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Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 27, 2021

1,035 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.02/cwt ≈ $704/hd at 469 lb · 36 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $166.07/cwt +14.07 vs last sale · ≈ $840/hd at 506 lb · 24 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $171.00/cwt +6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $793/hd at 464 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,035 1,232 1,019
Feeder cattle 344 397 272
Slaughter cattle 595 730 472
Replacement cattle 96 105 275

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded 1.50 lower. Feeding cows traded steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle did not have enough comparisons to accurately trend. Replacement cattle traded mostly steady on a light amount of comparisons. Dairy heifers traded steady to 1.50 higher. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will be Thursday, June 3, 2021.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 4 170.00 $170.00 $748 —
464 464 19 171.00 $171.00 $793 +6.00
501–537 506 24 160.00–167.00 $166.07 $840 +14.07
644 644 6 143.00 $143.00 $921 —
786 786 6 121.00 $121.00 $951 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 394 7 169.00 $169.00 $666 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
884 884 5 125.50 $125.50 $1,109 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453–486 469 36 149.00–151.00 $150.02 $704 —
501 501 8 146.00 $146.00 $731 —
1095–1098 1096 7 103.00–107.00 $104.71 $1,148 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 14 151.00 $151.00 $596 —
479–488 482 6 145.00–146.00 $145.66 $702 +0.66
680–688 686 8 121.00–127.00 $125.51 $861 —
1018 1018 5 101.00 $101.00 $1,028 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
791 791 11 112.00 $112.00 $886 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1064 1064 7 109.50 $109.50 $1,165 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1353 1292 80-85% 4 76.00–81.00 $78.38 $1,013 —
1193–1665 1380 80-85% 147 65.00–74.00 $69.27 $956 +1.52
1220–1712 1477 80-85% 86 62.00–71.00 $64.50 $953 —
1230–1705 1496 80-85% 70 50.00–61.50 $57.19 $856 —
1305–1710 1507 80-85% 13 40.00–48.50 $44.05 $664 -13.01
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–1240 1025 85-90% 6 35.00–47.50 $40.45 $415 —
985–1180 1090 85-90% 11 70.00–76.00 $72.49 $790 +1.12
905–1215 1141 85-90% 19 62.00–69.00 $65.85 $751 +15.14
905–1300 1148 85-90% 58 59.00–67.50 $61.09 $701 +10.38
895–1430 1167 85-90% 43 48.00–58.50 $54.54 $636 -4.42
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1551–1990 1684 75-80% 28 65.00–76.50 $71.36 $1,202 +1.52
1610–1885 1748 75-80% 2 78.50–81.00 $79.65 $1,392 +21.22
1700–1980 1836 75-80% 10 51.00–64.00 $58.50 $1,074 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1053–1330 1223 23 87.00–96.00 $89.48 $1,094 —
1050–1360 1225 8 60.00–84.00 $72.60 $889 —
1330–2735 1846 21 70.00–87.50 $82.23 $1,518 -10.64
1597–2485 2064 29 88.00–96.00 $91.18 $1,882 —
2100 2100 1 100.00 $100.00 $2,100 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
835–1350 1138 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 15 77.00–88.00 $81.08 $923

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1290 1290 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 735.00 $735.00
1260–1531 1398 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 900.00–975.00 $930.88
1155–1454 1406 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 13 810.00–960.00 $912.70

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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
1155–1530 1354 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 10 925.00–1,025.00 $963.10 —
1300–1770 1476 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 13 1,150.00–1,310.00 $1,234.71 -260.68
1350–1695 1495 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 17 1,200.00–1,450.00 $1,372.53 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150–1315 1241 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,200.00–1,250.00 $1,224.17 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 4 70.00 $70.00 $263 —
875 875 5 82.50 $82.50 $722 —
910–935 923 2 83.00 $83.00 $766 —
977–998 988 7 84.50–85.50 $85.07 $840 +1.47
1007–1037 1028 21 83.00–86.00 $84.86 $872 +1.51
1060–1080 1070 2 83.50–84.50 $84.00 $899 +0.41
1123–1148 1136 4 84.00–84.50 $84.25 $957 +0.92
1184 1184 4 85.00 $85.00 $1,006 +1.34
1210–1240 1229 17 82.50–85.50 $84.88 $1,043 +1.55
1265 1265 2 84.00 $84.00 $1,063 +0.67
1411 1411 4 84.00 $84.00 $1,185 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 7 67.50 $67.50 $234 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 1 75.00 $75.00 $514 —
825 825 1 71.00 $71.00 $586 -8.00
900 900 1 77.00 $77.00 $693 -0.60
1340 1340 1 70.00 $70.00 $938 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
728 728 4 52.50 $52.50 $382 —

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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.