Livestock Exchange Feeder Cattle Auction (Friday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, February 2, 2024

1,631 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $271.93/cwt -0.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,838/hd at 676 lb · 117 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $240.96/cwt +10.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,607/hd at 667 lb · 116 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $245.20/cwt -6.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,773/hd at 723 lb · 96 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,631	1,363	2,117
Feeder cattle	1,631	1,363	2,117

Market comments — USDA reporter

Today's demand and trade activity was moderate to good. Feeder steers traded uneven. However, good quality, weaned, vaccinated steers showed tones of being steady to slightly higher. Feeder heifers traded mostly 2.00 to 10.00 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
393	393	17	360.00	$360.00	$1,415	—
430–447	439	10	345.00–373.00	$358.73	$1,575	+0.16
454–488	468	33	330.00–340.00	$336.61	$1,575	-6.75
508–521	519	26	323.00–328.00	$323.38	$1,678	+0.02
555 fancy	555	13	340.00	$340.00	$1,887	+18.50
562–580	571	38	297.50–312.00	$302.49	$1,727	-1.95
609–648	632	95	281.00–295.00	$287.06	$1,814	-1.90
663–690	676	117	264.50–279.00	$271.93	$1,838	+14.44
703–739	723	96	241.00–252.00	$245.20	$1,773	-6.87
755–784	779	27	241.00–251.00	$249.20	$1,941	+22.20
824–843	828	29	217.50–221.00	$218.24	$1,807	-9.76
916	916	11	204.00	$204.00	$1,869	-3.50
998	998	2	193.00	$193.00	$1,926	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	3	340.00	$340.00	$1,105	+5.00
440–443	442	4	335.00–340.00	$337.51	$1,492	+9.86
455–487	472	16	310.00–322.50	$315.38	$1,489	-8.96
543–549	545	17	292.50–305.00	$297.82	$1,623	-10.00
568–587	572	26	290.00–295.00	$293.82	$1,681	+2.47
600–644	630	20	260.00–270.00	$264.71	$1,668	-10.77
659–698	688	43	251.00–262.00	$256.19	$1,763	+21.19

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
479	479	20	325.00	$325.00	$1,557	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
523	523	3	245.00	$245.00	$1,281	—
736	736	4	195.00	$195.00	$1,435	—
778	778	2	197.50	$197.50	$1,537	—
1037	1037	3	172.00	$172.00	$1,784	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
797	797	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,594	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
324	324	11	322.50	$322.50	$1,045	+21.50
355–380	370	5	315.00–320.00	$316.92	$1,173	+15.45
412–449	429	35	300.00–310.00	$304.00	$1,304	+3.18
433 fancy	433	15	317.50	$317.50	$1,375	—
469–496	486	13	300.00–305.00	$303.14	$1,473	-11.85
503–543	522	90	287.00–302.50	$290.57	$1,517	+6.10
554–591	568	24	267.50–277.00	$271.09	$1,540	+5.68
574 fancy	574	28	293.00	$293.00	$1,682	-14.00
617–625	623	18	240.00–244.00	$242.90	$1,513	-9.12
658–688	667	116	235.00–249.00	$240.96	$1,607	+10.96
708–735	723	44	214.00–228.00	$221.24	$1,600	-4.05
760–768	767	19	210.00–211.00	$210.84	$1,617	—
914	914	12	188.00	$188.00	$1,718	±0.00
1022	1022	12	175.00	$175.00	$1,788	—
1205	1205	2	158.00	$158.00	$1,904	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317	317	3	310.00	$310.00	$983	+30.00
359	359	7	300.00	$300.00	$1,077	+22.50
438–445	441	15	285.00–295.00	$291.63	$1,286	+16.68
473	473	4	275.00	$275.00	$1,301	-18.94
508–547	534	16	260.00–270.00	$266.30	$1,422	-5.86
566–595	584	32	257.50–260.00	$258.85	$1,512	+4.85
611–645	630	41	225.00–237.50	$230.87	$1,454	-6.56
654–674	661	47	224.00–232.00	$228.40	$1,510	—
715–737	730	12	210.00–211.00	$210.84	$1,539	+6.32
823	823	6	175.00	$175.00	$1,440	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
492	492	11	305.00	$305.00	$1,501	—
512	512	23	252.50	$252.50	$1,293	—
753	753	3	198.00	$198.00	$1,491	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
283	283	6	300.00	$300.00	$849	—
338	338	3	290.00	$290.00	$980	—
385	385	4	280.00	$280.00	$1,078	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
677–688	682	10	212.50–220.00	$214.74	$1,465	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	3	332.50	$332.50	$1,137	—
474	474	5	300.00	$300.00	$1,422	—
688	688	5	228.00	$228.00	$1,569	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
681	681	6	187.50	$187.50	$1,277	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
684	684	11	165.00	$165.00	$1,129	—

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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.