	4	188.00	$188.00	$1,716	—
1076	1076	6	162.50	$162.50	$1,748	—
1198	1198	2	155.00	$155.00	$1,857	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
314	314	7	280.00	$280.00	$879	—
374	374	7	277.50	$277.50	$1,038	—
428–447	438	6	272.50–277.50	$274.95	$1,204	+27.86
453–492	483	32	289.00–298.00	$293.94	$1,420	+26.96
505–531	523	10	271.00–275.00	$272.16	$1,423	+22.37
579	579	5	254.00	$254.00	$1,471	+19.00
611–637	621	10	231.00–240.00	$237.43	$1,474	+19.64
700–713	710	4	200.00–206.00	$204.52	$1,452	—
790	790	11	190.00	$190.00	$1,501	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
457–490	486	24	272.50	$272.50	$1,324	+42.50
635	635	2	222.50	$222.50	$1,413	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
423	423	21	252.50	$252.50	$1,068	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	11	272.50	$272.50	$1,213	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	4	245.00	$245.00	$1,139	—

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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.