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Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 26, 2021

613 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 613 702 1,287
Feeder cattle 187 151 331
Slaughter cattle 422 551 750
Replacement cattle 4 — 206

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded 0.50 to 3.75 higher. Slaughter bulls traded 2.50 higher. Feeding cows were too thinly tested this week for an accurate comparison. Dairy heifers traded unevenly steady. All other classes of cattle were too thinly tested or had no comparison from last week. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will be Thursday, September 2, 2021.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1342–1510 1367 80-85% 11 45.50–50.00 $49.55 $677 —
1080–1525 1384 80-85% 10 68.00–71.00 $69.15 $957 —
1120–1598 1400 80-85% 89 63.00–73.50 $66.86 $936 —
1216–1695 1435 80-85% 113 52.00–62.50 $56.93 $817 +0.41
1380–1520 1450 80-85% 2 75.00–78.50 $76.67 $1,112 +10.31
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1450 1161 85-90% 55 43.00–56.50 $50.20 $583 +15.97
990–1315 1183 85-90% 48 57.00–63.00 $60.96 $721 +9.01
1075–1335 1238 85-90% 6 31.00–41.00 $36.23 $449 -23.37
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1820 1685 75-80% 39 71.00–79.50 $75.45 $1,271 —
1675–2050 1755 75-80% 8 54.50–66.00 $59.11 $1,037 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1310 1173 8 61.00–76.00 $70.16 $823 —
1430–2205 1820 14 76.00–87.00 $83.62 $1,522 —
1620–2375 1997 12 88.00–97.50 $91.68 $1,831 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1155–1455 1324 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 85.00–94.00 $88.93 $1,177

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
853–895 867 8 90.00–92.00 $91.26 $791 +0.13
917 917 9 94.00 $94.00 $862 +1.40
963 963 6 90.00 $90.00 $867 -3.20
1022–1045 1024 25 92.50–93.50 $93.36 $956 +0.65
1050–1073 1068 5 88.00–94.00 $92.01 $983 -2.16
1103–1145 1134 13 90.00–93.00 $91.92 $1,042 -1.86
1150–1183 1168 11 89.00–94.00 $92.85 $1,084 +0.13
1205 1205 10 94.00 $94.00 $1,133 +1.26
1270 1270 2 92.00 $92.00 $1,168 +2.00
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
813–842 831 7 84.00–88.50 $85.43 $710 —
975–985 980 3 87.00–89.00 $88.34 $866 —

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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.