Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 9, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	779	677	560
Feeder cattle	186	154	0
Slaughter cattle	553	517	417
Replacement cattle	40	6	143

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, while feeding cows traded 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded 2.00 lower. Dairy heifers traded mostly steady. There were no comparisons for replacement cattle and feeder cattle will be sold on Friday this week for the first feeder and yearling sale of the fall. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. The next available report will be Thursday, September 16, 2021.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1622	1364	80-85%	54	67.00–76.50	$70.64	$964	—
1420–1433	1429	80-85%	3	42.00–48.50	$46.35	$662	-22.10
1365–1537	1444	80-85%	7	80.00–83.50	$81.93	$1,183	+15.52
1260–1665	1465	80-85%	102	52.00–64.50	$60.01	$879	+1.34
1215–1666	1488	80-85%	87	65.00–75.00	$68.06	$1,013	+9.39

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
908	908	85-90%	6	69.50	$69.50	$631	—
880–1480	1117	85-90%	82	44.00–57.50	$51.55	$576	—
904–1395	1173	85-90%	42	22.50–42.50	$32.21	$378	-8.08
965–1310	1204	85-90%	64	59.00–67.00	$61.70	$743	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1607–1680	1625	75-80%	4	87.00–89.00	$87.52	$1,422	—
1625–1845	1720	75-80%	5	62.00–70.00	$67.21	$1,156	—
1625–1952	1806	75-80%	25	72.00–80.00	$75.90	$1,371	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1023–1280	1087	4	82.00–85.00	$84.12	$914	—
1310–2070	1705	16	71.00–84.50	$78.41	$1,337	+0.62
1695–2030	1828	20	85.00–94.00	$86.56	$1,582	-1.96

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,025.00	$1,025.00
1113–1494	1360	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	800.00–1,050.00	$971.31

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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
1311–1585	1388	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,250.00–1,325.00	$1,304.67	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
794	794	9	91.50	$91.50	$727	—
850–898	873	14	91.00–94.00	$92.69	$809	+0.19
928–948	936	5	92.50–93.00	$92.70	$868	-1.42
955–997	992	23	93.50–96.50	$96.03	$953	+0.65
1010	1010	6	93.00–95.50	$95.08	$960	+0.18
1050–1098	1074	15	91.00–94.50	$93.57	$1,005	-0.04
1125–1132	1130	4	93.00–93.50	$93.12	$1,052	-1.88
1170–1180	1174	4	92.50–95.00	$93.62	$1,099	+0.95
1228–1245	1232	4	93.00–94.00	$93.75	$1,155	-0.75
1275–1295	1282	3	93.00–97.00	$95.65	$1,226	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735	735	1	86.50	$86.50	$636	+1.50
772–795	782	25	84.00–88.50	$86.37	$675	+4.37
842–843	842	5	88.00–88.50	$88.30	$743	+0.80
900	900	4	88.00	$88.00	$792	—
970	970	1	93.00	$93.00	$902	+4.50
1153	1153	2	84.00	$84.00	$969	—
1250	1250	1	87.00	$87.00	$1,088	—

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
646	646	4	60.00	$60.00	$388	—
818	818	2	63.00	$63.00	$515	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
687	687	3	71.00	$71.00	$488	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375	1375	2	100.00	$100.00	$1,375	—

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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.