Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 8, 2020

1,051 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,051	704
Slaughter cattle	696	—
Replacement cattle	355	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded 2.50 lower. Feeding cows traded unevenly steady. Replacement cattle had no comparisons from last week. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will be Thursday, October 15, 2020.; Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle traded steady to 2.00 higher, while slaughter bulls traded 0.75 higher. Feeding cows traded 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cattle did not have enough comparisons to fully trend, though a softer undertone was noted. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will be Thursday, October 8, 2020.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
690–1565	1080	85-90%	30	20.00–41.00	$35.57	$384
1010–1270	1184	85-90%	31	55.00–63.00	$58.73	$695
650–1485	1186	85-90%	198	42.00–54.50	$48.31	$573

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1190–1770	1443	80-85%	66	60.00–68.00	$65.01	$938
1245–1685	1462	80-85%	36	43.00–49.50	$47.96	$701
1155–1925	1468	80-85%	130	50.00–59.50	$53.45	$785

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1506–1800	1652	75-80%	49	63.00–72.50	$69.13	$1,142
1645–1715	1680	75-80%	2	74.00–79.00	$76.45	$1,284
1595–1870	1733	75-80%	2	48.50–49.00	$48.73	$844
1615–2025	1783	75-80%	32	51.50–61.00	$59.09	$1,054

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1205–1378	1336	9	69.50–76.00	$72.60	$970
1385–2080	1783	13	67.00–76.00	$72.86	$1,299
1560–2210	1921	22	77.00–86.00	$80.26	$1,542
2070	2070	1	88.00	$88.00	$1,822

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
870–1050	950	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	105.00–113.00	$110.42	$1,049
940–1580	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	23	71.50–82.00	$75.41	$845
1180–1535	1362	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	50.50–60.00	$53.87	$734
1031–1603	1378	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	94	62.50–71.50	$68.22	$940

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
798–1375	1001	(<2 yrs)	Open	70	83.00–88.00	$86.64	$867

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
940–1445	1115	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	65.00–69.00	$66.31	$739

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
600–975	743	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	60.00–62.50	$61.61	$458

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980–1370	1168	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	33	500.00–760.00	$638.03
1083–1436	1289	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	75	725.00–1,075.00	$827.67
1133–1600	1328	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	900.00–950.00	$935.78

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
793–883	847	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	900.00–950.00	$931.28

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1635–1868	1790	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,200.00–1,385.00	$1,328.68

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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.