Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 5, 2020

1,168 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,168	889
Slaughter cattle	825	644
Replacement cattle	343	245

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls traded 3.00 lower. Feeding cows traded steady to 4.50 higher. Replacement cattle were too thinly tested to accurately trend. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will be Thursday, November 12, 2020.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1607	1385	80-85%	58	58.00–65.00	$60.81	$842	—
1010–1765	1491	80-85%	205	46.00–57.50	$50.98	$760	+10.96
1020–1675	1523	80-85%	35	35.00–45.50	$41.21	$628	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1440	1085	85-90%	14	25.00–35.00	$30.28	$329	—
805–1575	1185	85-90%	90	37.00–47.50	$44.89	$532	—
830–1460	1193	85-90%	88	48.00–56.00	$50.64	$604	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1553–2003	1707	75-80%	87	49.00–58.50	$52.75	$900	-19.69
1460–1970	1711	75-80%	21	60.00–69.00	$65.04	$1,113	+7.49

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1335	1224	5	61.00–67.50	$64.96	$795	—
1315–2250	1683	12	65.50–76.50	$72.69	$1,223	—
1380–2030	1783	15	77.00–81.50	$78.33	$1,397	+5.97

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
967–1040	988	(<2 yrs)	Open	11	110.00–113.50	$112.47	$1,111
905–1470	1064	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	44	71.00–83.00	$79.78	$849
1183–1419	1331	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	54.00–57.00	$56.00	$745
1090–1572	1355	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	82	60.00–67.00	$63.01	$854

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
843–1305	1047	(<2 yrs)	Open	87	80.00–82.00	$81.37	$852

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
741–1424	1120	(<2 yrs)	Open	46	75.00–79.50	$77.01	$863

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–840	770	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	60.00	$60.00	$462

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1195–1615	1405	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	835.00–975.00	$915.46
1423	1423	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	850.00	$850.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020–1245	1098	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	600.00–710.00	$674.08

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015–1145	1093	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	425.00–600.00	$535.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925–1070	998	(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	875.00–910.00	$893.77

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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
1420	1420	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—
1545	1545	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—

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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.