Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 26, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	933	1,235	1,151
Feeder cattle	123	134	130
Slaughter cattle	810	1,025	1,021
Replacement cattle	—	76	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, trade and demand was moderate. Slaughter cows average dress Premium Whites traded up $1.00 to 2.00, while Breakers, Boners, and Leans traded down 2.00 to 4.00. Slaughter bulls traded steady. Trade on feeder cattle was light. Dairy heifers traded 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Next available report will be as receipts warrant coverage.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925	925	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,572	—
1022	1022	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,686	—
1170	1170	3	163.00	$163.00	$1,907	-16.00
1383	1383	3	168.00	$168.00	$2,323	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895	895	6	151.00	$151.00	$1,351	—
1112	1112	2	155.00	$155.00	$1,724	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805	805	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,167	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1275	1030	85-90%	55	119.00–140.00	$131.32	$1,353	—
705–1620	1121	85-90%	23	37.50–77.00	$52.18	$585	—
930–1630	1190	85-90%	85	70.00–81.50	$78.06	$929	-17.70
935–1247	1202	85-90%	32	82.00–115.00	$88.15	$1,060	+7.46
1244–1350	1294	85-90%	29	81.50–85.00	$83.12	$1,076	-5.60
915–1658	1298	85-90%	144	82.00–92.00	$85.34	$1,108	-3.38
975–1506	1416	85-90%	13	93.00–100.00	$94.23	$1,334	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1125	1087	80-85%	3	110.00–129.50	$116.04	$1,261	—
1100–1265	1207	80-85%	3	100.00–105.00	$101.73	$1,228	—
1020–1540	1314	80-85%	45	83.00–101.00	$90.25	$1,186	+3.13
1120–1730	1331	80-85%	53	80.00–86.50	$84.34	$1,123	-2.78
1020–1610	1332	80-85%	87	85.00–115.00	$100.02	$1,332	+12.90
1170–1857	1504	80-85%	75	87.00–99.00	$92.09	$1,385	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1309–1537	1420	75-80%	17	102.50–107.50	$106.06	$1,506	-2.96
1380–1635	1525	75-80%	7	110.00–118.00	$113.11	$1,725	+7.96
1380–1820	1611	75-80%	8	98.00–109.00	$102.28	$1,648	—
1650	1650	75-80%	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,980	—
1315–2005	1713	75-80%	10	95.00–97.00	$96.67	$1,656	-20.72

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–1883	1694	65-75%	7	106.50–118.00	$114.11	$1,933	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1075	1073	2	122.50–123.00	$122.75	$1,317	—
1130–1660	1349	7	90.00–100.00	$95.17	$1,284	—
1355–1680	1505	5	95.50–100.50	$97.48	$1,467	—
1125–2175	1692	30	103.00–111.50	$107.33	$1,816	—
1620–2380	2026	5	112.50–125.00	$116.15	$2,353	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
571	571	4	175.00	$175.00	$999	—
640	640	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,088	—
674	674	4	168.00	$168.00	$1,132	—
785	785	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,276	+4.50
891	891	4	158.00	$158.00	$1,408	—
933–939	937	6	158.00–158.50	$158.17	$1,482	-1.33
972–976	974	9	158.50–159.00	$158.78	$1,547	-1.80
1003–1021	1015	6	156.00–159.00	$156.99	$1,593	-3.00
1050–1088	1072	13	154.50–159.50	$157.54	$1,689	-2.99
1105–1148	1130	7	158.50	$158.50	$1,791	-0.36
1163	1163	2	157.50	$157.50	$1,832	-3.00
1215–1245	1233	5	157.50–158.00	$157.80	$1,946	-1.70
1483	1483	2	120.00	$120.00	$1,780	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	155.00	$155.00	$829	—
580	580	1	160.00	$160.00	$928	-1.00

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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.