Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 26, 2024

694 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $224.00/cwt -19.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,557/hd at 695 lb · 18 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $204.00/cwt ≈ $1,685/hd at 826 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	694	1,174	595
Feeder cattle	305	574	247
Slaughter cattle	389	600	348

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trade activity and demand was light to moderate. No trend on feeder steers and heifers due to low receipts. Dairy heifers traded steady to 1.00 lower. Average dress slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 4.00 lower, while average dress slaughter bulls traded 1.00 lower. Next available report will be Thursday, October 3, 2024.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
713	713	3	231.00	$231.00	$1,647	—
800–843	822	4	227.00–228.00	$227.49	$1,870	+4.49
957	957	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,914	—
1207	1207	3	157.50	$157.50	$1,901	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388 unweaned	388	2	310.00	$310.00	$1,203	—
989	989	7	215.00	$215.00	$2,126	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
255	255	4	825.00	$825.00	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
782	782	3	192.50	$192.50	$1,505	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
642	642	9	180.00	$180.00	$1,156	—
794	794	7	152.50	$152.50	$1,211	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865	865	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,816	—
970–985	978	2	191.00–195.00	$193.02	$1,888	—
1060	1060	1	177.00	$177.00	$1,876	+14.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015	1015	1	207.00	$207.00	$2,101	+17.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695	695	18	224.00	$224.00	$1,557	—
826	826	16	204.00	$204.00	$1,685	—
851	851	8	207.00	$207.00	$1,762	+3.00
955–960	958	2	197.50–200.00	$198.75	$1,904	—
1025	1025	5	185.00	$185.00	$1,896	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730	730	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,204	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1163–1415	1226	80-85%	4	139.00–142.50	$141.49	$1,735	+25.71
1200–1535	1358	80-85%	11	115.00–126.50	$122.35	$1,662	-14.18
1285–1555	1392	80-85%	3	124.50–126.00	$125.12	$1,742	—
1340–1525	1462	80-85%	7	70.00–104.50	$91.94	$1,344	-24.58
1160–1805	1498	80-85%	153	110.50–122.00	$114.96	$1,722	-1.56
1330–1632	1514	80-85%	15	103.00–109.50	$105.44	$1,596	-3.40

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1070	942	85-90%	3	135.00–146.00	$140.55	$1,324	—
820–1275	1025	85-90%	4	90.00–105.00	$99.16	$1,016	—
995–1135	1074	85-90%	5	110.00–130.00	$119.71	$1,286	+19.94
740–1360	1146	85-90%	13	40.00–85.00	$69.32	$794	-60.47
985–1445	1155	85-90%	19	87.50–102.00	$96.20	$1,111	-2.72
1160–1175	1168	85-90%	2	114.00–116.00	$114.99	$1,343	+16.07
830–1394	1220	85-90%	71	104.00–110.50	$107.74	$1,314	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1790	1790	65-75%	15	127.00	$127.00	$2,273	+1.00

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1630–1865	1708	75-80%	6	122.50–124.50	$123.31	$2,106	—
1525–1965	1781	75-80%	5	115.00–121.00	$117.38	$2,091	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1650	1266	4	170.00–182.00	$176.13	$2,230	+44.48
1100–1835	1385	16	121.00–139.00	$132.26	$1,832	—
1115–2125	1571	4	141.00–167.50	$153.30	$2,408	+18.88
1255–1785	1571	5	87.50–134.00	$113.03	$1,776	-21.39
1765–2185	1930	5	144.50–151.50	$147.25	$2,842	-13.59
2035–2250	2138	3	153.50–159.50	$156.60	$3,348	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050	1050	1	179.50	$179.50	$1,885	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875	875	1	176.50	$176.50	$1,544	—
940–945	943	2	174.50–175.50	$175.00	$1,650	-0.34
971–990	985	15	173.50–175.50	$174.03	$1,714	-1.97
1005–1045	1020	15	174.00–175.50	$174.87	$1,784	-0.13
1055–1095	1085	12	173.50–175.50	$174.97	$1,898	+1.31
1100–1117	1107	7	175.00	$175.00	$1,937	+0.67
1178–1188	1185	7	172.50–173.00	$172.86	$2,048	—
1213–1223	1220	18	167.50–170.00	$169.25	$2,065	-0.75

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–390	385	2	182.50–190.00	$186.20	$717	+16.20
450	450	1	177.50	$177.50	$799	+17.50
565–597	586	3	170.00–176.50	$174.41	$1,022	—
600–625	613	2	172.50	$172.50	$1,057	—
880–895	888	2	173.00–173.50	$173.25	$1,538	—
985	985	1	173.50	$173.50	$1,709	+1.50
1125	1125	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,890	—
1235	1235	2	165.00	$165.00	$2,038	—
1261	1261	5	163.50	$163.50	$2,062	—
1323–1340	1332	4	145.00–152.50	$148.73	$1,981	—
1405	1405	1	154.00	$154.00	$2,164	-10.00

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885	885	2	167.50	$167.50	$1,482	—

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Dairy Steers

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
808	808	3	90.00	$90.00	$727	—

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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.