Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2020-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand moderate to good. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady. Feeding cows traded mostly 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cattle did not have enough comparable trades to accurately trend. The next available report will be Thursday, August 27, 2020.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.13/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$143.13

64 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$806

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$21.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.77

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	512	148.44	760	31
Medium and Large 1	638	143.95	918	22
Medium and Large 2	560	126.50	708	11thin

One grade step is worth $21.94/cwt here — about $51 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 sale64 hd

143.13

—

CO average2 barns · 187 hd

133.36

+9.77

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	—	High	1,715	86.26	1,480	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,703	64.78	1,103	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,411	63.20	891	258
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,154	57.63	665	178

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	162.23/cwt	160.00–163.00	654	8
Bulls	—	—	2,135	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	2,242	1
Bulls	—	—	1,925	94.02/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,810	13
Bulls	—	—	1,664	83.02/cwt	66.50–89.50	1,381	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	76.95/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,072	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,441	59.56/cwt	52.00–62.50	858	119
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	60.45/cwt	57.00–66.00	719	115
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	91.08/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,170	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	73.24/cwt	71.00–74.50	825	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,282	884.84/cwt	800.00–935.00	11,344	28
Stock Cows	Large 2-3	—	1,125	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	709	1
Stock Cows	Large 2-3	—	928	85.48/cwt	81.00–88.00	793	35
Stock Cows	Large 3	—	1,071	73.85/cwt	71.00–79.00	791	13
Stock Cows	Large 4	—	425	53.14/cwt	45.00–63.00	226	41
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,089	119.47/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,301	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,149	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	174.09/cwt	168.00–175.00	745	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	966	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,523	1,451.28/cwt	1,400.00–1,510.00	22,103	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,480	1,265.05/cwt	1,135.00–1,350.00	18,723	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,347	931.94/cwt	910.00–985.00	12,553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	137.51/cwt	137.00–138.00	880	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	708	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	599	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	904	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	301	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	610	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	180.80/cwt	177.50–185.00	654	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	995	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,062	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	164.08/cwt	160.00–170.00	543	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	820	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,384	65.84/cwt	63.00–72.50	911	133
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,767	61.52/cwt	59.50–62.00	1,087	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,686	65.67/cwt	64.00–72.00	1,107	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	69.57/cwt	66.50–74.00	747	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	34.55/cwt	27.50–43.00	407	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	53.23/cwt	45.00–56.00	574	53
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,095	86.47/cwt	86.00–87.00	947	2

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 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 221Last week 255Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 597Last week 580Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 215Last week 139Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	403	160.00–163.00	162.23
7	—	729	136.50	136.50
7	—	814	130.50	130.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	640	137.00–138.00	137.51
5	—	426	151.00	151.00
7	—	331	160.00–170.00	164.08
9	—	558	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	560	126.50	126.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	848	135.50	135.50
16	—	428	168.00–175.00	174.09
3	—	530	157.00	157.00
4	—	599	151.00	151.00
5	—	301	202.50	202.50
9	—	362	177.50–185.00	180.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	623	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,135	105.00	105.00
13	—	1,925	90.00–99.00	94.02
37	—	1,664	66.50–89.50	83.02
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	86.00–87.00	86.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,393	73.00–80.00	76.95
119	—	1,441	52.00–62.50	59.56
133	—	1,384	63.00–72.50	65.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	1,190	57.00–66.00	60.45
4	—	1,074	66.50–74.00	69.57
6	—	1,178	27.50–43.00	34.55
53	—	1,078	45.00–56.00	53.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,767	59.50–62.00	61.52
33	—	1,686	64.00–72.00	65.67

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,285	89.00–99.00	91.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,127	71.00–74.50	73.24
Stock Cows — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	63.00	63.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	35	—	928	81.00–88.00	85.48
Stock Cows — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,071	71.00–79.00	73.85
Stock Cows — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	41	—	425	45.00–63.00	53.14
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,089	115.00–123.00	119.47
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	28	—	1,282	800.00–935.00	884.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,523	1,400.00–1,510.00	1,451.28
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,480	1,135.00–1,350.00	1,265.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,347	910.00–985.00	931.94

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle