Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 21, 2023

833 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $283.69/cwt ≈ $1,163/hd at 410 lb · 34 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $303.25/cwt ≈ $1,413/hd at 466 lb · 27 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $256.18/cwt +16.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,506/hd at 588 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	833	1,845	0
Feeder cattle	437	338	0
Slaughter cattle	396	790	0
Replacement cattle	—	717	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trade activity and demand was light. Feeder cattle trade was too light to trend, however, it did show upward tones. Dairy heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher. Average dress slaughter cows traded mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Average dress bulls traded 7.00 lower on a light test. Next available report will be as receipts warrant.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363	363	8	330.00	$330.00	$1,198	—
400–416	414	10	310.00–321.00	$319.94	$1,325	—
430–433 unweaned	432	7	302.50–307.50	$305.37	$1,319	—
452–488	466	27	297.00–313.00	$303.25	$1,413	—
571–598	588	25	252.00–265.00	$256.18	$1,506	+16.18
602	602	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,505	—
663–686	677	8	230.00–234.00	$231.47	$1,567	-14.53
708	708	13	235.00	$235.00	$1,664	—
738	738	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,587	—
753	753	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,657	—
823	823	2	209.00	$209.00	$1,720	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	6	297.50	$297.50	$848	—
333	333	2	297.50	$297.50	$991	—
355	355	3	295.00	$295.00	$1,047	—
528	528	4	250.00	$250.00	$1,320	-10.00
550	550	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,361	—
606	606	8	244.00	$244.00	$1,479	+7.56

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–370	361	12	280.00–287.50	$286.86	$1,036	—
405–411	410	34	278.00–290.00	$283.69	$1,163	—
460	460	2	247.50	$247.50	$1,138	—
577	577	6	244.00	$244.00	$1,408	—
628–645	632	4	222.00–230.00	$224.04	$1,416	—
810	810	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,519	—
950	950	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,805	+13.75
1033	1033	2	155.00	$155.00	$1,601	-5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
423	423	3	237.50	$237.50	$1,005	—
521	521	5	232.00	$232.00	$1,209	—
560–585	569	11	220.00–226.00	$222.22	$1,264	—
602	602	5	210.00	$210.00	$1,264	-1.50
670 unweaned	670	2	207.00	$207.00	$1,387	—
725	725	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,287	—
765	765	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,339	—
1020	1020	1	158.00	$158.00	$1,612	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
533	533	5	202.50	$202.50	$1,079	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1425	1115	80-85%	33	87.00–125.00	$92.57	$1,032	—
1045–1330	1168	80-85%	3	92.50–128.00	$103.27	$1,206	—
1240–1595	1400	80-85%	6	71.00–77.00	$74.24	$1,039	—
1210–1695	1426	80-85%	7	90.00–94.00	$92.58	$1,320	—
1065–2060	1506	80-85%	100	80.00–90.00	$86.85	$1,308	+11.97

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950	950	85-90%	1	61.00	$61.00	$580	—
810–1196	1078	85-90%	8	89.00–132.50	$100.34	$1,082	—
945–1425	1190	85-90%	6	40.00–60.00	$52.48	$625	-30.15
765–1467	1192	85-90%	49	78.00–120.00	$85.96	$1,025	+3.33
935–1435	1198	85-90%	12	65.00–74.00	$70.78	$848	-11.85
945–1650	1305	85-90%	57	74.00–84.00	$79.09	$1,032	-1.28
1080–1670	1328	85-90%	11	85.00–89.50	$88.52	$1,176	+3.38

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1430	1430	75-80%	1	84.00	$84.00	$1,201	—
1460–2155	1577	75-80%	54	90.00–96.00	$92.38	$1,457	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1555–1870	1654	65-75%	5	97.50–100.50	$98.79	$1,634	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1145	1108	2	127.50–137.50	$132.33	$1,466	—
1630–1815	1743	3	85.00–90.00	$88.09	$1,535	-18.81
1700–2105	1885	7	96.00–105.00	$99.62	$1,878	—
1860–2095	1948	3	106.50–107.50	$106.82	$2,081	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	1	127.50	$127.50	$733	—
701	701	4	136.00	$136.00	$953	—
757	757	6	138.00	$138.00	$1,045	—
813–835	820	4	142.00–143.00	$142.50	$1,168	—
873–886	880	9	142.50–143.00	$142.72	$1,256	—
927–930	928	6	143.00–144.00	$143.83	$1,335	+1.33
963–965	964	4	143.50–144.00	$143.75	$1,386	+1.75
1000–1028	1014	7	142.00–144.50	$143.16	$1,452	-0.03
1059–1098	1082	27	143.00–144.00	$143.65	$1,554	-0.60
1121	1121	6	144.00	$144.00	$1,614	-0.49
1168–1187	1176	11	142.00–143.50	$142.86	$1,680	+0.46
1218–1245	1232	5	142.50–144.00	$143.20	$1,764	+0.70
1250–1281	1273	4	141.50–142.50	$141.75	$1,804	—
1325	1325	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,855	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298	298	2	100.00	$100.00	$298	—
558	558	2	120.00	$120.00	$670	—
634	634	6	125.00	$125.00	$792	-15.00
669	669	6	121.00	$121.00	$809	—
825	825	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,122	—

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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.