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Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 31, 2022

853 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 853 933 695
Feeder cattle 89 178 60
Slaughter cattle 600 717 421
Replacement cattle 164 38 214

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 lower, while slaughter bulls traded steady. Feeding cows traded steady to 1.00 higher and dairy heifers traded unevenly steady. No other classes had enough comparisons for an accurate market trend. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will be Thursday, April 7, 2022.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1460 1324 80-85% 36 84.00–91.50 $87.23 $1,155 -10.25
1173–1640 1384 80-85% 109 80.00–91.00 $84.28 $1,166 -2.80
1213–1685 1479 80-85% 70 65.00–79.50 $76.02 $1,124 —
1405–1580 1487 80-85% 9 45.00–63.00 $56.42 $839 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1340 1038 85-90% 15 40.00–56.00 $49.04 $509 -44.68
880–1285 1080 85-90% 34 57.50–71.00 $63.38 $685 -3.76
955–1230 1099 85-90% 5 87.50–88.00 $87.80 $965 +20.66
1010–1230 1138 85-90% 23 77.00–86.50 $82.56 $940 —
890–1395 1160 85-90% 52 72.50–83.00 $77.27 $896 -4.38
1175 1175 85-90% 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,022 +40.33
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475–2390 1727 75-80% 33 85.00–96.00 $88.08 $1,521 -2.02
1720–1910 1757 75-80% 50 77.00–83.50 $80.66 $1,417 -19.34

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–2100 1653 4 92.00–98.00 $95.36 $1,576 —
1850–2350 1965 8 105.50–109.00 $107.82 $2,119 —
2215–2300 2243 3 115.00–118.00 $116.03 $2,603 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
940–1320 1102 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 17 90.00–99.00 $93.10 $1,026
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1000–1080 1055 (<2 yrs)Open 5 115.00–118.00 $115.78 $1,221
1035–1155 1105 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 101.00–110.00 $107.19 $1,184

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1195–1284 1240 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 1,475.00–1,525.00 $1,499.10
1263–1430 1321 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,075.00–1,125.00 $1,104.62
1297–1399 1329 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 21 1,250.00–1,275.00 $1,269.14
1185–1468 1376 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 34 1,100.00–1,275.00 $1,158.42
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1355–1633 1423 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 30 1,325.00–1,525.00 $1,398.92
1415–1600 1538 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,225.00–1,250.00 $1,242.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1138–1190 1159 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,050.00–1,100.00 $1,070.54

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1326–1500 1420 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 11 1,300.00–1,425.00 $1,400.99 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885 885 1 107.00 $107.00 $947 —
920–933 931 6 107.50–114.00 $110.17 $1,026 —
965–985 983 11 106.00–110.50 $106.67 $1,049 -2.58
1005–1020 1008 8 109.50–114.50 $111.01 $1,119 —
1060–1072 1069 7 108.50–111.50 $109.21 $1,167 -0.05
1225–1240 1233 2 112.00–112.50 $112.25 $1,384 +3.00
1260–1287 1279 12 105.00–113.50 $111.35 $1,424 +2.35
1309 1309 9 112.50 $112.50 $1,473 —
1397 1397 3 114.00 $114.00 $1,593 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670–683 679 3 81.00–85.00 $82.32 $559 —
744 744 5 88.00 $88.00 $655 —
775–790 784 7 82.50–88.00 $86.43 $678 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
832 832 3 97.50 $97.50 $811 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065 1065 2 79.00 $79.00 $841 —

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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.