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Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 21, 2024

1,551 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $273.92/cwt ≈ $1,709/hd at 624 lb · 36 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $290.00/cwt ≈ $1,617/hd at 557 lb · 35 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $295.75/cwt ≈ $1,360/hd at 460 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,551 1,223 0
Feeder cattle 514 — 0
Slaughter cattle 918 1,149 0
Replacement cattle 119 74 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. Dairy heifers traded steady to 2.00 lower. Average dress slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 lower, while average dress slaughter bulls traded 3.00 to 4.00 higher. No trend available on feeder cattle or replacements as there was no comparable receipts. No sale next week due to the Thanksgiving holiday, so next available report will be Thursday, December 5, 2024.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439 439 7 350.00 $350.00 $1,536 —
484 unweaned 484 10 322.00 $322.00 $1,558 —
509 509 7 318.00 $318.00 $1,619 —
551 unweaned 551 30 292.00 $292.00 $1,609 —
596 596 5 278.00 $278.00 $1,657 —
622 unweaned 622 30 275.50 $275.50 $1,714 —
634 634 6 266.00 $266.00 $1,686 —
1110 1110 1 187.50 $187.50 $2,081 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
546 546 11 293.00 $293.00 $1,600 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
491 491 4 317.50 $317.50 $1,559 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481 unweaned 481 5 268.50 $268.50 $1,291 —
545 unweaned 545 16 259.00 $259.00 $1,412 —
585 585 3 241.00 $241.00 $1,410 —
617 617 8 239.00 $239.00 $1,475 —
722 722 5 239.00 $239.00 $1,726 —
863 863 10 217.00 $217.00 $1,873 —
965–990 980 3 185.00–200.00 $191.04 $1,872 —
1025–1045 1040 4 183.00 $183.00 $1,903 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454–462 unweaned 460 16 295.00–296.00 $295.75 $1,360 —
500 500 6 277.50 $277.50 $1,388 —
945 945 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,890 —
1036 1036 5 195.00 $195.00 $2,020 —
1053 1053 2 187.50 $187.50 $1,974 —
1100 1100 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,980 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
704 704 4 216.00 $216.00 $1,521 —
820–847 843 15 190.00–200.00 $191.30 $1,613 —
870 870 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,662 —
920–925 923 2 180.00–186.00 $182.99 $1,689 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–890 873 2 187.50 $187.50 $1,637 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835 835 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,503 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 14 231.00 $231.00 $1,698 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
791 791 6 195.00 $195.00 $1,542 —
1025 1025 3 167.50 $167.50 $1,717 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1530 1337 80-85% 21 102.00–118.00 $110.05 $1,471 +7.05
1030–1572 1358 80-85% 15 142.50–169.00 $150.73 $2,047 +35.48
1090–1885 1368 80-85% 168 106.50–118.00 $112.58 $1,540 -2.67
1090–1695 1394 80-85% 4 119.00–126.00 $121.82 $1,698 +6.57
1050–1560 1418 80-85% 139 115.00–140.00 $121.05 $1,716 -2.46
1220–1685 1466 80-85% 18 50.00–91.00 $81.31 $1,192 -23.89
1090–1770 1480 80-85% 109 94.50–105.50 $101.09 $1,496 -4.11
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1225 1066 85-90% 23 142.50–170.00 $157.47 $1,679 +43.98
1080–1110 1095 85-90% 2 109.00–112.00 $110.52 $1,210 —
860–1310 1102 85-90% 58 103.00–140.00 $118.25 $1,303 +42.16
860–1320 1138 85-90% 36 40.00–82.50 $72.26 $822 -3.83
830–1380 1145 85-90% 80 84.00–95.50 $91.19 $1,044 +15.10
895–1370 1154 85-90% 143 96.00–107.00 $101.02 $1,166 -25.94
965–1295 1187 85-90% 7 100.00–107.50 $102.86 $1,221 -2.16
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415 1415 75-80% 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,840 —
1445–1865 1668 75-80% 8 120.00–125.50 $122.07 $2,036 —
1515–1920 1682 75-80% 11 109.00–117.00 $113.26 $1,905 —
1730 1730 75-80% 1 130.00 $130.00 $2,249 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2101 2101 65-75% 1 114.50 $114.50 $2,406 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095 1095 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,725 —
1035–1270 1153 2 125.00–128.00 $126.65 $1,460 —
1110–1910 1384 9 102.00–121.00 $114.28 $1,582 —
1285–2070 1733 11 125.00–135.50 $131.58 $2,280 —
1850–2395 2049 10 137.50–150.50 $141.05 $2,890 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1309 1309 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,675.00 $1,675.00
1309–1413 1328 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 1,485.00–1,525.00 $1,496.22

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
963–1013 989 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 25 2,650.00–2,685.00 $2,668.64

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1023 1023 9 180.00 $180.00 $1,841 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1146 1146 4 180.00 $180.00 $2,063 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
938 938 3 178.50 $178.50 $1,674 —
960–985 971 8 177.00–177.50 $177.25 $1,721 —
1019–1040 1025 14 176.00–177.50 $176.75 $1,812 —
1051 1051 4 176.50 $176.50 $1,855 —
1125–1130 1129 20 172.00–176.50 $175.95 $1,986 —
1155–1185 1176 10 172.00–176.00 $175.36 $2,062 —
1215–1235 1224 7 170.00–174.00 $172.93 $2,117 —
1255–1275 1271 7 167.50–169.00 $168.14 $2,137 —
1355 1355 1 167.00 $167.00 $2,263 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–344 333 11 180.00–190.00 $187.91 $626 —
360 360 3 185.00 $185.00 $666 —
435 435 1 175.00 $175.00 $761 —
723–725 723 7 171.00 $171.00 $1,236 —
795 795 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,359 —
1010–1035 1030 6 165.00–168.00 $167.51 $1,725 —
1105 1105 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,851 —
1205–1230 1214 4 164.00–169.00 $167.11 $2,029 —
1330–1345 1335 3 165.00–165.50 $165.33 $2,207 —
1385 1385 1 163.00 $163.00 $2,258 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915 915 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,501 —
955 955 3 154.00 $154.00 $1,471 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990 990 1 168.00 $168.00 $1,663 —

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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.