Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 22, 2020

1,723 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,723	956
Slaughter cattle	938	671
Replacement cattle	785	285

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded unevenly steady, while slaughter bulls traded steady. Feeding cows traded 2.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Replacement cattle were steady compared to the light test from last week. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will be Thursday, October 29, 2020.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1035	1033	85-90%	2	61.00–64.50	$62.75	$648	—
780–1535	1119	85-90%	57	20.00–39.50	$28.39	$318	-8.53
800–1585	1144	85-90%	203	40.00–49.50	$45.32	$518	—
845–1406	1220	85-90%	50	50.00–57.00	$52.94	$646	-1.52

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1725	1331	80-85%	29	57.00–64.50	$59.82	$796	—
1215–1750	1461	80-85%	184	45.00–56.50	$49.89	$729	-1.94
1243–1690	1469	80-85%	24	36.00–44.50	$42.69	$627	-9.14

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–1606	1595	75-80%	10	71.00–72.50	$72.36	$1,154	—
1520–1835	1615	75-80%	13	60.00–69.50	$65.03	$1,050	—
1688–1930	1736	75-80%	5	43.00–48.50	$47.28	$821	-23.75
1610–2180	1739	75-80%	30	50.00–58.50	$53.79	$935	-17.24

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1435	1248	11	71.00–77.00	$74.81	$934	—
1420–2230	1757	18	61.00–77.00	$74.23	$1,304	—
1215–2255	1813	22	77.50–85.50	$80.90	$1,467	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
854–1078	986	(<2 yrs)	Open	15	102.00–109.50	$106.55	$1,051
873–1470	1063	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	38	70.00–85.00	$74.84	$796
1146–1435	1291	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	26	48.00–59.50	$54.78	$707
1144–1615	1343	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	68	62.00–69.00	$65.70	$882

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
798–1325	1014	(<2 yrs)	Open	81	82.50–86.00	$84.76	$859

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
855–1179	1092	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	90.00–98.50	$96.87	$1,058

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
732	732	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	78.00	$78.00	$571

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
718–1040	855	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	60.00–68.00	$64.57	$552

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1073–1460	1271	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	126	575.00–785.00	$706.90
1079–1458	1326	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	121	800.00–975.00	$885.07
1182–1479	1344	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	11	1,210.00–1,225.00	$1,219.00
1195–1779	1361	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	130	985.00–1,185.00	$1,096.78

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1116–1213	1169	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	850.00–1,025.00	$949.06

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
968–1091	1029	(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	64	1,085.00–1,350.00	$1,175.33

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
987–995	991	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	960.00–1,075.00	$998.31

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1190–1755	1464	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	1,325.00–1,425.00	$1,377.93	—
1513–1723	1639	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,200.00–1,300.00	$1,263.08	—

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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.