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Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report, Brush, CO

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 3, 2025

871 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $343.61/cwt ≈ $1,952/hd at 568 lb · 37 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $444.00/cwt ≈ $1,701/hd at 383 lb · 36 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $272.03/cwt ≈ $1,986/hd at 730 lb · 24 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 871 — —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–394 383 36 440.00–447.00 $444.00 $1,701 —
433–442 439 16 410.00 $410.00 $1,800 —
636 636 11 362.50 $362.50 $2,306 —
664 664 16 345.00 $345.00 $2,291 —
958 958 2 254.00 $254.00 $2,433 —
1020 1020 2 232.50 $232.50 $2,372 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 7 395.50 $395.50 $1,950 —
520–533 529 11 382.50–383.00 $382.87 $2,025 —
563 563 3 352.50 $352.50 $1,985 —
613 613 2 341.00 $341.00 $2,090 —
770–788 780 11 286.00–289.00 $287.35 $2,241 —
820 820 22 271.00 $271.00 $2,222 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
512 512 3 365.00 $365.00 $1,869 —
746 746 4 282.00 $282.00 $2,104 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 16 412.50 $412.50 $1,534 —
403–412 406 8 397.50–402.50 $400.60 $1,626 —
457 457 16 384.00 $384.00 $1,755 —
516 516 5 358.00 $358.00 $1,847 —
556–571 568 37 337.50–345.00 $343.61 $1,952 —
627 627 21 323.00 $323.00 $2,025 —
660 660 9 294.00 $294.00 $1,940 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 13 352.50–355.00 $353.85 $1,698 —
565 565 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,780 —
713–735 730 24 270.00–280.00 $272.03 $1,986 —
787 787 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,849 —
850 850 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,870 —
1000–1010 1005 2 196.00–203.00 $199.52 $2,005 —
1055 1055 1 195.00 $195.00 $2,057 —
1110 1110 1 190.00 $190.00 $2,109 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–405 404 6 375.00–380.00 $377.51 $1,525 —
483 483 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,618 —
598 598 3 302.50 $302.50 $1,809 —
835 835 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,879 +0.44
888 888 3 201.00 $201.00 $1,785 -13.71
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454 454 6 295.00 $295.00 $1,339 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
783 783 6 246.00 $246.00 $1,926 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
65 65 1 800.00 $800.00 +377.42

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 2 352.50 $352.50 $1,632 —
718 718 2 282.50 $282.50 $2,028 +4.94
755 755 5 277.50 $277.50 $2,095 —
857–865 859 4 212.50–222.50 $215.02 $1,847 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
70–90 80 2 675.00–700.00 $685.94 —
125 125 1 875.00 $875.00 +350.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
563 563 3 365.00 $365.00 $2,055 —

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1465 1240 80-85% 12 162.00–193.00 $175.56 $2,177 —
1135–1595 1334 80-85% 32 137.00–159.00 $145.12 $1,936 -10.02
1145–1495 1365 80-85% 11 140.00–143.50 $141.61 $1,933 -1.48
1215–1455 1396 80-85% 5 130.00–135.00 $133.56 $1,864 -9.53
1250–1785 1489 80-85% 112 129.00–139.00 $134.01 $1,995 +0.99
1180–1750 1531 80-85% 23 121.00–128.00 $124.82 $1,911 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1195 1053 85-90% 4 125.00–131.00 $127.88 $1,347 —
980–1150 1054 85-90% 9 154.00–189.00 $180.70 $1,905 —
1045–1125 1085 85-90% 2 129.00–134.00 $131.59 $1,428 —
910–1290 1141 85-90% 22 129.00–151.00 $136.29 $1,555 +29.18
1030–1440 1204 85-90% 10 60.00–97.50 $84.97 $1,023 -1.39
915–1495 1224 85-90% 47 116.00–128.00 $123.65 $1,513 +37.29
1080–1453 1343 85-90% 20 102.50–115.00 $111.78 $1,501 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1508 1508 75-80% 12 141.00 $141.00 $2,126 —
1515–1955 1628 75-80% 20 140.00–145.00 $144.08 $2,346 +10.06
1675 1675 75-80% 1 154.00 $154.00 $2,580 +5.00
1715–1915 1775 75-80% 16 132.50–138.50 $137.37 $2,438 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1597–2175 1674 14 139.50–143.00 $141.04 $2,361 —
1650–1765 1721 13 146.50–149.50 $147.38 $2,536 +4.88

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1265 1153 4 152.00–170.00 $161.34 $1,860 —
1210–1600 1405 2 141.00–147.00 $143.58 $2,017 —
1330–1905 1618 5 131.00–156.00 $148.26 $2,399 —
1370–2355 1941 11 161.00–171.00 $166.24 $3,227 +3.70
2015–2325 2166 4 176.00–188.50 $181.11 $3,923 —

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Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
711–718 713 6 215.00 $215.00 $1,533 —
809 809 8 203.00 $203.00 $1,642 -1.00
960–995 974 5 201.00–203.00 $202.20 $1,969 -1.16
1015–1020 1018 8 200.00–203.00 $201.87 $2,055 —
1058–1080 1066 9 199.00–200.00 $199.89 $2,131 -1.11
1103–1145 1131 4 197.00–200.00 $198.24 $2,242 +1.72
1150–1175 1162 16 195.00–197.50 $195.25 $2,269 +1.25
1225 1225 1 195.00 $195.00 $2,389 +1.00
1260 1260 1 189.00 $189.00 $2,381 +3.74
1368 1368 1 189.00 $189.00 $2,586 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 518 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,088 —
605 605 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,270 —
855 855 1 199.50 $199.50 $1,706 —
930 930 1 200.50 $200.50 $1,865 —
1105 1105 1 193.00 $193.00 $2,133 —
1160–1185 1168 3 194.50 $194.50 $2,272 —
1268 1268 3 187.50 $187.50 $2,378 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 210.00 $210.00 $956 —
700 700 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,435 —
860 860 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,548 -15.51
1250 1250 1 177.00 $177.00 $2,212 —

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Stage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1145–1230 1179 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 2,000.00–2,350.00 $2,188.76 —
1190–1490 1294 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 20 2,400.00–2,750.00 $2,557.36 —
1220–1435 1313 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,575.00–1,825.00 $1,739.44 —

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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.