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Livestock Exchange Feeder Cattle Auction (Friday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, December 12, 2025

674 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $355.23/cwt +16.61 vs last sale · ≈ $2,757/hd at 776 lb · 64 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $428.57/cwt +10.57 vs last sale · ≈ $2,481/hd at 579 lb · 59 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $406.00/cwt +24.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,692/hd at 663 lb · 43 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 674 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 unweaned 360 5 615.00 $615.00 $2,214 +77.50
440 440 9 535.00 $535.00 $2,354 +10.00
505–519 516 20 465.00–467.50 $465.49 $2,402 +1.51
552–561 554 30 454.00–463.00 $456.43 $2,529 +23.93
610–642 637 39 401.00–412.00 $403.14 $2,568 -3.00
663 fancy 663 43 406.00 $406.00 $2,692 —
735 735 9 370.00 $370.00 $2,720 +2.07
752–783 776 64 355.00–356.00 $355.23 $2,757 +13.39
834 834 10 333.00 $333.00 $2,777 +7.00
918 918 18 324.00 $324.00 $2,974 +5.00
1042 1042 3 290.00 $290.00 $3,022 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
497 unweaned 497 3 467.50 $467.50 $2,323 —
516 516 6 445.00 $445.00 $2,296 -7.17
553–596 unweaned 571 7 392.50–400.00 $395.85 $2,260 -22.15
565–581 580 52 432.00–445.00 $432.97 $2,511 —
620–645 640 14 390.00–399.00 $397.13 $2,542 +2.13
678–698 686 22 372.50–382.00 $375.67 $2,577 —
765–778 776 14 341.00–345.00 $341.56 $2,651 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
549 549 6 430.00 $430.00 $2,361 -5.56
599 599 5 422.00 $422.00 $2,528 +32.00
619 unweaned 619 4 367.00 $367.00 $2,272 +4.50
634 634 5 380.00 $380.00 $2,409 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 4 405.00 $405.00 $2,369 —
727 unweaned 727 11 328.00 $328.00 $2,385 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 5 440.00 $440.00 $1,967 -1.75
472 unweaned 472 3 412.50 $412.50 $1,947 +2.50
588 588 35 399.00 $399.00 $2,346 —
693 693 42 348.00 $348.00 $2,412 +1.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 6 405.00 $405.00 $1,952 +23.59
548 548 4 370.00 $370.00 $2,028 —
561 unweaned 561 8 340.00 $340.00 $1,907 -13.00
554–585 572 14 367.00–369.00 $367.83 $2,104 +3.83
609 unweaned 609 11 336.00 $336.00 $2,046 -1.50
646 646 11 345.00 $345.00 $2,229 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
527 527 19 349.00 $349.00 $1,839 -7.18
560–595 586 24 338.00–341.00 $338.72 $1,985 -8.13
675 675 4 317.50 $317.50 $2,143 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 3 422.50 $422.50 $1,682 —
418 418 3 437.50 $437.50 $1,829 —
456 456 8 405.00 $405.00 $1,847 —
503 unweaned 503 11 390.00 $390.00 $1,962 —
520 520 2 382.50 $382.50 $1,989 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528 528 9 368.00 $368.00 $1,943 —
580 unweaned 580 11 291.00 $291.00 $1,688 —
583 583 7 320.00 $320.00 $1,866 -2.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 unweaned 518 19 447.50 $447.50 $2,318 —
635 unweaned 635 7 352.50 $352.50 $2,238 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 unweaned 333 5 590.00 $590.00 $1,965 —

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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.