Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 14, 2024

1,223 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,223	1,346	0
Feeder cattle	—	181	—
Slaughter cattle	1,149	710	0
Replacement cattle	74	435	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trade activity and demand was moderate. Breaker slaughter cows of average dressing sold 5.00 lower. Boner cows of average dressing sold 5.00 higher while lean cows sold 11.00 higher. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 8.00 lower. The next slaughter cow sale will be next Thursday November 22, 2024.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1311–1340	1314	80-85%	10	110.00–114.00	$113.59	$1,493	+2.55
1315	1315	80-85%	1	83.00	$83.00	$1,091	-28.04
1325–1335	1330	80-85%	2	103.00	$103.00	$1,370	-8.04
1300–1565	1379	80-85%	85	110.00–119.50	$115.25	$1,589	—
1305–1495	1413	80-85%	15	120.00–140.00	$123.51	$1,745	—
1300–1689	1477	80-85%	238	94.00–109.50	$105.20	$1,554	-5.88

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1065	1058	85-90%	2	112.00–115.00	$113.49	$1,201	+47.63
900–1280	1134	85-90%	17	49.00–89.00	$76.09	$863	-34.44
1035–1275	1154	85-90%	30	120.00–137.50	$126.96	$1,465	+14.01
1000–1285	1182	85-90%	27	100.00–109.00	$105.02	$1,241	+2.57
935–1458	1203	85-90%	245	81.00–109.50	$101.69	$1,223	—
1150–1465	1257	85-90%	21	110.00–118.00	$112.79	$1,418	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–1560	1530	75-80%	2	72.50–85.00	$78.63	$1,203	—
1505–1640	1563	75-80%	89	96.00–119.50	$111.72	$1,746	-16.23
1500–1665	1588	75-80%	17	120.50–126.50	$121.67	$1,932	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1670–1705	1688	65-75%	2	102.50–103.50	$102.99	$1,738	—
1665–1840	1758	65-75%	3	110.00–115.50	$111.91	$1,967	—
1680–1965	1818	65-75%	9	120.00–127.00	$124.51	$2,264	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1740	1266	12	89.00–116.00	$108.99	$1,380	—
1040–2150	1479	18	120.00–132.00	$127.13	$1,880	—
1175–2155	1798	18	134.00–150.00	$139.07	$2,500	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
810–1070	988	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	145.00–162.50	$151.21	$1,494

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
820–1064	972	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	170.00–185.00	$175.44	$1,705

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1175–1458	1387	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,750.00–1,950.00	$1,792.35
1218–1483	1395	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,975.00–2,200.00	$2,040.50
1406	1406	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,500.00	$1,500.00
1410	1410	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00
1422	1422	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,800.00	$1,800.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1220	1220	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00
1265	1265	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00
1278	1278	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	1,625.00	$1,625.00
1295	1295	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00
1360	1360	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	1,550.00	$1,550.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860–890	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,550.00–1,775.00	$1,664.43

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1395	1395	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—
1515	1515	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,325.00	$2,325.00	—
1500–1612	1584	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,900.00–2,400.00	$2,018.37	—

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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.