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Livestock Exchange Feeder Cattle Auction (Friday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 18, 2024

1,228 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 2 steers $230.00/cwt -15.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,824/hd at 793 lb · 79 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $231.76/cwt -9.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,683/hd at 726 lb · 67 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $265.00/cwt ≈ $1,958/hd at 739 lb · 59 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,228 871 1,039
Feeder cattle 1,228 871 1,039

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trade activity and demand was moderate. Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 2.00 to 8.00 lower, with a few sharply lower. Next available report will be Friday, October 25, 2024

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387–390 389 11 363.00–370.00 $366.83 $1,427 +6.83
394 unweaned 394 8 370.00 $370.00 $1,458 —
469 unweaned 469 29 335.00 $335.00 $1,571 —
501–519 514 11 295.00–300.00 $296.33 $1,523 —
519–528 unweaned 522 35 294.00–307.00 $303.24 $1,583 —
525 525 3 286.00 $286.00 $1,502 —
559 559 5 293.00 $293.00 $1,638 —
552–593 unweaned 575 30 278.00–286.00 $281.33 $1,618 —
605 unweaned 605 14 283.00 $283.00 $1,712 —
739 739 59 265.00 $265.00 $1,958 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 unweaned 391 12 348.00 $348.00 $1,361 —
397 397 3 351.00 $351.00 $1,393 —
404 unweaned 404 18 337.50 $337.50 $1,364 -5.50
564–577 568 23 275.00–283.00 $277.78 $1,578 —
600–636 unweaned 623 11 261.00–265.00 $262.40 $1,635 -12.60
641 641 8 266.00 $266.00 $1,705 —
687 687 3 259.00 $259.00 $1,779 —
699 unweaned 699 7 252.00 $252.00 $1,761 —
724 unweaned 724 12 235.00 $235.00 $1,701 -5.00
829 829 19 238.00 $238.00 $1,973 —
885 885 24 239.50 $239.50 $2,120 +4.19
923 923 10 234.00 $234.00 $2,160 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
504 504 10 302.50 $302.50 $1,525 -0.50
663–676 671 20 235.00–246.00 $239.35 $1,606 —
793 793 79 230.00 $230.00 $1,824 -15.00
863 863 12 226.00 $226.00 $1,950 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314 unweaned 314 9 337.50 $337.50 $1,060 —
383 unweaned 383 4 327.50 $327.50 $1,254 —
455 unweaned 455 10 300.00 $300.00 $1,365 ±0.00
462–468 464 15 305.00–310.00 $307.98 $1,429 -4.52
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424 unweaned 424 10 278.00 $278.00 $1,179 —
521–535 531 23 271.00–274.00 $271.90 $1,444 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
674 674 24 233.00 $233.00 $1,570 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 unweaned 515 11 281.00 $281.00 $1,447 —
636 unweaned 636 11 253.00 $253.00 $1,609 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
933 933 19 237.50 $237.50 $2,216 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 unweaned 467 32 290.00 $290.00 $1,354 +3.00
521–544 unweaned 536 39 257.00–264.00 $259.53 $1,391 —
605 605 5 239.00 $239.00 $1,446 —
639 unweaned 639 4 234.00 $234.00 $1,495 -14.00
702–746 726 67 227.00–238.00 $231.76 $1,683 -9.24
796 796 32 231.00 $231.00 $1,839 —
980 980 17 199.00 $199.00 $1,950 -24.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 3 302.50 $302.50 $1,264 —
423–443 unweaned 432 17 287.00–290.00 $288.55 $1,247 -11.45
474–484 479 26 262.50–275.00 $270.54 $1,296 -0.46
510 510 12 254.00 $254.00 $1,295 —
513 513 4 241.00 $241.00 $1,236 —
571–595 unweaned 587 25 233.00–239.00 $237.24 $1,393 -7.76
608 608 10 229.00 $229.00 $1,392 —
638 unweaned 638 5 221.00 $221.00 $1,410 —
651 651 18 226.00 $226.00 $1,471 —
717 717 33 216.00 $216.00 $1,549 —
717 unweaned 717 12 210.00 $210.00 $1,506 —
767 767 5 212.50 $212.50 $1,630 -8.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–393 unweaned 383 11 302.50–309.00 $304.14 $1,165 —
386 386 7 298.00 $298.00 $1,150 —
579 unweaned 579 5 231.00 $231.00 $1,337 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 unweaned 290 4 295.00 $295.00 $856 —
482 unweaned 482 6 265.00 $265.00 $1,277 —
522 522 5 242.00 $242.00 $1,263 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 unweaned 389 5 287.50 $287.50 $1,118 —
415 415 4 282.50 $282.50 $1,172 —
518 unweaned 518 5 237.50 $237.50 $1,230 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
494 494 4 242.50 $242.50 $1,198 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
581 581 15 232.50 $232.50 $1,351 —
752 752 22 212.50 $212.50 $1,598 —
953 953 17 190.00 $190.00 $1,811 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 unweaned 410 5 297.00 $297.00 $1,218 —
571 unweaned 571 5 236.00 $236.00 $1,348 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507 unweaned 507 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,217 —

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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.