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Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 12, 2023

819 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 819 1,096 1,084
Feeder cattle 157 234 191
Slaughter cattle 640 784 843
Replacement cattle 22 78 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand moderate on slaughter cows and bulls; good on feeder dairy heifers. Feeder dairy heifers sold unevenly steady. Average dressing slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls too lightly tested for a market trend, but lower undertones noted. The next available report will be Thursday, January 19, 2023.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 1 122.50 $122.50 $1,102 —
905 905 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,267 —
985 985 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,330 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1060 981 85-90% 5 82.50–95.00 $88.41 $867 —
940–1390 1055 85-90% 28 50.00–63.50 $55.74 $588 -26.92
910–1410 1181 85-90% 18 66.00–77.50 $73.48 $868 +4.68
880–1680 1274 85-90% 58 51.00–62.00 $58.50 $745 —
920–1520 1279 85-90% 19 37.50–50.00 $43.67 $559 —
838–1787 1381 85-90% 212 60.00–74.00 $65.30 $902 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1375 1213 80-85% 2 87.50 $87.50 $1,061 —
1045–1580 1338 80-85% 38 74.50–83.50 $76.90 $1,029 —
1150–1535 1400 80-85% 15 61.00–71.00 $69.46 $972 -9.51
1235–1810 1573 80-85% 103 61.00–70.50 $66.56 $1,047 —
1330–1750 1584 80-85% 29 70.50–83.50 $73.66 $1,167 —
1585–1630 1608 80-85% 2 51.00–58.00 $54.55 $877 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1643 1643 75-80% 1 81.00 $81.00 $1,331 —
1663–1940 1831 75-80% 20 74.50–81.00 $79.88 $1,463 —
1975 1975 75-80% 1 70.00 $70.00 $1,382 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–2640 1802 13 77.50–90.50 $84.96 $1,531 —
1615–2255 1949 14 91.00–96.00 $93.86 $1,829 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1030 1030 (<2 yrs)Open 1 102.50 $102.50 $1,056
1040 1040 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 97.50 $97.50 $1,014
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1375 1375 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,430

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1210 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1369–1458 1422 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 1,075.00–1,175.00 $1,136.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1193 1193 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1168–1325 1220 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 800.00–910.00 $870.19
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1085 1085 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1298 1298 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810 810 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,037 —
955–991 974 27 122.00–123.50 $122.54 $1,194 -0.33
1003–1033 1018 4 121.00–123.50 $122.23 $1,244 -0.51
1050–1066 1060 27 123.00–124.00 $123.68 $1,311 +0.47
1114–1143 1129 10 122.00–124.50 $123.59 $1,395 —
1193 1193 3 123.00 $123.00 $1,467 -0.61
1229 1229 5 124.50 $124.50 $1,530 +1.12
1329–1345 1335 14 122.50–123.00 $122.68 $1,638 +1.68
1420 1420 4 129.25 $129.25 $1,835 +10.25
1517 1517 5 110.00 $110.00 $1,669 ±0.00
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745 745 1 112.50 $112.50 $838 —
865 865 7 115.00 $115.00 $995 -1.65
915–925 919 4 114.00–121.00 $118.37 $1,088 -0.63
1008 1008 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,210 —
1090 1090 3 119.00 $119.00 $1,297 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 15 90.00 $90.00 $477 —
595 595 1 85.00 $85.00 $506 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 47.50 $47.50 $276 —
633 633 7 47.50 $47.50 $301 —
758 758 2 42.50 $42.50 $322 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
641 641 8 93.00 $93.00 $596 —
860 860 1 110.00 $110.00 $946 —

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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.