Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 5, 2023

1,096 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $168.63/cwt +3.63 vs last sale · ≈ $946/hd at 561 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,096	1,834	972
Feeder cattle	234	547	127
Slaughter cattle	784	854	474
Replacement cattle	78	433	371

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Average dress slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 higher, while average dress slaughter bulls traded 13.00 higher. Average dress feeding cows traded 3.75 to 6.50 higher and dairy heifers traded steady. All other classes of cattle were too thinly tested for an accurate comparison. The next available report will be Thursday, January 12, 2023.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–398	382	3	210.00–212.50	$211.74	$809	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
993	993	2	147.00	$147.00	$1,460	—
1058–1075	1062	4	136.00–150.00	$139.54	$1,482	—
1108–1130	1115	3	145.00–147.50	$146.66	$1,635	+17.69
1129	1129	15	145.00	$145.00	$1,637	+16.03
1168	1168	3	146.50	$146.50	$1,711	+21.98

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560–562	561	11	167.00–170.00	$168.63	$946	+3.63
802	802	6	140.00	$140.00	$1,123	—
1104–1115	1107	4	119.00–127.50	$121.14	$1,341	—
1265	1265	2	115.00	$115.00	$1,455	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
628	628	3	155.00	$155.00	$973	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300	1300	80-85%	1	87.00	$87.00	$1,131	—
1345–1380	1368	80-85%	3	87.50–90.00	$89.18	$1,220	+21.48
1220–1611	1429	80-85%	79	75.00–82.00	$78.97	$1,128	-11.26
1456	1456	80-85%	10	55.00	$55.00	$801	-10.79
1215–1695	1510	80-85%	165	72.00–83.50	$75.54	$1,141	—
1265–1686	1515	80-85%	164	57.50–71.50	$67.04	$1,016	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1200	1059	85-90%	8	78.00–87.00	$82.66	$875	+0.50
690–1340	1067	85-90%	19	35.00–48.00	$41.01	$438	-41.15
790–1395	1150	85-90%	31	51.00–63.00	$58.82	$676	-15.31
1153	1153	85-90%	6	84.00	$84.00	$969	+9.87
1000–1355	1196	85-90%	106	64.00–74.00	$68.80	$823	+30.35
960–1285	1197	85-90%	16	66.00–77.50	$72.33	$866	+33.88

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1710	1710	75-80%	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,624	+15.81
1590–1988	1747	75-80%	83	75.00–85.50	$79.71	$1,393	—
1675–1970	1747	75-80%	13	65.00–74.00	$70.61	$1,234	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1515	1396	5	76.00–93.50	$87.51	$1,222	—
1475–2555	1957	9	70.00–90.00	$85.01	$1,664	—
2040	2040	1	115.50	$115.50	$2,356	—
1795–2465	2155	5	102.50–108.50	$106.61	$2,297	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
940–1095	1024	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	87.00–95.00	$90.43	$926

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1088	1088	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00
1140–1283	1252	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	925.00–950.00	$939.43
1360	1360	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1615	1615	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,300.00	$1,300.00
1630	1630	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,085.00	$1,085.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925–1013	957	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	38	1,525.00	$1,525.00
1235	1235	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,500.00	$1,500.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
797–875	852	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	1,000.00–1,060.00	$1,033.98

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
974–995	979	4	122.50–123.00	$122.87	$1,203	+0.59
1004–1040	1010	13	122.50–125.00	$122.74	$1,240	-0.43
1053–1085	1067	26	122.50–123.50	$123.21	$1,315	-0.58
1153–1185	1166	22	122.50–124.00	$123.61	$1,441	-0.28
1200–1230	1221	17	122.50–124.00	$123.38	$1,506	—
1260–1295	1276	24	122.50–123.50	$123.46	$1,575	—
1322	1322	6	121.00	$121.00	$1,600	-2.00
1392	1392	10	119.00	$119.00	$1,656	+2.00
1440	1440	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,714	—
1465–1475	1470	4	115.50–116.00	$115.75	$1,702	—
1502	1502	3	110.00	$110.00	$1,652	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785	785	3	113.00	$113.00	$887	—
805–840	817	3	115.00–116.00	$115.66	$945	-2.79
875–897	892	4	112.50–118.00	$116.65	$1,041	-0.51
925	925	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,101	—
950	950	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,054	—

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625	625	1	57.50	$57.50	$359	—
660	660	1	72.50	$72.50	$478	—
733	733	2	71.00	$71.00	$520	—
765–785	775	2	60.00–77.50	$68.64	$532	—
1125	1125	1	62.50	$62.50	$703	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
828	828	4	107.50	$107.50	$890	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1543	1543	3	86.00	$86.00	$1,327	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
865	865	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—

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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.