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Livestock Exchange Feeder Cattle Auction (Friday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, February 21, 2025

517 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $368.00/cwt -23.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,954/hd at 531 lb · 45 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $281.00/cwt -22.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,703/hd at 606 lb · 34 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $293.00/cwt +4.27 vs last sale · ≈ $2,101/hd at 717 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 517 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407 407 19 442.00 $442.00 $1,799 +2.00
531 531 45 368.00 $368.00 $1,954 -23.22
604 604 5 327.50 $327.50 $1,978 -5.05
717 717 33 293.00 $293.00 $2,101 +4.27
813 813 13 261.00 $261.00 $2,122 -6.47
934 934 14 238.00 $238.00 $2,223 -16.00
1238 1238 2 189.00 $189.00 $2,340 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304 304 4 447.50 $447.50 $1,360 —
353 353 6 425.00 $425.00 $1,500 —
401 401 5 422.50 $422.50 $1,694 —
455 455 9 391.00 $391.00 $1,779 —
514 514 4 347.50 $347.50 $1,786 -29.26
572–591 578 29 330.00–337.00 $334.56 $1,934 -6.94
699 699 12 289.00 $289.00 $2,020 +6.00
707–731 720 31 280.00–284.00 $282.25 $2,032 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 9 432.50 $432.50 $1,220 —
319 319 4 422.50 $422.50 $1,348 —
370 370 5 420.00 $420.00 $1,554 —
415 415 15 385.00 $385.00 $1,598 —
596 596 10 317.50 $317.50 $1,892 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 17 315.00 $315.00 $1,370 -35.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
496 496 8 320.00 $320.00 $1,587 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575–590 587 27 281.00–288.00 $286.73 $1,683 -22.57
606 606 34 281.00 $281.00 $1,703 -22.99
681 681 18 262.00 $262.00 $1,784 —
720 720 4 248.00 $248.00 $1,786 -31.00
798 798 3 241.00 $241.00 $1,923 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277 277 15 425.00 $425.00 $1,177 —
363 363 3 382.50 $382.50 $1,388 —
481–491 486 10 325.00–330.00 $327.53 $1,592 +8.70
536 536 12 293.00 $293.00 $1,570 —
567 567 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,616 -17.00
648 648 6 263.00 $263.00 $1,704 -27.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–368 367 6 395.00–402.50 $398.77 $1,463 —
452 452 6 342.50 $342.50 $1,548 -7.25
557–571 564 21 300.00–307.00 $303.62 $1,712 —
738 738 4 258.00 $258.00 $1,904 —
753 753 2 246.00 $246.00 $1,852 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 23 275.00 $275.00 $1,128 -78.25
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 16 377.50 $377.50 $1,442 —
565 565 3 276.00 $276.00 $1,559 —
642 642 3 259.00 $259.00 $1,663 —

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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.