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Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 7, 2025

465 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 465

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1175 1155 80-85% 3 182.50–189.00 $186.80 $2,158
1220 1220 80-85% 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,793
1147–1515 1291 80-85% 25 158.00–179.00 $169.15 $2,184
1134–1750 1447 80-85% 98 145.00–157.50 $150.65 $2,180
1210–1605 1451 80-85% 12 159.00–163.00 $160.41 $2,328
1255–1920 1541 80-85% 22 131.00–144.00 $138.36 $2,132 +40.16
1515–1595 1562 80-85% 3 102.50–126.00 $116.70 $1,823
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975 975 85-90% 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,389
1000–1095 1048 85-90% 2 173.00–177.50 $175.35 $1,838 +73.74
940–1255 1156 85-90% 21 140.00–168.00 $158.46 $1,832
1175 1175 85-90% 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,833
855–1434 1178 85-90% 22 121.00–131.00 $126.95 $1,495
1035–1480 1193 85-90% 7 75.00–117.50 $108.88 $1,299
960–1455 1202 85-90% 51 134.00–144.50 $138.19 $1,661
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1585–1605 1595 75-80% 2 151.00–155.00 $153.01 $2,441
1480–1690 1607 75-80% 8 172.00–178.00 $174.69 $2,807 +5.70
1510–1945 1727 75-80% 38 158.00–169.50 $160.63 $2,774 +4.13
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1710 1603 3 177.00–179.00 $178.13 $2,855
2074–2150 2082 9 158.50–163.50 $162.93 $3,392

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1213–1440 1349 5 205.00 $205.00 $2,765
1120–1700 1466 11 146.00–185.50 $176.75 $2,591
1475–1760 1633 4 165.00–186.00 $175.27 $2,862 -6.46
1425–1890 1669 9 186.50–194.00 $189.10 $3,156
1585–2265 1851 22 187.00–199.50 $194.63 $3,603
1635–2100 1880 5 200.50–204.00 $202.24 $3,802

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Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895 895 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,327 +18.34
989 989 4 260.00 $260.00 $2,571 +20.00
1053–1090 1062 8 242.00–252.00 $249.43 $2,649 +11.43
1109–1128 1118 8 239.00–241.50 $240.81 $2,692
1172 1172 3 241.50 $241.50 $2,830 +2.75
1250–1270 1260 2 230.00–235.00 $232.48 $2,929 +6.55
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
857 857 9 252.00 $252.00 $2,160 +12.38
990 990 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,475
1008–1018 1015 3 243.00–246.50 $245.34 $2,490 +10.59
1055–1075 1068 3 240.00–241.50 $240.67 $2,570 +6.92
1339 1339 4 197.50 $197.50 $2,645 -11.50
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830 830 1 243.00 $243.00 $2,017
958–990 969 3 239.00 $239.00 $2,316
1000 1000 1 233.00 $233.00 $2,330 +0.90
1303 1303 2 220.00 $220.00 $2,867

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Stage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
995–1090 1035 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,900.00 $2,900.00
1045 1045 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00
1000–1270 1104 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 3,000.00–3,250.00 $3,103.11
1105 1105 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 3,250.00 $3,250.00
1085–1310 1175 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 3,300.00–3,600.00 $3,404.27

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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.