Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2021-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls traded 1.25 lower. Feeding cows traded unevenly steady. Replacement cattle and feeder cattle had no comparisons to accurately trend. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. The next available report will be Thursday, April 29, 2021.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.45/cwt on 120 head.

Average price

$132.45

120 head · 688 lb average

Value per head Derived

$911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$24

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

$7.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.23

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	675	137.27	926	43
Medium and Large 1-2	695	129.76	902	77

One grade step is worth $7.50/cwt here — about $24 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 sale120 hd

132.45

—

CO average3 barns · 849 hd

143.68

−11.23

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	1,702	89.40	1,522	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,689	67.26	1,136	92
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,512	62.62	947	227
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,094	56.10	614	158

Every lot, as filed

44 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 1Fleshy	—	721	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	908	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	60.23/cwt	56.00–66.50	708	98
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,777	61.87/cwt	61.00–64.00	1,099	33
Bulls	—	—	1,741	84.94/cwt	78.00–89.50	1,479	25
Bulls	—	—	1,860	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	2,027	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	48.98/cwt	43.00–55.00	471	59
Stock Cows	Large 3	—	795	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	656	1
Bulls	—	—	1,882	94.82/cwt	90.00–98.50	1,785	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	911	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	92.68/cwt	87.50–98.00	1,135	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,519	60.11/cwt	55.00–61.50	913	93
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,174	90.40/cwt	85.00–100.00	1,061	7
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,230	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,009	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	697	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	70.28/cwt	64.50–76.50	1,153	59
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	68.09/cwt	62.00–73.50	940	187
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	792	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	931	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,507	64.72/cwt	62.00–73.50	975	132
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	40.80/cwt	36.00–44.50	600	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,381	75.23/cwt	73.50–82.50	1,039	19
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	107.33/cwt	102.50–110.00	1,114	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,064	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	130.48/cwt	130.00–133.00	885	12
Stock Cows	Large 2-3	—	1,103	90.58/cwt	85.00–92.00	999	116
Stock Cows	Large 4	—	950	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	122.67/cwt	121.50–125.00	1,019	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	850	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	765	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	903	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	930	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,038	96.23/cwt	95.00–97.50	999	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	18,123	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	787	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	682	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	789	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	821	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	903	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,010	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	923	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,117	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	818	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	991	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,061	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	174.34/cwt	174.00–176.00	934	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	850	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,020	15

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 Apr 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 319Last week 179Year ago 308

Slaughter CattleReceipts 563Last week 395Year ago 611

Replacement CattleReceipts 358Last week 408Year ago 379

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	721	126.00	126.00
15	—	850	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	678	130.00–133.00	130.48
10	—	649	131.00	131.00
15	—	437	156.00	156.00
7	—	756	119.50	119.50
10	—	856	118.00	118.00
7	—	741	124.50	124.50
6	—	947	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	765	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	555	148.00	148.00
15	—	526	155.50	155.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	607	150.00	150.00
9	—	831	121.50–125.00	122.67
16	—	435	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	792	117.50	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	657	162.00	162.00
10	—	550	169.00	169.00
5	—	424	186.00	186.00
20	—	625	158.50	158.50
7	—	717	148.00	148.00
17	—	536	174.00–176.00	174.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	1,175	56.00–66.50	60.23
59	—	961	43.00–55.00	48.98
1	—	975	71.50	71.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,777	61.00–64.00	61.87
59	—	1,640	64.50–76.50	70.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	1,519	55.00–61.50	60.11
132	—	1,507	62.00–73.50	64.72
2	—	1,470	36.00–44.50	40.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,741	78.00–89.50	84.94
1	—	1,860	109.00	109.00
17	—	1,882	90.00–98.50	94.82
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,174	85.00–100.00	90.40
1	—	1,230	82.00	82.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	82.50	82.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,225	87.50–98.00	92.68
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	187	—	1,380	62.00–73.50	68.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,381	73.50–82.50	75.23
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,038	102.50–110.00	107.33
Stock Cows — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	116	—	1,103	85.00–92.00	90.58
Stock Cows — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	950	61.00	61.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,038	95.00–97.50	96.23
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,318	1,375.00	1,375.00

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

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

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