Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 30, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	596	818	714
Feeder cattle	110	192	10
Slaughter cattle	459	581	544
Replacement cattle	27	45	160

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded steady to 5.00 higher. Feeding cows traded 0.75 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded 5.75 higher on a very light test. Replacement cattle had no comparisons from last week. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. The next available report will be Thursday, October 7, 2021.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1109–1140	1122	34	70.00–80.00	$75.88	$851	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1174	1174	7	85.00	$85.00	$998	—
1335	1335	3	80.00	$80.00	$1,068	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235	1235	1	91.00	$91.00	$1,124	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1678	1371	80-85%	111	70.00–77.50	$74.69	$1,024	—
1306–1708	1489	80-85%	59	52.00–62.50	$57.10	$850	+15.51
1319–1780	1505	80-85%	18	35.00–48.00	$42.94	$646	-23.57
1375–1595	1516	80-85%	16	75.50–86.00	$77.90	$1,181	+11.39
1270–1675	1517	80-85%	59	62.00–74.00	$67.07	$1,017	+0.56

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1140	1041	85-90%	7	76.00–78.00	$77.28	$804	+43.32
870–1385	1150	85-90%	66	46.00–56.00	$52.76	$607	-13.82
1125–1195	1169	85-90%	7	66.50–70.00	$67.70	$791	+8.18
805–1455	1186	85-90%	18	20.00–41.00	$28.76	$341	-23.14
850–1320	1196	85-90%	39	57.00–68.00	$60.16	$720	+8.26

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–1850	1713	75-80%	18	73.00–82.00	$79.31	$1,359	+14.92
1635–1815	1728	75-80%	8	83.00–86.50	$84.59	$1,462	+20.20
1695–1800	1733	75-80%	5	65.00–70.00	$68.63	$1,189	+4.24

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1635	1441	4	70.00–80.00	$74.47	$1,073	—
1635–2255	1927	7	87.50–98.00	$93.46	$1,801	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1103	1103	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	88.00	$88.00	$971

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1210–1430	1294	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	15	860.00–935.00	$911.92

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
867	867	3	93.00	$93.00	$806	+2.50
975–997	991	15	91.50–94.50	$93.40	$926	+1.77
1000–1028	1019	3	94.50	$94.50	$963	+2.51
1055–1088	1074	7	94.00–94.50	$94.29	$1,013	+1.14
1107–1144	1123	10	92.00–94.00	$93.36	$1,048	+0.86
1170–1175	1173	3	93.00–95.00	$94.34	$1,107	+2.84
1280	1280	3	92.00	$92.00	$1,178	-0.33
1352–1383	1360	8	87.50–92.00	$90.86	$1,236	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
813–848	831	5	85.00–89.00	$87.38	$726	+2.37
905	905	2	88.00	$88.00	$796	-1.50

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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.