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Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 17, 2022

1,271 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,271 2,017 1,596
Feeder cattle 162 110 130
Slaughter cattle 1,022 1,298 1,327
Replacement cattle 87 609 139

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were moderate. Slaughter cows traded 1.25 to 5.25 lower, while slaughter bulls traded 1.25 lower on a light test. Feeding cows traded unevenly steady and dairy heifers traded steady to 3.00 higher. There will be no sale next week due to the Thanksgiving holiday. The next available report will be Thursday, December 1, 2022.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065 1065 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,384 —
1149 1149 4 120.00 $120.00 $1,379 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1741 1421 80-85% 215 51.00–64.50 $58.91 $837 -15.19
1175–1590 1432 80-85% 83 65.00–80.00 $71.18 $1,019 -2.92
1275–1660 1449 80-85% 13 31.00–49.50 $44.73 $648 -29.37
1320–1640 1465 80-85% 4 81.00–85.00 $82.03 $1,202 +31.10
1255–1690 1501 80-85% 169 65.00–80.00 $68.76 $1,032 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1230 1009 85-90% 44 25.00–45.00 $39.78 $401 —
960–1170 1097 85-90% 21 76.00–88.00 $77.45 $850 -3.36
685–1455 1137 85-90% 193 46.00–70.00 $53.29 $606 —
860–1265 1148 85-90% 19 60.00–75.00 $68.60 $788 —
985–1388 1171 85-90% 110 58.00–69.00 $60.64 $710 -1.28
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1580–2055 1729 75-80% 79 74.00–87.50 $77.98 $1,348 +1.49
1710–1785 1748 75-80% 2 68.00–70.00 $69.02 $1,206 -7.47
1515–2020 1783 75-80% 4 88.50–95.00 $90.67 $1,617 +9.17

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1198–1388 1280 7 80.00–82.50 $81.50 $1,043 —
1310–2565 1691 19 77.00–87.50 $82.34 $1,392 —
1435–2365 1812 9 88.50–95.00 $91.00 $1,649 +8.52
1835 1835 1 101.50 $101.50 $1,863 +19.02

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
959 959 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 110.50 $110.50 $1,060
820–1175 1031 (<2 yrs)Open 21 123.00–136.00 $128.37 $1,323
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
835–1083 968 (<2 yrs)Open 18 105.00–118.00 $110.69 $1,071
1095 1095 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,051

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1123–1227 1175 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,260.00–1,335.00 $1,295.84
1173–1334 1270 Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 5 750.00–785.00 $772.07
1363–1453 1392 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 10 850.00–900.00 $885.31
1412 1412 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,150.00 $1,150.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1083 1083 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 560.00 $560.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–846 830 9 117.00–118.00 $117.57 $976 —
858–879 867 27 118.00–119.50 $118.80 $1,030 —
908 908 9 118.50 $118.50 $1,076 —
953–995 972 4 118.50–122.00 $120.03 $1,167 -0.35
1008–1045 1030 5 120.00–122.50 $120.98 $1,246 +1.45
1050–1097 1077 22 120.50–123.00 $122.43 $1,319 —
1120–1146 1143 19 123.00–123.50 $123.39 $1,410 +2.89
1180–1199 1193 26 123.50–124.00 $123.69 $1,476 +2.95
1238 1238 2 122.50 $122.50 $1,517 +0.89
1350 1350 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,593 ±0.00
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–797 793 7 111.00 $111.00 $880 —
804 804 7 111.00 $111.00 $892 —
985 985 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,093 —
1060 1060 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,230 +6.00
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 1 77.50 $77.50 $484 —
686 686 4 75.00 $75.00 $514 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 1 95.00 $95.00 $665 —

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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.