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Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 10, 2021

1,021 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $116.46/cwt ≈ $1,088/hd at 934 lb · 172 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.00/cwt ≈ $866/hd at 614 lb · 15 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,021 713 671
Feeder cattle 393 227 0
Slaughter cattle 586 454 494
Replacement cattle 42 32 177

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand moderate to good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Cows and bulls returning to feed sold unevenly steady. Dairy feeder heifers 1100-1300 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher on a light test. Feeder cattle were too thinly tested to trend. Today's run included a few big drafts of yearling heifers carrying quality and condition. The next available report will be Thursday, June 17, 2021.

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Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 6 147.00 $147.00 $904
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
255 255 1 425.00 $425.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–935 927 108 114.50–115.50 $115.10 $1,067
946 946 64 118.75 $118.75 $1,123
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 8 146.00 $146.00 $800
614 614 15 141.00 $141.00 $866
686 686 5 136.00 $136.00 $933
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975 975 1 92.00 $92.00 $897
1100–1119 1106 12 80.00 $80.00 $885
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
612 612 5 130.00 $130.00 $796
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
105 105 2 175.00–200.00 $187.50
175 175 1 325.00 $325.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930 930 1 76.00 $76.00 $707

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Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
190 190 1 385.00 $385.00
205 205 1 400.00 $400.00

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1703 1384 80-85% 23 69.00–78.00 $72.05 $997 +1.04
1165–1890 1431 80-85% 158 66.00–73.50 $70.70 $1,012
1315–1555 1445 80-85% 20 74.00–79.50 $75.45 $1,090
1215–1763 1515 80-85% 42 61.00–65.00 $63.20 $957 +23.82
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1340 1127 85-90% 3 31.00–42.50 $37.25 $420 -30.27
940–1400 1162 85-90% 47 60.00–73.00 $66.51 $773 +4.96
1118–1435 1197 85-90% 11 71.00–80.00 $74.39 $890 +22.17
840–1565 1268 85-90% 40 46.00–57.50 $54.99 $697
985–1825 1270 85-90% 119 58.00–69.00 $64.24 $816
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1570 1570 75-80% 1 66.00 $66.00 $1,036
1480–2050 1778 75-80% 20 68.00–76.00 $71.98 $1,280
2020 2020 75-80% 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,616

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1370 1172 10 77.50–96.00 $84.53 $991
1488–2255 1887 29 90.00–100.00 $95.70 $1,806
1350–2565 1920 17 76.00–89.00 $83.83 $1,610
1805–2540 2118 12 102.00–109.00 $105.68 $2,238

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1288 1288 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1200–1425 1313 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,025.00–1,100.00 $1,065.71
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1418 1418 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 975.00 $975.00
Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1920 1920 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1125–1290 1249 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,200.00–1,460.00 $1,401.44
1398 1398 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,485.00 $1,485.00
1270–1595 1433 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,225.00 $1,225.00 -135.00
1352–1576 1480 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 7 1,300.00–1,425.00 $1,376.06
1535 1535 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1696 1696 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 1,550.00 $1,550.00
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1662 1662 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,325.00 $1,325.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1510 1510 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
626 626 8 87.50 $87.50 $548
715 715 1 74.00 $74.00 $529 +3.00
940 940 1 84.00 $84.00 $790
980 980 1 86.00 $86.00 $843
1020 1020 1 85.00 $85.00 $867
1060–1099 1078 9 85.00–86.00 $85.55 $922
1125 1125 1 83.50 $83.50 $939
1155–1185 1175 3 73.00–77.00 $74.31 $873
1200–1215 1208 2 72.00–73.00 $72.50 $876
1269 1269 4 76.00 $76.00 $964
1345 1345 1 72.00 $72.00 $968
1355–1390 1365 6 75.00 $75.00 $1,024
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1118–1145 1125 5 87.00–87.50 $87.20 $981 +0.65
1205 1205 5 86.00 $86.00 $1,036 +1.50
1255–1293 1283 13 80.50–86.50 $84.10 $1,079 +1.10
1365–1398 1390 4 81.00–85.00 $84.02 $1,168
1403 1403 4 78.00 $78.00 $1,094
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 3 60.00 $60.00 $235
735 735 1 61.00 $61.00 $448
790 790 1 63.00 $63.00 $498
970 970 1 65.00 $65.00 $630
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 2 65.00 $65.00 $410
750 750 1 71.00 $71.00 $532
910 910 2 79.00 $79.00 $719

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1084 1084 (<2 yrs)Open 4 1,325.00 $1,325.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1003 1003 (<2 yrs)Open 2 1,250.00 $1,250.00

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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.