Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 7, 2023

1,494 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,494	1,222	1,278
Feeder cattle	236	345	149
Slaughter cattle	1,163	877	987
Replacement cattle	40	—	142

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 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Average dress Premium White and Breaker slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 3.00 lower, Boner cows traded steady and Lean cows traded 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Average dress slaughter bulls traded mostly 2.00 higher. No comparison on Replacement cattle from the previous week. 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
994	994	4	180.00	$180.00	$1,789	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070	1070	3	146.00	$146.00	$1,562	-9.00

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	1	137.50	$137.50	$798	—
1270	1270	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,753	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
888–1320	1043	80-85%	86	90.00–180.00	$138.41	$1,444	+17.20
937–1555	1101	80-85%	23	89.00–95.00	$90.06	$992	—
855–1480	1204	80-85%	245	82.00–136.00	$94.50	$1,138	+2.61
1221	1221	80-85%	3	83.00	$83.00	$1,013	-8.89
835–1775	1353	80-85%	356	76.00–88.00	$82.83	$1,121	+15.21
1220–1645	1433	80-85%	2	57.50–60.00	$58.94	$845	—
1265–1810	1434	80-85%	9	70.00–75.00	$73.44	$1,053	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
723–748	736	85-90%	26	55.00	$55.00	$405	—
840–850	849	85-90%	14	81.00–90.00	$81.64	$693	-29.71
713–1305	928	85-90%	51	70.00–83.00	$77.57	$720	—
945–1230	1089	85-90%	14	81.00–87.00	$83.58	$910	+1.87
895–1545	1151	85-90%	9	32.50–55.00	$45.15	$520	—
765–1645	1204	85-90%	10	57.50–67.50	$63.80	$768	-18.01
925–1750	1255	85-90%	101	69.00–80.00	$77.00	$966	+14.64

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455–1520	1488	75-80%	2	80.50–84.00	$82.29	$1,224	-18.45
1255–1956	1535	75-80%	87	85.00–95.00	$89.96	$1,381	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1635–1765	1700	65-75%	2	99.00	$99.00	$1,683	—
1680–2020	1850	65-75%	2	88.00–94.00	$90.72	$1,678	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1071–1195	1142	14	134.00–137.00	$135.21	$1,544	—
1050–1368	1224	6	106.00–132.50	$111.62	$1,366	—
1185–1920	1588	6	87.50–91.00	$89.94	$1,428	—
1420–1985	1686	5	100.00–106.50	$103.62	$1,747	+1.97
1565–2015	1820	8	108.00–112.50	$109.90	$2,000	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1109	1109	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	985.00	$985.00
1165	1165	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1175–1273	1214	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	925.00–1,125.00	$1,008.87
1266	1266	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	1,025.00	$1,025.00
1392	1392	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,250.00	$1,250.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1138	1138	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,550.00	$1,550.00
1205	1205	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00
1088–1482	1324	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,400.00–1,425.00	$1,416.78
1595	1595	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,410.00	$1,410.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655	655	1	147.50	$147.50	$966	—
908–930	911	8	141.00–142.00	$141.87	$1,292	-8.46
950–993	970	11	142.00–143.00	$142.37	$1,381	-9.74
1028–1048	1042	23	140.50–145.50	$142.48	$1,485	-9.81
1073–1080	1074	17	142.00–142.50	$142.21	$1,527	-10.37
1106–1138	1126	22	142.00–145.00	$142.36	$1,603	-10.33
1180–1190	1187	30	141.00–143.50	$142.50	$1,691	-9.00
1200–1228	1210	14	140.00–142.00	$140.65	$1,702	—
1293	1293	2	144.00	$144.00	$1,862	—
1339	1339	5	144.00	$144.00	$1,928	-7.77

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
389	389	5	125.00	$125.00	$486	—
493	493	1	125.00	$125.00	$616	-17.50
749	749	9	126.00	$126.00	$944	—
760	760	1	122.50	$122.50	$931	—
833	833	2	138.00	$138.00	$1,150	—
870–890	887	6	135.00–142.00	$136.14	$1,208	—
1020	1020	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,408	+0.50
1065	1065	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,459	—
1193	1193	3	136.00	$136.00	$1,622	—
1353	1353	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,827	—
1598	1598	3	110.00	$110.00	$1,758	—

Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
704	704	4	70.00	$70.00	$493	—
803	803	13	77.00	$77.00	$618	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030	1030	6	144.00	$144.00	$1,483	—

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Springer Heifers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1260–1485	1358	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,250.00–1,475.00	$1,346.59	—
1130–1830	1423	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	48	1,500.00–1,735.00	$1,599.17	—
1390–1525	1458	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—

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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.