Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 7, 2021

1,246 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,246	387
Feeder cattle	15	12
Slaughter cattle	655	210
Replacement cattle	576	165

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last sale: Trade activity and demand moderate. Slaughter cows traded mostly steady and slaughter bulls traded steady. Feeding cows traded 3.00 lower to 9.00 higher. Replacement cattle had no comparison from the previous sale. The next available report will be Thursday, January 14, 2020.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1198–1670	1352	80-85%	93	52.50–60.00	$54.80	$741	—
1100–1785	1479	80-85%	131	40.50–52.00	$44.37	$656	—
1225–1668	1502	80-85%	20	31.00–39.50	$36.16	$543	-13.79

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1630	1172	85-90%	10	24.00–29.00	$26.85	$315	+3.44
975–1460	1193	85-90%	113	42.00–51.00	$45.11	$538	+21.70
980–1545	1212	85-90%	112	30.00–41.50	$38.69	$469	+3.95

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1488–1870	1667	75-80%	38	55.00–62.50	$58.11	$969	—
1555–2198	1764	75-80%	47	42.00–53.00	$45.05	$795	-11.26
1760–1855	1808	75-80%	2	38.50–39.50	$39.01	$705	-13.11

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1325	1270	2	61.00–65.50	$63.35	$805	—
1300–2200	1787	15	66.50–76.50	$73.00	$1,305	—
1620–2145	1901	10	77.50–82.00	$79.16	$1,505	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
957–1045	978	(<2 yrs)	Open	13	101.50–104.00	$102.38	$1,001
881–1295	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	78	64.00–77.50	$71.21	$730
1209–1458	1302	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	40	47.50–51.50	$49.70	$647
1166–1573	1376	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	148	52.00–60.50	$55.06	$758

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
876–1315	1034	(<2 yrs)	Open	87	70.00–73.00	$72.27	$747

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
625–1370	957	(<2 yrs)	Open	62	55.00–69.50	$66.70	$638

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
728–808	768	(<2 yrs)	Open	16	34.00–38.00	$36.10	$277

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
875–925	915	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	81.00–87.50	$82.24	$752
978	978	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	60.00	$60.00	$587

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
995–1055	1027	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	95.50–97.50	$96.11	$987

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1043–1575	1184	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	775.00–860.00	$822.68
1166–1402	1287	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	600.00–725.00	$685.31
1335	1335	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
1368–1473	1394	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	775.00–860.00	$797.45

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Dairy Heifers

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
434	434	15	34.00	$34.00	$148	—

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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.