Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 1, 2021

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.14/cwt ≈ $981/hd at 737 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	795	558	804
Feeder cattle	288	121	26
Slaughter cattle	476	430	571
Replacement cattle	31	7	207

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were moderate. Slaughter cows traded unevenly steady while slaughter bulls traded 2.00 higher. Feeding cows traded mostly steady. Dairy heifers traded mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle and replacement cattle had no comparisons from last week. The next available report will be Thursday, July 8, 2021.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–835	823	6	126.00–130.00	$127.97	$1,053	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
731–743	737	20	130.00–135.00	$133.14	$981	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
439	439	7	142.50	$142.50	$626	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453	453	5	150.00	$150.00	$680	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1565	1373	80-85%	81	67.00–76.50	$72.33	$993	-0.67
1200–1704	1467	80-85%	74	64.00–76.00	$67.25	$987	—
1205–1715	1487	80-85%	90	51.00–63.50	$59.31	$882	—
1335–1677	1519	80-85%	7	43.50–47.50	$45.73	$695	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1135	1033	85-90%	6	71.00–75.00	$73.88	$763	+44.99
875–1362	1116	85-90%	50	45.00–57.50	$53.37	$596	—
1055–1255	1149	85-90%	17	60.00–70.00	$65.75	$755	—
910–1525	1201	85-90%	15	29.00–44.00	$37.75	$453	-15.83
925–1420	1207	85-90%	71	58.00–67.50	$60.30	$728	+6.72

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505–1840	1637	75-80%	3	80.00–85.00	$83.03	$1,359	—
1545–2100	1751	75-80%	19	68.00–77.00	$71.10	$1,245	+1.74
1715–1935	1825	75-80%	2	60.00–65.50	$62.58	$1,142	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–2130	1607	7	82.00–91.00	$87.17	$1,401	—
1670–2275	1961	17	93.00–99.50	$97.56	$1,913	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
940–1096	1052	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	23	84.00–89.50	$85.71	$902

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1765	1765	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,225.00	$1,225.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1562	1562	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–948	935	18	90.50–93.50	$91.97	$860	—
959–980	961	14	89.50–92.00	$91.50	$879	+0.25
1025–1035	1030	4	89.50–91.00	$89.87	$926	-1.21
1053–1085	1073	21	89.50–92.50	$90.84	$975	-0.30
1100–1115	1106	16	89.00–93.00	$91.32	$1,010	-0.18
1152–1197	1172	23	91.00–93.50	$92.06	$1,079	+0.31
1223–1245	1230	15	87.50–91.50	$89.84	$1,105	—
1255–1281	1274	12	91.00–93.00	$91.71	$1,168	+1.71
1314	1314	4	92.00	$92.00	$1,209	+3.00
1355	1355	3	91.50	$91.50	$1,240	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–817	815	18	86.00–89.50	$88.92	$725	+4.92
870–899	892	6	88.00–89.00	$88.84	$792	—
1220–1245	1233	2	86.50–88.50	$87.51	$1,079	+2.51
1371	1371	4	76.00	$76.00	$1,042	—

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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.