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Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 23, 2023

472 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 472 688 464
Feeder cattle 86 232 107
Slaughter cattle 368 439 338
Replacement cattle 18 17 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were good. Slaughter cows traded 4.00 to 13.00 higher and feeder dairy heifers traded steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls and feeding cows were too thinly tested for a comparison. The next available report will be Thursday, March 2, 2023.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915 915 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,153 —
950 950 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,235 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
818 818 2 121.00 $121.00 $990 +5.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995 995 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,343 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
819 819 4 142.00 $142.00 $1,163 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1415 1381 80-85% 4 98.50–101.00 $99.14 $1,369 —
1300–1570 1411 80-85% 8 98.00–105.00 $101.68 $1,435 +3.81
1185–1700 1472 80-85% 149 86.00–97.00 $91.51 $1,347 +35.48
1300–1650 1486 80-85% 27 71.00–85.00 $77.47 $1,151 +21.44
1500–1560 1530 80-85% 2 60.00–67.50 $63.82 $976 -14.75
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655–1175 1002 85-90% 5 37.50–55.00 $47.40 $475 —
905–1330 1135 85-90% 11 63.00–79.00 $71.76 $814 —
1109–1253 1174 85-90% 38 94.50–102.00 $96.45 $1,132 +5.11
1045–1365 1203 85-90% 35 80.00–93.00 $86.33 $1,039 +6.11
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1644–1910 1715 75-80% 22 88.00–92.50 $89.79 $1,540 —
1605–1910 1740 75-80% 55 94.00–105.00 $100.31 $1,745 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505–2125 1815 2 105.50–109.00 $107.55 $1,952 —
1920 1920 1 114.50 $114.50 $2,198 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
925–1075 1044 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 105.00–116.00 $108.61 $1,134

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1143–1340 1242 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,150.00–1,235.00 $1,195.87
1425 1425 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1480–1738 1674 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,410.00–1,585.00 $1,546.31

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
888 888 3 124.50 $124.50 $1,106 +4.00
900–947 930 8 122.00–125.00 $124.51 $1,158 +2.25
952–960 953 6 124.00 $124.00 $1,182 +0.40
1007–1032 1016 8 125.50–127.50 $126.74 $1,288 +0.87
1085 1085 2 123.00–125.50 $124.25 $1,348 -1.02
1114–1116 1115 18 127.50 $127.50 $1,422 +2.66
1185–1193 1193 20 122.00–128.00 $127.70 $1,523 +1.20
1210–1220 1215 2 124.50–126.50 $125.50 $1,525 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600–1675 1638 2 99.00–101.00 $100.02 $1,638 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230 1230 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,476 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 77.50 $77.50 $438 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915 915 1 87.50 $87.50 $801 —

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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.