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Livestock Exchange Feeder Cattle Auction (Friday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 17, 2025

2,792 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $307.60/cwt ≈ $1,646/hd at 535 lb · 140 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $290.86/cwt -14.14 vs last sale · ≈ $2,132/hd at 733 lb · 121 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $308.00/cwt -23.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,940/hd at 630 lb · 112 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,792 2,355 1,363
Feeder cattle 2,792 2,355 1,363

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. Feeder steers and heifers traded very uneven due to a large variance in quality and vaccination programs. There were a small portion of high quality, vaccinated, weaned calves that traded steady to 2.00 higher, while the majority of the feeder steers and heifers traded 2.00 to 5.00 lower. It was a long sale with incoming bad weather that could have contributed to the drop in prices also. 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
441 441 9 405.00 $405.00 $1,786 -15.77
459 459 15 400.00–402.50 $401.33 $1,842 +6.49
502–506 504 26 370.00–375.00 $371.93 $1,875 -7.41
559–566 563 96 349.00–361.00 $357.52 $2,013 +8.05
612–618 615 21 325.00–328.00 $326.29 $2,007 -18.49
651–659 656 69 313.00–326.50 $322.03 $2,113 +0.93
706–747 733 121 286.00–292.50 $290.86 $2,132 -14.14
757–772 766 59 277.50–284.00 $282.46 $2,164 -10.46
815 815 7 270.50 $270.50 $2,205 —
940 940 5 244.00 $244.00 $2,294 —
966–970 967 11 239.00–240.00 $239.27 $2,314 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 3 407.50 $407.50 $1,398 —
414–424 423 37 387.50–397.50 $392.35 $1,660 -16.45
454–489 471 17 379.00–387.50 $382.87 $1,803 +0.31
519–531 524 55 357.00–360.00 $358.35 $1,878 -9.15
561–593 579 53 330.00–342.50 $335.75 $1,944 -3.83
617 fancy 617 11 317.50 $317.50 $1,959 —
604–649 631 89 307.00–315.00 $309.59 $1,954 -21.78
633 unweaned 633 12 287.50 $287.50 $1,820 —
657–686 672 88 297.50–308.00 $303.56 $2,040 -6.16
749 749 7 266.00 $266.00 $1,992 -19.00
765 765 7 255.00 $255.00 $1,951 +2.50
771 771 5 262.00 $262.00 $2,020 +9.50
808–832 828 49 250.00–257.50 $255.89 $2,119 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421–448 434 27 375.00–385.00 $383.71 $1,665 —
485–491 487 35 360.00–372.50 $362.49 $1,765 -5.01
549 549 25 347.00 $347.00 $1,905 —
552–596 584 66 313.00–332.50 $322.35 $1,883 -4.46
603–644 621 33 299.00–301.00 $300.34 $1,865 -16.16
661–690 677 50 275.00–290.00 $284.32 $1,925 -10.31
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 3 390.00 $390.00 $1,338 —
378 378 3 385.00 $385.00 $1,455 —
440 440 2 367.50 $367.50 $1,617 -17.50
476–499 490 15 357.50–376.00 $364.69 $1,787 —
511–549 523 35 337.50–345.00 $341.50 $1,786 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486–496 490 17 337.50–350.00 $342.71 $1,679 +2.71
578 578 4 305.00 $305.00 $1,763 —
780 780 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,833 —
868 868 6 212.50 $212.50 $1,844 —
993 993 6 223.00 $223.00 $2,214 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364–395 382 14 335.00–340.00 $337.96 $1,291 —
455–480 465 5 335.00 $335.00 $1,558 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
593 593 3 277.50 $277.50 $1,646 —
735 735 2 267.50 $267.50 $1,966 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–387 373 12 375.00–387.50 $384.26 $1,433 -0.74
446 446 20 371.00 $371.00 $1,655 +1.00
462–478 470 18 350.00–355.00 $351.52 $1,652 -7.24
504–524 517 71 315.00–326.00 $321.09 $1,660 -5.43
554–590 575 53 292.50–303.00 $297.20 $1,709 -8.78
603–638 620 92 280.00–289.00 $285.54 $1,770 +3.03
665–695 678 7 252.50–260.00 $256.70 $1,740 -8.85
738 738 6 257.50 $257.50 $1,900 +3.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,305 -2.50
368–379 374 9 362.50–372.50 $366.87 $1,372 +7.96
428–443 439 19 342.50–355.00 $352.02 $1,545 —
451–493 469 21 325.00–340.00 $333.33 $1,563 -13.07
508–549 535 140 302.00–313.00 $307.60 $1,646 —
565–597 589 31 280.00–288.00 $286.66 $1,688 -5.90
623–629 626 19 263.00–277.50 $271.43 $1,699 —
697 697 6 255.00 $255.00 $1,777 —
702–719 714 16 236.00–245.00 $242.23 $1,730 —
811 811 4 217.50 $217.50 $1,764 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 fancy 456 9 386.00 $386.00 $1,760 +4.00
512–530 528 28 327.50–331.00 $330.64 $1,746 -4.37
554–583 577 48 305.00–313.00 $308.32 $1,779 -11.37
612 612 20 302.00 $302.00 $1,848 +1.19
650–659 652 64 275.00–278.00 $277.40 $1,809 -4.09
720 720 13 261.00 $261.00 $1,879 —
753–792 768 39 252.50–259.00 $254.24 $1,953 —
902 902 10 227.50 $227.50 $2,052 -6.91
1133 1133 2 202.50 $202.50 $2,294 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 10 335.00 $335.00 $1,276 —
409 unweaned 409 11 320.00 $320.00 $1,309 —
421–443 438 58 312.50 $312.50 $1,369 -17.50
488 488 9 304.00 $304.00 $1,484 —
521–529 525 9 285.00–292.50 $289.14 $1,518 -19.23
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 4 360.00 $360.00 $1,210 —
352–393 377 35 340.00–352.50 $344.91 $1,300 —
445–446 446 16 330.00–340.00 $338.13 $1,508 -9.37
471 471 8 285.00 $285.00 $1,342 -47.97
538 538 4 282.50 $282.50 $1,520 —
628–648 635 14 255.00–261.00 $258.81 $1,643 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
568 568 10 260.00 $260.00 $1,477 —
646 646 7 252.50 $252.50 $1,631 —
705 705 4 249.00 $249.00 $1,755 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,338 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 5 335.00 $335.00 $1,708 —
708 708 7 262.00 $262.00 $1,855 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522 522 5 135.00 $135.00 $705 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
983 983 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,524 —

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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.