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Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 22, 2021

1,240 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $158.50/cwt ≈ $991/hd at 625 lb · 20 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $118.62/cwt ≈ $903/hd at 761 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $174.34/cwt ≈ $934/hd at 536 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,240 982 1,298
Feeder cattle 319 179 308
Slaughter cattle 563 395 611
Replacement cattle 358 408 379

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls traded 1.25 lower. Feeding cows traded unevenly steady. Replacement cattle and feeder cattle had no comparisons to accurately trend. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. The next available report will be Thursday, April 29, 2021.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424 424 5 186.00 $186.00 $789 —
517–540 536 17 174.00–176.00 $174.34 $934 —
550 550 10 169.00 $169.00 $930 —
625 625 20 158.50 $158.50 $991 —
657 657 8 162.00 $162.00 $1,064 —
717 717 7 148.00 $148.00 $1,061 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 16 181.00 $181.00 $787 —
607 607 9 150.00 $150.00 $910 —
831–832 831 9 121.50–125.00 $122.67 $1,019 -8.33
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
792 792 6 117.50 $117.50 $931 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437 437 15 156.00 $156.00 $682 +1.59
649 649 10 131.00 $131.00 $850 -10.00
655–682 678 12 130.00–133.00 $130.48 $885 —
741 741 7 124.50 $124.50 $923 —
756 756 7 119.50 $119.50 $903 —
765 765 10 118.00 $118.00 $903 —
856 856 10 118.00 $118.00 $1,010 —
947 947 6 118.00 $118.00 $1,117 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
526 526 15 155.50 $155.50 $818 —
555 555 6 148.00 $148.00 $821 —
721 721 7 126.00 $126.00 $908 —
850 850 15 120.00 $120.00 $1,020 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1660 1470 80-85% 2 36.00–44.50 $40.80 $600 —
1110–1748 1507 80-85% 132 62.00–73.50 $64.72 $975 —
1245–1790 1519 80-85% 93 55.00–61.50 $60.11 $913 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
736–1481 961 85-90% 59 43.00–55.00 $48.98 $471 —
975 975 85-90% 1 71.50 $71.50 $697 —
980–1490 1175 85-90% 98 56.00–66.50 $60.23 $708 -1.75
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–2000 1640 75-80% 59 64.50–76.50 $70.28 $1,153 —
1636–1950 1777 75-80% 33 61.00–64.00 $61.87 $1,099 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1330 1174 7 85.00–100.00 $90.40 $1,061 —
1230 1230 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,009 —
1260–2410 1741 25 78.00–89.50 $84.94 $1,479 —
1860 1860 1 109.00 $109.00 $2,027 +12.95
1625–2175 1882 17 90.00–98.50 $94.82 $1,785 -1.23

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
805–1188 1038 (<2 yrs)Open 7 102.50–110.00 $107.33 $1,114
1035–1635 1380 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 187 62.00–73.50 $68.09 $940
850–1643 1381 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 19 73.50–82.50 $75.23 $1,039
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
865–1315 1103 (<2 yrs)Open 116 85.00–92.00 $90.58 $999
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
950 950 (<2 yrs)Open 3 61.00 $61.00 $580
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1115–1305 1225 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 87.50–98.00 $92.68 $1,135
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
905–1120 1038 (<2 yrs)Open 3 95.00–97.50 $96.23 $999
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
795 795 (<2 yrs)Open 1 82.50 $82.50 $656

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1202–1361 1318 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 1,375.00 $1,375.00

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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.