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Livestock Exchange Feeder Cattle Auction (Friday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 16, 2026

1,826 head sold ·Official USDA report

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $411.46/cwt +13.80 vs last sale · ≈ $2,761/hd at 671 lb · 129 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $382.44/cwt +21.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,769/hd at 724 lb · 120 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $372.53/cwt +6.52 vs last sale · ≈ $2,846/hd at 764 lb · 82 head
Brush, CO 6-weight steers brought $415/cwt, running $6/cwt above the CO average ($409) and $11/cwt under Sterling, CO ($426). CO 6-weight steers have traded flat from their mid-January peak of $417/cwt. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,826 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428–448 436 10 565.00–570.00 $567.06 $2,472 +27.06
460 460 3 550.00 $550.00 $2,530 +46.00
501–528 521 24 500.00–515.00 $511.33 $2,664 +28.11
552–590 572 56 461.00–473.00 $465.14 $2,661 +11.95
618–646 633 44 420.00–433.00 $426.62 $2,701 +4.32
654–683 671 129 403.00–418.00 $411.46 $2,761 +13.80
707–732 724 120 379.00–384.00 $382.44 $2,769 +21.08
760 760 3 360.00 $360.00 $2,736 —
811–832 824 25 344.00–351.00 $346.39 $2,854 —
858–891 877 22 311.00–320.00 $315.64 $2,768 -7.36
923 923 6 325.00 $325.00 $3,000 +15.45
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401–436 417 18 597.50–610.00 $605.64 $2,526 +44.64
502 502 7 532.50 $532.50 $2,673 +39.16
653–657 655 37 431.00–432.50 $431.65 $2,827 +16.65
703–705 703 60 392.50–405.00 $403.54 $2,837 +18.51
750–783 764 82 369.00–374.00 $372.53 $2,846 +6.52
800–821 810 52 356.00–360.50 $359.22 $2,910 +11.61
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
474 474 7 530.00 $530.00 $2,512 —
500–546 524 16 475.00–490.00 $483.68 $2,534 —
566–593 587 47 442.50–454.00 $449.39 $2,638 +9.39
609–643 632 15 412.00–412.50 $412.16 $2,605 -1.37
661–699 680 51 387.50–401.00 $396.10 $2,693 -6.40
723–738 732 8 362.50–375.00 $367.13 $2,687 —
799 799 8 344.00 $344.00 $2,749 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434–449 442 16 560.00–562.50 $561.43 $2,482 —
471–487 479 29 477.50–486.00 $482.20 $2,310 —
525–545 539 14 440.00–450.00 $442.78 $2,387 —
584–599 593 19 401.00–412.50 $407.46 $2,416 —
609–646 620 26 403.00–418.00 $413.19 $2,562 —
784–790 785 15 322.50–330.00 $328.49 $2,579 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
586 586 19 415.00 $415.00 $2,432 —
597 597 11 400.00 $400.00 $2,388 —
656–686 668 52 378.00–381.00 $379.19 $2,533 -5.81
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
537–540 539 26 460.00–471.00 $468.89 $2,527 —
813–823 816 9 336.00 $336.00 $2,742 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444 444 8 470.00 $470.00 $2,087 —
560 560 4 380.00 $380.00 $2,128 —
697 697 11 360.00 $360.00 $2,509 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
678 678 6 385.00 $385.00 $2,610 —
730 730 3 355.00 $355.00 $2,592 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321 321 3 495.00 $495.00 $1,589 —
463–489 476 28 472.50–482.50 $481.03 $2,290 +0.98
514–544 525 53 427.50–440.00 $432.84 $2,272 +0.34
565–595 577 43 402.00–415.00 $409.18 $2,361 -3.82
604–615 609 42 399.00–413.00 $406.94 $2,478 +6.09
653–662 655 33 368.00–378.00 $370.75 $2,428 +3.84
708–744 738 42 342.00–351.00 $345.48 $2,550 -7.02
750 750 4 341.00 $341.00 $2,558 —
805–809 807 7 295.00–305.00 $299.27 $2,415 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–498 473 29 440.00–455.00 $444.57 $2,103 —
533–538 536 32 391.00–400.00 $393.79 $2,111 —
559–586 573 58 387.50–395.00 $391.64 $2,244 -15.86
607–646 630 32 375.00–379.00 $377.53 $2,378 -11.24
650–660 656 7 320.00–330.00 $324.25 $2,127 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
484 484 7 460.00 $460.00 $2,226 -7.50
523 523 11 430.00 $430.00 $2,249 +15.00
558–594 580 10 397.50–411.00 $402.70 $2,336 —
600–636 618 65 385.00–395.00 $388.74 $2,402 —
657–692 683 44 353.00–355.00 $354.59 $2,422 —
714 714 4 320.00 $320.00 $2,285 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
419 419 11 512.50 $512.50 $2,147 +2.50
653–691 660 42 385.00–399.00 $387.79 $2,559 +14.86
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 3 425.00 $425.00 $2,010 —
549 549 17 415.00 $415.00 $2,278 —
627 627 7 392.50 $392.50 $2,461 —
757 757 12 342.50 $342.50 $2,593 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492–498 495 12 407.50 $407.50 $2,017 —
578 578 13 337.50 $337.50 $1,951 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486 486 7 430.00 $430.00 $2,090 —
635 635 12 350.00 $350.00 $2,222 -20.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
608–648 629 18 363.00–375.00 $367.86 $2,314 —

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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.