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Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 2, 2023

880 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 880 1,635 471
Feeder cattle 200 339 64
Slaughter cattle 660 1,219 378
Replacement cattle 20 77 29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last sale: Trade activity and demand were good. Average dress slaughter cows traded 4.00 to 11.00 higher, while slaughter bulls traded 5.50 higher. Feeding cows traded 5.00 to 10.00 higher and feeder dairy heifers traded steady. The next available report will be Thursday, February 9, 2023.

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255 1255 3 102.50 $102.50 $1,286 -12.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1260 1223 80-85% 2 94.00–94.50 $94.26 $1,153 —
1277–1575 1309 80-85% 94 80.00–88.50 $85.68 $1,122 —
1328–1475 1385 80-85% 6 88.00–94.00 $89.41 $1,238 —
1300–1660 1429 80-85% 11 36.00–57.50 $51.39 $734 -35.10
1290–1624 1444 80-85% 42 60.00–75.50 $70.33 $1,016 -16.16
1230–1680 1478 80-85% 206 76.00–87.00 $80.81 $1,194 +6.29
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1360 1087 85-90% 10 37.50–57.50 $50.54 $549 —
1040–1180 1133 85-90% 3 85.00–86.00 $85.48 $968 +28.04
1055–1215 1133 85-90% 4 90.50–96.00 $93.20 $1,056 +35.76
870–1315 1144 85-90% 49 58.00–72.50 $67.81 $776 +10.37
1025–1315 1218 85-90% 106 73.00–84.50 $79.48 $968 +11.26
1245 1245 85-90% 1 81.00 $81.00 $1,008 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1700–1825 1754 75-80% 4 74.50–79.00 $76.44 $1,341 -3.38
1645–1885 1766 75-80% 7 92.00–98.00 $94.45 $1,668 +14.63
1600–2010 1772 75-80% 57 80.00–91.50 $84.05 $1,489 +4.23

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020 1020 3 117.50 $117.50 $1,198 —
1155 1155 2 102.50 $102.50 $1,184 —
1270 1270 3 90.00 $90.00 $1,143 —
1405–2205 1719 10 88.50–99.50 $96.37 $1,657 —
1475–1955 1812 7 100.50–111.50 $104.81 $1,899 —
2040–2505 2273 2 114.50–115.50 $115.05 $2,615 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850–1085 1031 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 10 105.00–114.00 $105.74 $1,090
965–1215 1090 (<2 yrs)Open 2 120.00–121.00 $120.44 $1,313

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1338 1338 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,060.00 $1,060.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1165 1165 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965 965 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1490 1490 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 -145.09
1770 1770 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870 870 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,044 —
920–945 931 22 120.00–121.00 $120.14 $1,119 —
955–990 979 27 120.00–121.50 $121.03 $1,185 -0.47
1025–1038 1036 7 120.00–121.00 $120.86 $1,252 +0.39
1050–1082 1078 9 121.50–122.50 $122.34 $1,319 +1.50
1113–1147 1125 14 122.00–123.00 $122.35 $1,376 —
1170–1194 1182 19 120.50–123.00 $121.67 $1,438 -0.82
1219 1219 8 124.00 $124.00 $1,512 +2.28
1284 1284 2 123.00 $123.00 $1,579 +1.27
1340 1340 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,648 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 117.50 $117.50 $576 —
752 752 3 115.00 $115.00 $865 —
855–885 866 14 115.00–117.00 $116.22 $1,006 +0.89
924 924 10 117.00 $117.00 $1,081 —
1040 1040 6 114.00 $114.00 $1,186 -4.23
1050–1060 1053 3 119.00 $119.00 $1,253 +0.85
1100 1100 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,298 +0.66
1155 1155 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,374 -0.50
1230 1230 2 117.00 $117.00 $1,439 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 2 77.50 $77.50 $219 —
331 331 7 75.00 $75.00 $248 —
417 417 5 75.00 $75.00 $313 —
730 730 1 90.00 $90.00 $657 —
1020 1020 1 90.00 $90.00 $918 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 12 107.50 $107.50 $425 —
1315 1315 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,381 —

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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.