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Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report, Brush, CO

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 23, 2023

895 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 895 859 933
Feeder cattle 98 198 178
Slaughter cattle 730 609 717
Replacement cattle 67 52 38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand good. Feeder steers and heifers too thinly traded to trend. Feeder dairy heifers sold unevenly steady. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady. Few breds and pairs sold firm. The next available report will be Thursday, March 30, 2023.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 2 222.50 $222.50 $1,079 —
710 710 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,331 —
1025 1025 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,461 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
928 928 2 166.00 $166.00 $1,540 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
110 110 1 400.00 $400.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–333 unweaned 313 5 202.50–212.50 $208.25 $652 —
467 unweaned 467 3 195.00 $195.00 $911 —
497 497 3 206.00 $206.00 $1,024 —
630 630 2 182.50 $182.50 $1,150 —
710 710 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,260 —
873 873 2 156.00 $156.00 $1,362 —
1010 1010 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,414 -5.04
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 217.50 $217.50 $859 —
738 738 4 166.00 $166.00 $1,225 —
935 935 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,421 —
1050 1050 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,155 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
70–85 78 2 350.00 $350.00 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915 915 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,441 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875 875 1 132.50 $132.50 $1,159 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,278 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 unweaned 320 1 205.00 $205.00 $656 —
390 390 2 230.00 $230.00 $897 —
487 487 5 217.50 $217.50 $1,059 —
543 543 6 192.50 $192.50 $1,045 —
580 unweaned 580 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,030 —
608 608 2 172.50 $172.50 $1,049 —
815 815 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,174 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 1 250.00 $250.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1600 1184 80-85% 11 100.00–113.00 $104.48 $1,237 —
1215–1675 1326 80-85% 14 98.00–104.00 $99.28 $1,316 —
840–1810 1393 80-85% 23 72.50–84.50 $79.76 $1,111 -18.93
1365–1430 1394 80-85% 5 85.00–87.50 $86.30 $1,203 -12.39
1235–1545 1397 80-85% 24 88.00–98.50 $93.51 $1,306 -5.18
1010–1910 1530 80-85% 104 84.00–96.00 $88.98 $1,361 —
1540 1540 80-85% 1 52.00 $52.00 $801 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1175 1070 85-90% 2 105.00–107.00 $105.90 $1,133 +16.99
990–1350 1107 85-90% 9 35.00–61.00 $51.48 $570 —
1015–1370 1161 85-90% 9 71.00–83.00 $78.30 $909 —
940–1370 1173 85-90% 13 84.00–93.00 $87.90 $1,031 +1.81
740–1475 1284 85-90% 17 35.00–65.00 $52.09 $669 —
910–1690 1293 85-90% 37 67.50–83.00 $75.33 $974 —
1050–1440 1300 85-90% 5 94.00–102.50 $96.59 $1,256 —
1030–1633 1301 85-90% 62 84.00–91.00 $87.10 $1,133 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360 1360 75-80% 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,197 —
1400–1890 1540 75-80% 18 94.00–105.00 $97.37 $1,499 —
1515–1845 1680 75-80% 2 105.00–107.00 $105.90 $1,779 —
1405–1955 1737 75-80% 29 89.50–99.00 $92.47 $1,606 -1.15
1905 1905 75-80% 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,638 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
888–1430 1117 8 127.50–137.00 $134.07 $1,498 +19.63
980–1355 1126 4 77.50–93.00 $84.74 $954 -29.70
1115–2050 1351 9 100.00–117.50 $106.22 $1,435 —
1045–2200 1791 20 106.00–116.50 $109.50 $1,961 —
1165–2305 1897 3 116.50–119.00 $117.21 $2,223 —
990–2680 1911 12 86.00–104.50 $96.31 $1,840 -13.95

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
940–1385 1179 (<2 yrs)Open 5 126.00–131.00 $128.96 $1,520
1225 1225 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,642
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1430 1430 (<2 yrs)Open 2 129.00 $129.00 $1,845
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
790–1095 943 (<2 yrs)Open 2 137.50–142.50 $140.40 $1,324
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1055 1055 (<2 yrs)Open 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,414
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
760 760 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 130.00 $130.00 $988

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1238 1238 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00
1409–1586 1485 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 14 1,550.00–1,650.00 $1,595.78
1496 1496 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,775.00 $1,775.00
1440–1595 1518 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,475.00–1,510.00 $1,493.39
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1125 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00
1227 1227 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 3 1,275.00 $1,275.00
1273 1273 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 5 1,335.00 $1,335.00
1395–1490 1443 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,350.00–1,425.00 $1,388.73
1470 1470 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1240 1240 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
1373–1396 1388 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 1,700.00–1,710.00 $1,706.70 —
1395 1395 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00 —
1450 1450 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1590 1590 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00 -150.00
1640–1760 1670 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,810.00–1,875.00 $1,827.13 —
1700–1790 1745 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,660.00–1,675.00 $1,667.31 —
Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1175 1175 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00 —
1665 1665 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1215 1215 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
903 903 3 134.50 $134.50 $1,215 +0.83
1050–1087 1059 13 134.00–135.00 $134.24 $1,422 -2.01
1127 1127 3 134.50 $134.50 $1,516 -0.13
1194 1194 11 135.00 $135.00 $1,612 -1.13
1220 1220 10 136.00 $136.00 $1,659 -0.50
1258–1276 1269 8 134.00 $134.00 $1,700 -0.99
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525–530 528 2 62.50–82.50 $72.55 $383 —
720–723 723 7 85.00–87.50 $85.36 $617 —
820 820 1 85.00 $85.00 $697 —
1320 1320 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,241 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 110.00 $110.00 $710 —
667–675 669 4 95.00 $95.00 $636 —
740 740 1 110.00 $110.00 $814 -10.00
755 755 1 120.00 $120.00 $906 -5.08
875 875 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,032 +5.50
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1005 1003 3 133.00–133.50 $133.33 $1,337 —
1150–1155 1152 3 133.50–136.00 $135.00 $1,555 —
1415 1415 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,825 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920 920 1 88.00 $88.00 $810 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250 1250 3 133.00 $133.00 $1,662 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
858 858 (<2 yrs)Open 2 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —

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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.