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Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 8, 2024

1,122 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $399.00/cwt +31.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,444/hd at 362 lb · 54 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $380.65/cwt ≈ $1,089/hd at 286 lb · 37 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $419.66/cwt +49.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,284/hd at 306 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,122 694 783
Feeder cattle 523 197 280
Slaughter cattle 599 485 503
Replacement cattle — 12 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. No trend available on feeder steers and heifers as there wasn't a comparable trade to trend. Feeder dairy heifers traded3.00 to 6.00 lower. Average dress slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 4.00 lower, while average dress slaughter bulls traded down 1.00. Next available report will be Thursday, August l5, 2024.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–308 306 36 419.00–420.00 $419.66 $1,284 +49.66
362 362 54 399.00 $399.00 $1,444 +31.50
1225 1225 1 184.00 $184.00 $2,254 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
429–435 430 19 347.50–350.00 $347.77 $1,495 —
745 745 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,714 —
991 991 8 207.00 $207.00 $2,051 —
1020–1040 1030 2 180.00–185.00 $182.48 $1,880 —
1120 1120 1 180.00 $180.00 $2,016 —
1150–1155 1153 2 163.00–177.50 $170.27 $1,963 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
223–232 228 19 935.00–1,025.00 $983.26 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890 890 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,580 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
279–290 286 37 377.50–382.50 $380.65 $1,089 —
341 341 31 365.00 $365.00 $1,245 —
409 409 20 337.50 $337.50 $1,380 +17.50
540 540 2 267.50 $267.50 $1,444 —
655 655 10 232.50 $232.50 $1,523 -25.00
845 845 4 221.00 $221.00 $1,867 —
1059 1059 6 189.00 $189.00 $2,002 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522–525 524 16 247.50–250.00 $249.22 $1,306 —
790 790 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,600 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
213 213 13 825.00 $825.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,428 —
578 578 11 263.00 $263.00 $1,520 —
731–739 735 28 240.00–244.00 $242.13 $1,780 —
988–998 995 11 190.00 $190.00 $1,890 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1043 1043 6 200.00 $200.00 $2,086 —
1055 1055 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,110 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,088 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1255 1240 80-85% 2 144.50–165.00 $154.63 $1,917 —
1148–1690 1360 80-85% 251 130.00–145.50 $138.84 $1,888 -37.07
1325–1400 1363 80-85% 2 142.50–143.00 $142.76 $1,946 -33.15
1210–1675 1443 80-85% 107 128.00–140.00 $134.67 $1,943 +21.36
1310–1785 1501 80-85% 20 115.00–127.00 $123.18 $1,849 —
1335–1573 1521 80-85% 8 119.50–138.00 $134.56 $2,047 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1534–1840 1631 75-80% 15 137.00–142.50 $140.14 $2,286 -1.54
1525–1800 1678 75-80% 5 134.00–135.00 $134.69 $2,260 —
1545–2065 1739 75-80% 50 136.50–146.00 $139.46 $2,425 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945 945 85-90% 7 118.00 $118.00 $1,115 —
863–1220 1047 85-90% 18 107.50–118.00 $112.79 $1,181 +13.10
803–1270 1054 85-90% 11 70.00–105.00 $88.88 $937 —
1050–1175 1113 85-90% 2 126.00–132.00 $129.17 $1,438 —
1040–1230 1135 85-90% 3 134.00–139.00 $136.97 $1,555 —
995–1360 1169 85-90% 24 121.00–131.50 $125.97 $1,473 -4.01

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1550 1230 13 130.00–197.50 $159.03 $1,956 —
1035–1450 1288 4 122.50–144.00 $136.70 $1,761 —
1670–1750 1700 3 149.50–156.00 $153.17 $2,604 —
1380–1980 1773 10 158.50–166.00 $162.12 $2,874 —
1775–2410 2143 6 170.50–180.50 $174.06 $3,730 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140 1140 1 185.00 $185.00 $2,109 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 198.00 $198.00 $752 —
445 445 1 197.50 $197.50 $879 —
463–487 475 6 185.00–190.00 $187.56 $891 —
853–880 861 9 180.50–182.00 $180.78 $1,557 -6.22
909–938 918 19 178.50–181.50 $180.68 $1,659 -4.32
951–993 959 8 179.00–181.00 $180.44 $1,730 —
1005–1045 1024 11 179.00–181.00 $180.73 $1,851 -5.64
1054–1095 1058 14 179.00–180.00 $179.85 $1,903 -4.99
1105–1146 1140 16 175.00–179.50 $179.23 $2,043 -6.27
1155–1185 1172 9 175.00–180.00 $177.76 $2,083 —
1220–1248 1244 9 175.50–179.50 $178.56 $2,221 —
1290 1290 2 172.50 $172.50 $2,225 -11.49
1325–1347 1345 9 167.50–168.50 $167.61 $2,254 —
1355 1355 2 169.00 $169.00 $2,290 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 180.00 $180.00 $531 —
300 300 1 175.00 $175.00 $525 —
360 360 1 177.50 $177.50 $639 —
460–490 475 2 167.50–170.00 $168.71 $801 —
605 605 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,059 —
705 thin fleshed 705 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,234 —
980 980 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,686 -6.00
1060 1060 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,844 —
1270 1270 1 174.50 $174.50 $2,216 —
1359–1360 1359 11 161.00–164.50 $162.27 $2,205 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 thin fleshed 350 4 135.00 $135.00 $472 —
380 380 1 162.50 $162.50 $618 —
405 thin fleshed 405 3 140.00 $140.00 $567 —
420 420 1 157.50 $157.50 $662 —
760 760 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,254 —
845 845 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,268 —
895 895 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,432 —
1300 1300 1 161.00 $161.00 $2,093 —
Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
182 182 3 160.00 $160.00 —
215 215 1 150.00 $150.00 —
228 thin fleshed 228 4 150.00 $150.00 —
Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
190 190 1 250.00 $250.00 —
280 280 1 300.00 $300.00 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790 790 1 125.00 $125.00 $988 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
954 954 6 179.00 $179.00 $1,708 —

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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.