Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 30, 2025

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $288.00/cwt ≈ $1,745/hd at 606 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	733	1,048	926
Feeder cattle	235	244	238
Slaughter cattle	498	528	688
Replacement cattle	—	276	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. Dairy heifers traded 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Average dress slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 4.00 higher, while there weren't enough slaughter bull receipts to trend. Also no trend available on feeder steers and heifers due to low receipts. Next available report will be Thursday, February 6, 2025.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1138	1138	2	201.00	$201.00	$2,287	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
606	606	17	288.00	$288.00	$1,745	—
670	670	4	270.00	$270.00	$1,809	—
1055–1080	1068	2	209.00–212.50	$210.77	$2,251	—
1240	1240	1	186.00	$186.00	$2,306	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875	875	4	217.50	$217.50	$1,903	-8.50
1000–1040	1020	2	191.00–202.00	$196.61	$2,005	+4.11
1120	1120	1	181.00	$181.00	$2,027	-9.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935	935	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,753	—
1020	1020	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,810	+2.50
1050	1050	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,864	—
1190	1190	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,964	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960	960	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,656	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1166–1255	1178	80-85%	16	148.00–160.50	$158.09	$1,862	—
1325	1325	80-85%	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,603	-12.12
1090–1775	1330	80-85%	14	133.00–140.00	$135.81	$1,806	+2.69
1140–1615	1412	80-85%	72	125.00–146.50	$141.68	$2,001	+6.55
1035–1865	1480	80-85%	80	122.00–132.00	$127.86	$1,892	+1.31
1210–1575	1504	80-85%	8	86.00–103.00	$92.25	$1,387	-23.51
1250–1690	1556	80-85%	39	110.00–121.00	$119.77	$1,864	+30.41

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
978–1150	1040	85-90%	11	126.00–133.00	$129.19	$1,344	-30.14
925–1155	1063	85-90%	4	141.00–177.50	$158.77	$1,688	—
995–1335	1117	85-90%	32	123.00–135.00	$129.08	$1,442	+3.36
955–1410	1175	85-90%	7	60.00–92.50	$79.78	$937	-25.90
780–1495	1196	85-90%	15	97.50–110.00	$103.61	$1,239	+25.79
925–1481	1248	85-90%	108	112.00–124.00	$119.95	$1,497	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1540	1540	75-80%	1	137.50	$137.50	$2,118	-27.62
1465–1890	1649	75-80%	35	133.00–142.00	$137.66	$2,270	+12.05
1615–2025	1820	75-80%	2	125.00–132.00	$128.11	$2,332	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1746–1780	1748	65-75%	21	143.00–145.00	$144.90	$2,533	—
1820	1820	65-75%	1	135.00	$135.00	$2,457	-4.96

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1435–2860	1944	5	141.00–149.00	$144.82	$2,815	-15.21
1940–2105	2023	2	158.00–159.50	$158.78	$3,212	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
948	948	3	198.50	$198.50	$1,882	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910	910	1	196.00	$196.00	$1,784	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680	680	18	210.00	$210.00	$1,428	—
823	823	14	199.00	$199.00	$1,638	+1.00
855	855	1	199.00	$199.00	$1,701	—
910–945	933	4	194.00–195.50	$194.88	$1,818	+0.74
962	962	3	195.50	$195.50	$1,881	+2.50
1010–1046	1034	25	193.00–195.00	$194.27	$2,009	+2.19
1050–1092	1071	11	193.50–195.50	$194.18	$2,080	+3.88
1113–1145	1130	29	193.50–194.50	$193.96	$2,192	+4.54
1165–1180	1172	3	192.00–194.00	$193.33	$2,266	+3.16
1210–1222	1217	14	188.50–191.00	$190.22	$2,315	+1.55
1250–1271	1267	5	185.00–187.00	$185.39	$2,349	+1.92

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105	1105	1	188.00	$188.00	$2,077	—
1285–1290	1288	3	175.00–177.00	$176.34	$2,271	+0.34
1350	1350	1	174.00	$174.00	$2,349	—
1415	1415	1	160.50	$160.50	$2,271	-12.50

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,000	—
1325	1325	1	169.00	$169.00	$2,239	-7.00
1365–1375	1372	3	159.00–165.00	$160.99	$2,209	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
928	928	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,763	—

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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.