Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 21, 2022

1,316 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.08/cwt ≈ $957/hd at 669 lb · 17 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.66/cwt ≈ $1,047/hd at 739 lb · 17 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $176.74/cwt -5.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,188/hd at 672 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,316	1,697	1,240
Feeder cattle	545	641	319
Slaughter cattle	679	846	563
Replacement cattle	92	210	358

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded steady to 1.50 lower, while slaughter bulls traded fully steady. Feeding cows traded steady to 1.25 higher on a light test. Dairy heifers traded unevenly steady. No other classes of cattle had enough comparisons for an accurate market trend. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will be Thursday, April 28, 2022.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
466–498	487	14	200.50–205.00	$202.04	$984	—
508–528	512	16	197.00–199.00	$197.31	$1,010	-4.28
637	637	14	178.00	$178.00	$1,134	+10.00
661–678	672	17	172.50–179.00	$176.74	$1,188	-0.26

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	4	202.00	$202.00	$737	—
638–639	638	10	168.00–170.00	$169.20	$1,079	—
734	734	8	157.00	$157.00	$1,152	+0.42
833	833	8	147.50	$147.50	$1,229	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
183	183	4	525.00	$525.00	—
208	208	9	550.00	$550.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363	363	5	197.50	$197.50	$717	—
476–495	483	13	176.00–180.00	$177.58	$858	-2.42
514	514	2	174.00	$174.00	$894	+6.21
660–698	669	17	142.00–147.00	$143.08	$957	—
700–745	739	17	139.00–144.00	$141.66	$1,047	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1630	1400	80-85%	15	80.50–85.00	$84.30	$1,180	—
1220–1570	1427	80-85%	36	89.00–102.00	$92.56	$1,321	—
1185–1679	1437	80-85%	177	76.00–88.00	$80.41	$1,155	—
1205–1690	1518	80-85%	117	62.50–75.50	$72.73	$1,104	-19.55

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–1210	981	85-90%	9	45.00–53.50	$50.40	$494	—
883–1373	1043	85-90%	21	55.00–66.00	$61.53	$642	+1.94
970–1215	1126	85-90%	7	79.00–90.00	$82.52	$929	+4.15
1020–1250	1140	85-90%	9	77.00–80.00	$78.81	$898	+0.44
835–1365	1173	85-90%	91	67.00–77.00	$73.21	$859	+32.76

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1550–1970	1704	75-80%	9	95.00–100.00	$97.21	$1,656	—
1560–2050	1758	75-80%	36	82.00–93.00	$88.46	$1,555	-1.71
1660–2085	1789	75-80%	43	70.00–81.00	$76.53	$1,369	-13.64

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080	1080	1	102.50	$102.50	$1,107	—
1345–1490	1418	3	84.00–98.00	$91.91	$1,303	—
1230–2390	1792	35	77.50–105.50	$98.17	$1,759	—
1620–2235	1907	14	106.00–118.00	$111.84	$2,133	—
2215–2400	2293	4	119.00–131.50	$123.78	$2,838	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
880–1405	1054	(<2 yrs)	Open	14	111.00–118.00	$114.72	$1,209
1075–1355	1144	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	102.00–110.00	$106.89	$1,223

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
920–1125	1026	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	100.00–110.00	$106.63	$1,094
1130–1200	1165	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	85.00–97.50	$91.94	$1,071

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065–1265	1172	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,225.00–1,325.00	$1,268.56
1340–1353	1347	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,050.00–1,075.00	$1,062.56
1306–1558	1369	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	1,150.00–1,275.00	$1,195.47

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960–1085	1063	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	1,200.00–1,275.00	$1,254.73

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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
1255	1255	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—
1376	1376	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
1358–1400	1382	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,325.00–1,375.00	$1,352.60	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	3	101.50	$101.50	$335	—
468	468	6	102.50	$102.50	$480	—
895	895	2	103.50	$103.50	$926	—
905–928	920	20	104.00–107.50	$106.28	$978	-1.02
989–994	992	8	107.00	$107.00	$1,061	—
1010–1045	1032	22	104.50–107.50	$105.52	$1,089	-3.44
1055–1076	1070	14	106.00–107.00	$106.35	$1,138	+2.54
1110–1136	1125	8	106.00–108.00	$107.38	$1,208	-0.88
1150–1160	1153	6	101.00–108.00	$104.50	$1,205	-5.24
1217	1217	10	106.50	$106.50	$1,296	-3.30
1280	1280	3	107.50	$107.50	$1,376	-1.50
1304–1340	1319	20	107.50–108.50	$107.90	$1,423	—
1356–1368	1359	9	107.50–108.00	$107.89	$1,466	—

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–338	321	17	75.00–77.50	$75.46	$242	—
484	484	4	72.50	$72.50	$351	—
764	764	7	71.00	$71.00	$542	±0.00

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
742	742	7	117.50	$117.50	$872	—
883	883	7	114.00	$114.00	$1,007	—
993	993	2	119.00	$119.00	$1,182	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
563	563	5	90.00	$90.00	$507	—

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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.