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Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 18, 2025

505 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 505 — —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1625 1274 80-85% 24 148.00–175.00 $165.82 $2,113 —
1115–1590 1313 80-85% 5 180.00–225.00 $190.27 $2,498 +28.79
1220–1545 1433 80-85% 6 150.00–157.50 $152.18 $2,181 +3.18
1135–1805 1545 80-85% 66 136.50–148.00 $141.86 $2,192 —
1555 1555 80-85% 1 145.00 $145.00 $2,255 +2.84
1448–1685 1562 80-85% 28 130.00–135.00 $134.12 $2,095 -8.04
1735 1735 80-85% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,908 +16.69
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020 1020 85-90% 1 107.50 $107.50 $1,096 +32.50
1075 1075 85-90% 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,935 +6.49
830–1350 1099 85-90% 6 50.00–106.00 $83.37 $916 -56.89
1110 1110 85-90% 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,554 —
825–1485 1120 85-90% 15 110.00–121.00 $118.09 $1,323 —
1085–1244 1190 85-90% 33 135.00–164.00 $144.24 $1,716 +20.24
960–1475 1282 85-90% 39 124.50–135.50 $132.04 $1,693 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500 1500 75-80% 1 169.00 $169.00 $2,535 —
1585–1840 1714 75-80% 4 166.00–170.00 $168.54 $2,889 —
1520–2008 1755 75-80% 52 150.00–161.00 $156.45 $2,746 +9.71
1765 1765 75-80% 1 147.50 $147.50 $2,603 +0.76
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1545–1855 1679 7 162.00–171.00 $165.61 $2,781 —
1950 1950 1 179.00 $179.00 $3,490 —
2145 2145 1 163.50 $163.50 $3,507 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155 1155 3 243.00 $243.00 $2,807 —
1245–1525 1436 4 151.00–174.00 $166.56 $2,392 -32.64
1195–1845 1612 9 165.00–206.00 $184.64 $2,976 -0.29
1575–1955 1814 4 189.00–192.50 $190.53 $3,456 —
1495–2340 1816 9 177.50–186.00 $180.62 $3,280 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573 573 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,547 —
623 623 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,744 —
777 777 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,020 -5.00
910–920 920 22 255.00–259.00 $258.82 $2,381 —
960–980 970 2 248.00–250.00 $249.01 $2,415 -6.49
1055–1095 1085 23 248.50–249.50 $249.22 $2,704 +1.68
1115–1145 1126 5 244.50–246.50 $245.40 $2,763 +3.65
1288–1298 1297 14 224.00–228.00 $224.28 $2,909 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
763 763 6 280.00 $280.00 $2,136 —
955–973 971 8 257.00–261.00 $260.51 $2,530 -0.99
1011–1047 1028 10 257.00–260.00 $258.36 $2,656 -1.64
1051–1055 1051 16 251.00–258.00 $251.44 $2,643 —
1110 1110 5 249.50 $249.50 $2,769 +0.50
1155–1180 1171 5 247.00–249.00 $247.49 $2,898 +3.99
1200–1245 1213 8 236.00–239.00 $237.11 $2,876 -1.50
1260–1277 1273 4 234.50–235.00 $234.62 $2,987 -0.97
1360 1360 1 218.00 $218.00 $2,965 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
531 531 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,381 ±0.00
760–798 785 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,884 ±0.00
845 845 1 246.00 $246.00 $2,079 —
926 926 7 241.00 $241.00 $2,232 +16.00
Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
318–324 323 16 1,000.00–1,025.00 $1,006.16 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 508 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,422 —
590 590 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,593 —
605 605 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,603 —
835 835 3 257.00 $257.00 $2,146 —
865 865 1 259.00 $259.00 $2,240 +9.00
1048 1048 2 245.00 $245.00 $2,568 ±0.00
1200 1200 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,700 —

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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.