Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 7, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	785	596	1,051
Feeder cattle	128	110	0
Slaughter cattle	630	459	696
Replacement cattle	27	27	355

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded 1.50 to 3.50 lower. Feeding cows traded steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded 10.00 lower on a very light test. Dairy heifers traded mostly 1.00 to 2.50 higher with instances of 4.00 higher. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will be Thursday, October 14, 2021.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1475	1475	3	110.00	$110.00	$1,622	—
1588–1660	1612	3	88.00–94.00	$91.94	$1,482	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1586	1411	80-85%	57	64.00–75.00	$68.94	$973	—
1225–1688	1469	80-85%	55	50.00–60.00	$53.78	$790	-3.32
1150–1740	1488	80-85%	77	35.00–49.00	$43.99	$655	-13.11
1295–1718	1526	80-85%	54	61.00–72.00	$65.51	$1,000	-1.56
1430–1685	1593	80-85%	15	77.00–99.00	$83.75	$1,334	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1190	1070	85-90%	12	76.00–81.50	$77.99	$834	—
890–1250	1078	85-90%	18	60.00–71.00	$67.08	$723	—
650–1350	1116	85-90%	40	20.00–38.00	$30.35	$339	—
725–1379	1187	85-90%	119	40.00–54.00	$45.88	$545	+17.12
1020–1345	1225	85-90%	51	55.00–61.00	$57.40	$703	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1580–1945	1745	75-80%	9	73.00–80.00	$75.70	$1,321	+7.07
1637–1948	1765	75-80%	27	83.00–90.00	$86.34	$1,524	—
1690–1970	1814	75-80%	8	57.00–69.00	$63.65	$1,155	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1090	1083	2	80.00–85.00	$82.52	$894	—
1370–2060	1743	10	61.00–81.00	$71.52	$1,247	—
1610–2290	1943	12	81.00–86.50	$83.44	$1,621	-10.02
1955–2025	1990	2	92.00	$92.00	$1,831	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
918	918	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	120.00	$120.00	$1,102
978	978	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	85.00	$85.00	$831

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1143–1375	1241	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	860.00–975.00	$915.48

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885–973	914	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,025.00–1,035.00	$1,028.55

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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
1328	1328	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–864	860	8	93.50–94.00	$93.56	$805	+0.56
918–935	925	5	96.00–96.50	$96.20	$890	—
953–986	979	10	93.00–96.50	$95.82	$938	+2.42
1005–1045	1024	14	94.00–97.00	$95.96	$983	+1.46
1055–1087	1078	15	92.00–96.50	$95.38	$1,028	+1.09
1100–1133	1117	16	94.00–96.50	$95.45	$1,066	+2.09
1150–1180	1160	6	95.00–96.00	$95.66	$1,110	+1.32
1201–1233	1214	10	95.00–97.50	$96.54	$1,172	—
1250–1278	1265	11	93.00–97.00	$96.18	$1,217	+4.18

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
884	884	5	87.00	$87.00	$769	—
938–943	941	4	88.00	$88.00	$828	—
1140	1140	1	89.00	$89.00	$1,015	—
1202	1202	3	87.00	$87.00	$1,046	—
1275	1275	1	89.00	$89.00	$1,135	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035	1035	1	77.50	$77.50	$802	—

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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.