Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 17, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	812	549	1,235
Feeder cattle	175	131	134
Slaughter cattle	568	418	1,025
Replacement cattle	69	—	76

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. Dairy heifers traded to 2.00 higher. Average dress Premium White and Breaker slaughter cows traded mostly 4.00 to 7.00 higher. This is largely due to the increased quality and number of cows fitting into these categories. Average dress Boner and Lean slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while average dress slaughter bulls traded 3.00 to 4.00 higher. There was a good run of bulls today with many of them being light and going back to feed. Next available report will be Thursday, October 24, 2024.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900	900	1	222.50	$222.50	$2,002	—
1110	1110	3	195.00	$195.00	$2,164	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995	995	4	209.00	$209.00	$2,080	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1125	1047	80-85%	11	140.00–178.00	$158.02	$1,654	—
1260	1260	80-85%	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,462	+8.36
1040–1595	1337	80-85%	90	113.00–136.00	$124.01	$1,658	—
1060–1590	1343	80-85%	56	100.00–109.50	$104.98	$1,410	—
1115–1785	1450	80-85%	125	110.00–121.50	$114.05	$1,654	+29.52
1300–1610	1462	80-85%	5	125.00–132.00	$127.62	$1,866	+43.09
1345–1525	1466	80-85%	6	72.50–95.00	$90.64	$1,329	+6.11

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1025	940	85-90%	2	76.00–92.50	$83.50	$785	—
980–1130	1020	85-90%	14	128.00–150.00	$137.75	$1,405	+3.97
750–1355	1088	85-90%	28	37.50–88.00	$74.87	$815	-18.57
955–1255	1100	85-90%	6	112.50–121.00	$116.58	$1,282	—
895–1390	1117	85-90%	29	89.00–102.00	$96.13	$1,074	—
905–1345	1170	85-90%	44	103.00–111.50	$107.55	$1,258	-1.25
820–1223	1173	85-90%	35	109.00–125.00	$112.65	$1,321	+3.85
1250	1250	85-90%	3	106.00	$106.00	$1,325	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425–1720	1555	75-80%	5	125.50–129.00	$127.17	$1,977	+13.17
1505–1655	1558	75-80%	4	132.00–135.50	$134.02	$2,088	+20.02
1595	1595	75-80%	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,946	+8.00
1515–1715	1620	75-80%	4	134.00–135.50	$134.63	$2,181	+7.12
1620–1930	1831	75-80%	5	115.00–121.00	$119.62	$2,190	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1525–1865	1717	65-75%	6	134.00–140.00	$137.59	$2,362	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045	1045	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,829	—
960–1475	1270	15	136.00–142.50	$139.78	$1,775	—
970–1730	1291	19	120.00–135.50	$128.27	$1,656	—
1420–1790	1643	3	110.00–131.00	$121.86	$2,002	-3.72
1375–2275	1740	15	136.00–146.00	$142.02	$2,471	—
1660–2255	2014	8	151.00–158.50	$153.92	$3,100	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1287	1287	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,475.00	$1,475.00
1219–1415	1324	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	1,750.00–1,850.00	$1,820.57
1324	1324	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	9	1,550.00	$1,550.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,400.00	$1,400.00
1092	1092	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,500.00	$1,500.00
1187	1187	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,550.00	$1,550.00
1211	1211	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,525.00	$1,525.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
918	918	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,515	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–305	303	10	190.00–192.50	$191.26	$580	—
510	510	1	185.00	$185.00	$944	-5.00
850–895	883	12	175.50–177.50	$176.41	$1,558	-1.32
905–940	911	6	175.00–177.50	$177.07	$1,613	+2.33
955–957	956	11	175.50–177.50	$176.77	$1,690	+0.77
1000–1047	1032	21	173.50–176.50	$176.12	$1,818	-0.56
1051–1090	1060	14	175.00–177.50	$176.67	$1,873	+4.03
1100–1143	1112	21	174.50–176.00	$175.28	$1,949	+1.78
1164–1178	1169	6	173.00–174.50	$174.00	$2,034	+3.17
1220–1228	1227	12	167.50–170.00	$169.71	$2,082	+2.21
1270	1270	1	168.00	$168.00	$2,134	-0.19

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	177.50	$177.50	$728	-5.00
655–695	675	2	165.00–177.50	$171.44	$1,157	—
960	960	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,608	—
1122	1122	3	165.50	$165.50	$1,857	—
1200	1200	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,980	—
1295	1295	1	162.50	$162.50	$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.