Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 24, 2024

1,101 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,101	812	933
Feeder cattle	158	175	123
Slaughter cattle	813	568	810
Replacement cattle	130	69	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. Dairy heifers traded steady. Average dress slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 4.00 lower, while average dress slaughter bulls traded 1.00 to 2.00 lower. No trend on replacement cattle as there is no recent sale with large enough receipts. Next available report will be Thursday, October 31, 2024.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750	750	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,650	—
925	925	1	207.50	$207.50	$1,919	—
985	985	3	201.00–207.50	$203.17	$2,001	—
1165	1165	1	173.00	$173.00	$2,015	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
878	878	4	182.00	$182.00	$1,598	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715	715	1	207.50	$207.50	$1,484	—
890	890	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,624	—
965–970	968	2	182.50–187.50	$184.99	$1,791	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970	970	2	215.00–217.50	$216.25	$2,098	+7.25

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1400	1140	80-85%	11	140.00–179.00	$160.04	$1,824	—
1110–1665	1361	80-85%	31	89.00–117.00	$107.66	$1,465	—
1084–1680	1377	80-85%	233	108.00–138.00	$126.59	$1,743	—
1168–1860	1391	80-85%	63	94.00–108.00	$103.88	$1,445	—
1255–1710	1436	80-85%	11	70.00–92.00	$84.36	$1,211	—
1155–1685	1459	80-85%	8	126.00–130.50	$128.21	$1,871	+0.59
1120–1698	1473	80-85%	110	108.50–119.50	$112.74	$1,661	+22.10

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1095	991	85-90%	18	132.50–180.00	$155.41	$1,540	—
790–1215	1046	85-90%	26	90.00–106.00	$101.46	$1,061	-36.29
1075–1135	1108	85-90%	3	109.00–114.00	$111.88	$1,240	-4.70
985–1260	1120	85-90%	78	99.00–108.00	$102.30	$1,146	+6.17
710–1455	1129	85-90%	27	42.50–82.50	$70.41	$795	-25.72
865–1361	1129	85-90%	28	85.00–97.50	$92.22	$1,041	-3.91
985–1315	1158	85-90%	57	91.00–123.00	$105.93	$1,227	-1.62

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450–1485	1468	75-80%	2	133.00–134.50	$133.74	$1,963	—
1415–1525	1470	75-80%	2	127.00–130.50	$128.68	$1,892	—
1470–1780	1574	75-80%	7	123.00–130.00	$125.22	$1,971	-8.80
1410–1965	1728	75-80%	27	111.00–120.00	$114.90	$1,985	—
1860	1860	75-80%	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,581	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1723	1723	65-75%	10	131.00	$131.00	$2,257	-6.59

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060	1060	1	190.00	$190.00	$2,014	—
1045–1865	1351	9	113.00–140.00	$125.14	$1,691	—
1220–1785	1468	3	135.50–139.50	$137.33	$2,016	—
1695–1780	1732	3	119.50–128.50	$125.07	$2,166	-16.95
1565–2185	1859	8	135.00–141.50	$139.68	$2,597	—
1535–2360	1996	9	143.00–146.50	$144.56	$2,885	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1138 thin fleshed	1138	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	1,300.00	$1,300.00
1150 thin fleshed	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,375.00	$1,375.00
1195	1195	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,750.00	$1,750.00
1253	1253	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,700.00	$1,700.00
1211–1415	1276	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,725.00–1,785.00	$1,738.31
1112–1470	1279	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	61	1,950.00–2,150.00	$2,087.66
1281	1281	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	1,625.00	$1,625.00
1293	1293	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,725.00	$1,725.00
1323	1323	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,700.00	$1,700.00
1335 thin fleshed	1335	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	1,550.00	$1,550.00
1383	1383	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	1,760.00	$1,760.00
1422	1422	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	11	2,125.00	$2,125.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1191	1191	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	1,500.00	$1,500.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1230	1230	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,800.00	$1,800.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620	620	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,116	—
740	740	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,314	—
845	845	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,479	—
858–895	890	28	173.00–177.50	$176.33	$1,569	-0.08
910–940	918	4	175.50–176.50	$176.24	$1,618	-0.83
955–998	981	12	175.50–176.50	$176.42	$1,731	-0.35
1013–1035	1018	7	175.50–176.50	$176.07	$1,792	-0.05
1055–1070	1063	3	176.00–177.00	$176.50	$1,876	-0.17
1115–1140	1129	6	175.00–176.50	$175.75	$1,984	+0.47
1171–1178	1176	17	172.50–173.50	$172.85	$2,033	-1.15
1201–1247	1224	14	169.50–173.00	$170.81	$2,091	+1.10
1250–1290	1270	2	168.00–171.00	$169.48	$2,152	+1.48

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	185.00	$185.00	$546	—
495	495	1	165.00	$165.00	$817	—
690	690	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,138	-6.44
710	710	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,100	—
1190	1190	1	169.00	$169.00	$2,011	—
1295	1295	1	160.00	$160.00	$2,072	-2.50
1300	1300	1	164.00	$164.00	$2,132	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780	780	1	105.00	$105.00	$819	—
800	800	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,112	—

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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.