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Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 16, 2023

688 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 688 1,048 672
Feeder cattle 232 186 83
Slaughter cattle 439 563 524
Replacement cattle 17 299 65

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded 2.50 to 7.50 higher, while slaughter bulls traded 5.25 higher on a light test. Feeding cows traded 7.50 to 10.25 higher and feeder dairy heifers traded 1.00 to 5.00 higher. The next available report will be Thursday, February 23, 2023.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1133 1133 2 127.00 $127.00 $1,439 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–830 825 2 115.00–116.00 $115.50 $953 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1480 1405 80-85% 19 87.00–95.00 $92.09 $1,294 —
1325–1505 1407 80-85% 3 95.00–103.00 $97.87 $1,377 —
1340–1655 1476 80-85% 18 40.00–61.50 $56.03 $827 -16.96
1255–1680 1499 80-85% 67 83.00–94.50 $87.20 $1,307 +14.21
1305–1690 1514 80-85% 94 68.00–82.00 $78.57 $1,190 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
767–1270 975 85-90% 20 37.50–60.00 $47.56 $464 —
987–1200 1061 85-90% 13 87.00–96.00 $89.17 $946 +44.79
1165 1165 85-90% 1 85.00 $85.00 $990 —
980–1310 1166 85-90% 17 67.00–74.00 $71.55 $834 —
1160–1210 1178 85-90% 3 90.00–92.00 $91.34 $1,076 —
835–1380 1206 85-90% 82 75.00–86.00 $80.22 $967 +5.88
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1685–1863 1758 75-80% 10 71.00–82.00 $77.93 $1,370 -6.59
1640–1995 1793 75-80% 50 83.50–92.50 $87.05 $1,561 —
1860 1860 75-80% 1 60.00 $60.00 $1,116 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1038–1435 1088 8 71.00–100.00 $75.78 $824 —
1765–2170 1971 8 107.00–112.50 $110.05 $2,169 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1087–1198 1112 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 105.00–106.00 $105.24 $1,170
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
940 940 (<2 yrs)Open 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,090

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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
1546 1546 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,700.00 $1,700.00 —
Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1530 1530 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
856 856 11 120.50 $120.50 $1,031 —
900–946 916 96 121.50–123.50 $122.26 $1,120 +1.76
953–980 964 4 120.00–125.50 $123.60 $1,192 +2.73
1005–1047 1027 23 122.50–126.50 $125.87 $1,293 +4.65
1054–1070 1058 18 121.50–126.50 $125.27 $1,325 +3.85
1109–1140 1118 10 120.00–126.00 $124.84 $1,396 +3.73
1160 1160 1 126.50 $126.50 $1,467 +5.00
1275–1285 1280 2 122.50–126.00 $124.26 $1,591 +3.76
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
808–841 834 18 115.50–119.50 $117.74 $982 —
851–864 854 27 117.00–118.50 $118.16 $1,009 -0.34
1060–1075 1068 2 113.00–119.00 $116.02 $1,239 —
1350 1350 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,606 —
1408 1408 3 119.00 $119.00 $1,676 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417 417 3 82.50 $82.50 $344 —
778–780 779 5 82.50–95.00 $85.50 $666 -12.50
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 3 31.00 $31.00 $360 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 1 80.00 $80.00 $528 -6.00

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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.