Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 12, 2020

2,163 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	2,163	1,168
Slaughter cattle	1,180	825
Replacement cattle	983	343

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded steady to 1.00 lower, while slaughter bulls traded mostly steady. Feeding cows traded unevenly steady. Replacement cattle traded sharply higher. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. The next available report will be Thursday, November 19, 2020.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
641–1505	834	85-90%	36	15.00–33.50	$22.03	$184	—
735–1445	1173	85-90%	110	35.00–46.50	$43.79	$514	-1.10
980–1470	1205	85-90%	221	47.00–56.00	$49.64	$598	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1268–1687	1453	80-85%	93	55.00–65.00	$60.22	$875	—
1205–1740	1458	80-85%	200	44.50–53.00	$48.64	$709	-2.34
1260–1650	1523	80-85%	10	30.00–43.00	$39.42	$600	-1.79

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1680	1551	75-80%	44	60.00–69.00	$64.86	$1,006	—
1525–2095	1687	75-80%	68	46.00–58.50	$51.02	$861	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–2350	1680	20	62.00–75.50	$71.83	$1,207	-0.86
1425–2079	1875	23	76.00–84.00	$77.78	$1,458	—
1965–1985	1975	2	87.00–90.00	$88.49	$1,748	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
899–1025	951	(<2 yrs)	Open	14	108.00–119.00	$112.21	$1,067
840–1222	1081	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	51	66.50–77.00	$73.03	$789
1030–1675	1255	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	141	47.50–59.50	$52.02	$653
1063–1472	1316	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	146	60.00–68.00	$62.81	$827

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
913–1218	1053	(<2 yrs)	Open	78	80.00–84.00	$81.90	$862

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
765–1333	989	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	40	79.00–85.00	$81.78	$809

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
885–1305	972	(<2 yrs)	Open	21	91.00–99.00	$97.15	$944

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
750–1265	947	(<2 yrs)	Open	12	71.00–79.00	$77.28	$732

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
660–770	685	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	55.00–65.00	$63.30	$434

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1156–1323	1173	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	1,225.00–1,375.00	$1,306.33
1071–1655	1273	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	161	1,150.00–1,275.00	$1,201.02
1143–1550	1292	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	94	710.00–835.00	$780.94
1147–1615	1318	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	36	850.00–1,010.00	$919.72
1040–1758	1382	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	860.00–985.00	$940.15

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
893–1237	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	1,075.00–1,150.00	$1,106.87
941–1105	1011	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	860.00–950.00	$907.85
1124–1275	1186	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	535.00–660.00	$602.67
1138–1655	1271	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	60	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,076.65

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
938	938	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	960.00	$960.00
914–1090	950	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	1,000.00–1,135.00	$1,096.45

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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
1325–1800	1681	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,400.00–1,450.00	$1,440.15	—
1759–1893	1793	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,525.00–1,550.00	$1,543.40	—

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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.