Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 1, 2023

911 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $253.91/cwt -3.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,435/hd at 565 lb · 14 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $220.83/cwt +14.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,513/hd at 685 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	911	882	1,001
Feeder cattle	219	280	293
Slaughter cattle	632	550	660
Replacement cattle	60	52	48

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were good. Slaughter cows traded steady to 5.00 higher while slaughter bulls traded 2.75 higher. Feeding cows traded mostly 1.00 lower and feeder dairy heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher. The next available report will be Thursday, June 8, 2023.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
551–583	565	14	252.50–255.00	$253.91	$1,435	-3.59
638	638	6	255.00	$255.00	$1,627	—
650–690	677	3	232.50–245.00	$236.50	$1,601	+14.00
703	703	3	222.50	$222.50	$1,564	-3.50
855–882	869	6	207.00–215.00	$211.06	$1,834	—
1190	1190	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,797	-11.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
489	489	7	210.00	$210.00	$1,027	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	4	245.00	$245.00	$1,335	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1675	1675	1	135.00	$135.00	$2,261	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	6	240.00	$240.00	$1,140	—
549	549	9	222.50	$222.50	$1,222	—
575	575	6	235.00	$235.00	$1,351	—
613	613	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,318	—
640	640	2	228.00	$228.00	$1,459	—
665	665	1	207.50	$207.50	$1,380	+1.50
666–698	687	12	220.00–226.00	$221.94	$1,525	+15.94
718	718	9	202.50	$202.50	$1,454	+11.50
786	786	5	189.00	$189.00	$1,486	—
897	897	6	197.50	$197.50	$1,772	—
976	976	5	182.00	$182.00	$1,776	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402	402	6	225.00	$225.00	$904	—
463–490	474	5	217.50–222.50	$220.43	$1,045	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1195–1435	1324	(<2 yrs)	N/A	7	2,000.00–2,450.00	$2,214.81	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1080–1290	1183	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	1,600.00–1,800.00	$1,702.82	—
2070	2070	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438	438	3	242.50	$242.50	$1,062	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
588	588	2	237.50	$237.50	$1,396	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1179–1625	1289	80-85%	15	113.00–118.00	$114.49	$1,476	—
1325	1325	80-85%	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,272	+1.14
1200–1628	1392	80-85%	114	98.00–112.50	$103.78	$1,445	-3.75
1205–1625	1410	80-85%	70	100.00–112.50	$105.63	$1,489	-3.61
1225–1675	1457	80-85%	97	80.00–97.50	$91.24	$1,329	—
1175–1591	1468	80-85%	23	112.00–119.00	$113.39	$1,665	—
1325–1630	1470	80-85%	13	52.50–77.50	$71.40	$1,050	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1325	1078	85-90%	14	45.00–72.50	$64.42	$694	—
970–1169	1124	85-90%	28	106.00–121.00	$112.96	$1,270	+5.76
820–1263	1129	85-90%	34	75.00–89.50	$84.10	$949	-23.10
1080–1185	1139	85-90%	8	103.00–112.00	$107.68	$1,226	+0.48
915–1295	1151	85-90%	85	90.00–101.00	$94.43	$1,087	-2.80
835–1294	1211	85-90%	19	91.00–102.00	$95.76	$1,160	+1.23

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1555–1745	1616	75-80%	8	113.00–118.00	$114.89	$1,857	—
1405–1810	1677	75-80%	27	100.00–112.50	$103.97	$1,744	-1.81
1690–1880	1747	75-80%	11	85.00–98.50	$94.00	$1,642	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980	980	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,127	-34.98
905–1415	1167	3	129.00–138.00	$132.00	$1,540	—
1230–1340	1285	2	125.00–128.00	$126.44	$1,625	—
1275–1835	1423	11	99.00–115.50	$110.08	$1,566	—
1360–2315	1743	17	116.50–127.50	$122.70	$2,139	+13.23
1210–2435	2053	6	129.50–135.50	$132.29	$2,716	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
815–1120	1024	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	140.00–145.00	$143.40	$1,468
860–1200	1053	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	120.00–135.00	$127.68	$1,344

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1085	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	142.50	$142.50	$1,546

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1220	1220	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,403

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1090–1310	1163	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	2,125.00–2,200.00	$2,171.85	—
1190–1435	1314	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,475.00–1,650.00	$1,606.84	—
1205–1434	1374	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	1,850.00–1,975.00	$1,948.32	—
1533–1695	1587	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	1,975.00–2,125.00	$2,028.40	—
1587	1587	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,350.00	$2,350.00	—
1525–1620	1588	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,150.00–2,300.00	$2,251.99	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940	940	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,325	—
975	975	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,394	—
1015–1038	1029	15	142.50–145.00	$144.04	$1,482	—
1100–1149	1143	8	145.50	$145.50	$1,663	—
1188	1188	2	144.50	$144.50	$1,717	—
1214–1240	1217	9	144.50–145.50	$144.61	$1,760	—
1298	1298	4	142.50	$142.50	$1,850	—
1334	1334	9	142.00	$142.00	$1,894	—
1355	1355	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,951	—
1415–1416	1415	17	140.00–141.00	$140.29	$1,985	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	125.00	$125.00	$650	—
580	580	1	120.00	$120.00	$696	—
900	900	1	138.50	$138.50	$1,246	-0.75

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1490	1490	1	139.00	$139.00	$2,071	—

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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.