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Livestock Exchange Feeder Cattle Auction (Friday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, March 1, 2024

1,574 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $276.09/cwt +6.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,819/hd at 659 lb · 92 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $301.74/cwt -4.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,593/hd at 528 lb · 76 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $259.48/cwt +11.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,614/hd at 622 lb · 76 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,574 1,364 830
Feeder cattle 1,574 1,364 830

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers traded mostly 2.00 to 9.00 higher with a few sharply higher. Feeder heifers traded uneven. Heifers weighing 350 to 600 pounds traded mostly steady to 6.00 lower, while heifers 600 pounds and up traded mostly 4.00 to 11.00 higher. There seemed to be a fairly big variance in quality and vaccination programs. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 30 375.00–385.00 $379.67 $1,374 —
402 402 9 369.00 $369.00 $1,483 —
473–498 483 15 351.00–352.50 $351.62 $1,698 -6.77
500–548 532 18 332.50–340.00 $337.07 $1,793 -16.93
560–569 562 70 325.00–338.00 $335.25 $1,884 +9.60
621–639 631 72 302.50–308.00 $304.74 $1,923 +4.32
650–670 659 92 272.00–282.00 $276.09 $1,819 +6.13
705–709 707 42 270.00–275.00 $271.91 $1,922 +10.34
861 861 57 243.50 $243.50 $2,097 +20.50
928 928 2 227.00 $227.00 $2,107 —
1485 1485 3 167.50 $167.50 $2,487 —
1577 1577 3 155.00 $155.00 $2,444 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379–391 390 33 330.00–357.00 $354.61 $1,383 —
417 417 6 337.50 $337.50 $1,407 ±0.00
459 459 7 345.00 $345.00 $1,584 +13.16
572–582 576 46 310.00–322.50 $314.78 $1,813 +11.46
626–647 632 24 286.00–304.50 $298.98 $1,890 +17.13
673–689 680 9 257.50–258.00 $257.77 $1,753 -18.23
730–742 734 35 245.00–257.00 $254.68 $1,869 +15.07
775–776 776 6 222.50–231.00 $225.33 $1,749 -7.67
975 975 2 177.50 $177.50 $1,731 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464–467 465 22 317.50–320.00 $319.54 $1,486 +12.04
534–548 540 11 290.00–302.00 $296.47 $1,601 —
558–597 588 22 288.00–307.00 $300.95 $1,770 +24.09
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
297 297 13 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
526 526 12 321.00 $321.00 $1,688 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
542 542 9 322.50 $322.50 $1,748 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,279 —
573–587 581 5 260.00–287.50 $270.84 $1,574 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–340 336 23 317.00–330.00 $323.72 $1,088 +11.22
354–398 384 27 307.50–320.00 $312.71 $1,201 -0.26
456–482 470 17 277.50–315.00 $294.63 $1,385 -13.93
500–548 528 76 295.00–304.00 $301.74 $1,593 -4.72
554 fancy 554 8 300.00 $300.00 $1,662 —
568–599 578 63 267.50–281.50 $276.42 $1,598 -17.53
603–639 622 76 255.00–268.00 $259.48 $1,614 +11.77
654–678 666 42 245.00–259.50 $257.37 $1,714 +15.21
710–739 734 42 229.00–235.00 $230.57 $1,692 -4.43
832 832 60 214.00 $214.00 $1,780 +11.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388–392 390 17 292.50–305.00 $302.95 $1,182 —
400–442 412 35 297.50–305.00 $302.29 $1,245 -7.96
453–496 468 32 285.00–294.00 $290.06 $1,357 +8.20
521–533 526 39 273.00–285.00 $278.89 $1,467 -10.11
555 555 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,443 -23.37
637 637 5 246.00 $246.00 $1,567 +18.50
651–683 667 12 232.50–242.50 $237.62 $1,585 —
753 753 5 210.00–212.50 $211.00 $1,589 -13.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–499 470 24 277.50 $277.50 $1,304 —
598–599 599 10 242.00–255.00 $244.60 $1,465 -17.94
600–648 629 18 227.50–230.00 $229.29 $1,442 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361–364 363 10 275.00–277.50 $275.75 $1,001 —
542 542 15 288.00 $288.00 $1,561 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 6 235.00 $235.00 $1,140 —
659 659 4 202.50 $202.50 $1,334 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
208 208 10 650.00 $650.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
261 261 8 850.00 $850.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
300 300 3 975.00 $975.00 —

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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.