Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 13, 2022

1,091 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,091	1,028	846
Feeder cattle	138	195	164
Slaughter cattle	905	821	643
Replacement cattle	48	12	39

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 higher, with the exception of lean cows, which traded 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded 10.00 lower. Feeding cows traded 1.00 to 2.00 lower and dairy heifers traded steady to 2.00 lower. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will be Thursday, October 20, 2022.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1445	1445	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,748	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
968	968	2	127.00	$127.00	$1,229	—
1068	1068	9	122.00	$122.00	$1,303	—
1103–1118	1107	8	115.00–121.00	$119.48	$1,323	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345	1345	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,480	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1329	1329	80-85%	7	70.50	$70.50	$937	—
1195–1600	1393	80-85%	116	73.00–87.50	$80.14	$1,116	—
1200–1505	1402	80-85%	3	89.00–100.00	$93.22	$1,307	+10.92
1325–1608	1441	80-85%	16	30.00–56.00	$46.32	$667	-6.72
1290–1710	1467	80-85%	84	57.00–71.00	$65.34	$959	-12.30
1100–1715	1506	80-85%	149	72.00–85.50	$77.52	$1,167	+10.49

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
997–1140	1035	85-90%	16	80.00–94.00	$81.77	$846	—
925–1250	1147	85-90%	14	32.50–46.00	$39.81	$457	+0.98
885–1387	1156	85-90%	75	49.00–59.50	$54.45	$629	-5.26
805–1285	1167	85-90%	19	65.00–76.00	$71.56	$835	+11.85
785–1395	1173	85-90%	111	60.00–71.00	$64.15	$752	-8.42

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1565	1565	75-80%	1	91.50	$91.50	$1,432	—
1713	1713	75-80%	4	60.00	$60.00	$1,028	-23.03
1530–1965	1723	75-80%	63	80.00–90.50	$85.38	$1,471	+2.35
1625–1775	1731	75-80%	15	70.00–79.50	$74.33	$1,287	-8.70

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1195	1125	3	97.50–111.00	$102.49	$1,153	—
1130	1130	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,311	—
1325–2495	1770	30	71.00–89.50	$85.86	$1,520	—
1615–2375	1896	22	90.00–97.50	$92.77	$1,759	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940–985	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	885.00–1,000.00	$960.46
1205–1210	1208	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,125.00–1,200.00	$1,162.42
1273	1273	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	875.00	$875.00
1320	1320	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	910.00	$910.00
1348–1404	1383	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,060.00–1,135.00	$1,113.07

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1657	1657	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1520	1520	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–943	936	4	113.00–114.00	$113.76	$1,065	-2.24
975–993	984	5	114.00–115.00	$114.60	$1,128	-1.70
1023–1030	1025	6	115.50–116.00	$115.67	$1,186	+0.67
1073–1091	1084	15	115.50–116.00	$115.77	$1,255	-1.63
1100–1148	1134	15	114.00–116.00	$115.46	$1,309	-2.00
1151–1195	1164	13	115.00–116.00	$115.92	$1,349	-3.08
1205–1235	1225	14	115.00–116.00	$115.79	$1,418	+0.29
1283	1283	4	114.50	$114.50	$1,469	-2.50
1325	1325	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,564	+7.00

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	4	70.00	$70.00	$332	+10.00
562	562	3	70.00	$70.00	$393	±0.00
638	638	3	70.00	$70.00	$447	±0.00
758–768	762	7	75.00–77.50	$76.08	$580	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845	845	1	111.00	$111.00	$938	-0.18
1310	1310	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,389	±0.00

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755	755	1	85.00	$85.00	$642	—
810	810	1	80.00	$80.00	$648	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390	1390	2	122.00	$122.00	$1,696	—

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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.