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Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 9, 2025

464 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 464 — —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1405 1234 80-85% 9 180.00–211.00 $200.80 $2,478 —
1100–1745 1386 80-85% 69 153.00–181.00 $170.11 $2,358 +7.52
1330–1525 1445 80-85% 6 148.00–151.00 $149.88 $2,166 —
1215–1683 1477 80-85% 14 159.50–180.50 $168.20 $2,484 +17.76
1120–1715 1502 80-85% 89 146.00–157.50 $149.09 $2,239 +8.05
1440–1660 1545 80-85% 9 121.00–144.00 $138.10 $2,134 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830 830 85-90% 3 102.50 $102.50 $851 —
746–1290 1003 85-90% 24 147.00–171.00 $159.19 $1,597 +67.16
835–1265 1073 85-90% 6 147.00–169.00 $154.67 $1,660 +23.16
1045–1115 1080 85-90% 2 150.00–200.00 $175.81 $1,899 +44.30
920–1130 1095 85-90% 6 130.00–145.00 $142.90 $1,565 +11.39
985–1400 1160 85-90% 6 81.00–110.00 $99.74 $1,157 -25.87
725–1440 1229 85-90% 39 133.00–145.00 $140.34 $1,725 —
925–1420 1235 85-90% 10 120.00–132.00 $124.34 $1,536 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–1615 1563 75-80% 2 162.00–167.00 $164.42 $2,570 —
1525–1940 1688 75-80% 4 172.00–177.00 $174.15 $2,940 +15.92
1590–1895 1695 75-80% 8 158.50–170.00 $164.18 $2,783 +5.95
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1655 1655 1 165.00 $165.00 $2,731 -10.00
1640–1955 1820 5 173.50–178.00 $174.93 $3,184 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1315 1188 2 130.00–179.00 $157.13 $1,867 —
1505 1505 1 199.00 $199.00 $2,995 —
1585 1585 1 182.50 $182.50 $2,893 —
1255–1985 1667 11 141.00–177.00 $169.74 $2,830 —
1425–2105 1775 13 180.00–189.50 $183.99 $3,266 —
1715–1925 1821 4 193.50–198.50 $196.31 $3,575 —

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050 1050 1 264.00 $264.00 $2,772 —
1105 1105 2 254.00 $254.00 $2,807 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945 945 2 248.00 $248.00 $2,344 —
988 988 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,569 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975 975 2 250.00 $250.00 $2,438 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
661 661 5 297.50 $297.50 $1,966 —
774 774 8 272.50 $272.50 $2,109 -5.00
935 935 1 256.00 $256.00 $2,394 —
960–980 970 2 254.50–255.00 $254.75 $2,471 —
1025–1038 1035 5 251.00 $251.00 $2,598 -3.76
1050–1096 1080 7 242.00–247.50 $243.78 $2,633 -0.56
1104–1130 1109 10 245.00–250.00 $248.99 $2,761 +4.49
1255–1269 1267 6 224.50–229.50 $225.33 $2,855 -6.17
1537 1537 6 204.00 $204.00 $3,135 —
1682 1682 12 200.00 $200.00 $3,364 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528–530 529 4 262.50–265.00 $264.37 $1,399 -5.63
1063 1063 2 237.50 $237.50 $2,525 —
1103–1133 1123 10 237.00–239.50 $238.26 $2,676 +8.26
1170–1190 1180 2 228.00–230.00 $229.01 $2,702 +19.01
1220 1220 1 211.00 $211.00 $2,574 +11.00
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,984 +5.00
795 795 1 258.00 $258.00 $2,051 —
895 895 1 248.00 $248.00 $2,220 —
1055–1075 1065 2 240.00 $240.00 $2,556 +0.37
1174–1185 1176 6 238.00–242.50 $241.74 $2,843 +6.61
1250–1273 1265 3 214.00–216.00 $215.34 $2,724 -9.66
1333 1333 2 210.00 $210.00 $2,799 —
1358 1358 2 210.00 $210.00 $2,852 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
494 494 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,235 -15.00
1055 1055 1 222.50 $222.50 $2,347 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875 875 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,925 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385 1385 6 171.00 $171.00 $2,368 —

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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.