Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 24, 2022

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $120.45/cwt ≈ $1,101/hd at 914 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	933	704	859
Feeder cattle	178	114	65
Slaughter cattle	717	540	537
Replacement cattle	38	50	257

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand moderate. Slaughter cows traded steady to 1.50 lower. Slaughter bulls traded steady. Feeding cows traded unevenly steady and dairy heifers traded steady to 4.00 higher. The next available report will be Thursday, March 31, 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
875	875	3	126.00	$126.00	$1,102	—
913–914	914	11	119.00–123.00	$120.45	$1,101	—
1003–1011	1009	11	107.50–109.00	$108.59	$1,096	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
654	654	5	175.00	$175.00	$1,144	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	4	150.00	$150.00	$772	—
594	594	5	140.00	$140.00	$832	—
733	733	8	129.50	$129.50	$949	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
476	476	6	162.50	$162.50	$774	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
964	964	4	115.00	$115.00	$1,109	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
608	608	5	142.50	$142.50	$866	—
935	935	5	101.00	$101.00	$944	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1257–1585	1304	80-85%	7	95.00–98.00	$97.48	$1,271	—
1280–1560	1361	80-85%	18	76.50–83.50	$80.79	$1,100	—
1208–1620	1395	80-85%	70	84.00–92.50	$87.08	$1,215	—
1260–1715	1503	80-85%	168	66.00–81.50	$78.32	$1,177	+22.79
1200–1711	1538	80-85%	132	82.00–92.00	$84.94	$1,306	+7.62

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–1280	1028	85-90%	13	90.00–98.00	$93.72	$963	+26.68
765–1400	1099	85-90%	22	59.00–72.00	$67.14	$738	—
970–1295	1165	85-90%	37	77.00–87.50	$81.65	$951	-10.68
1045–1485	1168	85-90%	5	42.50–50.00	$46.67	$545	-45.66
990–1335	1211	85-90%	108	73.00–83.00	$78.06	$945	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1600–2005	1731	75-80%	39	86.00–97.00	$90.10	$1,560	+0.27
1750	1750	75-80%	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,750	+18.47
1660–2060	1778	75-80%	33	73.00–85.50	$81.17	$1,443	-0.36

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1920	1544	9	85.00–101.00	$95.38	$1,473	—
1410–2410	1904	13	102.00–114.00	$108.00	$2,056	—
1835–2300	2068	2	116.00–116.50	$116.28	$2,405	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1065–1155	1077	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	106.00–108.00	$106.27	$1,145

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
850–990	941	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	105.00–115.00	$111.13	$1,046

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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
1165–1373	1316	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,200.00–1,450.00	$1,378.28	—
1411	1411	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
1485	1485	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
982–995	989	6	109.00–109.50	$109.25	$1,080	+0.75
1060–1097	1072	12	108.50–110.50	$109.26	$1,171	+1.33
1115–1135	1127	4	109.00–110.50	$109.75	$1,237	+1.28
1165–1194	1189	6	106.00–110.50	$109.77	$1,305	+3.87
1220–1223	1222	4	109.00–110.00	$109.25	$1,335	+0.50
1263	1263	2	109.00	$109.00	$1,377	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
913	913	2	101.00	$101.00	$922	—
1105	1105	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,116	—

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
568	568	3	70.00	$70.00	$398	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1470	1372	3	104.00–109.00	$106.26	$1,458	—

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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.