Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 8, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	628	695	579
Feeder cattle	—	60	—
Slaughter cattle	372	421	415
Replacement cattle	256	214	164

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded 3.50 to 5.50 higher. Slaughter bulls traded 5.50 higher. Feeding cows traded mostly 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade activity and demand were good to very good. The next available report will be Thursday, April 15, 2021.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1777	1465	80-85%	129	63.50–73.00	$67.32	$986	+4.82
1325–1630	1537	80-85%	13	49.00–62.50	$59.99	$922	+34.50

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680–1520	1021	85-90%	10	36.00–43.00	$38.86	$397	—
1065–1160	1113	85-90%	2	70.00–72.00	$71.04	$791	—
900–1445	1159	85-90%	60	59.00–69.00	$64.94	$753	+5.66
765–1490	1188	85-90%	9	48.00–58.00	$53.14	$631	-6.14

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455–1685	1598	75-80%	5	77.00–82.50	$79.79	$1,275	—
1515–2095	1695	75-80%	58	66.00–76.50	$71.15	$1,206	—
1795–1830	1809	75-80%	4	61.00–65.50	$64.25	$1,162	+5.66

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1965	1558	12	85.00–93.00	$88.91	$1,385	—
1253–2360	1732	32	94.00–104.00	$98.39	$1,704	—
1955–2400	2112	9	105.50–118.50	$111.87	$2,363	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
880–1265	1035	(<2 yrs)	Open	18	102.00–108.00	$105.54	$1,092
880–1721	1346	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	35	73.00–85.00	$76.72	$1,033
905–1650	1378	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	78	66.00–72.00	$69.88	$963

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
908–1376	1123	(<2 yrs)	Open	55	87.50–94.50	$91.90	$1,032

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
655–983	898	(<2 yrs)	Open	12	116.00–127.00	$118.31	$1,062
950–1298	1243	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	86.00–96.00	$87.41	$1,087

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
665–847	739	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	75.00–82.50	$78.74	$582

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
670–1150	768	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	63.00–71.00	$66.51	$511

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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
1515	1515	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
1600	1600	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1223	1223	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—

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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.