Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 4, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	656	746	941
Feeder cattle	—	78	—
Slaughter cattle	404	343	633
Replacement cattle	252	325	308

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady. Feeding cows traded steady to 4.50 higher. Replacement cattle did not have enough comparisons to accurately trend. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. The next available report will be Thursday, March 11, 2021.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1905	1508	80-85%	145	54.00–65.50	$57.64	$869	+4.77
1250–1760	1544	80-85%	49	40.00–53.50	$51.20	$791	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1465	1173	85-90%	66	48.00–58.00	$52.96	$621	—
840–1605	1187	85-90%	32	32.00–47.00	$40.59	$482	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–1750	1596	75-80%	16	60.00–71.00	$67.26	$1,073	—
1705–2058	1850	75-80%	13	49.50–58.00	$55.46	$1,026	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1024–1151	1088	9	93.00–100.00	$97.54	$1,061	—
1178	1178	3	82.50	$82.50	$972	—
1305–2340	1746	16	74.50–84.50	$81.12	$1,416	—
1320–2335	1789	15	85.00–92.50	$87.15	$1,559	—
1895–2410	2139	5	98.00–103.00	$99.60	$2,130	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1015–1690	1204	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	70.00–81.00	$74.19	$893
1030–1575	1320	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	21	55.00–59.50	$56.94	$752
1100–1685	1395	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	83	60.00–68.50	$64.37	$898

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
841–1335	1088	(<2 yrs)	Open	92	80.00–87.00	$85.54	$931

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
630–1135	956	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	102.50–117.00	$108.18	$1,034

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
830–1225	1047	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	87.00–92.50	$89.13	$933

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
690–1165	809	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	60.00–64.00	$61.44	$497

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
795–1155	928	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	75.00–78.00	$77.14	$716

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1184–1460	1293	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	11	675.00–885.00	$744.65

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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.