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Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 20, 2022

604 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 604 1,084 803
Feeder cattle 56 191 49
Slaughter cattle 454 843 459
Replacement cattle 94 50 295

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Trade activity moderate on good demand. Dairy heifers sold unevenly steady. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Breds and pairs too thinly tested to trend. The next available report will be Thursday, January 27, 2022.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1328 1328 3 109.50 $109.50 $1,454 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1945 1397 80-85% 12 57.00–62.00 $60.29 $842 —
975–1675 1432 80-85% 82 65.00–80.00 $70.64 $1,012 +4.21
1330–1585 1458 80-85% 2 63.50–64.00 $63.73 $929 —
1270–1710 1490 80-85% 2 79.00–82.00 $80.28 $1,196 —
1075–1925 1540 80-85% 84 62.50–74.00 $66.75 $1,028 +18.12
1330–1890 1667 80-85% 38 75.00–85.00 $79.78 $1,330 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870 870 85-90% 1 37.50 $37.50 $326 —
930–1170 1082 85-90% 21 57.00–64.00 $60.14 $651 —
795–1420 1208 85-90% 13 42.50–49.50 $46.70 $564 -9.30
1000–1535 1228 85-90% 7 30.00–40.00 $34.77 $427 -21.23
1015–1735 1291 85-90% 120 50.00–65.00 $59.02 $762 +13.92
815–1675 1398 85-90% 39 66.00–78.00 $68.55 $958 +13.65
1540 1540 85-90% 1 77.50 $77.50 $1,194 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555–1780 1692 75-80% 3 74.00–76.00 $74.99 $1,269 —
1485–2060 1803 75-80% 11 82.00–88.00 $84.73 $1,528 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1415 1380 2 81.00–87.50 $84.33 $1,164 —
1510–2120 1734 7 85.00–97.50 $90.82 $1,575 —
2070–2240 2155 2 75.00–81.00 $78.12 $1,683 —
2100–2455 2303 3 99.00–102.00 $100.98 $2,326 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
973–1175 1086 (<2 yrs)Open 25 85.00–90.00 $87.62 $952
1245 1245 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,071
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
748–1175 995 (<2 yrs)Open 4 72.00–83.00 $78.06 $777
1330–1470 1390 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 66.00–71.00 $69.41 $965
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1145 1145 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 70.00 $70.00 $802

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1190 1190 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00
1275 1275 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,250.00 $1,250.00
1346–1623 1397 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 16 950.00–1,160.00 $1,069.57
1433 1433 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 5 925.00 $925.00
1435–1505 1463 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 950.00–1,035.00 $984.98
1385–1730 1558 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 975.00–1,175.00 $1,086.08
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1538–1683 1574 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,175.00 $1,175.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1271–1275 1272 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 810.00–825.00 $812.51
1405 1405 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1312 1312 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,450.00 $1,450.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1190 1095 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,150.00–1,300.00 $1,218.49

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–875 870 2 106.00–108.00 $107.01 $931 —
927 927 5 107.00 $107.00 $992 +1.32
959–995 964 8 104.00–106.50 $104.32 $1,006 -2.07
1000–1031 1021 20 104.50–108.50 $107.31 $1,096 +0.57
1060–1085 1073 2 105.50–108.00 $106.76 $1,146 -0.87
1130 1130 1 104.50 $104.50 $1,181 -2.37
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670–690 677 3 78.00–80.00 $78.68 $533 +1.18
775 775 3 77.50–79.00 $78.50 $608 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200 1200 3 109.00 $109.00 $1,308 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895 895 1 100.00 $100.00 $895 —
975 975 1 101.00 $101.00 $985 —
1105 1105 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,116 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 42.50 $42.50 $215 —
630 630 1 57.50 $57.50 $362 —
795 795 1 67.50 $67.50 $537 +7.50

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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.