Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 26, 2022

1,081 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $157.35/cwt ≈ $1,260/hd at 801 lb · 32 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $171.42/cwt ≈ $907/hd at 529 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,081	1,901	1,035
Feeder cattle	314	415	344
Slaughter cattle	691	1,168	595
Replacement cattle	76	318	96

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and feeding cows traded steady. Slaughter bulls traded 4.00 higher. Pairs traded 80.00 to 200.00 per head higher. Dairy heifers traded steady to 3.50 lower. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will be Thursday, June 2, 2022.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
653	653	3	162.00	$162.00	$1,058	—
801	801	32	157.35	$157.35	$1,260	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	2	180.00	$180.00	$891	—
510–545	529	14	170.00–172.50	$171.42	$907	—
555–585	567	5	163.00–165.00	$163.83	$929	—
698	698	4	149.00	$149.00	$1,040	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
103–138	120	10	200.00–250.00	$217.26	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
92	92	3	325.00	$325.00	—
173	173	6	425.00	$425.00	-5.77

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
769	769	7	105.00	$105.00	$807	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
144	144	5	350.00	$350.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–543	526	9	150.00–159.00	$155.02	$815	—
575	575	2	152.00	$152.00	$874	—
668–688	683	8	144.00–145.00	$144.24	$985	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
140	140	9	210.00–225.00	$216.67	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	1	260.00	$260.00	—
150–188	183	7	350.00–410.00	$402.96	+42.96

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
114	114	4	175.00	$175.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
437	437	3	170.00	$170.00	$743	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1595	1436	80-85%	57	78.00–89.00	$83.48	$1,199	-0.01
1265–1730	1488	80-85%	75	64.50–75.50	$72.49	$1,079	-20.98
1275–1718	1553	80-85%	59	76.00–87.00	$78.37	$1,217	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1195	1063	85-90%	7	85.00–92.00	$88.92	$945	—
780–1315	1072	85-90%	8	42.50–51.00	$48.77	$523	—
995–1245	1116	85-90%	14	72.50–80.00	$77.25	$862	+3.58
1135	1135	85-90%	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,124	+25.33
800–1427	1157	85-90%	41	58.00–69.50	$65.18	$754	-21.65
1030–1335	1182	85-90%	65	70.00–80.00	$73.15	$865	-13.68

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1590–2040	1832	75-80%	8	84.00–90.00	$86.63	$1,587	—
1685–2070	1836	75-80%	29	67.00–80.00	$76.77	$1,409	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
868	868	2	102.00	$102.00	$885	—
900–1108	1040	4	86.00–96.00	$89.76	$934	-13.24
1185–2020	1603	16	85.00–103.00	$94.58	$1,516	—
1825–2315	2070	11	106.00–116.00	$110.15	$2,280	—
1950–2430	2084	5	118.00–125.00	$120.14	$2,504	—

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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
1030	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—
1039–1390	1156	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,300.00–1,325.00	$1,310.02	—
1293	1293	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—
1130–1605	1400	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	1,125.00–1,225.00	$1,162.70	-412.30
1250–1615	1456	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	17	1,275.00–1,385.00	$1,344.56	+115.67
1387–1715	1505	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	1,400.00–1,475.00	$1,444.35	+44.26
1587	1587	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—
1750	1750	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
911	911	5	98.00	$98.00	$893	—
973–978	975	5	98.00–98.50	$98.20	$957	-2.30
1002–1043	1018	19	98.50–99.50	$99.05	$1,008	-2.03
1055–1080	1067	7	98.00–99.50	$98.65	$1,053	-3.49
1111–1135	1125	15	98.00–100.00	$99.73	$1,122	-1.64
1165	1165	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,177	-0.23
1222–1235	1223	10	99.00–99.50	$99.45	$1,216	-1.42
1265–1290	1274	19	95.00–101.00	$100.00	$1,274	-2.00
1315	1315	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,223	-6.00
1350–1355	1351	10	98.00–100.00	$99.70	$1,347	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1570–1585	1578	22	89.00–89.50	$89.25	$1,408	—

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
578	578	5	57.50	$57.50	$332	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895	895	1	90.00	$90.00	$806	-7.00

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295	1295	1	87.50	$87.50	$1,133	—

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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.