Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 14, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	718	559	934
Feeder cattle	240	91	208
Slaughter cattle	478	439	726
Replacement cattle	—	29	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week trade activity and demand was moderate. Feeder steers and heifers had no comparable trades from the prior sale. Feeder dairy heifers weighing 950-1350 pounds sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Average dressing slaughter cows sold uneven; bulls sold 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
943	943	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,933	—
1143	1143	2	185.00	$185.00	$2,115	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
703	703	3	195.00	$195.00	$1,371	—
795	795	3	229.00	$229.00	$1,821	—
800–820	813	3	216.00–222.00	$217.97	$1,772	—
945	945	1	164.00	$164.00	$1,550	—
965	965	2	207.00	$207.00	$1,998	—
1015–1023	1022	8	181.00–192.00	$189.76	$1,939	—
1085	1085	2	182.00	$182.00	$1,975	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–895	831	85-90%	5	115.00–124.00	$116.94	$972	—
900–1535	1193	85-90%	119	77.50–94.50	$89.09	$1,063	+0.62
933–1410	1222	85-90%	10	71.00–76.00	$72.32	$884	—
835–1545	1225	85-90%	48	93.00–105.00	$95.83	$1,174	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1415	1306	80-85%	6	116.00–119.00	$117.96	$1,541	+24.46
1090–1840	1471	80-85%	53	81.00–99.00	$91.72	$1,349	-0.53
1460–1580	1520	80-85%	2	71.00	$71.00	$1,079	-33.02
1155–2145	1543	80-85%	97	100.00–115.50	$106.25	$1,639	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1475–1585	1530	75-80%	2	129.00–130.00	$129.52	$1,982	—
1560	1560	75-80%	1	102.50	$102.50	$1,599	—
1215–1930	1582	75-80%	18	116.00–128.00	$119.57	$1,892	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1765	1388	2	87.50–102.50	$97.04	$1,347	—
1110–2075	1500	5	129.00–137.50	$132.28	$1,984	—
1180–2130	1657	23	109.00–125.00	$118.75	$1,968	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950	950	4	159.00	$159.00	$1,510	—
1010	1010	3	165.00	$165.00	$1,666	+2.62
1090	1090	1	159.50	$159.50	$1,739	-2.15
1120	1120	4	158.50–159.50	$159.25	$1,784	-2.89
1185	1185	1	158.00	$158.00	$1,872	-4.63
1262–1294	1282	19	158.50–159.00	$158.74	$2,035	-1.76
1300–1340	1312	27	157.00–158.00	$157.96	$2,072	-1.54
1363	1363	6	158.00	$158.00	$2,154	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
693	693	13	158.00	$158.00	$1,095	—
764	764	14	154.00	$154.00	$1,177	+9.65
925–930	929	15	154.00–159.00	$154.66	$1,437	+4.66
1020	1020	1	158.00	$158.00	$1,612	-1.50
1125	1125	12	151.00–157.00	$156.50	$1,761	—
1340	1340	1	158.00	$158.00	$2,117	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
924	924	5	159.00	$159.00	$1,469	—
981	981	7	159.00	$159.00	$1,560	—
1020–1049	1038	8	159.00–159.50	$159.32	$1,654	—
1052–1094	1084	12	158.50–159.00	$158.88	$1,722	—
1245	1245	4	158.00	$158.00	$1,967	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1142	1142	3	162.50	$162.50	$1,856	—

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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.