Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 2, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	677	613	1,772
Feeder cattle	154	187	981
Slaughter cattle	517	422	621
Replacement cattle	6	4	170

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded steady to 1.50 higher, while feeding cows traded steady. Slaughter bulls traded 3.00 higher. Holstein heifers traded steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle and replacement cattle were too thinly tested to accurately trend. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. The next available report will be Thursday, September 9, 2021.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1008	1007	8	114.00–115.50	$114.37	$1,152	—
1053–1060	1057	9	103.00–109.00	$107.23	$1,133	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925	925	3	117.00	$117.00	$1,082	—
962	962	3	110.00	$110.00	$1,058	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1545	1432	80-85%	27	66.00–74.00	$68.45	$980	+11.52
1259–1698	1439	80-85%	101	63.00–74.00	$66.41	$956	+9.48
1215–1698	1496	80-85%	97	51.00–62.00	$58.67	$878	—
1475–1705	1542	80-85%	15	35.00–47.00	$38.86	$599	—
1185–1625	1546	80-85%	12	75.00–82.00	$79.85	$1,234	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1001–1435	1152	85-90%	61	44.00–56.50	$51.29	$591	+1.09
855–1375	1183	85-90%	23	25.00–43.50	$40.29	$477	-20.67
1038–1365	1195	85-90%	101	57.00–63.50	$60.14	$719	-0.82

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1635–1935	1758	75-80%	12	74.00–80.00	$77.09	$1,355	+17.98
1545–1870	1760	75-80%	8	81.00–86.00	$82.52	$1,452	+23.41
1690–2010	1764	75-80%	10	62.50–71.00	$66.38	$1,171	+7.27

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1340	1219	4	70.00–77.50	$73.44	$895	—
1450–2115	1728	16	61.00–85.00	$77.79	$1,344	—
1360–2105	1803	14	86.00–94.50	$88.52	$1,596	+4.90
2045–2135	2090	2	98.50–100.00	$99.23	$2,074	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
920–1000	960	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	102.50–112.50	$107.71	$1,034
960	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	82.50	$82.50	$792

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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
1385–1475	1443	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	1,175.00–1,275.00	$1,232.94	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–895	860	10	91.00–93.00	$92.50	$796	+1.24
904–945	921	25	93.00–94.50	$94.12	$867	+0.12
950–975	966	8	93.50–96.50	$95.38	$921	+5.38
1014–1018	1016	10	94.50–95.50	$94.90	$964	+1.54
1068–1082	1076	5	91.50–95.00	$93.61	$1,007	+1.60
1101	1101	5	95.00	$95.00	$1,046	+3.08
1160–1195	1184	6	90.00–94.00	$92.67	$1,097	-0.18
1200	1200	11	94.50	$94.50	$1,134	+0.50
1323	1323	2	90.50	$90.50	$1,197	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740	740	1	85.00	$85.00	$629	—
795	795	1	82.00	$82.00	$652	—
838	838	2	87.50	$87.50	$733	+2.07
880	880	1	89.50	$89.50	$788	—
965	965	1	88.50	$88.50	$854	+0.16
1100	1100	1	87.00	$87.00	$957	—

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650–665	655	3	60.00–70.00	$66.62	$436	—
910	910	1	60.00	$60.00	$546	—

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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.