Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 15, 2021

982 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.74/cwt ≈ $789/hd at 534 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $182.43/cwt ≈ $936/hd at 513 lb · 12 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $131.00/cwt ≈ $1,103/hd at 842 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	982	628	516
Feeder cattle	179	—	0
Slaughter cattle	395	372	384
Replacement cattle	408	256	132

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded 2.50 to 3.00 lower, while slaughter bulls traded 2.00 lower. Feeding cows traded mostly steady to 2.00 lower. There were no comparisons for any other class of cattle. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will be Thursday, April 22, 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
491–493	491	7	182.00–185.00	$182.43	$896	—
505–527	513	12	180.00–184.00	$182.43	$936	—
766	766	4	135.00	$135.00	$1,034	—
842	842	11	131.00	$131.00	$1,103	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
688	688	5	130.00	$130.00	$894	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–443	418	6	153.00–157.00	$154.41	$645	—
463	463	4	150.00	$150.00	$694	—
528–540	534	20	147.00–148.50	$147.74	$789	—
625	625	4	141.00	$141.00	$881	—
996	996	5	111.00	$111.00	$1,106	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323	323	8	147.50	$147.50	$476	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
469	469	7	159.50	$159.50	$748	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1290	1290	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—
1610–1625	1618	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	2,000.00–2,250.00	$2,124.42	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1680	1431	80-85%	64	51.50–62.50	$59.94	$858	—
1205–1750	1449	80-85%	86	63.00–68.00	$64.87	$940	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1375	1068	85-90%	43	48.00–58.50	$54.65	$584	—
785–1455	1145	85-90%	4	41.00–45.00	$42.47	$486	-28.57
915–1415	1169	85-90%	65	59.00–68.00	$61.98	$725	-2.96

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1550–2150	1719	75-80%	47	66.00–73.50	$68.45	$1,177	—
1600–2010	1854	75-80%	10	56.00–64.50	$62.96	$1,167	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–2865	1652	15	78.00–89.50	$84.45	$1,395	—
1485–2700	1853	31	90.00–99.50	$96.05	$1,780	—
1785–2525	2214	5	106.50–115.00	$110.50	$2,446	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
810–1285	1103	(<2 yrs)	Open	11	100.00–110.00	$105.42	$1,163
770–1510	1199	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	24	72.00–83.00	$76.78	$921
1095–1635	1384	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	125	62.50–71.50	$68.85	$953
1375–1485	1430	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	60.50–62.00	$61.28	$876

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
925–1420	1060	(<2 yrs)	Open	116	87.50–93.50	$90.94	$964

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
918–1150	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	59.50–67.00	$60.43	$580
750–1185	1002	(<2 yrs)	Open	12	87.50–99.00	$94.56	$947

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
925–1480	1155	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	85.00–98.00	$89.83	$1,038
1150–1205	1175	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	113.00–115.00	$114.32	$1,343

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
845–1295	1120	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	75.00–83.00	$78.12	$875

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
900–1060	980	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	60.00–61.00	$60.46	$593

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1245–1626	1444	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	1,200.00–1,350.00	$1,311.83
1466–1480	1469	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,050.00–1,110.00	$1,062.09
1500–1518	1509	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	960.00–975.00	$967.46
1548	1548	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,050.00	$1,050.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1280	1280	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,150.00	$1,150.00
1202–1395	1299	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	825.00–935.00	$884.09

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1279–1300	1281	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	1,400.00–1,425.00	$1,422.46

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015–1096	1056	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,225.00–1,275.00	$1,249.04

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990–1153	1072	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	950.00–1,075.00	$1,017.25

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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
1090–1115	1109	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	925.00	$925.00	—
1210–1342	1309	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
1475–1480	1479	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505	1505	3	81.00	$81.00	$1,219	—

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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.