Livestock Exchange Feeder Cattle Auction (Friday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, December 6, 2024

3,199 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M 1 steers $337.87/cwt ≈ $1,598/hd at 473 lb · 175 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $325.80/cwt ≈ $1,732/hd at 532 lb · 151 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $360.00/cwt +40.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,325/hd at 368 lb · 125 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,199	1,276	1,558
Feeder cattle	3,199	1,276	1,558

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trade activity and demand was good. No trend available as this is the first reported sale in over a month. Strong tones were shown for both feeder steers and heifers, with the majority of the calves being weaned over 30 days and preconditioned. Next available report will be Friday, December 13, 2024.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
326–344	335	18	432.50–435.00	$433.78	$1,453	—
359	359	88	415.00	$415.00	$1,490	—
414 unweaned	414	10	392.50	$392.50	$1,625	+56.25
407–434	417	40	395.00–407.50	$401.25	$1,673	—
456	456	6	393.00	$393.00	$1,792	—
504–505	505	36	342.50–349.00	$346.37	$1,749	—
565–577	572	108	318.50–331.00	$323.39	$1,850	+30.67
611–642	622	116	297.00–309.00	$302.89	$1,884	—
657–661	660	22	282.50–290.00	$285.22	$1,882	+12.22
709–717	711	32	277.00–279.00	$278.62	$1,981	+12.62
750–766	761	63	272.50–275.00	$273.51	$2,081	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
282	282	44	427.50	$427.50	$1,206	—
397	397	3	380.00	$380.00	$1,509	—
400–440	425	74	376.00–387.50	$377.17	$1,603	—
468–485	474	43	360.00–373.00	$367.96	$1,744	+73.96
503–548	531	119	321.00–334.00	$329.82	$1,751	—
513–548 unweaned	534	32	305.00–318.00	$310.85	$1,660	—
551–575	563	61	305.00–316.00	$311.39	$1,753	—
606–625 unweaned	620	27	276.00–281.00	$277.27	$1,719	+8.89
620–646	643	69	292.50–295.00	$292.96	$1,884	+15.96
651–663	657	31	265.00–274.00	$268.86	$1,766	+37.86
661 unweaned	661	22	258.00	$258.00	$1,705	—
769	769	7	262.50	$262.50	$2,019	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
467–494	469	150	339.00–341.00	$340.01	$1,595	—
497 unweaned	497	25	325.00	$325.00	$1,615	—
530–541	534	11	290.00–295.00	$291.84	$1,558	—
595	595	3	290.00	$290.00	$1,726	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	5	310.00	$310.00	$1,472	—
543	543	120	306.00	$306.00	$1,662	—
576	576	5	292.00	$292.00	$1,682	+57.00
640	640	14	266.00	$266.00	$1,702	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
409–419	417	28	344.00–352.50	$351.01	$1,464	—
463	463	3	352.50	$352.50	$1,632	—
531 unweaned	531	9	295.00	$295.00	$1,566	—
549	549	7	317.50	$317.50	$1,743	—
572–583	575	16	289.00–290.00	$289.25	$1,663	—
597 unweaned	597	5	285.00	$285.00	$1,701	—
656	656	8	261.00	$261.00	$1,712	—
714	714	7	252.00	$252.00	$1,799	—
739 unweaned	739	15	244.00	$244.00	$1,803	—
882	882	3	227.00	$227.00	$2,002	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
313	313	6	1,160.00	$1,160.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
285	285	4	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	86	380.00	$380.00	$1,064	—
368	368	125	360.00	$360.00	$1,325	—
419	419	7	340.00	$340.00	$1,425	—
452–471	459	43	327.50–338.00	$334.22	$1,534	+34.22
501–518	511	75	305.00–315.00	$312.32	$1,596	+49.32
550–576	562	32	282.00–295.00	$289.58	$1,627	—
617–646	625	65	260.00–272.50	$263.10	$1,644	—
656 unweaned	656	28	245.00	$245.00	$1,607	+16.52
653–683	657	18	252.50–262.00	$258.69	$1,700	+26.19
740–748	743	25	238.00–248.00	$244.38	$1,816	—
881	881	31	216.00	$216.00	$1,903	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317–336	332	20	342.50–355.00	$345.41	$1,147	—
370	370	3	337.50	$337.50	$1,249	—
425 unweaned	425	4	320.00	$320.00	$1,360	—
413–445	432	22	325.00–337.50	$328.07	$1,417	—
470–498	474	108	307.50–320.00	$317.15	$1,503	—
498 unweaned	498	4	302.50	$302.50	$1,506	+26.13
507–542	526	88	287.50–297.00	$292.95	$1,541	+61.95
558 unweaned	558	6	255.00	$255.00	$1,423	+16.92
560–593	580	84	261.00–278.00	$269.70	$1,564	—
600–634	611	31	249.00–259.00	$254.06	$1,552	+15.08
652	652	13	236.00	$236.00	$1,539	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352–398	384	88	332.50–337.50	$332.66	$1,277	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	9	330.00	$330.00	$940	—
359	359	4	325.00	$325.00	$1,167	—
467–479	473	13	277.50	$277.50	$1,313	—
499 unweaned	499	6	262.50	$262.50	$1,310	—
546	546	20	270.00	$270.00	$1,474	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
528 unweaned	528	6	255.00	$255.00	$1,346	—
599	599	11	251.00	$251.00	$1,503	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
549	549	4	280.00	$280.00	$1,537	—
606	606	12	246.00	$246.00	$1,491	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
523	523	8	272.50	$272.50	$1,425	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
548	548	2	257.50	$257.50	$1,411	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
286	286	10	445.00	$445.00	$1,273	—
367	367	34	420.00	$420.00	$1,541	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
426	426	6	365.00	$365.00	$1,555	—

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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.