Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 16, 2023

1,263 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,263	2,099	1,184
Feeder cattle	164	181	162
Slaughter cattle	1,099	1,478	1,022
Replacement cattle	—	440	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week trade activity and demand was moderate. No trend on feeder heifers as there was too light of a test. Dairy heifers traded 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Average dress slaughter cows traded 6.00 to 11.00 lower and average dress slaughter bulls traded mostly 5.00 lower. Next available report will be as receipts warrant.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795	795	1	171.00	$171.00	$1,359	—
845	845	2	171.00	$171.00	$1,445	—
930–940	935	2	170.00–171.00	$170.50	$1,594	—
960–985	981	6	169.50–171.00	$169.74	$1,665	-4.46

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065	1065	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,491	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
893–1565	1047	80-85%	83	85.00–167.50	$125.27	$1,312	—
1135	1135	80-85%	1	57.50	$57.50	$653	—
990–1517	1267	80-85%	233	80.00–125.00	$87.65	$1,111	-19.12
1105–1765	1408	80-85%	26	84.50–88.00	$85.11	$1,198	+4.03
1370–1575	1412	80-85%	5	79.00–86.50	$81.06	$1,145	-0.02
930–1845	1467	80-85%	165	75.00–84.00	$80.34	$1,179	—
1410–1630	1500	80-85%	3	68.00–73.00	$70.75	$1,061	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855	855	85-90%	1	85.00	$85.00	$727	—
625–1215	938	85-90%	31	85.00–160.00	$118.75	$1,114	—
915–1305	1108	85-90%	24	80.00–86.00	$81.60	$904	—
955–1320	1143	85-90%	41	77.00–88.00	$84.18	$962	—
935–1390	1183	85-90%	6	32.50–51.00	$43.94	$520	-39.81
850–1543	1218	85-90%	60	67.50–79.00	$74.62	$909	-0.09
980–1540	1245	85-90%	13	55.00–65.00	$60.90	$758	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345	1345	75-80%	1	75.00	$75.00	$1,009	-24.71
1327–1552	1472	75-80%	13	92.00–98.50	$94.88	$1,397	—
1340–1855	1528	75-80%	64	86.00–96.00	$91.46	$1,398	-6.06
1600–1630	1615	75-80%	2	97.00–97.50	$97.25	$1,571	+8.52

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1575	1575	65-75%	1	98.50	$98.50	$1,551	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
942–1240	992	6	101.00–184.00	$166.70	$1,654	—
1240–1365	1303	2	96.00–106.00	$101.24	$1,319	—
1370–1980	1703	25	95.00–106.50	$101.93	$1,736	-5.40
1310–2320	1748	14	80.00–92.00	$87.04	$1,521	-20.29
1715–2135	1874	10	108.00–115.00	$110.67	$2,074	-3.41

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
703–740	715	11	152.50–159.00	$158.11	$1,130	-11.89
805–810	808	2	153.00–156.00	$154.50	$1,248	-1.78
855	855	1	153.00	$153.00	$1,308	—
913–935	927	9	153.00–159.00	$154.59	$1,433	—
968–995	983	9	153.00–153.50	$153.28	$1,507	-4.72
1008–1046	1030	15	153.00–154.50	$153.60	$1,582	-3.51
1083	1083	2	154.00	$154.00	$1,668	-3.96
1103–1145	1115	6	153.50	$153.50	$1,712	-1.38
1155–1193	1186	23	153.50–155.00	$154.06	$1,827	-2.82
1217–1245	1221	15	153.00–155.00	$154.36	$1,885	—
1255–1279	1275	8	152.00–154.00	$153.19	$1,953	—
1363	1363	2	152.50	$152.50	$2,079	-1.51
1437	1437	5	149.00	$149.00	$2,141	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
179–183	179	17	160.00–280.00	$174.40	$312	—
845	845	2	139.00	$139.00	$1,175	—
910	910	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,274	-10.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
226	226	4	260.00	$260.00	$588	—
841	841	4	160.00	$160.00	$1,346	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630	630	1	92.50	$92.50	$583	—
770	770	3	80.00	$80.00	$616	—

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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.