Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2021-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded 1.75 lower. Feeding cows traded steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cattle and feeder cattle did not have enough comparisons to accurately trend. Trade activity and demand were moderate. Feeding cows previously reported as replacement stocker cattle will be graded and marked as return to feed in the slaughter cow section going forward. Dairy heifers being sent to feed will now be recorded with the feeder cattle. The next report available will be Thursday, May 6, 2021.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.29/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$145.29

41 head · 705 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,024

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$96

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

$10.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.47

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	633	151.87	961	15thin
Medium and Large 1	747	141.49	1,056	26

One grade step is worth $10.38/cwt here — about −$96 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 sale41 hd

145.29

—

CO average3 barns · 232 hd

159.76

−14.47

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	—	Average	1,836	91.94	1,688	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,701	66.04	1,123	73
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,437	64.16	922	252
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,151	59.75	688	106

Every lot, as filed

46 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%	—	1,118	39.52/cwt	32.50–43.00	442	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,192	60.99/cwt	58.00–67.50	727	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,036	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,525	58.92/cwt	52.00–61.50	899	89
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,615	44.35/cwt	38.50–49.00	716	2
Bulls	—	—	1,894	93.00/cwt	89.00–97.50	1,761	21
Bulls	—	—	2,194	100.92/cwt	98.00–108.00	2,214	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	1,008.48/cwt	975.00–1,025.00	11,144	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	138.39/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,079	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	147.12/cwt	144.00–148.00	970	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,387	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	13,523	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,559	1,820.36/cwt	1,600.00–1,950.00	28,379	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	96.54/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,038	22
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	1,016.20/cwt	1,000.00–1,025.00	9,786	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,426	1,900.00/cwt	1,900.00–1,900.00	27,094	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,357	1,260.34/cwt	1,200.00–1,400.00	17,103	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	991	1,392.50/cwt	1,375.00–1,400.00	13,800	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	16,450	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,315	88.50/cwt	87.50–89.00	1,164	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,190	90.61/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,078	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,011	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	943	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	973	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	856	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	10,200	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,420	85.31/cwt	84.50–89.00	1,211	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,353	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	1,103	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,181	79.93/cwt	72.00–87.50	944	17
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,285	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	15,741	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,210	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	1,083	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,098	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	977	14
Bulls	—	—	1,534	83.47/cwt	77.00–88.50	1,280	7
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,210	83.49/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,010	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	852	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	750	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	1,160	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	696	6
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,060	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	933	1
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,130	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,006	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	53.94/cwt	48.00–57.00	600	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,677	60.25/cwt	58.00–62.00	1,010	29
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,273	88.90/cwt	88.50–89.00	1,132	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,015	88.50/cwt	88.00–89.00	898	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,386	68.76/cwt	64.00–75.00	953	85
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,716	69.86/cwt	65.00–77.00	1,199	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,117	63.58/cwt	58.00–71.00	710	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,387	65.67/cwt	61.50–72.00	911	76
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,156	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,138	5
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,417	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	14,524	13

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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 174Last week 319Year ago 102

Slaughter CattleReceipts 608Last week 563Year ago 569

Replacement CattleReceipts 111Last week 358Year ago 274

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,118	32.50–43.00	39.52
49	—	1,192	58.00–67.50	60.99
19	—	1,112	48.00–57.00	53.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	1,525	52.00–61.50	58.92
2	—	1,615	38.50–49.00	44.35
76	—	1,387	61.50–72.00	65.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,677	58.00–62.00	60.25
44	—	1,716	65.00–77.00	69.86
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	1,386	64.00–75.00	68.76
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,117	58.00–71.00	63.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,894	89.00–97.50	93.00
6	—	2,194	98.00–108.00	100.92
7	—	1,534	77.00–88.50	83.47
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,210	81.00–86.00	83.49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	673	154.00	154.00
15	—	780	138.00–140.00	138.39
7	—	717	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	659	144.00–148.00	147.12
6	—	593	159.00	159.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,315	87.50–89.00	88.50
5	—	1,190	89.00–91.00	90.61
2	—	973	88.00	88.00
11	—	1,420	84.50–89.00	85.31
1	—	1,210	89.50	89.50
14	—	1,098	89.00	89.00
5	—	1,273	88.50–89.00	88.90
10	—	1,015	88.00–89.00	88.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,353	81.50	81.50
5	—	852	88.00	88.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,160	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	88.00	88.00
1	—	1,130	89.00	89.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,105	975.00–1,025.00	1,008.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	991	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,392.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,559	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,820.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,426	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,357	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,260.34
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,387	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,156	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,417	1,025.00	1,025.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,075	90.00–105.00	96.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,181	72.00–87.50	79.93
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	963	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,016.20
Heifer Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,200.00	1,200.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	1,225.00	1,225.00

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

Feeder Cattle

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