Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 29, 2021

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $138.39/cwt ≈ $1,079/hd at 780 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	893	1,240	945
Feeder cattle	174	319	102
Slaughter cattle	608	563	569
Replacement cattle	111	358	274

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded 1.75 lower. Feeding cows traded steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cattle and feeder cattle did not have enough comparisons to accurately trend. Trade activity and demand were moderate. Feeding cows previously reported as replacement stocker cattle will be graded and marked as return to feed in the slaughter cow section going forward. Dairy heifers being sent to feed will now be recorded with the feeder cattle. The next report available will be Thursday, May 6, 2021.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
673	673	4	154.00	$154.00	$1,036	-8.00
717	717	7	141.00	$141.00	$1,011	-7.00
753–787	780	15	138.00–140.00	$138.39	$1,079	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
593	593	6	159.00	$159.00	$943	—
653–661	659	9	144.00–148.00	$147.12	$970	—

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Feeder Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060	1060	1	88.00	$88.00	$933	—
1130	1130	1	89.00	$89.00	$1,006	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1103–1655	1386	80-85%	85	64.00–75.00	$68.76	$953	—
1015–1870	1387	80-85%	76	61.50–72.00	$65.67	$911	—
1185–1825	1525	80-85%	89	52.00–61.50	$58.92	$899	-1.19
1430–1800	1615	80-85%	2	38.50–49.00	$44.35	$716	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1405	1112	85-90%	19	48.00–57.00	$53.94	$600	—
920–1315	1117	85-90%	34	58.00–71.00	$63.58	$710	—
1095–1160	1118	85-90%	4	32.50–43.00	$39.52	$442	—
960–1525	1192	85-90%	49	58.00–67.50	$60.99	$727	+0.76

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1624–1835	1677	75-80%	29	58.00–62.00	$60.25	$1,010	—
1505–2080	1716	75-80%	44	65.00–77.00	$69.86	$1,199	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1215	1210	2	81.00–86.00	$83.49	$1,010	+1.49
1355–1900	1534	7	77.00–88.50	$83.47	$1,280	—
1405–2185	1894	21	89.00–97.50	$93.00	$1,761	-1.82
2045–2360	2194	6	98.00–108.00	$100.92	$2,214	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
745–1223	1075	(<2 yrs)	Open	22	90.00–105.00	$96.54	$1,038
865–1495	1181	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	72.00–87.50	$79.93	$944

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Bred Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1156	1156	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,050.00	$1,050.00
1417	1417	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	1,025.00	$1,025.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1355–1400	1387	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	975.00	$975.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
936–1016	963	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	1,000.00–1,025.00	$1,016.20

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1426	1426	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—
1472–1732	1559	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,600.00–1,950.00	$1,820.36	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1223–1513	1357	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,200.00–1,400.00	$1,260.34	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925–1190	991	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,375.00–1,400.00	$1,392.50	—
1095–1110	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	975.00–1,025.00	$1,008.48	—
1175	1175	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
973	973	2	88.00	$88.00	$856	—
1003–1028	1015	10	88.00–89.00	$88.50	$898	—
1098	1098	14	89.00	$89.00	$977	—
1160–1198	1190	5	89.00–91.00	$90.61	$1,078	—
1210	1210	1	89.50	$89.50	$1,083	—
1269–1290	1273	5	88.50–89.00	$88.90	$1,132	—
1305–1320	1315	3	87.50–89.00	$88.50	$1,164	—
1413–1422	1420	11	84.50–89.00	$85.31	$1,211	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
852	852	5	88.00	$88.00	$750	—
1353	1353	2	81.50	$81.50	$1,103	—

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160	1160	6	60.00	$60.00	$696	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1285	1285	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

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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.