Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 11, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	797	975	797
Feeder cattle	120	510	157
Slaughter cattle	677	456	640

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trade activity and demand this week was moderate. Average dress slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 higher, while bulls traded 3.00 higher on a light test. Dairy heifers traded higher steady to 2.00. 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
1004–1015	1010	11	164.00–169.00	$166.74	$1,684	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–927	923	4	153.00–154.00	$153.25	$1,414	—
970	970	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,406	—
1005	1005	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,508	-2.50
1080	1080	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,620	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1175	1044	80-85%	11	111.00–142.50	$121.37	$1,267	—
920–1715	1232	80-85%	186	83.50–130.00	$94.97	$1,170	—
1220–1575	1337	80-85%	38	93.00–100.00	$94.09	$1,258	—
1085–1860	1425	80-85%	249	80.00–92.50	$87.13	$1,242	+2.31
1335–1575	1489	80-85%	4	76.00–79.00	$77.95	$1,161	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1120	1058	85-90%	2	65.00–67.50	$66.32	$702	-10.49
905–1501	1187	85-90%	22	81.00–117.50	$85.83	$1,019	-0.22
895–1615	1230	85-90%	57	73.00–84.50	$81.17	$998	+13.36
1060–1370	1232	85-90%	7	85.00–89.00	$86.95	$1,071	+19.14
1210–1540	1371	85-90%	10	31.00–51.00	$45.89	$629	-38.99

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1540	1400	75-80%	2	81.00	$81.00	$1,134	—
1415	1415	75-80%	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,571	—
1433–1505	1451	75-80%	4	98.00–100.00	$98.52	$1,430	—
1315–1745	1528	75-80%	38	88.50–97.50	$93.28	$1,425	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1545–2105	1822	65-75%	5	97.00–101.00	$98.83	$1,801	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1425	1212	5	102.00–127.00	$117.59	$1,425	—
1410–2145	1781	6	100.50–108.00	$104.21	$1,856	+2.92
1955	1955	1	87.50	$87.50	$1,711	—
1360–2430	2096	5	112.00–119.50	$114.46	$2,399	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765	765	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,079	+1.28
910–948	932	4	146.00–147.00	$146.50	$1,365	+2.70
960	960	3	147.00	$147.00	$1,411	+0.99
1020–1038	1032	6	145.50–147.00	$146.17	$1,508	+0.49
1060–1098	1082	22	145.50–146.50	$146.07	$1,580	-0.62
1110–1145	1126	4	146.00–146.50	$146.37	$1,648	-0.26
1178	1178	3	146.00	$146.00	$1,720	+1.13
1200	1200	1	144.50	$144.50	$1,734	-0.96
1280	1280	1	143.50	$143.50	$1,837	-1.50
1325	1325	4	144.00	$144.00	$1,908	+2.74
1358–1398	1382	11	143.00–143.50	$143.09	$1,978	+3.09
1421–1424	1423	9	142.50–143.00	$142.72	$2,031	—
1461	1461	3	142.00	$142.00	$2,075	—
1500–1502	1502	6	133.00–137.00	$136.33	$2,048	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	117.50	$117.50	$634	-17.50
670–686	683	6	125.00–132.50	$131.27	$897	—
749	749	4	138.00	$138.00	$1,034	—
1290	1290	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,690	±0.00
1508	1508	2	107.50	$107.50	$1,621	—

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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.