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Livestock Exchange Feeder Cattle Auction (Friday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, December 5, 2025

1,074 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $343.89/cwt -6.59 vs last sale · ≈ $2,177/hd at 633 lb · 110 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $367.93/cwt +29.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,649/hd at 720 lb · 79 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $403.15/cwt +35.29 vs last sale · ≈ $2,474/hd at 614 lb · 76 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,074 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 unweaned 373 6 537.50 $537.50 $2,005 —
396 396 6 530.00 $530.00 $2,099 +5.00
408–427 423 10 525.00 $525.00 $2,221 —
506–510 508 22 459.00–470.00 $463.98 $2,357 —
517 unweaned 517 8 467.50 $467.50 $2,417 —
551 unweaned 551 5 437.50 $437.50 $2,411 +44.90
563 563 18 432.50 $432.50 $2,435 +43.01
603–612 608 61 401.00–410.00 $406.14 $2,469 +40.08
637 unweaned 637 15 391.00 $391.00 $2,491 +22.30
662–681 678 65 380.50–386.00 $381.33 $2,585 —
708–725 720 79 365.50–374.00 $367.93 $2,649 +29.93
751 unweaned 751 13 327.00 $327.00 $2,456 —
764–785 781 47 341.00–345.50 $341.84 $2,670 —
820 820 2 326.00 $326.00 $2,673 —
854 854 10 334.00 $334.00 $2,852 —
918 918 9 319.00 $319.00 $2,928 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 9 535.00 $535.00 $1,840 +85.00
435 435 9 507.50 $507.50 $2,208 +62.50
503–523 unweaned 510 22 440.00–450.00 $443.73 $2,263 +38.73
506–548 532 21 450.00–456.00 $452.17 $2,406 —
551 unweaned 551 11 418.00 $418.00 $2,303 +34.31
600–638 622 50 387.00–399.00 $395.00 $2,457 —
643 unweaned 643 13 383.00 $383.00 $2,463 —
663–673 unweaned 670 12 360.00–362.50 $360.83 $2,418 +19.06
712 unweaned 712 8 341.00 $341.00 $2,428 +29.70
745–749 746 22 347.00–357.00 $353.76 $2,639 +25.57
1053 1053 7 256.00 $256.00 $2,696 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 unweaned 436 6 470.00 $470.00 $2,049 —
480 unweaned 480 4 425.00 $425.00 $2,040 +40.00
508–529 527 43 435.00–440.00 $435.56 $2,295 +55.56
571 571 4 390.00 $390.00 $2,227 +18.24
630 unweaned 630 2 362.50 $362.50 $2,284 —
764 unweaned 764 5 305.00 $305.00 $2,330 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 3 450.00 $450.00 $2,007 —
454 454 5 445.00 $445.00 $2,020 —
547 547 9 415.00 $415.00 $2,270 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 13 345.00 $345.00 $2,174 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 462.50 $462.50 $1,563 —
379 379 14 451.00 $451.00 $1,709 —
417 unweaned 417 9 441.00 $441.00 $1,839 -64.00
426–427 426 8 438.00–444.00 $441.75 $1,882 —
460 unweaned 460 7 410.00 $410.00 $1,886 +10.00
505 505 15 398.00 $398.00 $2,010 —
590 unweaned 590 2 387.50 $387.50 $2,286 +22.50
600–644 631 73 342.00–346.00 $343.78 $2,169 +0.78
636–637 unweaned 637 37 342.00–348.00 $344.11 $2,192 -9.89
685 685 4 347.00 $347.00 $2,377 —
750 unweaned 750 9 302.50 $302.50 $2,269 —
889 889 16 279.00 $279.00 $2,480 —
956–984 973 13 260.00–265.00 $261.89 $2,548 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 unweaned 348 4 437.50 $437.50 $1,522 —
371 371 7 432.50 $432.50 $1,605 +2.50
385 unweaned 385 7 432.50 $432.50 $1,665 —
418 418 4 407.50 $407.50 $1,703 +25.00
474–480 479 35 380.00–390.00 $381.41 $1,827 +10.41
486 unweaned 486 5 380.00 $380.00 $1,847 +10.00
538 unweaned 538 24 369.00 $369.00 $1,985 +26.50
556 556 7 364.00 $364.00 $2,024 —
570 unweaned 570 17 353.00 $353.00 $2,012 +17.00
620 unweaned 620 4 337.50 $337.50 $2,092 +2.02
637 637 3 335.00 $335.00 $2,134 -2.20
743 743 2 311.00 $311.00 $2,311 +2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
494 494 12 372.50 $372.50 $1,840 —
514–520 518 13 350.00–360.00 $356.18 $1,845 +28.74
514–544 unweaned 529 8 342.50 $342.50 $1,812 +7.50
565–593 576 24 345.00–348.00 $346.85 $1,998 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
594 594 9 322.50 $322.50 $1,916 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
622 622 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,990 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 16 420.00 $420.00 $2,373 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 6 346.00 $346.00 $2,353 —

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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.