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Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 7, 2023

559 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 559 603 757
Feeder cattle 91 255 162
Slaughter cattle 439 344 592
Replacement cattle 29 4 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.75 lower, while slaughter bulls sold 5.25 lower on a very thin test. Feeding cows sold uneven and feeder dairy heifers sold 1.50 to 2.50 lower. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will be Thursday, September 14, 2023.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1650 1650 1 146.00 $146.00 $2,409 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
718–1240 951 85-90% 12 57.50–72.50 $64.87 $617 -29.79
855–1065 994 85-90% 12 86.00–95.00 $89.71 $892 -4.95
930–1279 1127 85-90% 24 96.00–105.00 $100.01 $1,127 +48.72
1025–1351 1146 85-90% 37 97.00–108.00 $100.37 $1,150 —
1160–1165 1163 85-90% 2 111.00–112.50 $111.75 $1,300 -1.26
795–1595 1181 85-90% 86 75.00–95.00 $88.47 $1,045 -24.54
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305 1305 80-85% 1 93.50 $93.50 $1,220 —
1240–1605 1400 80-85% 10 110.00–116.00 $114.90 $1,609 +47.69
1250–1595 1400 80-85% 8 69.50–78.00 $72.82 $1,019 +5.61
1160–1560 1428 80-85% 9 118.00–129.00 $122.83 $1,754 +15.01
1190–1645 1464 80-85% 62 80.00–99.00 $92.25 $1,351 -1.67
1215–1735 1507 80-85% 59 100.00–113.00 $104.02 $1,568 —
1595 1595 80-85% 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,882 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–2065 1729 75-80% 51 104.50–117.00 $108.13 $1,870 —
1665–1925 1747 75-80% 5 92.00–103.00 $97.67 $1,706 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1750–1845 1782 65-75% 3 120.00–121.00 $120.65 $2,150 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1123 1036 5 150.00–160.00 $152.62 $1,581 —
1006–1780 1103 8 135.50–168.00 $161.44 $1,781 —
1025–2070 1635 19 101.00–145.00 $114.81 $1,877 +6.48
1790–2100 1903 6 120.00–128.50 $123.85 $2,357 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
900–994 950 (<2 yrs)Open 15 165.00–173.00 $168.54 $1,601

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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
1397–1493 1433 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 8 1,800.00 $1,800.00 —
1620–1680 1660 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 2,075.00–2,200.00 $2,159.34 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–895 870 5 160.00–161.00 $160.21 $1,394 -2.79
935 935 2 162.00 $162.00 $1,515 —
988 988 2 161.00 $161.00 $1,591 —
1005–1017 1014 4 162.00–162.50 $162.38 $1,647 -1.92
1053–1092 1080 13 161.00–162.50 $161.65 $1,746 -1.78
1120–1145 1132 7 161.50–162.50 $162.14 $1,835 -1.68
1158–1171 1168 12 161.50–163.00 $162.63 $1,900 -1.61
1265 1265 1 160.50 $160.50 $2,030 -2.08
1342 1342 3 159.50 $159.50 $2,140 +0.41
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
531 531 10 155.00 $155.00 $823 —
709–738 716 8 140.00–145.00 $141.29 $1,012 —
760–780 773 3 142.50–148.00 $144.35 $1,116 —
865 865 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,367 —
925 925 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,388 —
973 973 2 158.00 $158.00 $1,537 -4.00
1045 1045 1 159.50 $159.50 $1,667 —
1265–1270 1268 2 120.00–129.00 $124.49 $1,579 —
1355 1355 3 157.00 $157.00 $2,127 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385 1385 2 156.00 $156.00 $2,161 —
1563 1563 4 130.00 $130.00 $2,032 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925 925 3 97.00 $97.00 $897 —

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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.