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Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 29, 2023

560 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $238.28/cwt ≈ $1,520/hd at 638 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 560 695 993
Feeder cattle 187 236 251
Slaughter cattle 350 444 723
Replacement cattle 23 15 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded 3.00 to 8.00 higher, while slaughter bulls traded 7.75 higher. Feeding cows traded steady and feeder dairy heifers were steady to 2.00 higher. Trade activity and demand were good. The next available report will be Thursday, July 6, 2023.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005 1005 5 170.00 $170.00 $1,708 —
1310 1310 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,572 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1630 1493 3 150.00–166.00 $160.18 $2,391 —
1885 1885 1 124.00 $124.00 $2,337 -4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,356 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
633–639 638 11 235.00–239.00 $238.28 $1,520 —
660 660 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,584 —
1234 1234 5 159.00 $159.00 $1,962 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 3 172.50 $172.50 $1,337 —
889 889 6 170.00 $170.00 $1,511 +20.00
968–975 970 3 152.00–162.50 $158.98 $1,542 +18.98
1073 1073 2 141.00 $141.00 $1,513 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
873 873 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,310 —
1020 1020 1 137.50 $137.50 $1,402 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
598 598 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,316 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1340 1309 80-85% 4 118.00–128.00 $122.89 $1,609 —
1335 1335 80-85% 2 62.50–70.00 $66.25 $884 —
1240–1595 1433 80-85% 23 105.00–115.00 $111.72 $1,601 +17.97
1300–1570 1446 80-85% 6 116.00–124.50 $119.73 $1,731 +44.80
1218–1665 1475 80-85% 69 105.00–115.00 $107.89 $1,591 —
1250–1670 1482 80-85% 68 86.00–104.50 $96.91 $1,436 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1520 1013 85-90% 12 52.50–75.00 $63.60 $644 —
690–1250 1042 85-90% 32 80.00–95.00 $90.26 $941 —
1005–1205 1105 85-90% 2 105.00 $105.00 $1,160 -8.90
1130–1205 1139 85-90% 11 115.50–122.50 $118.03 $1,344 +20.17
915–1260 1163 85-90% 40 97.00–107.00 $101.26 $1,178 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1910 1678 75-80% 27 110.50–121.50 $114.52 $1,922 +18.41
1660–1835 1730 75-80% 13 95.00–109.50 $106.23 $1,838 —
1735 1735 75-80% 1 90.50 $90.50 $1,570 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930 930 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,256 —
970–1210 1090 2 122.00–122.50 $122.22 $1,332 —
1110–1195 1144 4 110.00–119.00 $112.90 $1,292 —
1085–1725 1491 12 105.00–120.50 $116.10 $1,731 —
1400–2080 1728 9 125.00–132.50 $129.09 $2,231 +22.66
1255–2160 1896 8 134.00–139.50 $136.27 $2,584 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1034–1250 1091 (<2 yrs)Open 6 140.00–146.00 $141.25 $1,541
1053–1205 1142 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 120.00–141.00 $129.21 $1,476
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1190–1400 1271 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 149.00–158.00 $151.52 $1,926

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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
1493 1493 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815 815 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,271 —
904–915 906 21 157.00–159.50 $159.14 $1,442 —
950–993 972 8 156.00–160.00 $159.01 $1,546 +1.01
1022–1043 1030 10 158.00–161.00 $159.49 $1,643 +0.05
1080–1095 1086 4 160.50–162.00 $161.25 $1,751 -1.04
1115–1140 1131 17 159.00–162.00 $160.76 $1,818 +2.44
1155–1192 1171 33 161.50–169.00 $163.92 $1,920 +0.42
1212 1212 2 162.00 $162.00 $1,963 +1.50
1270 1270 1 158.50 $158.50 $2,013 +1.50
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
721 721 7 127.00 $127.00 $916 —
755–775 765 2 122.50–127.50 $125.03 $956 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–840 838 2 149.00–153.00 $151.01 $1,265 —
945 945 2 152.00 $152.00 $1,436 +4.50
1045 1045 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,620 —
1165 1165 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,759 +18.50
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
587 587 6 52.50 $52.50 $308 —

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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.