Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 27, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	943	604	629
Feeder cattle	171	56	148
Slaughter cattle	560	454	338
Replacement cattle	212	94	143

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Trade activity were good to very good. Slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 3.00 higher, while slaughter bulls traded 10.00 higher. Feeding cows traded 3.00 to 6.50 higher and dairy heifers were steady to 3.00 higher. Bred cows traded sharply higher. This week's run included a lot of heavy fed cows along with a bred cow special with the majority being late second trimester to third trimester. The next available report will be Thursday, February 3, 2022.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
389–395	391	7	172.50–175.00	$174.28	$681	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	5	160.00	$160.00	$627	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1575	1372	80-85%	26	69.00–80.00	$73.76	$1,012	+13.47
1265–1535	1444	80-85%	4	81.00–91.00	$85.91	$1,241	+15.27
1135–1659	1472	80-85%	162	64.00–76.00	$67.95	$1,000	+4.22
1265–1630	1490	80-85%	43	50.00–63.50	$61.11	$911	-19.17
1315–1580	1493	80-85%	31	77.00–95.00	$87.97	$1,313	+7.69
1605	1605	80-85%	1	42.50	$42.50	$682	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1220	1083	85-90%	5	72.00–77.50	$75.14	$814	+15.00
1020–1200	1125	85-90%	23	67.00–74.00	$71.53	$805	—
925–1290	1145	85-90%	23	62.00–70.00	$66.73	$764	—
870–1650	1160	85-90%	8	41.00–53.00	$48.43	$562	—
790–1455	1208	85-90%	61	54.00–66.00	$62.09	$750	+15.39
1045–1370	1223	85-90%	8	22.50–36.00	$30.67	$375	-4.10

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1710–1840	1750	75-80%	5	65.00–67.00	$65.59	$1,148	—
1565–1909	1757	75-80%	45	83.00–97.00	$86.50	$1,520	—
1615–2037	1801	75-80%	68	71.00–82.00	$77.08	$1,388	-7.65

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835	835	1	85.00	$85.00	$710	—
1130–1350	1240	2	89.50–93.00	$91.09	$1,130	—
1380–2350	1658	16	95.50–104.00	$100.89	$1,673	—
1930–2285	2073	10	106.00–116.00	$109.76	$2,275	—
1700–2770	2218	4	73.00–93.00	$86.46	$1,918	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
702–761	726	(<2 yrs)	Open	20	1,050.00–1,075.00	$1,056.55

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
780–1135	933	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	71.00–82.50	$80.36	$750

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
868–988	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	87.50–95.50	$92.18	$843

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1337–1415	1388	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	1,060.00	$1,060.00
1390–1575	1471	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	56	1,625.00–1,750.00	$1,698.35
1432–1498	1476	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	1,200.00–1,225.00	$1,216.92
1425–1591	1520	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,500.00	$1,500.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1120–1215	1152	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,550.00–1,600.00	$1,582.42
1320–1335	1324	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,025.00–1,125.00	$1,050.21
1403–1432	1413	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,500.00–1,575.00	$1,549.66

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1332	1332	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,050.00	$1,050.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930–1100	1032	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	1,275.00–1,350.00	$1,322.97
1105	1105	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1286	1286	(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	1,450.00	$1,450.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
898	898	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,150.00	$1,150.00

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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
985–1130	1058	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	1,125.00–1,150.00	$1,136.64	—
1205	1205	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,575.00	$1,575.00	—
1279–1410	1305	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,350.00–1,425.00	$1,366.20	—
1527	1527	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
919–925	922	13	106.50–109.50	$107.97	$995	+0.97
953–998	982	9	106.00–109.00	$107.69	$1,058	+3.37
1024–1045	1031	12	106.50–107.50	$107.16	$1,105	-0.15
1085–1095	1091	24	104.50–111.00	$108.37	$1,182	+1.61
1135	1135	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,237	+4.50
1158–1170	1165	8	105.50–110.50	$107.75	$1,255	—
1208–1230	1221	5	108.00–110.00	$109.21	$1,333	—
1258–1285	1265	4	107.00–109.00	$108.49	$1,372	—
1403	1403	3	108.50	$108.50	$1,522	—
1465	1465	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,465	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870	870	2	97.50	$97.50	$848	-2.50

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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.