Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 12, 2024

1,640 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,640	1,475	1,845
Feeder cattle	269	370	338
Slaughter cattle	979	1,105	790
Replacement cattle	392	—	717

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trade activity and demand was good. No trend available on feeder heifers due to low receipts and no trend available on replacement cattle as there were there are no recent reported sales. Dairy heifers traded mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower. With limited numbers, average dress breaker slaughter cows traded 4.00 to 5.00 lower, while average dress boner and lean slaughter cows traded 1.00 lower. Average dress slaughter bulls traded 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Next available report will be Thursday, December 19, 2024.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
938	938	4	223.00	$223.00	$2,092	—
953	953	3	217.00	$217.00	$2,068	—
1115	1115	1	197.50	$197.50	$2,202	±0.00
1160	1160	2	195.00	$195.00	$2,262	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935	935	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,776	—
1005	1005	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,960	—
1050	1050	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,942	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870	870	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,914	—
980	980	1	212.50	$212.50	$2,082	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1270	1162	80-85%	9	137.00–147.50	$140.86	$1,637	—
1075–1680	1341	80-85%	304	106.00–135.00	$123.58	$1,657	+1.98
1155–1685	1345	80-85%	30	98.50–118.00	$109.35	$1,471	-12.25
1295–1555	1434	80-85%	4	119.00–124.00	$121.52	$1,743	—
1190–1730	1502	80-85%	126	91.00–106.00	$101.60	$1,526	-1.81
1100–1780	1543	80-85%	62	108.00–116.00	$110.46	$1,704	—
1445–1795	1604	80-85%	5	37.50–86.00	$68.92	$1,105	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1040	925	85-90%	2	50.00–82.50	$64.23	$594	-105.78
810–1160	989	85-90%	24	121.50–187.00	$174.79	$1,729	+88.22
865–1385	1048	85-90%	37	80.00–93.00	$88.72	$930	—
1000–1165	1087	85-90%	3	106.00–109.00	$107.74	$1,171	+5.98
880–1360	1105	85-90%	33	97.50–132.50	$110.07	$1,216	+44.55
875–1650	1121	85-90%	21	91.00–116.50	$99.58	$1,116	+9.64
840–1395	1188	85-90%	26	32.50–77.50	$65.66	$780	-34.26
875–1463	1204	85-90%	143	94.00–105.00	$99.09	$1,193	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1540–1575	1558	75-80%	2	124.50–126.50	$125.49	$1,955	-0.17
1632	1632	75-80%	5	121.00	$121.00	$1,975	—
1655–1780	1718	75-80%	2	118.00–121.50	$119.81	$2,058	—
1585–1915	1751	75-80%	7	113.00–116.00	$114.72	$2,009	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1735	1735	65-75%	1	123.50	$123.50	$2,143	—
1820–2000	1938	65-75%	3	119.50–120.50	$119.98	$2,325	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1210	1180	2	150.00–162.50	$156.09	$1,842	—
1340–1930	1742	12	126.00–136.50	$131.92	$2,298	+6.39
1755	1755	1	122.50	$122.50	$2,150	—
1860–2008	1959	6	138.00–141.00	$139.79	$2,738	-6.22

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1276	1276	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	18	1,700.00	$1,700.00
1245–1589	1294	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	85	1,660.00–2,125.00	$1,828.17
1320	1320	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,850.00	$2,850.00
1340	1340	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,875.00	$1,875.00
1198–1786	1372	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	65	2,400.00–2,775.00	$2,651.08
1126–1788	1374	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	3,000.00–3,025.00	$3,012.20
1391	1391	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1425	1425	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,850.00	$2,850.00
1618–1790	1643	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	2,075.00–2,275.00	$2,243.86

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
923	923	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,700.00	$1,700.00
1092	1092	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	1,500.00	$1,500.00
1199–1358	1223	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	1,700.00–1,725.00	$1,704.27
1299	1299	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,375.00	$1,375.00
1370	1370	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1123–1319	1215	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	49	1,400.00–1,625.00	$1,575.52
1445–1460	1458	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,700.00–2,075.00	$2,013.04

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1412	1412	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	2,125.00	$2,125.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1054	1054	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	3,125.00	$3,125.00
1195–1308	1249	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	2,450.00–2,875.00	$2,728.20

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
638	638	19	245.00	$245.00	$1,563	—
849	849	35	218.00	$218.00	$1,851	—
973	973	9	202.00	$202.00	$1,965	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
492	492	18	241.00	$241.00	$1,186	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1214	1214	7	191.00	$191.00	$2,319	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1088	1088	3	172.50	$172.50	$1,877	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245	1245	1	183.00	$183.00	$2,278	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655	655	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,244	-4.38
705	705	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,322	-1.50
955–988	978	9	181.50–183.00	$182.11	$1,781	-3.20
1008–1033	1024	8	181.00–187.50	$183.18	$1,876	+3.12
1050–1096	1076	17	182.50	$182.50	$1,964	+1.00
1105–1135	1112	5	180.00–180.50	$180.20	$2,004	+0.10
1163–1187	1180	15	178.00–179.50	$178.90	$2,111	-1.01
1208–1233	1229	18	178.50–179.50	$179.34	$2,204	+0.95

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
813	813	6	179.00	$179.00	$1,455	—
999	999	4	179.50	$179.50	$1,793	—
1050	1050	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,864	—
1219–1245	1225	13	172.00–174.50	$174.07	$2,132	—
1277–1290	1282	10	170.00–173.50	$171.50	$2,199	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	175.00	$175.00	$805	-11.43
961	961	5	171.00	$171.00	$1,643	±0.00
1055	1055	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,815	—
1110	1110	1	166.00	$166.00	$1,843	-4.00
1215–1231	1229	8	160.00–162.00	$160.25	$1,969	—
1285	1285	1	160.00	$160.00	$2,056	—
1326	1326	6	160.00	$160.00	$2,122	+5.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1097	1097	6	182.50	$182.50	$2,002	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1162	1162	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	3,550.00	$3,550.00	—

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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.