Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 7, 2024

1,346 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $185.47/cwt -10.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,710/hd at 922 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,346	948	2,099
Feeder cattle	181	173	181
Slaughter cattle	710	723	1,478
Replacement cattle	435	52	440

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trade activity and demand was good. Dairy heifers under 1000 pounds traded 3.00 to 8.00 higher, while dairy heifers over 1000 pounds traded steady to 1.00 lower. Average dress slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 1.00 lower. No trends available on Dairy Springers or Replacement Cattle as there has not been a reported sale with comparable receipts. Next report will be Thursday, November 14, 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
1165	1165	1	192.50	$192.50	$2,243	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795	795	1	202.00	$202.00	$1,606	-7.33
815	815	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,630	-11.37
850–875	865	3	190.00–199.00	$195.55	$1,692	-1.45
921–930	922	15	185.00–185.50	$185.47	$1,710	-10.32
980–988	986	5	182.50–185.00	$184.50	$1,819	-14.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
977–985	978	6	192.50–201.00	$199.57	$1,952	—
1079	1079	5	191.00	$191.00	$2,061	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825	825	4	184.00	$184.00	$1,518	-17.79

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1380	1119	80-85%	18	139.00–177.00	$151.32	$1,693	—
1220–1575	1318	80-85%	11	110.00–117.00	$111.04	$1,464	-13.95
1070–1660	1347	80-85%	177	112.00–137.50	$127.73	$1,721	—
1380–1555	1461	80-85%	7	126.00–132.00	$128.37	$1,875	—
1095–1880	1466	80-85%	127	107.50–119.50	$111.08	$1,628	—
1220–1670	1488	80-85%	4	80.00–91.00	$87.44	$1,301	—
1160–1723	1526	80-85%	96	99.50–107.00	$104.37	$1,593	-8.22

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1065	955	85-90%	15	142.00–185.00	$162.56	$1,552	+8.13
920–1150	1036	85-90%	6	98.50–106.00	$101.12	$1,048	+40.12
720–1290	1059	85-90%	11	52.50–77.50	$65.86	$697	—
771–1330	1094	85-90%	39	86.00–96.00	$93.41	$1,022	—
1130–1160	1145	85-90%	2	108.00–113.00	$110.53	$1,266	+19.18
905–1260	1157	85-90%	27	104.00–137.50	$112.95	$1,307	+10.47
975–1390	1187	85-90%	80	97.00–107.00	$102.45	$1,216	-0.03

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1515–1585	1550	75-80%	2	126.00–130.00	$127.95	$1,983	—
1570–1875	1723	75-80%	2	123.50–128.00	$125.95	$2,170	+0.04
1735–1975	1886	75-80%	4	114.00–118.50	$116.56	$2,198	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–1570	1448	3	135.50–138.50	$136.44	$1,976	+0.57
1560–1685	1623	2	122.00–125.00	$123.56	$2,005	—
1380–2135	1756	9	131.00–138.50	$134.73	$2,366	—
1905–1930	1918	2	140.00–149.50	$144.72	$2,776	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1038	1038	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,250.00	$2,250.00
1148	1148	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,850.00	$1,850.00
1113–1285	1187	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	2,400.00–2,750.00	$2,589.19
1226 thin fleshed	1226	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,425.00	$1,425.00
1230	1230	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,150.00	$2,150.00
1242–1590	1323	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	80	1,385.00–2,025.00	$1,685.12
1251–1460	1335	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	78	1,400.00–2,225.00	$1,728.38
1244–1540	1340	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	89	2,250.00–2,675.00	$2,458.56
1241–1440	1341	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	1,700.00–1,900.00	$1,807.42
1536	1536	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	2,060.00	$2,060.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1109 thin fleshed	1109	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	12	1,300.00	$1,300.00
1122	1122	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,100.00	$2,100.00
1206 thin fleshed	1206	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,300.00	$1,300.00
1304	1304	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	2,025.00	$2,025.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1105	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,700.00	$1,700.00
1351–1372	1359	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	1,785.00–1,800.00	$1,790.41

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1265	1265	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
924	924	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,600.00	$2,600.00
1110–1155	1143	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	2,400.00–2,550.00	$2,439.74

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
812	812	(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	1,500.00	$1,500.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
983	983	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,950.00	$1,950.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025	1025	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,845	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1078	1078	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—
1494–1525	1504	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,325.00–2,775.00	$2,622.94	—
1544–1589	1573	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	2,700.00–2,875.00	$2,811.86	—
1608	1608	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	2,450.00	$2,450.00	—
1608	1608	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	2,750.00	$2,750.00	—
1625	1625	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605–615	610	2	190.00–192.50	$191.24	$1,167	—
680	680	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,275	—
800–835	817	6	182.50–188.00	$186.59	$1,524	+8.09
965–990	979	7	180.00–187.00	$182.69	$1,789	+4.65
1000–1045	1026	12	174.50–177.50	$177.17	$1,818	-1.33
1060–1080	1072	3	173.50–177.50	$175.82	$1,885	-1.38
1100–1145	1122	46	173.50–176.50	$175.64	$1,971	-1.67
1155–1195	1175	5	174.50–176.50	$175.59	$2,063	-0.31
1212	1212	3	175.00	$175.00	$2,121	+0.29
1285–1293	1289	2	168.50–172.00	$170.26	$2,195	-4.24

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,038	—
672	672	5	179.50	$179.50	$1,206	—
790	790	2	172.00	$172.00	$1,359	—
925–932	931	5	175.00–178.50	$177.80	$1,655	—
1085	1085	1	171.00	$171.00	$1,855	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	2	175.00	$175.00	$831	—
635	635	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,080	—
830	830	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,390	—
1080	1080	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,728	—
1270	1270	1	156.00	$156.00	$1,981	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925	925	1	112.50	$112.50	$1,041	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—

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Springer Heifers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1015–1245	1148	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,300.00–1,400.00	$1,327.12	—
1065–1260	1180	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,525.00–1,750.00	$1,666.73	—
1185–1580	1369	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,800.00–2,025.00	$1,936.50	—

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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.