Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2020-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were too thinly tested to accurately trend. Feeding cows traded mostly steady. Replacement cattle did not have enough comparisons to accurately trend. Feeder cattle were not tested last week. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. The next available report will be Thursday, September 24, 2020.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.96/cwt on 324 head.

Average price

$136.96

324 head · 876 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,200

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$17.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.27

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	886	139.59	1,237	270
Medium and Large 2	596	136.00	811	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	866	121.67	1,054	46

One grade step is worth $17.91/cwt here — about $182 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 sale324 hd

136.96

—

CO average3 barns · 1,541 hd

161.22

−24.27

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	1,564	78.19	1,223	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,703	65.93	1,123	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,439	61.75	888	368
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,154	55.37	639	274

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Bulls	—	—	1,801	81.45/cwt	74.50–85.00	1,467	21
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,245	73.53/cwt	70.00–77.50	915	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,488	47.27/cwt	44.00–51.00	703	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,712	67.43/cwt	64.00–73.50	1,154	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,674	60.96/cwt	58.00–63.00	1,020	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	60.55/cwt	58.00–66.00	722	115
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,463.15/cwt	1,450.00–1,475.00	19,021	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	952.76/cwt	925.00–975.00	12,958	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	132.62/cwt	132.00–133.00	1,017	33
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	757	485.90/cwt	475.00–510.00	3,678	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	137.47/cwt	131.00–137.75	1,259	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	804	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	119.99/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,112	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,033	93.28/cwt	90.00–104.00	964	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,074	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,056	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,112	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	120.60/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,172	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,129	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	894	143.37/cwt	143.00–143.75	1,282	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	604	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	728	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	744	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	506	128.27/cwt	125.00–129.00	649	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,010	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,126	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	1,173	29
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,199	853.50/cwt	800.00–985.00	10,233	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	136.21/cwt	136.00–136.50	981	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	126.70/cwt	120.00–128.00	986	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,269	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,256	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	784	4
Stock Cows	Large 3	—	968	75.26/cwt	72.00–79.00	729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	596	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	811	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	1,575.00/cwt	1,575.00–1,575.00	24,413	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	18,872	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	117.68/cwt	113.00–124.00	1,007	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	72.68/cwt	70.00–74.50	821	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	65.16/cwt	63.00–71.00	935	177
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	707.79/cwt	610.00–760.00	8,649	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	59.08/cwt	54.00–62.50	851	183
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	40.07/cwt	33.00–45.00	410	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	52.92/cwt	46.00–57.50	602	143
Bulls	—	—	2,032	86.49/cwt	85.50–88.00	1,757	3
Stock Cows	Large 2-3	—	1,035	84.59/cwt	81.00–86.50	876	59
Stock Cows	Large 4	—	795	66.06/cwt	63.00–69.00	525	12

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 Sep 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 548Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 803Last week 417Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 188Last week 143Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,801	74.50–85.00	81.45
3	—	2,032	85.50–88.00	86.49
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,245	70.00–77.50	73.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,488	44.00–51.00	47.27
177	—	1,435	63.00–71.00	65.16
183	—	1,440	54.00–62.50	59.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,712	64.00–73.50	67.43
13	—	1,674	58.00–63.00	60.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	1,193	58.00–66.00	60.55
16	—	1,022	33.00–45.00	40.07
143	—	1,138	46.00–57.50	52.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,300	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,463.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,360	925.00–975.00	952.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,550	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,348	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	757	475.00–510.00	485.90
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	18	—	1,199	800.00–985.00	853.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	19	—	1,222	610.00–760.00	707.79
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,033	90.00–104.00	93.28
Stock Cows — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	968	72.00–79.00	75.26
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	856	113.00–124.00	117.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,129	70.00–74.50	72.68
Stock Cows — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	59	—	1,035	81.00–86.50	84.59
Stock Cows — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	12	—	795	63.00–69.00	66.06

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	767	132.00–133.00	132.62
8	—	927	119.00–121.00	119.99
6	—	817	131.50	131.50
5	—	972	120.00–121.00	120.60
16	—	873	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	604	120.50	120.50
11	—	506	125.00–129.00	128.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	400	147.50	147.50
12	—	778	120.00–128.00	126.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	916	131.00–137.75	137.47
59	—	784	144.00	144.00
111	—	894	143.00–143.75	143.37
29	—	813	144.25	144.25
19	—	1,269	99.00	99.00
4	—	509	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,078	98.00	98.00
9	—	836	133.00	133.00
6	—	953	106.00	106.00
19	—	720	136.00–136.50	136.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	596	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	638	126.00	126.00
8	—	547	136.00	136.00

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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Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle