Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 3, 2020

1,198 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,198	1,300
Slaughter cattle	682	742
Replacement cattle	516	558

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last sale: Slaughter cows traded steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded 3.50 higher. Feeding cows traded mostly 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cattle did not have enough comparisons to accurately trend. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will be Thursday, December 10, 2020.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1715	1434	80-85%	109	39.00–52.00	$46.19	$662	-11.68
1225–1670	1478	80-85%	3	30.00–38.00	$33.29	$492	-11.52
1190–1773	1489	80-85%	94	53.00–62.50	$58.64	$873	+13.83
1430–1565	1496	80-85%	8	64.00–69.00	$65.98	$987	+21.17

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1155	1090	85-90%	3	55.00–61.00	$59.05	$644	+32.15
955–1445	1133	85-90%	62	32.00–50.00	$38.24	$433	-2.01
870–1495	1181	85-90%	86	42.00–52.50	$45.61	$539	—
780–1495	1198	85-90%	18	17.50–31.00	$23.41	$280	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505–1820	1631	75-80%	43	54.00–64.00	$60.48	$986	-0.46
1010–1871	1693	75-80%	28	44.00–52.50	$48.46	$820	—
1505–1864	1727	75-80%	24	65.00–70.50	$67.88	$1,172	—
1855	1855	75-80%	1	31.00	$31.00	$575	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1230	1203	2	71.00–73.00	$72.02	$866	—
1120–2325	1627	20	57.50–75.50	$70.01	$1,139	—
1520–2485	2059	12	77.50–85.00	$81.18	$1,671	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
845–1335	1099	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	82.00–98.00	$89.48	$983
873–1575	1106	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	94	62.00–77.00	$66.31	$733
1111–1410	1240	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	27	44.00–50.00	$47.37	$587
1027–1554	1357	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	143	51.00–61.50	$57.00	$773

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
733–1283	1045	(<2 yrs)	Open	95	80.00–83.00	$81.94	$856

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
791–1409	1191	(<2 yrs)	Open	33	71.00–79.50	$75.90	$904

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
775–1278	982	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	60.00–68.00	$64.61	$634

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060–1390	1143	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	600.00–750.00	$689.20
1251–1345	1290	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	800.00–910.00	$849.93

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1695–1970	1833	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00–1,260.00	$1,232.25	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1365	1365	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

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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.