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Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 6, 2021

1,067 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $147.50/cwt +6.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,093/hd at 741 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,067 893 853
Feeder cattle 285 174 103
Slaughter cattle 630 608 473
Replacement cattle 152 111 277

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded mostly steady. Slaughter bulls traded 1.75 lower. Feeding cows traded 0.50 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle traded mostly 1.00 to 2.00 lower on a light test. Replacement cattle traded steady to 200.00 higher for pairs. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. The next available report will be Thursday, May 13, 2021.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 7 165.00 $165.00 $874 —
736–748 741 14 144.00–150.50 $147.50 $1,093 +6.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
588 588 9 155.00 $155.00 $911 -4.00
673 673 8 146.00 $146.00 $983 -1.12

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
587 587 8 131.00 $131.00 $769 —
847 847 9 117.00 $117.00 $991 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503 503 4 150.00 $150.00 $754 —
658 658 5 131.00 $131.00 $862 —
900–918 909 6 113.00–116.00 $114.49 $1,041 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1320 1263 80-85% 2 40.00–46.00 $42.86 $541 —
1220–1330 1279 80-85% 8 58.00–61.00 $59.71 $764 —
1111–1595 1379 80-85% 108 63.00–71.50 $68.25 $941 -0.51
1150–1840 1418 80-85% 47 63.00–72.50 $66.50 $943 —
1025–1693 1486 80-85% 86 51.00–62.50 $58.38 $868 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1150 1055 85-90% 6 55.50–57.00 $56.27 $594 —
975–1345 1140 85-90% 38 58.00–67.00 $61.76 $704 +22.24
820–1555 1142 85-90% 51 44.00–57.00 $53.45 $610 +13.93
1025–1265 1156 85-90% 6 68.00–70.00 $68.99 $798 —
1020–1415 1167 85-90% 16 57.00–67.00 $60.51 $706 -0.48
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–2020 1701 75-80% 17 56.00–64.50 $60.33 $1,026 -9.53
1500–2175 1730 75-80% 40 65.00–75.00 $69.75 $1,207 -0.11

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1190 1183 2 70.00–75.00 $72.48 $857 —
1390–2480 1832 20 84.00–88.50 $86.15 $1,578 —
2265 2265 1 100.50 $100.50 $2,276 —
1955–2475 2316 8 89.00–97.50 $91.15 $2,111 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
980–1195 1111 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 19 69.00–79.00 $71.69 $796
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
845–1195 1036 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 11 81.00–93.00 $84.92 $880

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1046–1130 1088 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,525.00 $1,525.00 —
1166 1166 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —
1229–1369 1320 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 18 1,400.00–1,500.00 $1,434.42 —
1325–1742 1475 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 20 1,500.00–1,585.00 $1,532.77 —
1250–1668 1526 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 19 1,300.00–1,475.00 $1,388.61 —
1440–1708 1538 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 11 1,125.00–1,275.00 $1,225.18 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1161–1366 1210 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 1,350.00–1,450.00 $1,413.97 —
1020–1420 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 10 1,125.00–1,275.00 $1,224.04 —
1403 1403 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1023–1395 1116 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,075.00–1,100.00 $1,092.19 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–940 935 8 86.00–88.00 $86.37 $808 —
983–985 984 6 86.00–87.50 $86.50 $851 -1.50
1021–1028 1023 14 87.00–88.00 $87.71 $897 -0.79
1069–1098 1081 9 85.50–87.50 $86.82 $939 -2.18
1147–1148 1147 12 86.50–88.00 $87.62 $1,005 —
1204–1240 1214 13 84.50–87.50 $86.45 $1,050 -3.05
1252–1255 1253 5 84.50–87.00 $86.00 $1,078 -2.90
1353 1353 6 86.50 $86.50 $1,170 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895 895 1 83.00 $83.00 $743 —
1010–1040 1028 5 83.50–84.50 $84.11 $865 —
1103 1103 2 84.50 $84.50 $932 —
1225 1225 1 77.00 $77.00 $943 —
1345 1345 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,009 —
1470 1470 1 71.00 $71.00 $1,044 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
648 648 5 64.00 $64.00 $415 —
665 665 2 67.50 $67.50 $449 —

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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.