Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 4, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	897	629	0
Feeder cattle	—	148	—
Slaughter cattle	494	338	0
Replacement cattle	403	143	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 2.50 higher. Slaughter bulls traded 1.85 higher. Feeding cows traded unevenly steady. Replacement cattle did not have enough comparisons from last week to accurately trend. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. The next available report will be Thursday, February 11, 2021.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1560	1417	80-85%	18	45.00–56.50	$53.27	$755	+4.42
1200–1676	1470	80-85%	162	57.00–66.50	$59.63	$877	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1605	1605	75-80%	1	75.00	$75.00	$1,204	—
1510–2045	1717	75-80%	120	58.00–69.50	$62.16	$1,067	+2.57
1687–1805	1720	75-80%	15	54.00–57.50	$56.96	$980	-2.63

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1430	1069	85-90%	11	35.00–48.00	$41.97	$449	—
895–1475	1091	85-90%	69	49.00–58.50	$54.55	$595	—
985–1235	1142	85-90%	19	59.00–62.00	$60.54	$691	+3.18

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1217	1175	7	76.00–81.00	$78.50	$922	—
1198–1675	1395	6	78.00–80.00	$78.86	$1,100	—
1475–2675	1858	25	82.00–92.00	$87.09	$1,618	—
1890–2390	2056	7	93.00–103.00	$95.49	$1,963	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
830–1278	1059	(<2 yrs)	Open	11	98.50–109.00	$103.58	$1,097
854–1615	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	52	67.50–83.00	$70.27	$773
1025–1645	1323	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	65	56.00–68.00	$63.49	$840

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
813–1365	1082	(<2 yrs)	Open	122	80.00–86.00	$84.21	$911

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
820–1398	1080	(<2 yrs)	Open	16	73.00–79.00	$77.61	$838

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
780–1345	1011	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	87.00–96.00	$93.25	$943

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
957–970	960	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	116.00–123.00	$117.77	$1,131

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030–1165	1098	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,200.00–1,325.00	$1,266.34
1090–1245	1168	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	700.00–810.00	$738.25
1020–1390	1205	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	910.00–1,000.00	$961.91
1034–1830	1287	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	1,110.00–1,200.00	$1,162.05
1133–1855	1305	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	910.00–1,075.00	$949.22
1225–1475	1388	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	835.00–1,025.00	$941.90

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855–961	952	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	1,050.00–1,100.00	$1,096.26
956	956	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	885.00	$885.00
1048	1048	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	560.00	$560.00

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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.