Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 6, 2022

1,028 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,028	707	785
Feeder cattle	195	237	128
Slaughter cattle	821	460	630
Replacement cattle	12	10	27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded steady, while slaughter bulls traded 1.75 lower on a lighter test. Feeding cows traded 2.00 to 3.00 lower and dairy feeder heifers traded 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will be Thursday, October 13, 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
1158	1158	8	125.00	$125.00	$1,448	—
1224	1224	9	121.00	$121.00	$1,481	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1007	1007	9	126.00	$126.00	$1,269	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200	1200	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,392	—
1290–1460	1375	2	102.00–114.00	$107.63	$1,480	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1290	1265	80-85%	4	91.00	$91.00	$1,151	-8.16
1115–1575	1401	80-85%	69	76.50–86.50	$82.30	$1,153	-17.70
1305–1645	1440	80-85%	28	42.50–59.00	$53.04	$764	-46.96
1240–1735	1459	80-85%	83	74.00–85.00	$77.64	$1,133	+9.37
1210–1730	1509	80-85%	142	61.00–73.50	$67.03	$1,011	-11.16
1525–1630	1576	80-85%	4	88.00–91.50	$90.04	$1,419	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1200	1070	85-90%	23	81.00–94.00	$87.45	$936	—
1090	1090	85-90%	1	84.00	$84.00	$916	—
790–1495	1130	85-90%	37	20.00–49.00	$38.83	$439	-19.33
905–1360	1159	85-90%	91	50.00–64.50	$59.71	$692	-16.15
920–1267	1181	85-90%	24	65.50–80.00	$72.57	$857	-3.29
975–1293	1222	85-90%	94	65.00–75.00	$68.58	$838	-0.18

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1534–2133	1723	75-80%	45	80.00–90.00	$83.03	$1,431	—
1655–1845	1779	75-80%	4	91.00–93.00	$92.01	$1,637	+9.42
1705–1875	1790	75-80%	7	71.00–77.00	$73.47	$1,315	-9.12

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1263	1168	9	100.00–113.00	$110.68	$1,293	—
1210–1220	1215	2	75.00–91.00	$82.97	$1,008	—
1215–2135	1594	41	80.00–99.50	$90.81	$1,448	—
1570–2335	2079	15	100.00–108.50	$103.23	$2,146	—
2260	2260	1	117.50	$117.50	$2,656	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1155	1155	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	122.00	$122.00	$1,409

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1101	1101	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	105.00	$105.00	$1,156

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915	915	3	116.00	$116.00	$1,061	-2.20
950–988	974	14	115.00–118.00	$116.30	$1,133	-3.70
1045	1045	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,202	-5.77
1050–1099	1066	20	116.00–118.00	$117.40	$1,251	-4.27
1105–1142	1127	38	116.00–118.00	$117.46	$1,324	-6.08
1155	1155	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,374	-3.49
1218	1218	7	115.50	$115.50	$1,407	-5.83
1261	1261	5	117.00	$117.00	$1,475	—
1306	1306	6	111.00	$111.00	$1,450	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
821–847	831	21	109.00–114.50	$111.18	$924	+0.18
885	885	2	114.00	$114.00	$1,009	—
930–940	935	2	102.50–110.00	$106.23	$993	-6.27
986	986	5	113.50	$113.50	$1,119	+3.50
1100–1135	1119	6	105.00–114.00	$110.39	$1,235	—
1160	1160	1	112.50	$112.50	$1,305	—
1200	1200	2	100.00	$100.00	$1,200	-13.77
1250	1250	1	112.50	$112.50	$1,406	—
1315	1315	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,394	-9.00

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
488	488	2	60.00	$60.00	$293	—
552	552	3	70.00	$70.00	$386	-5.00
640	640	3	70.00	$70.00	$448	±0.00
690	690	2	65.00–69.00	$67.00	$462	—
725	725	2	71.00	$71.00	$515	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1458	1458	11	105.00	$105.00	$1,531	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765	765	5	43.50	$43.50	$333	+3.50

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955	955	1	97.50	$97.50	$931	—

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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.