Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 5, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	972	1,001	1,067
Feeder cattle	248	333	285
Slaughter cattle	628	561	630
Replacement cattle	96	107	152

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded steady to 4.00 lower, while slaughter bulls traded steady. Feeding cows traded steady to 3.00 higher. Dairy heifers were mostly steady to 2.00 lower and replacement pairs traded steady to 200.00 per family higher. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will be Thursday, May 12, 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
586	586	8	185.00	$185.00	$1,084	—
796	796	4	149.00	$149.00	$1,186	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
527	527	7	156.00	$156.00	$822	—
656–695	665	9	146.00–150.50	$149.45	$994	+13.45
750	750	3	143.00	$143.00	$1,072	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1218–1440	1253	80-85%	10	87.50–95.00	$88.85	$1,113	—
1213–1618	1382	80-85%	72	73.00–89.00	$81.44	$1,126	+0.18
1225–1685	1452	80-85%	69	72.00–85.00	$77.29	$1,122	—
1140–1690	1509	80-85%	148	60.00–71.00	$66.60	$1,005	—
1430–1673	1560	80-85%	8	42.50–57.50	$50.90	$794	-44.67

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1160	1083	85-90%	4	82.50–84.00	$83.03	$899	+5.17
765–1480	1175	85-90%	81	50.00–69.00	$61.74	$725	—
910–1435	1177	85-90%	12	30.00–49.00	$43.46	$512	—
935–1380	1181	85-90%	31	70.00–78.00	$72.96	$862	—
1125–1285	1238	85-90%	10	78.00–83.00	$80.94	$1,002	+0.42

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505–1790	1617	75-80%	10	83.50–86.50	$85.04	$1,375	-0.82
1650–1975	1791	75-80%	38	66.00–80.00	$71.07	$1,273	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1333	1196	21	102.00–111.00	$103.53	$1,238	+21.11
1170–1258	1225	5	91.00–96.00	$94.85	$1,162	—
1050–2845	1753	20	71.00–101.00	$89.14	$1,563	-17.57
1575–2460	2019	27	102.00–114.00	$106.35	$2,147	—
1850–2405	2127	5	115.00–119.00	$116.28	$2,473	—

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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
1250–1468	1344	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	19	1,250.00–1,350.00	$1,310.83	—
1400–1443	1417	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	1,150.00–1,285.00	$1,204.98	—
1434–1580	1524	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	27	1,475.00–1,500.00	$1,489.27	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1371–1630	1481	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	26	1,600.00–1,800.00	$1,712.38	—
1496	1496	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–945	943	6	102.50–103.50	$102.83	$970	-0.67
963–990	974	11	102.50–104.50	$103.27	$1,006	-1.88
1029–1043	1035	11	103.00–105.00	$104.14	$1,078	-1.44
1061–1093	1080	31	102.50–105.50	$104.27	$1,126	-2.15
1100–1149	1134	32	104.50–106.00	$105.19	$1,193	-1.16
1167–1197	1182	20	105.00–106.50	$105.38	$1,246	-0.53
1225–1249	1238	38	104.50–105.50	$104.82	$1,298	-1.18
1286–1293	1287	14	101.50–102.50	$101.64	$1,308	-4.36
1320–1348	1332	6	103.00–105.50	$104.24	$1,388	—
1355	1355	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,396	-3.00

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055	1055	2	97.50	$97.50	$1,029	—

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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.