Livestock Exchange Feeder Cattle Auction (Friday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, April 5, 2024

947 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $273.15/cwt -24.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,590/hd at 582 lb · 107 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $253.85/cwt ≈ $1,995/hd at 786 lb · 86 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $220.44/cwt -8.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,737/hd at 788 lb · 82 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	947	730	953
Feeder cattle	947	730	953

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trade activity moderate on good demand. No trend available as the last auction for this market was 3 weeks ago. The bulk of the feeders today were long weaned with multiple rounds of vaccinations. 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
393	393	3	370.00	$370.00	$1,454	—
400–420	408	9	360.00–370.00	$362.22	$1,478	—
461–463	462	13	327.50–340.00	$336.53	$1,555	—
519–530	527	17	316.00–326.00	$318.32	$1,678	—
580–588	584	79	310.00–319.00	$317.86	$1,856	+0.78
669–670	669	28	273.00–279.00	$275.79	$1,845	-9.21
753–798	786	86	250.00–263.00	$253.85	$1,995	—
848	848	11	248.00	$248.00	$2,103	—
946	946	7	216.00	$216.00	$2,043	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
444	444	9	350.00	$350.00	$1,554	+9.49
538	538	9	287.50	$287.50	$1,547	—
570–592	572	43	292.00–300.00	$294.07	$1,682	-8.43
621 unweaned	621	6	246.00	$246.00	$1,528	—
693	693	12	250.00	$250.00	$1,732	—
718–745	730	22	240.00–255.00	$248.04	$1,811	-1.47
760–788	772	23	238.00–241.00	$239.67	$1,850	-1.33
849	849	8	231.00	$231.00	$1,961	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
434	434	7	322.50	$322.50	$1,400	—
452	452	15	290.00	$290.00	$1,311	-13.70
545	545	2	262.50	$262.50	$1,431	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765	765	2	247.50	$247.50	$1,893	—
855	855	2	228.00	$228.00	$1,949	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	4	255.00	$255.00	$1,517	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,221	+19.00
404–405	404	7	330.00–342.50	$333.58	$1,348	+16.95
470–489	481	24	290.00–305.00	$296.11	$1,424	+1.11
507–549	533	13	285.00–287.50	$286.59	$1,528	-9.02
577–595	582	107	267.50–277.50	$273.15	$1,590	-24.35
623	623	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,589	-5.03
672 value added	672	3	262.00	$262.00	$1,761	—
670–685	677	29	245.00–252.50	$249.17	$1,687	+8.52
723–730	725	4	222.50–225.00	$224.37	$1,627	-12.60
737	737	8	240.00	$240.00	$1,769	+3.03
752–799	788	82	216.00–221.00	$220.44	$1,737	-8.56

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–420	407	13	300.00–315.00	$303.90	$1,237	+11.77
468–487	481	14	272.50–285.00	$278.46	$1,339	—
523 unweaned	523	8	265.00	$265.00	$1,386	—
533–547	534	32	269.00	$269.00	$1,436	-13.50
596	596	28	261.00	$261.00	$1,556	-21.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
542–548	545	12	252.50–267.50	$259.62	$1,415	—
787–790	789	13	205.00–208.00	$206.38	$1,628	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
203	203	2	700.00	$700.00	—
273	273	4	925.00	$925.00	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
491	491	4	287.50	$287.50	$1,412	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
213	213	2	875.00	$875.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
493	493	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,380	—

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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.