Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2020-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were moderate. Slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 3.50 lower. Slaughter bulls traded 2.50 lower. Feeding cows traded unevenly steady. Replacement cattle and feeder cattle did not have any comparisons to the previous market test. The next available report will be Thursday, August 20, 2020.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.84/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$150.84

125 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$851

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$20

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$19.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.72

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	155.73	854	93
Medium and Large 1-2	610	136.64	834	32

One grade step is worth $19.09/cwt here — about $20 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale125 hd

150.84

—

CO average2 barns · 289 hd

144.13

+6.72

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,827	86.65	1,583	68
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,737	63.90	1,110	114
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,439	63.07	907	214
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,156	58.69	679	144

Every lot, as filed

48 lots · USDA AMS · Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) - Brush, CO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	60.24/cwt	56.00–65.00	690	102
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,197	51.68/cwt	45.00–55.00	619	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	68.76/cwt	66.00–75.00	775	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,754	65.98/cwt	64.00–73.00	1,157	64
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,716	61.24/cwt	58.50–63.00	1,051	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	65.70/cwt	63.00–73.00	926	121
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,476	59.64/cwt	50.50–62.50	880	93
Bulls	—	—	1,736	82.21/cwt	71.00–89.00	1,427	45
Bulls	—	—	1,998	94.53/cwt	90.00–99.50	1,889	22
Bulls	—	—	2,185	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	2,469	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	89.23/cwt	86.00–92.00	973	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,016	110.75/cwt	101.00–115.00	1,125	5
Stock Cows	Large 4	—	910	63.87/cwt	61.00–66.00	581	4
Stock Cows	Large 3	—	849	75.61/cwt	71.00–79.00	642	22
Stock Cows	Large 2-3	—	1,020	86.35/cwt	80.00–88.00	881	68
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,499	1,392.64/cwt	1,275.00–1,475.00	20,876	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	771	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,126	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,032	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	712	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	565	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	745	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,027	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	973	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	974	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,164	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	750	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	134.92/cwt	133.00–135.50	959	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	904	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,121	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	578	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	169.47/cwt	169.00–172.00	661	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	743	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	837	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	128.75/cwt	127.00–129.50	928	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	665	134.83/cwt	134.00–136.00	897	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	676	7

How this sale compares

Colorado weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Colorado auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Colorado feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) - Brush, CO

Thu Aug 13, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)

Feeder CattleReceipts 255Last week 36Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 580Last week 533Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 139Last week 120Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
102	—	1,145	56.00–65.00	60.24
34	—	1,197	45.00–55.00	51.68
8	—	1,127	66.00–75.00	68.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,754	64.00–73.00	65.98
50	—	1,716	58.50–63.00	61.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	1,410	63.00–73.00	65.70
93	—	1,476	50.50–62.50	59.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,736	71.00–89.00	82.21
22	—	1,998	90.00–99.50	94.53
1	—	2,185	113.00	113.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,090	86.00–92.00	89.23
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,016	101.00–115.00	110.75
Stock Cows — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	910	61.00–66.00	63.87
Stock Cows — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	22	—	849	71.00–79.00	75.61
Stock Cows — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	68	—	1,020	80.00–88.00	86.35
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	1,499	1,275.00–1,475.00	1,392.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	925.00	925.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	438	176.00	176.00
6	—	816	138.00	138.00
6	—	717	144.00	144.00
3	—	452	166.00	166.00
2	—	610	152.00	152.00
2	—	528	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	370	192.50	192.50
7	—	311	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	665	134.00–136.00	134.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	202.50	202.50
2	—	623	140.00	140.00
3	—	353	160.00	160.00
3	—	473	157.50	157.50
3	—	537	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	159.00	159.00
3	—	815	126.00	126.00
5	—	754	129.00	129.00
7	—	974	119.50	119.50
9	—	484	155.00	155.00
9	—	711	133.00–135.50	134.92
10	—	904	124.00	124.00
17	—	306	189.00	189.00
30	—	390	169.00–172.00	169.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	743	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	170.00	170.00
2	—	405	146.00	146.00
2	—	588	140.50	140.50
2	—	653	134.00	134.00
3	—	475	143.00	143.00
9	—	611	137.00	137.00
10	—	721	127.00–129.50	128.75

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) - Brush, CO

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Replacement Cattle

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