Livestock Exchange Feeder Cattle Auction (Friday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 10, 2025

2,355 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $319.69/cwt ≈ $1,835/hd at 574 lb · 209 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $349.47/cwt +17.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,006/hd at 574 lb · 157 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $292.92/cwt +14.94 vs last sale · ≈ $2,217/hd at 757 lb · 99 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,355	1,226	1,893
Feeder cattle	2,355	1,226	1,893

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trade activity and demand was good. No trend available as the last reported sale was nearly a month ago. Market had strong tones and was stronger than before the holiday break. Next available report will be Friday, January 17, 2025.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–379	372	20	434.00–435.00	$434.29	$1,616	—
409–419	415	14	415.00–425.00	$420.77	$1,746	—
454–472	466	24	390.00–400.00	$394.84	$1,840	+7.84
500–512	509	52	377.50–385.00	$379.34	$1,931	+29.34
556–587	574	157	349.00–352.50	$349.47	$2,006	+17.10
604–625	615	86	337.50–348.00	$344.78	$2,120	+30.05
651–662	654	76	320.00–323.50	$321.10	$2,100	+23.60
702	702	51	305.00	$305.00	$2,141	—
750–775	757	99	287.00–299.00	$292.92	$2,217	+14.94
850–859	854	19	262.00	$262.00	$2,237	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
379	379	5	419.00	$419.00	$1,588	+22.89
444–445	444	10	408.00–410.00	$408.80	$1,815	—
491–495	494	29	377.00–384.00	$382.56	$1,890	+33.56
536	536	39	367.50	$367.50	$1,970	+34.76
562–592	571	96	335.00–347.50	$339.58	$1,939	—
623–648	638	54	325.00–335.00	$331.37	$2,114	+34.22
665–669	666	46	302.50–312.00	$309.72	$2,063	+27.87
721–741	730	62	290.00–298.00	$291.88	$2,131	+22.88
743	743	9	285.00	$285.00	$2,118	+16.00
797	797	7	252.50	$252.50	$2,012	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	7	367.50	$367.50	$1,727	—
558–599	587	41	321.00–331.00	$326.81	$1,918	+12.81
622–649	640	41	315.00–319.00	$316.50	$2,026	+36.50
692	692	24	287.50–297.00	$294.63	$2,039	+26.08
748	748	6	284.00	$284.00	$2,124	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
491	491	10	340.00	$340.00	$1,669	—
634	634	25	300.00	$300.00	$1,902	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	3	385.00	$385.00	$1,675	—
577–595	587	13	305.00–307.50	$306.13	$1,797	+5.13
650	650	17	302.50	$302.50	$1,966	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780	780	3	265.00	$265.00	$2,067	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
386	386	6	390.00	$390.00	$1,505	—
401–438	410	12	380.00–382.50	$381.83	$1,566	—
450 fancy	450	23	382.00	$382.00	$1,719	—
451–465	459	37	371.00–378.00	$373.97	$1,717	—
507–542	520	81	330.00–340.00	$335.01	$1,742	+17.51
553–584	574	209	316.75–328.00	$319.69	$1,835	—
600–609	607	45	296.00–302.00	$300.81	$1,826	+23.81
650–664	654	25	277.50–285.00	$281.49	$1,841	+16.49
838	838	4	247.00	$247.00	$2,070	—
904–948	912	47	226.00–237.50	$234.41	$2,138	—
981	981	5	221.00	$221.00	$2,168	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352	352	4	385.00	$385.00	$1,355	—
434–439	437	13	370.00	$370.00	$1,617	—
478–489	483	35	355.00–362.00	$358.76	$1,733	—
502–530	526	44	320.00–327.50	$326.52	$1,717	+32.41
566–589	578	39	299.00–310.00	$305.98	$1,769	+37.35
602–645	634	83	277.50–287.50	$282.51	$1,791	+27.98
658–688	683	69	263.00–270.00	$265.55	$1,814	+17.55
705	705	5	232.50	$232.50	$1,639	—
709–748	732	39	249.00–257.00	$254.49	$1,863	—
789	789	12	237.50	$237.50	$1,874	—
830	830	4	236.00	$236.00	$1,959	—
890	890	10	235.00	$235.00	$2,092	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316	316	3	377.50	$377.50	$1,193	—
358–389	374	8	355.00–362.50	$358.91	$1,342	—
460–489	477	34	342.50–350.00	$346.40	$1,652	+30.31
576–587	580	13	291.00–295.00	$292.56	$1,697	+37.56

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
429	429	9	347.50	$347.50	$1,491	+56.39
496–499	497	27	332.50–335.00	$332.97	$1,655	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
429	429	5	330.00	$330.00	$1,416	—
515–523	518	18	305.00–315.00	$308.37	$1,597	—
571–595	586	11	280.00–285.00	$283.23	$1,660	+30.73

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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.