Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 1, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	695	859	622
Feeder cattle	60	65	0
Slaughter cattle	421	537	435
Replacement cattle	214	257	187

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded steady. Slaughter bulls traded 2.00 higher. Feeding cows traded unevenly steady. All other classes did not have enough comparisons for an accurate trend. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. The next available report will be Thursday, April 8, 2021.

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Feeder Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
589	589	7	136.00	$136.00	$801	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–443	437	4	173.00–177.00	$175.03	$765	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	3	161.00	$161.00	$631	-5.00
459	459	4	151.00	$151.00	$693	—
636	636	5	135.00	$135.00	$859	-1.00
795	795	3	120.00	$120.00	$954	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
556	556	5	134.00	$134.00	$745	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1708	1452	80-85%	99	60.00–69.50	$62.50	$908	—
1205–1707	1509	80-85%	61	41.00–59.50	$57.22	$863	+23.71
1510–1530	1517	80-85%	3	22.50–31.00	$25.49	$387	-8.02

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
688–1175	848	85-90%	17	42.00–52.00	$44.91	$381	—
693–1285	923	85-90%	13	22.50–33.00	$27.71	$256	—
955–1190	1084	85-90%	9	64.00–67.50	$65.83	$714	—
870–1390	1158	85-90%	99	53.00–63.50	$59.28	$686	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1585–1835	1712	75-80%	11	63.50–70.00	$67.21	$1,151	—
1728–1872	1805	75-80%	55	46.00–61.50	$58.59	$1,058	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1995	1514	15	77.00–86.00	$81.59	$1,235	-8.94
1135–2110	1824	5	98.50–106.00	$101.79	$1,857	—
1575–2125	1918	14	87.50–97.50	$92.90	$1,782	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
860–1085	989	(<2 yrs)	Open	12	100.00–112.50	$104.79	$1,036
930–1465	1169	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	70.00–82.50	$73.84	$863
1035–1694	1387	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	61	61.00–69.50	$66.86	$927

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
841–1320	1040	(<2 yrs)	Open	82	80.00–87.50	$85.85	$893

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
787–1360	824	(<2 yrs)	Open	17	70.00–79.00	$74.52	$614

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
695–985	840	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	116.00–127.50	$120.76	$1,014
905–1185	1088	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	87.50–97.50	$95.28	$1,037

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
885–1050	968	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	62.00–69.00	$65.80	$637

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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
1258–1340	1287	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,300.00–1,325.00	$1,307.44	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1735	1735	1	77.00	$77.00	$1,336	—

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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.