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Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 5, 2021

787 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $172.55/cwt ≈ $739/hd at 428 lb · 13 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.50/cwt ≈ $1,038/hd at 704 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 787 742 553
Feeder cattle 203 143 54
Slaughter cattle 584 599 499

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand moderate to good on slaughter cows and bulls. Average dressing slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Average dressing slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher. Feeding cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Dairy heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade activity light on moderate demand for feeder steers and heifers with no comparable trades from the prior week for a trend. The next available report will be Thursday, August 12, 2021.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–439 428 13 169.00–174.00 $172.55 $739 —
573 573 3 159.00 $159.00 $911 —
893 893 4 136.00 $136.00 $1,214 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 7 155.00 $155.00 $670 —
704 704 12 147.50 $147.50 $1,038 —
818 818 3 138.00 $138.00 $1,129 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
578 578 6 148.00 $148.00 $855 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
160 160 1 185.00 $185.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–1470 1052 85-90% 7 31.00–45.00 $40.40 $425 —
830–1370 1084 85-90% 10 70.00–77.50 $72.90 $790 —
830–1430 1140 85-90% 14 49.00–60.00 $54.48 $621 —
1010–1395 1219 85-90% 14 72.00–88.50 $74.59 $909 —
955–1690 1238 85-90% 178 61.00–71.50 $67.95 $841 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145 1145 80-85% 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,065 —
1305–1600 1411 80-85% 7 81.00–86.00 $82.95 $1,170 +10.57
1360–1540 1448 80-85% 7 73.00–87.00 $78.75 $1,140 +6.37
1100–1725 1471 80-85% 185 70.00–80.00 $75.69 $1,113 +11.85
1090–1735 1550 80-85% 22 54.00–69.00 $66.83 $1,036 —
1565 1565 80-85% 1 50.00 $50.00 $782 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1575 1575 75-80% 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,433 —
1450–1925 1706 75-80% 59 77.00–86.50 $83.86 $1,431 +6.08
1740–1980 1852 75-80% 3 70.00–73.50 $71.51 $1,324 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1525 1150 15 80.00–90.00 $87.13 $1,002 —
1275 1275 1 57.50 $57.50 $733 —
1140–1930 1717 6 77.50–90.50 $86.43 $1,484 —
1555–2285 1846 25 92.00–103.00 $96.04 $1,773 —
1740–2120 1929 9 104.00–112.50 $107.47 $2,073 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835 835 4 93.00 $93.00 $777 —
875–890 882 9 94.50–95.50 $94.67 $835 —
921–937 926 10 95.50 $95.50 $884 +2.50
950–990 976 13 92.50–95.50 $94.47 $922 +2.47
1005–1035 1029 8 94.00–96.50 $95.82 $986 +2.06
1068–1086 1080 15 95.00–97.00 $95.83 $1,035 +2.83
1101–1124 1110 20 96.00–97.00 $96.52 $1,071 +3.39
1153–1170 1158 8 93.50–96.50 $95.87 $1,110 +2.70
1203–1233 1215 14 94.00–97.00 $95.93 $1,166 +2.34
1304 1304 8 94.50 $94.50 $1,232 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1179–1199 1188 14 75.00 $75.00 $891 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
798 798 2 85.00 $85.00 $678 —
810–820 815 2 89.00–90.00 $89.50 $729 +4.50
1385–1398 1395 6 81.50–88.00 $86.76 $1,210 +2.51
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 518 2 52.50 $52.50 $272 —
590–593 592 5 52.50–60.00 $57.51 $340 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765 765 1 72.00 $72.00 $551 +1.00
1085 1085 1 70.50 $70.50 $765 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085 1085 2 70.00 $70.00 $760 —

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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.