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Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 4, 2024

975 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $231.58/cwt +6.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,327/hd at 573 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 975 395 1,018
Feeder cattle 510 112 234
Slaughter cattle 456 283 784

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trade activity and demand this week was light to moderate. With a light test, average dress slaughter cows traded steady to 4.00 higher, while bulls were too light to trend. Dairy heifers traded higher 1.00 to 2.00. To light of a run on quality calves to trend feeder cattle. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 5 307.50 $307.50 $1,135 —
465 465 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,279 —
557 557 3 262.50 $262.50 $1,462 —
767 767 2 217.50 $217.50 $1,668 —
865 865 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,730 -12.50
1525 1525 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,601 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 3 242.50 $242.50 $1,394 —
700–743 729 3 200.00–207.50 $205.10 $1,495 —
795 795 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,375 —
873 873 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,484 —
910 910 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,342 —
1050 1050 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,549 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
265 265 5 725.00 $725.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
572–580 573 11 227.50–232.50 $231.58 $1,327 +6.58
609 609 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,370 —
668–684 679 6 197.00–198.00 $197.67 $1,342 —
706 706 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,377 —
975 975 5 157.50 $157.50 $1,536 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
289 289 6 775.00 $775.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865 865 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,319 —
1000 1000 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,525 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905 905 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,267 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1330 1144 80-85% 18 84.00–122.50 $108.35 $1,240 —
1080–1315 1173 80-85% 4 99.50–128.00 $114.87 $1,347 -14.13
1060–1845 1409 80-85% 125 78.50–90.00 $84.82 $1,195 +9.48
1130–1786 1522 80-85% 35 91.00–94.00 $92.17 $1,403 +3.04
1355–1760 1592 80-85% 5 70.00–77.50 $73.23 $1,166 -11.36
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1220 1073 85-90% 2 72.50–82.50 $76.81 $824 —
965–1520 1192 85-90% 14 83.50–89.00 $86.05 $1,026 +45.51
845–1570 1240 85-90% 16 61.00–72.50 $67.81 $841 —
905–1560 1263 85-90% 91 74.00–83.00 $80.09 $1,012 -21.85
975–1500 1279 85-90% 24 30.00–60.00 $47.27 $605 -15.22
1060–1515 1376 85-90% 16 84.00–87.50 $84.88 $1,168 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360 1360 75-80% 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,455 —
1345–1965 1619 75-80% 54 87.00–97.00 $93.80 $1,519 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1776 1687 65-75% 10 98.50–105.00 $99.99 $1,687 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1595 1251 4 57.50–77.50 $69.97 $875 —
995–2330 1770 4 97.50–103.50 $101.29 $1,793 —
1720–2140 1930 2 107.50–110.50 $109.16 $2,107 —

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Bred Heifers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Stage Head Price range Avg $
944 944 1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
547 547 21 140.00 $140.00 $766 —
675 675 23 126.00–135.00 $131.87 $890 —
726–731 727 12 135.00–137.50 $135.63 $986 —
778–791 787 7 139.00–140.00 $139.72 $1,100 —
851–860 854 7 144.50–146.00 $144.93 $1,238 —
902–933 914 5 143.50–144.00 $143.80 $1,314 —
963–993 971 8 145.00–147.50 $146.01 $1,418 +2.51
1000–1036 1026 34 141.00–147.50 $145.68 $1,495 —
1055–1085 1078 28 142.50–147.50 $146.69 $1,581 +2.02
1128–1143 1132 11 145.50–148.00 $146.63 $1,660 —
1155–1186 1170 31 142.50–146.50 $144.87 $1,695 +1.37
1230–1233 1232 14 143.00–146.00 $145.46 $1,792 —
1263 1263 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,831 +2.50
1325–1343 1334 6 140.50–142.00 $141.26 $1,884 -1.24
1380–1385 1383 2 138.50–141.50 $140.00 $1,936 -1.75
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 15 130.00 $130.00 $459 —
540 540 1 135.00 $135.00 $729 —
916 916 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,237 —
950–983 976 9 133.00–136.00 $133.65 $1,304 —
1180 1180 1 139.50 $139.50 $1,646 —
1280 1280 2 131.00 $131.00 $1,677 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–438 431 8 120.00–125.00 $123.81 $534 —
639 639 8 125.00 $125.00 $799 —
802 802 3 110.00 $110.00 $882 —
Large 3-4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
310 310 9 250.00 $250.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
714 714 4 155.00 $155.00 $1,107 —
1035 1035 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,346 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 2 150.00 $150.00 $702 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 1 112.50 $112.50 $1,271 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 302 9 150.00 $150.00 $453 —
358–379 377 42 145.00–160.00 $158.64 $598 —
444 444 8 152.50 $152.50 $677 —
506 506 5 150.00 $150.00 $759 —
617 617 3 142.50 $142.50 $879 —
780 780 2 142.00 $142.00 $1,108 —
1170 1170 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,638 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,084 —
536 536 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,152 —

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Springer Heifers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Stage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1015–1085 1050 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,600.00–1,700.00 $1,648.33 —

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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.