Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2021-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity moderate on good demand for slaughter cows and bulls. Trade activity moderate on stock cows. Average dressing slaughter cows traded 3.00 to 6.00 higher, bulls 2.00 higher. No comparable trades for breds and pairs. The next available report will be Thursday, April, 1, 2021.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.75/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$153.75

27 head · 596 lb average

Value per head Derived

$917

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$25.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.50

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	584	156.59	914	24
Large 1-2	697	131.00	913	3thin

One grade step is worth $25.59/cwt here — about $1 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 sale27 hd

153.75

—

CO average4 barns · 576 hd

142.24

+11.50

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	1,480	88.38	1,308	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,667	63.93	1,065	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,427	62.56	893	176
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,249	55.40	692	162

Every lot, as filed

50 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	66.65/cwt	64.00–73.00	1,126	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,500	33.51/cwt	32.00–35.00	503	2
Stock Cows	Large 3	—	1,220	74.03/cwt	60.00–84.00	903	21
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,468	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	18,717	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	68.01/cwt	67.50–68.50	774	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	935	69.15/cwt	52.50–77.50	647	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,244	59.21/cwt	54.00–64.00	737	126
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,332	46.98/cwt	39.50–52.50	626	19
Steers	Large 1-2	—	697	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	913	3
Bred Cows	Large 3	—	1,140	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,405	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,646	61.55/cwt	60.50–63.50	1,013	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,196	32.41/cwt	17.50–38.00	388	15
Stock Cows	Large 2-3	—	1,109	87.94/cwt	85.50–90.00	975	11
Stock Cows	Large 4	—	718	66.11/cwt	60.00–74.00	475	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	16,675	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	974	104.68/cwt	97.00–115.00	1,020	17
Stock Cows	Large 3	—	1,501	62.67/cwt	58.00–67.00	941	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,557	58.42/cwt	51.00–61.00	910	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,470	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	13,230	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,120	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	143.31/cwt	140.00–152.00	916	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	657	8
Stock Cows	Large 3	—	1,067	82.33/cwt	79.00–85.00	878	34
Stock Cows	Large 2-3	—	1,360	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	762	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,196	69.13/cwt	65.00–74.00	827	34
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	12,044	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,315	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,493	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	965	62.08/cwt	59.00–65.00	599	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,378	64.96/cwt	60.50–68.50	895	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,019	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,307	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	16,991	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	904	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	873	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,019	1,650.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,650.00	16,814	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,248	97.94/cwt	86.00–108.00	1,222	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	1,503.29/cwt	1,410.00–1,600.00	18,009	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	66.83/cwt	64.00–69.50	969	31
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	18,720	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	17,670	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	956	79.82/cwt	68.50–92.50	763	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,060	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	63.59/cwt	60.00–70.00	892	147
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,235	82.42/cwt	77.50–87.50	1,018	14
Bulls	—	—	1,552	82.09/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,274	6
Bulls	—	—	1,761	100.44/cwt	95.50–106.00	1,769	10
Bulls	—	—	1,548	90.53/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,401	27

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 Mar 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 65Last week 36Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 537Last week 203Year ago 686

Replacement CattleReceipts 257Last week 144Year ago 37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,690	64.00–73.00	66.65
24	—	1,646	60.50–63.50	61.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	32.00–35.00	33.51
26	—	1,557	51.00–61.00	58.42
1	—	1,385	76.50	76.50
147	—	1,403	60.00–70.00	63.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,138	67.50–68.50	68.01
126	—	1,244	54.00–64.00	59.21
19	—	1,332	39.50–52.50	46.98
15	—	1,196	17.50–38.00	32.41
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	935	52.50–77.50	69.15
14	—	1,235	77.50–87.50	82.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,552	78.00–84.00	82.09
10	—	1,761	95.50–106.00	100.44
27	—	1,548	85.00–95.00	90.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,220	60.00–84.00	74.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,501	58.00–67.00	62.67
(<2 yrs)	Open	34	—	1,067	79.00–85.00	82.33
Stock Cows — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,109	85.50–90.00	87.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	85.00	85.00
Stock Cows — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	718	60.00–74.00	66.11
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	17	—	974	97.00–115.00	104.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	34	—	1,196	65.00–74.00	69.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	31	—	1,450	64.00–69.50	66.83
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	965	59.00–65.00	62.08
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,378	60.50–68.50	64.96
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	956	68.50–92.50	79.82
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,248	86.00–108.00	97.94
Bred Cows — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,468	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,307	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,470	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	825.00	825.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,198	1,410.00–1,600.00	1,503.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,248	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,140	1,550.00	1,550.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,019	1,650.00	1,650.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	697	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	639	140.00–152.00	143.31
8	—	421	181.00	181.00
2	—	480	174.00	174.00
7	—	744	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	396	166.00	166.00
4	—	680	133.00	133.00
3	—	642	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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Reporter comment USDA

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