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Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 22, 2022

744 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 744 940 818
Feeder cattle 96 208 192
Slaughter cattle 614 726 581
Replacement cattle 34 6 45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand moderate. Feeder dairy heifers over 1000 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower on a light test. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. The next available report will be Thursday, September 29, 2022.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
958 958 3 145.00 $145.00 $1,389 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1135 1118 85-90% 2 60.00–64.00 $61.97 $693 —
795–1610 1151 85-90% 14 40.00–58.00 $48.58 $559 -41.15
992–1348 1213 85-90% 13 80.00–95.00 $84.47 $1,025 +5.73
980–1435 1237 85-90% 20 67.00–78.00 $73.35 $907 -5.39
705–1600 1291 85-90% 51 22.50–51.00 $42.52 $549 —
1100–1670 1326 85-90% 151 67.00–79.50 $71.41 $947 —
745–1700 1330 85-90% 103 52.50–66.50 $61.39 $816 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340 1340 80-85% 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,260 —
1200–1595 1434 80-85% 17 81.00–87.50 $83.82 $1,202 -13.68
1250–1810 1479 80-85% 48 81.00–88.00 $83.96 $1,242 +5.95
1205–1851 1548 80-85% 61 70.00–81.00 $74.53 $1,154 —
1580 1580 80-85% 1 97.50 $97.50 $1,540 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335 1335 75-80% 1 112.50 $112.50 $1,502 —
1555 1555 75-80% 1 77.00 $77.00 $1,197 —
1200–1975 1613 75-80% 21 77.00–92.00 $84.55 $1,364 —
1585–1745 1665 75-80% 2 93.50–94.00 $93.74 $1,561 -9.18
1462–1970 1696 75-80% 13 69.00–75.50 $73.46 $1,246 -29.46
1645–1805 1725 75-80% 2 84.00–92.00 $87.81 $1,515 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570–760 647 12 129.00–145.00 $136.44 $883 —
1050 1050 1 112.50 $112.50 $1,181 +2.50
875–2145 1354 12 72.00–94.50 $85.29 $1,155 —
1480–2285 1923 17 97.00–109.00 $101.98 $1,961 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
995–1013 1010 (<2 yrs)Open 7 97.50–106.00 $104.80 $1,058
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
870–1338 1157 (<2 yrs)Open 4 124.00–136.00 $128.59 $1,488

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1360 1360 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —
1750 1750 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,750.00 $1,750.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1225 1225 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 4 90.00 $90.00 $327 —
492 492 3 92.50 $92.50 $455 —
785 785 1 92.50 $92.50 $726 —
847–848 847 5 95.00–115.00 $106.99 $906 —
859–895 884 20 111.00–119.00 $117.56 $1,039 —
918–936 931 11 116.00–121.00 $119.65 $1,114 +9.65
1020–1030 1023 7 109.00–119.00 $115.99 $1,187 -0.01
1080 1080 4 115.00 $115.00 $1,242 +3.05
1130 1130 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,311 —
1420 1420 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,519 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890 890 7 120.00 $120.00 $1,068 —
1043 1043 6 121.50 $121.50 $1,267 -2.94
1062–1070 1065 6 119.00–120.00 $119.17 $1,269 -4.63
1130–1145 1140 4 119.00–122.00 $119.75 $1,365 -3.89
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319 319 3 50.00 $50.00 $160 —
740 740 1 75.00 $75.00 $555 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 2 82.50 $82.50 $370 —

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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.