Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 28, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	747	876	669
Feeder cattle	160	313	205
Slaughter cattle	587	543	464
Replacement cattle	—	20	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. No trend available on feeder steers and heifers due to low receipts. Dairy heifers traded 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Average dress weigh cows traded 6.00 to 8.00 higher, while average dress bulls traded steady. 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
585	585	3	305.00	$305.00	$1,784	-8.00
740	740	3	255.00	$255.00	$1,887	-19.00
898	898	4	222.00	$222.00	$1,994	—
1310	1310	1	167.00	$167.00	$2,188	—
1435	1435	1	163.00	$163.00	$2,339	—
1655	1655	1	152.00	$152.00	$2,516	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
532	532	3	287.00	$287.00	$1,527	—
703	703	4	242.50	$242.50	$1,705	+1.50
845	845	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,690	—
1060	1060	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,908	—
1148	1148	2	172.00	$172.00	$1,975	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1400	1194	80-85%	8	137.00–167.50	$150.84	$1,801	—
1185–1630	1357	80-85%	11	113.00–119.00	$116.47	$1,580	-15.09
1000–1615	1376	80-85%	43	125.00–144.00	$135.39	$1,863	+57.89
1180–1796	1463	80-85%	41	133.00–145.00	$136.88	$2,003	+15.91
995–1900	1486	80-85%	158	120.00–132.00	$127.86	$1,900	+6.89
1320–1670	1495	80-85%	2	105.00–107.00	$105.88	$1,583	-15.09

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1245	1063	85-90%	4	118.00–135.00	$124.62	$1,325	+5.63
670–1665	1138	85-90%	16	57.50–91.00	$79.04	$899	—
1010–1450	1207	85-90%	28	126.00–133.00	$128.29	$1,548	+55.25
850–1615	1241	85-90%	22	100.00–111.00	$107.79	$1,338	+34.75
870–1584	1271	85-90%	85	112.00–124.00	$118.60	$1,507	+7.15

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455–1640	1534	75-80%	4	142.50–146.50	$144.49	$2,216	—
1520–1561	1554	75-80%	6	137.50–138.00	$137.92	$2,143	—
1445–1905	1698	75-80%	3	121.00–130.00	$126.07	$2,141	—
1480–1890	1709	75-80%	60	134.00–141.00	$137.83	$2,356	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1770–2475	2002	65-75%	22	137.00–142.00	$140.90	$2,821	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015	1015	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,320	—
1100–1400	1240	3	143.00–168.00	$152.09	$1,886	+15.47
1465–1910	1643	5	121.00–140.00	$132.07	$2,170	—
1510–2400	1954	13	142.50–154.50	$147.61	$2,884	—
1720–2200	1983	23	156.00–164.50	$160.67	$3,186	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985	985	1	174.50	$174.50	$1,719	+3.50
1008–1035	1015	8	174.50–175.50	$175.00	$1,776	—
1050–1089	1077	13	173.00–175.50	$173.81	$1,872	+1.35
1105–1145	1131	10	172.50–175.50	$174.71	$1,976	+2.74
1175–1191	1188	6	174.50	$174.50	$2,073	+2.40
1205–1233	1217	9	173.00–174.50	$173.99	$2,117	+2.00

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
503	503	9	170.00	$170.00	$855	—
845	845	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,360	-4.00
850–865	857	3	157.50–169.00	$164.16	$1,407	—
1065	1065	1	162.00	$162.00	$1,725	—
1245	1245	1	169.00	$169.00	$2,104	—

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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.