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

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 22, 2023

695 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $187.25/cwt ≈ $1,721/hd at 919 lb · 29 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $203.50/cwt ≈ $1,762/hd at 866 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	695	718	1,044
Feeder cattle	236	196	302
Slaughter cattle	444	510	701
Replacement cattle	15	12	41

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were good. In slaughter cows, Premium White and Breaker cows traded 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while Boners and Lean cows traded 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded 3.00 higher. Feeding cows traded 3.00 higher and feeder dairy heifers traded steady to 8.00 higher. The next available report will be Thursday, June 29, 2023.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
568	568	6	267.50	$267.50	$1,519	—
866	866	17	203.50	$203.50	$1,762	—
1070	1070	4	175.00	$175.00	$1,872	—
1133	1133	3	161.00	$161.00	$1,824	—
1185	1185	2	151.00	$151.00	$1,789	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	3	235.00	$235.00	$1,363	—
820–848	829	9	192.50–199.00	$194.72	$1,614	—
1210	1210	1	127.50	$127.50	$1,543	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340	1340	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,876	—
1860	1860	1	128.00	$128.00	$2,381	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
919	919	29	187.25	$187.25	$1,721	—
950	950	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,544	—
1055	1055	1	169.00	$169.00	$1,783	—
1081	1081	18	168.50	$168.50	$1,821	—
1125	1125	1	158.50	$158.50	$1,783	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	2	222.50	$222.50	$1,157	—
620	620	3	215.00	$215.00	$1,333	-17.50
869	869	4	150.00	$150.00	$1,304	-16.68
955–970	959	4	140.00	$140.00	$1,343	—
1155	1155	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,675	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1593	1385	80-85%	42	105.00–113.00	$111.29	$1,541	+3.68
1258–1590	1437	80-85%	68	85.00–99.50	$93.75	$1,347	—
1340–1615	1444	80-85%	17	47.50–82.00	$74.93	$1,082	—
1200–1636	1449	80-85%	84	100.00–113.00	$104.93	$1,520	—
1335–1594	1504	80-85%	11	114.00–118.00	$115.27	$1,734	-2.93

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1180	1115	85-90%	3	108.00–119.50	$113.90	$1,270	+28.09
630–1315	1126	85-90%	14	35.00–72.50	$48.21	$543	-37.60
1113–1190	1132	85-90%	10	110.00–117.50	$112.00	$1,268	+6.36
925–1290	1137	85-90%	44	75.00–93.00	$88.40	$1,005	-17.24
930–1282	1139	85-90%	42	92.50–106.00	$97.86	$1,115	-7.78

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1601	1601	75-80%	6	114.50	$114.50	$1,833	—
1630–1760	1686	75-80%	5	91.00–99.50	$96.11	$1,620	—
1560–1840	1688	75-80%	29	100.50–113.00	$106.33	$1,795	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1510–2013	1770	65-75%	13	118.00–124.50	$120.85	$2,139	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1215	1179	4	135.00–140.00	$136.84	$1,613	+27.84
1130–1410	1270	2	124.00–127.50	$125.56	$1,595	—
1525–2000	1703	8	77.50–115.50	$106.43	$1,813	-11.55
1710–2275	1935	13	117.00–126.50	$121.36	$2,348	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1005–1056	1049	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	130.50–145.00	$132.49	$1,390

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1252	1252	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,900.00	$1,900.00

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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
1515	1515	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
1520	1520	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368	368	6	165.00	$165.00	$607	—
875	875	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,321	—
960	960	1	158.00	$158.00	$1,517	+3.77
1001–1035	1017	26	155.00–160.50	$159.44	$1,622	+4.53
1059–1085	1072	14	161.50–162.50	$162.29	$1,740	+8.11
1100–1140	1125	3	155.00–160.50	$158.32	$1,781	+6.82
1157	1157	14	163.50	$163.50	$1,892	+6.66
1235	1235	1	160.50	$160.50	$1,982	+3.10
1255–1260	1258	2	157.00	$157.00	$1,975	+0.46
1355	1355	1	156.50	$156.50	$2,121	—
1435–1445	1440	2	149.00–151.00	$150.00	$2,160	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	2	150.00	$150.00	$510	—
855	855	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,248	—
930	930	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,372	+2.50
965	965	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,351	-7.00
1090	1090	1	127.50	$127.50	$1,390	—
1165	1165	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,544	—
1205	1205	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,747	—
1250	1250	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,625	—

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
488	488	2	60.00	$60.00	$293	—
585	585	1	95.00	$95.00	$556	—
785	785	2	72.50	$72.50	$569	—
1055	1055	1	112.50	$112.50	$1,187	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990	990	1	142.50	$142.50	$1,411	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825	825	1	95.00	$95.00	$784	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1695	1695	1	125.00	$125.00	$2,119	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965	965	20	157.50	$157.50	$1,520	—

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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.