Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 15, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	763	915	671
Feeder cattle	271	280	232
Slaughter cattle	492	482	439
Replacement cattle	—	153	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trade activity and demand was moderate. No trend available on feeder cattle due to low receipts. Dairy heifers traded mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Average dress slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while average dress bulls traded steady. Next available report will be available as receipts warrant.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–939	936	5	182.50–187.50	$183.49	$1,717	—
1210	1210	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,785	—
1285	1285	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,863	—
1360	1360	1	147.50	$147.50	$2,006	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1044–1045	1044	9	162.00–167.50	$166.89	$1,742	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405	1405	1	107.50	$107.50	$1,510	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835	835	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,399	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895	895	85-90%	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,020	—
855–1350	1115	85-90%	24	92.50–121.00	$105.47	$1,176	—
765–1585	1152	85-90%	19	37.50–71.00	$58.37	$672	—
810–1565	1287	85-90%	144	90.00–102.50	$96.30	$1,239	—
945–1487	1307	85-90%	5	102.50–104.50	$102.85	$1,344	+8.10
1000–1450	1322	85-90%	40	75.00–86.00	$79.78	$1,055	-14.97

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1660	1138	80-85%	3	122.00–142.50	$130.06	$1,480	—
955–1520	1245	80-85%	46	100.00–129.00	$111.58	$1,389	—
1165–1625	1371	80-85%	11	110.00–113.00	$110.74	$1,518	—
1160–1810	1466	80-85%	6	86.00–95.00	$90.92	$1,333	+4.70
1045–1785	1515	80-85%	107	97.00–108.50	$102.76	$1,557	+0.81

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–1518	1426	75-80%	11	110.00–112.50	$111.89	$1,596	—
1510	1510	75-80%	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,495	—
1435–1805	1627	75-80%	9	102.00–113.00	$107.55	$1,750	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1825	1164	10	90.00–101.00	$95.67	$1,114	—
1165	1165	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,689	—
1300–2015	1709	7	112.00–119.50	$116.65	$1,994	—
1600–1950	1825	5	120.50–124.50	$123.10	$2,247	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
813	813	8	152.50	$152.50	$1,240	-2.50
858–882	875	10	154.00–154.50	$154.15	$1,349	—
900	900	1	154.50	$154.50	$1,390	—
958–985	967	21	154.00–155.50	$154.48	$1,494	-0.82
1024–1046	1035	38	153.50–157.00	$155.42	$1,609	+0.75
1060	1060	4	155.50	$155.50	$1,648	+0.13
1105–1131	1127	14	154.00–157.50	$154.82	$1,745	-0.74
1167–1175	1168	6	154.50–155.50	$154.67	$1,807	-0.61
1206–1245	1215	13	154.50–155.50	$154.77	$1,880	—
1280	1280	3	155.00–157.00	$155.67	$1,993	+2.06
1334–1345	1338	31	152.50–157.00	$155.96	$2,087	+6.71
1380	1380	1	156.00	$156.00	$2,153	+5.00
1415–1440	1423	3	148.00–150.00	$149.33	$2,125	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
652	652	6	135.00	$135.00	$880	—
732	732	11	141.00	$141.00	$1,032	+2.87
760–773	767	4	125.00–127.50	$126.26	$968	-16.24
805–835	820	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,230	—
968	968	2	146.00	$146.00	$1,413	—

Large 3-4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
144 thin fleshed	144	12	80.00	$80.00	—
178	178	11	150.00	$150.00	—

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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.