Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 11, 2022

1,122 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $193.00/cwt ≈ $1,000/hd at 518 lb · 11 head

light 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $245.74/cwt ≈ $823/hd at 335 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,122	670	717
Feeder cattle	278	127	256
Slaughter cattle	803	527	461
Replacement cattle	41	16	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Trade activity was active and demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 4.00 higher, while slaughter bulls traded 5.00 higher. Feeding cows traded 1.00 to 9.00 higher on a light test and dairy heifers traded mostly 1.50 to 3.00 higher. The next available report will be Thursday, August 18, 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
333–343	335	10	244.00–252.50	$245.74	$823	—
412	412	6	207.50	$207.50	$855	—
558–580	573	6	191.00–194.00	$191.97	$1,100	—
741	741	6	175.00	$175.00	$1,297	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
657	657	7	194.00	$194.00	$1,275	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
429	429	6	195.00	$195.00	$837	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
848	848	5	126.00	$126.00	$1,068	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
289	289	8	230.00	$230.00	$665	—
337	337	8	225.00	$225.00	$758	—
443	443	2	194.00	$194.00	$859	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–434	427	9	175.00–183.00	$178.95	$764	—
983–984	984	6	125.00	$125.00	$1,230	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910	910	8	96.00	$96.00	$874	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
857–1110	920	4	107.00–110.00	$109.10	$1,004	—
1068	1068	4	120.00	$120.00	$1,282	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
518	518	11	193.00	$193.00	$1,000	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1162–1555	1328	80-85%	18	92.00–105.00	$97.57	$1,296	—
1168–1770	1395	80-85%	245	79.00–90.00	$84.59	$1,180	+3.59
1200–1620	1416	80-85%	39	83.50–90.00	$86.91	$1,231	+15.34
1225–1635	1469	80-85%	79	61.00–78.50	$72.89	$1,071	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
732–1475	944	85-90%	30	35.00–55.00	$46.92	$443	—
1120	1120	85-90%	1	92.50	$92.50	$1,036	+17.13
805–1340	1143	85-90%	67	57.50–73.50	$68.34	$781	+5.78
1140–1160	1150	85-90%	2	87.00–90.00	$88.51	$1,018	—
905–1295	1161	85-90%	163	74.00–86.00	$79.34	$921	—
1180–1235	1208	85-90%	2	84.50	$84.50	$1,021	+0.46

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1685–1890	1747	75-80%	19	75.00–86.00	$81.88	$1,430	+1.78
1605–1960	1751	75-80%	41	87.00–99.00	$91.82	$1,608	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265	1265	2	114.00	$114.00	$1,442	—
1360–1695	1528	2	91.00–105.50	$97.45	$1,489	—
1410–2420	1810	17	109.00–118.00	$114.72	$2,076	—
1665–2370	2060	8	119.00–128.00	$124.29	$2,560	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1126–1166	1152	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	89.00–96.50	$93.91	$1,082

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1011–1075	1021	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	102.50–124.50	$120.03	$1,226

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1254	1254	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,250.00	$1,250.00
1388	1388	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,285.00	$1,285.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1255	1255	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,075.00	$1,075.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
892	892	3	114.00	$114.00	$1,017	—
975–985	980	3	115.50–116.50	$116.00	$1,137	+2.50
1038–1041	1039	10	113.50–116.00	$115.00	$1,195	+1.50
1053–1096	1084	17	114.00–117.00	$116.00	$1,257	+2.19
1102–1139	1120	32	110.00–117.50	$116.42	$1,304	+3.25
1172–1189	1176	40	116.50–117.00	$116.55	$1,371	+2.80
1230	1230	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,378	-2.00
1272	1272	3	115.50	$115.50	$1,469	—
1340	1340	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,474	-6.00
1355	1355	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,477	—

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655	655	1	62.50	$62.50	$409	—
825	825	1	75.00	$75.00	$619	+7.50
890	890	1	72.50	$72.50	$645	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855	855	1	97.50	$97.50	$834	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875	875	1	87.50	$87.50	$766	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450	1450	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,610	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1139	1139	7	100.00	$100.00	$1,139	—

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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.