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Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report, Brush, CO

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 30, 2024

1,270 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $278.27/cwt ≈ $1,962/hd at 705 lb · 145 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $263.75/cwt ≈ $2,084/hd at 790 lb · 56 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $260.50/cwt ≈ $1,803/hd at 692 lb · 52 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,270 992 911
Feeder cattle 688 536 219
Slaughter cattle 542 390 632
Replacement cattle 40 66 60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. No trend available on feeder heifer and steers due to low receipts on previous sale. Dairy heifers traded 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Average dress slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while average dress slaughter bulls traded 2.00 to 3.00 higher. No trend available on replacement cattle due to low receipts. Next available report will be Thursday, June 6, 2024.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
692 692 3 282.50 $282.50 $1,955 —
704–706 705 145 276.00–279.50 $278.27 $1,962 —
790 790 56 263.75 $263.75 $2,084 —
967 967 6 200.00 $200.00 $1,934 —
1170 1170 1 187.50 $187.50 $2,194 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
579 579 20 305.00 $305.00 $1,766 —
1076 1076 5 176.00 $176.00 $1,894 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 389 5 355.00 $355.00 $1,381 —
550 550 2 331.00 $331.00 $1,820 —
765 765 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,434 —
1076 1076 7 182.00 $182.00 $1,958 —
1141 1141 5 182.00 $182.00 $2,077 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
75 thin fleshed 75 1 175.00 $175.00 —
80 80 1 250.00 $250.00 -110.00
118 118 2 450.00 $450.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 7 322.50 $322.50 $1,380 -35.00
465 465 5 330.00 $330.00 $1,534 —
638 638 45 274.50 $274.50 $1,751 —
692 692 52 260.50 $260.50 $1,803 —
1055–1060 1058 3 180.00–185.00 $181.67 $1,922 —
1155 1155 2 175.00 $175.00 $2,021 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 3 312.00 $312.00 $1,357 -0.50
527 527 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,476 —
870 870 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,718 —
1000 1000 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,775 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
85 thin fleshed 85 1 235.00 $235.00 —
90 90 1 300.00 $300.00 —
115 115 1 375.00 $375.00 -185.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–845 830 2 150.00–155.00 $152.45 $1,265 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,650 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
721 721 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,730 —
810 810 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,600 —
878 878 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,668 —
1015 1015 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,852 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
965–1175 1033 (<2 yrs)N/A 8 1,400.00–2,050.00 $1,686.65 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
85–90 87 3 240.00–250.00 $246.54 —
195 195 1 750.00 $750.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140 1140 80-85% 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,471 -27.22
975–1480 1211 80-85% 23 140.00–170.00 $150.48 $1,822 —
1035–1800 1281 80-85% 14 136.00–144.50 $139.60 $1,788 +1.29
870–1505 1290 80-85% 75 126.00–161.00 $138.22 $1,783 -0.09
1290–1550 1420 80-85% 2 99.00–108.00 $103.91 $1,476 -16.85
1135–1895 1425 80-85% 13 115.00–122.50 $119.01 $1,696 -10.61
925–1935 1454 80-85% 106 125.00–135.00 $130.40 $1,896 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1725 1122 85-90% 23 67.50–96.00 $90.28 $1,013 -30.77
1090–1235 1181 85-90% 4 122.00–132.00 $127.16 $1,502 -0.88
970–1433 1221 85-90% 22 125.00–132.00 $126.74 $1,547 +20.14
860–1520 1223 85-90% 24 102.00–112.50 $108.28 $1,324 +1.68
900–1630 1254 85-90% 69 113.00–124.50 $119.78 $1,502 +2.28
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1505 1433 75-80% 4 147.50–151.00 $148.92 $2,134 —
1390–1523 1486 75-80% 19 139.50–143.50 $140.14 $2,082 —
1255–1800 1518 75-80% 39 136.50–145.50 $140.67 $2,135 +1.98
1725–1995 1818 75-80% 3 130.00–134.50 $132.70 $2,412 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535–1985 1818 65-75% 9 146.00–149.50 $147.88 $2,688 —
1645–2045 1838 65-75% 4 138.00–145.50 $141.63 $2,603 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1155 1068 5 182.50–197.50 $188.19 $2,010 —
1105–1505 1201 9 150.00–184.00 $164.97 $1,981 +21.15
1170–2135 1563 16 132.50–151.00 $145.49 $2,274 —
1540–2530 1905 18 152.00–164.50 $158.09 $3,012 —
1190–2235 1920 5 170.00–180.00 $173.44 $3,330 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1195 1195 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00
1438 1438 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,750.00 $1,750.00
1540 1540 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,025.00 $2,025.00
1548 1548 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 2,350.00 $2,350.00

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
919 919 7 182.00 $182.00 $1,673 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
823 823 4 159.00 $159.00 $1,309 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1555–1645 1600 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,250.00–2,300.00 $2,274.30 -925.70

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 187.50 $187.50 $853 —
527–543 532 24 184.00–185.00 $184.66 $982 —
607 607 9 182.00 $182.00 $1,105 —
820–848 838 6 176.50–181.50 $179.85 $1,507 +0.85
895 895 1 179.50 $179.50 $1,607 +0.65
910–925 919 6 179.00–181.00 $179.66 $1,651 +0.60
950–993 979 6 179.00–181.00 $179.83 $1,761 -1.67
1010–1040 1019 16 179.50–182.00 $180.93 $1,844 +1.53
1063–1099 1090 24 179.50–181.50 $181.25 $1,976 +1.35
1113–1145 1119 7 179.00–181.50 $180.64 $2,021 +2.90
1164–1170 1166 11 179.00–181.50 $181.27 $2,114 +0.77
1210–1235 1214 7 175.50–179.50 $178.50 $2,167 —
1250–1275 1263 2 177.00–179.50 $178.24 $2,251 +2.24
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 8 171.00 $171.00 $641 —
705 705 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,255 +0.50
860 860 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,471 -3.03
1055–1065 1060 2 167.50–175.00 $171.27 $1,815 —
1105–1115 1110 2 174.00–175.00 $174.50 $1,937 —
1164 1164 5 170.00 $170.00 $1,979 —
1245 1245 1 163.00 $163.00 $2,029 —
1265–1280 1273 2 167.50–171.00 $169.26 $2,155 —
1380 1380 1 163.00 $163.00 $2,249 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 115.00 $115.00 $702 —
750 750 1 130.00 $130.00 $975 —

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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.