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Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 4, 2025

424 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 424 — —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1342 1252 80-85% 6 185.00–197.00 $188.83 $2,364 —
1160–1645 1378 80-85% 30 155.00–182.50 $168.65 $2,324 +18.76
1365–1565 1432 80-85% 3 172.00–183.00 $177.68 $2,544 —
1405–1550 1478 80-85% 2 146.00–152.00 $149.15 $2,204 +5.17
1349–1576 1481 80-85% 26 135.00–151.00 $141.08 $2,089 -2.90
1035–1715 1552 80-85% 63 155.00–166.00 $159.55 $2,476 —
1505–1850 1678 80-85% 2 85.00–110.00 $98.79 $1,658 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1130 968 85-90% 3 182.50–217.50 $204.04 $1,975 +81.38
865–1130 1040 85-90% 3 132.50–141.00 $136.83 $1,423 —
1055–1295 1146 85-90% 5 151.00–165.00 $158.60 $1,818 +7.11
1005–1290 1155 85-90% 22 150.00–168.00 $159.92 $1,847 —
900–1345 1186 85-90% 4 87.50–122.50 $106.33 $1,261 —
950–1410 1212 85-90% 18 125.00–138.00 $133.64 $1,620 —
920–1455 1280 85-90% 43 139.00–151.00 $145.22 $1,859 -16.93
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460 1460 75-80% 1 177.00 $177.00 $2,584 —
1445–1605 1542 75-80% 3 171.00–182.00 $176.82 $2,727 —
1405–1710 1558 75-80% 2 171.00–175.00 $172.80 $2,692 —
1735 1735 75-80% 1 162.00 $162.00 $2,811 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1710–1940 1825 2 178.00–181.00 $179.41 $3,274 -3.09

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–2020 1428 11 189.00–200.00 $192.72 $2,752 +13.28
1075–2155 1530 6 177.00–192.00 $185.84 $2,843 —
1615–1715 1658 3 191.50–199.00 $194.75 $3,229 —
1675–1975 1851 7 165.00–188.50 $179.45 $3,322 —
2170–2225 2195 3 213.50–220.00 $217.84 $4,782 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810 810 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,308 +15.00
983 983 2 265.00 $265.00 $2,605 —
1055–1095 1082 8 244.50–249.00 $247.24 $2,675 -1.63
1115–1146 1132 9 247.00–254.50 $248.92 $2,818 +0.79
1150–1171 1169 9 248.50–249.50 $249.39 $2,915 +1.89
1200–1235 1224 7 242.00–244.50 $243.43 $2,980 +3.23
1250–1260 1255 2 241.00–245.50 $243.24 $3,053 +15.24
1329–1335 1330 5 219.00–225.00 $223.80 $2,977 -1.20
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,215 —
580 580 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,624 —
690 690 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,966 —
730–746 743 8 275.00–280.00 $278.77 $2,071 —
850–870 862 5 259.00–265.00 $260.21 $2,243 —
960 960 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,448 -4.00
1010 1010 1 251.00 $251.00 $2,535 +4.00
1213 1213 3 227.00 $227.00 $2,754 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 518 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,424 —
700 700 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,890 —
805–820 813 2 261.00–265.00 $262.98 $2,138 —
942 942 5 255.00 $255.00 $2,402 —
1020 1020 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,448 ±0.00
1369 1369 4 201.00 $201.00 $2,752 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 270.00 $270.00 $986 —
560–595 583 3 210.00–250.00 $228.70 $1,333 —
875 875 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,144 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375 1375 1 219.50 $219.50 $3,018 —

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Springer Heifers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Stage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1090 1090 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00 —
1040–1510 1224 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 14 2,575.00–2,800.00 $2,691.54 —
1070–1635 1247 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 55 2,850.00–3,100.00 $2,951.70 —

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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.