Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 11, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	972	897
Feeder cattle	54	—
Slaughter cattle	385	494
Replacement cattle	533	403

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded 4.75 to 7.00 higher, while slaughter bulls traded 6.00 higher. Feeding cows traded mostly 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cattle did not have enough comparisons to accurately trend. The next available report will be Thursday, February 18, 2021.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408–435	411	9	163.00–168.00	$166.78	$685	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
513	513	3	159.00	$159.00	$816	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
658	658	8	130.00	$130.00	$855	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1508	1508	2	103.50	$103.50	$1,561	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1660	1383	80-85%	38	51.00–59.50	$58.19	$805	—
1190–1684	1489	80-85%	136	60.00–69.00	$64.38	$959	+4.75

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1507–2105	1647	75-80%	93	63.00–73.00	$69.23	$1,140	—
1710–1865	1785	75-80%	3	57.00–60.00	$58.69	$1,048	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–1080	922	85-90%	5	32.50–37.50	$34.86	$321	—
620–1330	1038	85-90%	16	40.00–53.00	$48.88	$507	—
1025–1155	1092	85-90%	3	66.50–69.00	$67.78	$740	+13.23
830–1245	1119	85-90%	47	54.00–64.50	$59.39	$665	-1.15

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–2460	1541	14	70.00–89.50	$81.38	$1,254	—
1495–2180	1816	21	90.00–96.50	$93.06	$1,690	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
960–1295	1118	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	106.00–109.50	$108.61	$1,214
1010–1420	1218	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	45	70.00–80.00	$71.41	$870
1205–1600	1405	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	59	60.00–69.50	$67.06	$942

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
797–1296	1060	(<2 yrs)	Open	81	82.50–86.00	$84.88	$900

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
865–1173	1031	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	116.00–120.00	$117.27	$1,209
1000–1402	1237	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	81.00–94.00	$86.18	$1,066

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
728–1246	1019	(<2 yrs)	Open	13	60.00–69.00	$65.56	$668

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
818–1495	1289	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	71.00–79.50	$76.58	$987

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1081–1266	1157	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	1,260.00–1,350.00	$1,309.46
1175–1361	1287	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	71	1,150.00–1,275.00	$1,224.03
1295–1348	1310	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	835.00–885.00	$849.70
1324–1418	1355	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,017.44
1298–1464	1394	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	910.00–1,060.00	$986.95

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1078–1253	1161	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	1,125.00–1,235.00	$1,193.82
1141–1228	1175	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	900.00–1,025.00	$945.92
1206	1206	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	885.00	$885.00
1165–1390	1255	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	875.00–910.00	$890.51
1285–1565	1420	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	1,025.00–1,100.00	$1,068.28

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1154	1154	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,300.00	$1,300.00
1092–1204	1155	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	74	1,400.00–1,585.00	$1,535.60

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1054–1058	1055	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,000.00–1,125.00	$1,041.77

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
996–1240	1045	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	975.00–1,000.00	$994.07

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150–1190	1177	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,050.00–1,075.00	$1,066.86

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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
1468	1468	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	1,410.00	$1,410.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1793	1793	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,585.00	$1,585.00	—

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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.