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Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 9, 2021

838 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 838 1,987 1,733
Feeder cattle 152 214 0
Slaughter cattle 587 1,243 764
Replacement cattle 99 530 969

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 lower, while feeding cows traded steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded 3.00 higher on a thin test. Dairy heifers and replacement cattle traded steady. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. The next available report will be Thursday, December 16, 2021.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1560 1405 80-85% 45 61.00–70.00 $66.66 $937 —
1405–1425 1417 80-85% 3 72.00–77.50 $74.82 $1,060 —
1285–1670 1440 80-85% 30 60.00–70.00 $62.03 $893 —
1415–1656 1522 80-85% 32 32.50–45.00 $40.87 $622 +3.95
1270–1698 1537 80-85% 143 46.00–59.50 $50.14 $771 -21.87
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
703–1445 943 85-90% 58 15.00–35.00 $24.34 $230 —
745–1585 1161 85-90% 69 36.00–48.00 $44.67 $519 —
935–1305 1177 85-90% 31 54.00–64.00 $59.51 $700 —
1075–1455 1209 85-90% 46 49.00–59.00 $50.73 $613 -6.62
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1805 1671 75-80% 4 76.00–81.00 $78.41 $1,310 +7.81
1600–1831 1734 75-80% 45 55.00–63.00 $58.26 $1,010 —
1760–1790 1775 75-80% 2 35.00–46.00 $40.55 $720 -46.18
1580–2153 1806 75-80% 28 65.00–75.50 $67.99 $1,228 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–2330 1752 13 70.00–84.50 $79.53 $1,393 —
1590–2675 2138 9 85.00–92.50 $87.96 $1,881 —
2480 2480 1 94.00 $94.00 $2,331 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
825–1275 1115 (<2 yrs)Open 9 114.00–126.00 $120.02 $1,338
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
900–1095 1002 (<2 yrs)Open 3 113.00–116.00 $114.23 $1,145
845–1290 1068 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 87.50–98.00 $93.84 $1,002
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
860–1225 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 71.00–75.00 $72.59 $773

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1093–1110 1102 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 1,010.00–1,025.00 $1,017.56
1102–1450 1204 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 24 635.00–760.00 $734.16
1498 1498 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 975.00 $975.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
992 992 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1235–1545 1333 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 13 825.00–935.00 $897.41
1383–1463 1424 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,125.00–1,275.00 $1,196.79
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1159–1221 1189 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 21 1,510.00–1,550.00 $1,540.49

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
788 788 5 93.00 $93.00 $733 —
817–845 824 4 94.00–97.00 $94.77 $781 -2.73
853 853 2 96.00 $96.00 $819 +1.00
903–943 919 22 96.00–97.50 $96.96 $891 -0.28
963–991 982 18 96.50–98.00 $97.73 $960 +0.61
1040 1040 1 95.50 $95.50 $993 —
1078–1098 1087 24 97.00–98.50 $97.83 $1,063 +1.14
1110–1145 1127 15 98.00 $98.00 $1,104 +0.26
1150–1198 1182 24 97.00–98.00 $97.96 $1,158 -0.27
1203–1230 1215 9 97.50–98.00 $97.78 $1,188 +1.10
1286 1286 4 98.00 $98.00 $1,260 +7.00
1455–1465 1462 3 88.00–96.00 $93.35 $1,365 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
823 823 3 87.00 $87.00 $716 +6.00
1213 1213 2 82.50 $82.50 $1,001 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 2 75.00 $75.00 $409 —
615 615 1 71.00 $71.00 $437 +1.00
720 720 1 71.00 $71.00 $511 -4.00
765 765 1 70.00 $70.00 $536 -1.44
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 4 61.00–62.50 $62.13 $432 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1620 1620 2 71.00 $71.00 $1,150 -27.00

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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.