Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 19, 2023

1,235 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,235	763	1,095
Feeder cattle	134	148	66
Slaughter cattle	1,025	595	888
Replacement cattle	76	20	141

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week trade and activity were higher. Slaughter cows average dress Premium Whites traded 11.00-14.00 lower, while Breakers, Boners, and Leans were 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cows traded moderate compared to the previous week. Feeder Dairy Heifers traded 1.00 to 6.00 lower. There was no comparable to trade in replacement cattle from the previous week. Next available report will be as receipts warrant coverage.

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Feeder Heifers

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
981	981	5	191.00	$191.00	$1,874	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1098	1098	2	190.00	$190.00	$2,086	—
1170	1170	1	179.00	$179.00	$2,094	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940	940	85-90%	1	97.50	$97.50	$916	—
870–1230	1084	85-90%	9	125.00–152.50	$137.25	$1,488	—
890–1286	1188	85-90%	26	92.00–115.00	$95.76	$1,138	-1.88
1165–1295	1188	85-90%	14	84.00–88.00	$84.93	$1,009	-12.71
905–1600	1195	85-90%	23	47.50–72.50	$62.67	$749	-34.97
920–1610	1210	85-90%	148	73.00–84.50	$80.69	$976	-4.13
905–1615	1271	85-90%	168	85.00–94.00	$88.72	$1,128	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1335	1133	80-85%	20	118.00–137.50	$126.67	$1,435	+3.09
1115–1500	1290	80-85%	74	86.00–110.50	$92.13	$1,188	—
1030–1735	1322	80-85%	31	81.00–92.50	$87.12	$1,152	-3.73
1085–1500	1369	80-85%	86	102.00–116.00	$107.05	$1,466	—
1272–1560	1376	80-85%	5	105.50–113.00	$107.37	$1,477	—
1025–1850	1464	80-85%	72	90.00–102.00	$95.60	$1,400	-17.37

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–1459	1439	75-80%	26	106.00–111.00	$109.02	$1,569	—
1305–1855	1516	75-80%	33	101.00–111.00	$105.15	$1,594	-6.14
1695–1740	1710	75-80%	3	114.00–124.00	$117.39	$2,007	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1543–1695	1595	65-75%	11	109.00–117.00	$112.04	$1,787	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1255	1162	3	110.00–120.00	$114.04	$1,325	—
1080–1775	1355	4	114.00–122.50	$117.33	$1,590	—
1315–1920	1617	10	87.50–103.50	$98.93	$1,600	—
1455–2095	1780	12	105.00–111.00	$107.62	$1,916	—
1745–2395	1999	8	111.50–114.50	$113.21	$2,263	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1052–1151	1102	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	153.00–163.00	$157.78	$1,739

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1012	1012	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1145	1145	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,025.00	$2,025.00
1065–1297	1220	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	1,800.00–2,050.00	$1,977.23
1403	1403	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	2,050.00	$2,050.00
1655	1655	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00
1750	1750	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045–1315	1180	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,475.00–1,500.00	$1,488.93
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00
1050–1283	1201	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,450.00–1,700.00	$1,626.21
1207	1207	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,225.00	$1,225.00
1150–1325	1239	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,100.00–1,450.00	$1,278.85
1345	1345	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,675.00	$1,675.00
1570	1570	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00

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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
1620	1620	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
1645–1690	1665	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	2,100.00–2,300.00	$2,224.85	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1338	1338	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790	790	3	158.00	$158.00	$1,248	—
930	930	2	159.00–160.00	$159.50	$1,483	-6.00
955–996	981	7	160.00–161.00	$160.58	$1,575	-6.28
1011–1049	1029	19	159.50–161.00	$159.99	$1,646	-2.84
1059–1093	1073	17	159.50–161.50	$160.53	$1,722	-0.09
1101–1140	1105	14	158.00–161.00	$158.86	$1,755	-4.93
1160	1160	1	160.50	$160.50	$1,862	-1.50
1231	1231	4	159.50	$159.50	$1,963	-4.38
1255–1280	1266	10	158.50–159.50	$159.35	$2,017	-3.68
1545	1545	1	127.50	$127.50	$1,970	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313	313	8	140.00	$140.00	$438	—
363	363	4	137.50	$137.50	$499	—
598	598	6	161.00	$161.00	$963	—
694	694	8	151.00	$151.00	$1,048	+13.50
823	823	3	158.00	$158.00	$1,300	—
1325	1325	1	155.00	$155.00	$2,054	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00	—

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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.