Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 17, 2025

651 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $279.50/cwt ≈ $2,242/hd at 802 lb · 32 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $300.47/cwt ≈ $1,842/hd at 613 lb · 21 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $353.59/cwt ≈ $1,672/hd at 473 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	651	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468	468	3	382.50	$382.50	$1,790	—
613	613	5	325.50	$325.50	$1,995	—
673	673	10	325.50	$325.50	$2,191	—
743	743	2	267.50	$267.50	$1,988	—
802	802	32	279.50	$279.50	$2,242	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	2	360.00	$360.00	$1,656	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
386	386	6	412.50	$412.50	$1,592	—
467–483	473	11	345.00–357.50	$353.59	$1,672	—
503	503	4	343.00	$343.00	$1,725	—
555–570	563	11	335.00–341.00	$337.69	$1,901	—
608–614	613	21	300.00–302.00	$300.47	$1,842	—
698	698	2	264.00	$264.00	$1,843	—
745	745	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,937	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
598	598	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,644	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1285	1083	85-90%	22	82.50–124.00	$112.73	$1,221	—
1095–1150	1123	85-90%	2	135.00–137.00	$135.98	$1,527	+10.68
1095–1260	1178	85-90%	2	124.00–132.00	$128.28	$1,511	—
840–1295	1184	85-90%	17	140.00–156.00	$146.36	$1,733	—
934–1290	1185	85-90%	31	126.00–133.00	$129.25	$1,532	—
980–1295	1234	85-90%	21	134.00–139.00	$137.03	$1,691	+8.62
1035–1755	1244	85-90%	14	140.00–146.00	$142.91	$1,778	+14.50

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1328	1324	80-85%	4	87.50–90.00	$89.38	$1,183	-60.32
1325–1480	1382	80-85%	18	140.00–145.00	$142.28	$1,966	-8.50
1305–1440	1385	80-85%	3	141.00–143.00	$142.32	$1,971	-8.46
1310–1485	1409	80-85%	26	119.00–134.00	$126.15	$1,777	—
1315–1485	1419	80-85%	14	144.50–155.50	$149.53	$2,122	+21.93
1315–1491	1428	80-85%	23	135.00–139.50	$136.83	$1,954	+9.23

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–1550	1525	75-80%	2	143.50–144.50	$144.01	$2,196	—
1515–1550	1533	75-80%	2	146.50–147.00	$146.75	$2,250	—
1540	1540	75-80%	1	80.00	$80.00	$1,232	—
1505–1653	1574	75-80%	26	102.50–138.00	$129.59	$2,040	—
1505–1695	1595	75-80%	25	145.00–149.00	$148.21	$2,364	—
1510–1680	1627	75-80%	30	140.00–144.00	$142.14	$2,313	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1850	1616	4	121.00–139.00	$133.18	$2,152	—
1785–1800	1793	2	141.00–144.00	$142.49	$2,555	—
1695–2065	1796	17	145.00–151.00	$146.07	$2,623	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–2000	1559	13	141.00–164.50	$158.49	$2,471	+4.79
1265–2280	1736	4	179.50–190.00	$185.07	$3,213	—
1435–2405	1868	29	165.00–177.50	$171.58	$3,205	+2.07

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
735–930 thin fleshed	874	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	215.00–227.50	$220.82	$1,930
705–1340	1111	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	97	190.00–210.00	$201.72	$2,241

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
930–1505	1170	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	151.00–169.00	$159.26	$1,863

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
850–1290	1095	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	177.50–189.00	$183.91	$2,014

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1180	1180	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1230	1230	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00
1290	1290	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,700.00	$2,700.00
1384	1384	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1405	1405	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	2,025.00	$2,025.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1273	1273	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,650.00	$1,650.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1235	1235	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00

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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
1255	1255	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—
1305–1397	1342	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	2,350.00–2,450.00	$2,408.35	—
1355	1355	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,350.00	$3,350.00	—
1360	1360	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—
1441–1541	1472	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	2,600.00–3,000.00	$2,874.34	—
1745	1745	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	3,725.00	$3,725.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1075	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925–965	963	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	3,450.00–3,500.00	$3,452.83	—
1015–1075	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	3,450.00–3,550.00	$3,498.56	—

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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.