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Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 10, 2023

791 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 791 581 1,122
Feeder cattle 280 140 278
Slaughter cattle 503 429 803
Replacement cattle 8 12 41

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last sale: Slaughter cows sold steady to 6.00 lower, while slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeding cows sold 1.00 lower and feeder dairy heifers sold steady. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. The next available report will be Thursday, August 17, 2023.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418–435 428 7 275.00 $275.00 $1,177 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 5 285.00 $285.00 $1,468 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,045 —
476 476 9 242.50 $242.50 $1,154 —
583 583 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,283 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
588 588 2 247.50 $247.50 $1,455 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
546 546 4 265.00 $265.00 $1,447 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1488 1305 80-85% 44 106.50–115.50 $109.77 $1,432 —
1210–1480 1331 80-85% 4 119.00–124.50 $121.63 $1,619 —
1210–1715 1432 80-85% 112 84.00–103.50 $94.59 $1,355 -18.68
1300–1700 1500 80-85% 16 61.00–81.00 $76.96 $1,154 -44.38
1320–1713 1518 80-85% 78 104.00–116.50 $107.20 $1,627 -14.14
1580 1580 80-85% 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,880 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680–1300 915 85-90% 24 51.00–77.50 $72.94 $667 —
940–1355 1133 85-90% 68 81.00–99.00 $94.10 $1,066 -14.48
991–1245 1146 85-90% 31 104.00–112.00 $107.35 $1,230 —
998–1296 1195 85-90% 32 100.00–112.00 $105.27 $1,258 -12.01
1140–1268 1208 85-90% 4 113.50–116.00 $115.17 $1,391 -4.53
1165–1275 1222 85-90% 3 113.00–114.00 $113.68 $1,389 -6.02
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600–1865 1733 75-80% 9 112.50–116.00 $113.93 $1,974 —
1760 1760 75-80% 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,408 —
1650–2115 1764 75-80% 25 92.00–109.00 $102.42 $1,807 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1355 1293 2 127.50–131.00 $129.33 $1,672 —
1210–2110 1629 9 100.00–119.00 $114.36 $1,863 +1.53
1445–2110 1835 16 121.00–133.50 $126.78 $2,326 —
2155 2155 1 137.50 $137.50 $2,963 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1270 1270 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00

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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
1385 1385 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —
1382–1535 1420 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 4 1,925.00–1,975.00 $1,938.51 —
1528 1528 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 2 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
844 844 15 163.00 $163.00 $1,376 —
905–926 925 47 161.00–163.00 $162.96 $1,507 —
950–995 977 12 163.00–165.00 $164.17 $1,604 -0.33
1006–1045 1022 17 163.50–165.00 $164.24 $1,679 -0.16
1063–1084 1077 6 164.00–165.50 $164.49 $1,772 -0.31
1131–1148 1141 19 165.00–166.00 $165.58 $1,889 +1.08
1180 1180 1 164.50 $164.50 $1,941 -0.50
1397 1397 3 160.00 $160.00 $2,235 —
Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
180 180 4 210.00 $210.00 —
227 227 20 375.00 $375.00 —
252 252 19 400.00 $400.00 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 150.00 $150.00 $780 —
635 635 1 152.50 $152.50 $968 —
705 705 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,022 -14.00
795 795 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,192 -1.00
835 835 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,336 —
950–966 963 6 156.00–160.00 $159.34 $1,534 +3.34
1070 1070 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,685 —
1168 1168 4 158.00 $158.00 $1,845 —
1275 1275 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,976 —
1305–1341 1335 15 157.00–159.00 $158.44 $2,115 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1632 1484 9 117.50–120.00 $118.67 $1,761 —
Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
334 334 5 650.00 $650.00 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
661 661 4 97.50 $97.50 $644 —

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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.