Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 6, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	972	682	1,246
Feeder cattle	127	291	15
Slaughter cattle	474	382	655
Replacement cattle	371	9	576

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last sale: Slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 higher and feeding cows traded steady to 4.50 higher. Slaughter bulls were too thinly tested for any comparison. Holstein heifers were mostly steady. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Today's run also included a bred cow special. Though there was nothing to compare from the last sale, demand for heavy bred cattle was strong. The next available report will be Thursday, January 13, 2022.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1073	1073	3	118.00	$118.00	$1,266	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1057	1057	7	120.00	$120.00	$1,268	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1201–1605	1349	80-85%	68	64.00–74.00	$70.18	$947	+10.71
1360–1455	1409	80-85%	9	34.00–43.50	$41.59	$586	—
1335–1565	1483	80-85%	7	75.00–78.00	$76.62	$1,136	+12.72
1257–1666	1487	80-85%	99	48.00–59.50	$56.16	$835	-7.74
1205–1684	1530	80-85%	71	60.00–69.50	$62.01	$949	+9.31

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1240	1064	85-90%	23	56.00–65.50	$61.54	$655	—
875–1420	1079	85-90%	44	36.00–49.50	$43.74	$472	—
1015–1240	1103	85-90%	9	67.50–75.00	$71.72	$791	+9.72
780–1335	1126	85-90%	8	26.00–35.00	$30.61	$345	-31.39
900–1330	1151	85-90%	62	50.00–60.00	$54.87	$632	+26.81

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1540–1755	1684	75-80%	7	76.00–82.00	$78.06	$1,315	+9.63
1625–1767	1696	75-80%	21	56.00–64.50	$60.10	$1,019	—
1570–2075	1744	75-80%	20	65.00–75.00	$71.98	$1,255	+16.30

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1117	1117	3	75.00	$75.00	$838	—
1180	1180	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,003	—
1660	1660	1	84.00	$84.00	$1,394	—
1620–2000	1798	5	70.00–82.50	$78.26	$1,407	—
1980–2325	2197	3	98.00–100.00	$98.95	$2,174	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1028–1426	1204	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	27	1,250.00–1,400.00	$1,338.42
1080–1710	1352	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	55	1,100.00–1,250.00	$1,179.74
1253–1538	1395	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	35	800.00–985.00	$908.98
1342–1455	1399	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	1,050.00	$1,050.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1163–1309	1230	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	1,475.00–1,635.00	$1,560.31
1220–1485	1325	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	67	1,300.00–1,525.00	$1,463.58

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1001–1298	1210	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1172–1253	1213	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	650.00–775.00	$714.59
1449–1525	1464	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,025.00–1,075.00	$1,035.42

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
996	996	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,410.00	$1,410.00
1067–1134	1103	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	50	1,410.00–1,600.00	$1,484.79

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
991–1021	999	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	1,375.00	$1,375.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1140–1190	1157	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,010.00–1,100.00	$1,053.29

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1328–1633	1531	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,425.00–1,575.00	$1,531.64	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1253	1253	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
878–890	881	7	100.00	$100.00	$881	-3.50
925–948	931	12	101.50–103.50	$102.79	$957	-2.01
993	993	5	102.50	$102.50	$1,018	-2.43
1029	1029	4	102.50	$102.50	$1,055	-2.08
1052–1088	1069	14	102.50–104.50	$103.30	$1,104	-1.18
1140	1140	4	104.50	$104.50	$1,191	+1.35
1168–1180	1170	5	103.50–104.50	$104.30	$1,220	-0.91
1260–1285	1270	3	98.50–103.50	$101.15	$1,285	+3.82

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
661–665	661	12	77.00–80.00	$79.75	$527	+8.24
755–769	761	16	76.00–80.00	$76.25	$580	—

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
804	804	4	70.00	$70.00	$563	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955	955	1	96.00	$96.00	$917	—

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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.