Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 18, 2021

1,596 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,596	2,149	2,163
Feeder cattle	130	26	0
Slaughter cattle	1,327	1,371	1,180
Replacement cattle	139	752	983

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Trade activity good on moderate to good demand for slaughter cows. Average dressing slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. No comparison for slaughter bulls. Dairy heifers sold mostly steady. Few breds and pairs. The next available report will be Thursday, December 2, 2021 for a Bred Cow Special.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1058–1310	1116	85-90%	9	60.00–73.50	$67.11	$749	+1.61
845–1660	1151	85-90%	25	10.00–30.00	$21.79	$251	-24.25
905–1595	1157	85-90%	25	33.00–41.00	$38.36	$444	-7.68
845–1618	1256	85-90%	240	41.00–54.00	$46.49	$584	+22.14
950–1635	1320	85-90%	55	42.00–56.00	$47.45	$626	—
1013–1513	1343	85-90%	16	55.00–67.00	$57.25	$769	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1017–1865	1205	80-85%	37	67.00–85.00	$71.19	$858	+2.19
1170–1666	1370	80-85%	55	58.50–66.00	$62.07	$850	+0.78
1040–1640	1376	80-85%	131	53.00–66.00	$59.90	$824	-1.39
1120–1812	1446	80-85%	78	43.00–58.00	$52.45	$758	—
1369–1675	1533	80-85%	21	45.00–52.00	$50.07	$768	—
1455–1640	1548	80-85%	2	12.50–29.00	$21.24	$329	—
1594–1753	1665	80-85%	9	67.00–67.50	$67.27	$1,120	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1403–1735	1455	75-80%	10	61.00–75.00	$64.98	$945	—
1505–1630	1575	75-80%	3	51.00–61.00	$55.72	$878	—
1405–1725	1610	75-80%	31	62.50–72.50	$67.28	$1,083	—
1695	1695	75-80%	1	49.00	$49.00	$831	-6.68
1780	1780	75-80%	1	78.00	$78.00	$1,388	+11.97
1725–1828	1790	75-80%	11	73.50–84.00	$80.24	$1,436	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1430	1189	7	70.00–80.00	$77.00	$916	—
1400	1400	1	57.50	$57.50	$805	—
1835	1835	1	86.50	$86.50	$1,587	—
1690–2085	1838	4	50.00–69.00	$58.85	$1,082	—
1365–2370	1842	20	73.50–83.50	$79.24	$1,460	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
890–1115	952	(<2 yrs)	Open	24	50.00–78.00	$71.51	$681
1072–1290	1172	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	22	45.00–63.50	$55.14	$646

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
820–1095	905	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	80.00–87.50	$82.59	$747
1053	1053	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	70.50	$70.50	$742
1390	1390	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	62.00	$62.00	$862

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
993–1080	1025	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	108.00–124.00	$117.25	$1,202
1060	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	80.00	$80.00	$848

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1105–1383	1244	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,025.00–1,100.00	$1,058.31
1470–1485	1479	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	25	1,100.00–1,125.00	$1,113.62
1482	1482	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	975.00	$975.00
1544	1544	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	935.00	$935.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1174	1174	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	545.00	$545.00
1251	1251	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1270	1270	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
1281	1281	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	750.00	$750.00
1392	1392	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	785.00	$785.00
1523	1523	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	860.00	$860.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010	1010	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00

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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
1380	1380	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1330	1330	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	650.00	$650.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995	995	1	94.50	$94.50	$940	±0.00
1013–1042	1025	38	93.00–95.50	$94.37	$967	—
1068–1093	1076	13	94.00–94.50	$94.16	$1,013	—
1100–1116	1113	8	94.00	$94.00	$1,046	±0.00
1174–1195	1180	17	93.50–94.00	$93.85	$1,107	—
1205	1205	2	94.00	$94.00	$1,133	-1.50
1320	1320	1	91.00	$91.00	$1,201	-3.50

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850	850	8	91.00	$91.00	$774	—
933–941	939	10	93.00–93.50	$93.35	$877	—
955–992	985	14	93.00–93.50	$93.36	$920	—
1115–1135	1125	2	91.00	$91.00	$1,024	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
802–808	804	7	81.00–88.00	$85.99	$691	—
861	861	3	85.00	$85.00	$732	—
970	970	1	84.00	$84.00	$815	—

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
573	573	1	55.00	$55.00	$315	—
750–773	765	3	62.50–67.50	$65.87	$504	-4.13

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635	635	1	12.50	$12.50	$79	—

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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.