Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 13, 2022

1,084 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,084	972	1,357
Feeder cattle	191	127	0
Slaughter cattle	843	474	664
Replacement cattle	50	371	693

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand moderate to good on slaughter cows and bulls, good on dairy heifers. Dairy heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher on heifers weighing 900 lbs and up. Average dressing slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls to thinly tested to trend. The next available report will be Thursday, January 20, 2022.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1545	1105	85-90%	28	20.00–36.00	$29.04	$321	-42.68
980–1268	1169	85-90%	7	38.00–47.50	$44.72	$523	-10.15
1040–1425	1191	85-90%	5	65.00–73.00	$67.82	$808	—
765–1575	1234	85-90%	53	50.00–64.00	$56.00	$691	—
900–1685	1261	85-90%	51	37.50–49.50	$45.10	$569	—
1015–1965	1390	85-90%	251	50.00–61.00	$54.90	$763	—
1560	1560	85-90%	2	64.00	$64.00	$998	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1155	1097	80-85%	5	72.00–85.00	$78.24	$858	—
1210	1210	80-85%	1	70.00	$70.00	$847	—
1080–1605	1359	80-85%	78	54.00–62.50	$59.56	$809	—
1135–1710	1432	80-85%	88	63.50–74.50	$66.43	$951	+24.84
1163–1925	1539	80-85%	43	61.00–69.00	$64.08	$986	+2.07
1090–1715	1540	80-85%	8	46.00–52.00	$48.63	$749	-13.38
1220–1945	1627	80-85%	52	53.00–60.50	$56.73	$923	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1580	1580	75-80%	1	62.50	$62.50	$988	—
1385–2135	1651	75-80%	40	55.00–65.00	$60.79	$1,004	-17.27
1502–1990	1749	75-80%	72	66.00–73.00	$70.72	$1,237	-1.26

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045	1045	1	80.00	$80.00	$836	—
965–1430	1210	3	69.00–75.50	$72.49	$877	—
1375–2185	1778	10	72.00–81.50	$78.29	$1,392	+0.03
1555–2560	2045	18	82.50–94.00	$88.66	$1,813	—
2065–2205	2143	3	95.00–98.50	$96.82	$2,075	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	65.00	$65.00	$592
985–1225	1073	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	73.00–81.00	$75.96	$815

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
950–1085	1010	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	100.00–116.00	$104.48	$1,055

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
900–985	956	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	87.00–96.00	$91.95	$879

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
1028	1028	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	560.00	$560.00
1155	1155	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
1206	1206	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	710.00	$710.00
1283	1283	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	825.00	$825.00
1365	1365	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	825.00	$825.00
1465	1465	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045	1045	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00
1325	1325	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00

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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
1590	1590	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	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
908–943	922	27	103.00–107.00	$105.68	$974	+2.89
962–996	981	62	105.00–108.00	$106.39	$1,044	+3.89
1024–1045	1029	23	102.00–108.50	$106.74	$1,098	+4.24
1050–1096	1075	33	104.00–109.00	$107.63	$1,157	+4.33
1120–1130	1123	4	105.00–107.50	$106.87	$1,200	+2.37
1158–1195	1161	11	104.50–108.00	$107.67	$1,250	+3.37
1215–1242	1238	14	102.00–108.00	$107.43	$1,330	—

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680	680	3	70.00	$70.00	$476	—
738	738	2	60.00	$60.00	$443	—
792	792	3	60.00	$60.00	$475	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
678	678	3	77.50	$77.50	$525	-2.25
800	800	1	77.50	$77.50	$620	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265	1265	2	89.00	$89.00	$1,126	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775	775	1	115.00	$115.00	$891	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
838	838	2	89.00	$89.00	$746	—

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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.