Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2021-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded mostly steady. Slaughter bulls traded 1.75 lower. Feeding cows traded 0.50 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle traded mostly 1.00 to 2.00 lower on a light test. Replacement cattle traded steady to 200.00 higher for pairs. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. The next available report will be Thursday, May 13, 2021.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.18/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$152.18

38 head · 652 lb average

Value per head Derived

$992

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$2.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.32

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	671	153.33	1,028	21
Medium and Large 1-2	628	150.76	947	17thin

One grade step is worth $2.57/cwt here — about $82 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 sale38 hd

152.18

—

CO average4 barns · 735 hd

156.50

−4.32

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	1,929	87.02	1,679	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,721	66.94	1,152	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,419	64.07	909	251
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,141	58.06	662	117

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,023	87.71/cwt	87.00–88.00	897	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,225	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	943	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,345	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,009	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,028	84.11/cwt	83.50–84.50	865	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,081	86.82/cwt	85.50–87.50	939	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	895	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	743	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	984	86.50/cwt	86.00–87.50	851	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	935	86.37/cwt	86.00–88.00	808	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,103	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	932	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	665	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	449	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	42.86/cwt	40.00–46.00	541	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,253	86.00/cwt	84.50–87.00	1,078	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	69.75/cwt	65.00–75.00	1,207	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	53.45/cwt	44.00–57.00	610	51
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,147	87.62/cwt	86.50–88.00	1,005	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,214	86.45/cwt	84.50–87.50	1,050	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	61.76/cwt	58.00–67.00	704	38
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,353	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	1,170	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	68.99/cwt	68.00–70.00	798	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,167	60.51/cwt	57.00–67.00	706	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,701	60.33/cwt	56.00–64.50	1,026	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,055	56.27/cwt	55.50–57.00	594	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,486	58.38/cwt	51.00–62.50	868	86
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,279	59.71/cwt	58.00–61.00	764	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,111	71.69/cwt	69.00–79.00	796	19
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	648	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	415	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,403	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	18,239	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,526	1,388.61/cwt	1,300.00–1,475.00	21,190	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	1,532.77/cwt	1,500.00–1,585.00	22,608	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,116	1,092.19/cwt	1,075.00–1,100.00	12,189	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	909	114.49/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,041	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,470	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	862	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	911	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	875	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,166	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	18,656	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,538	1,225.18/cwt	1,125.00–1,275.00	18,843	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,036	84.92/cwt	81.00–93.00	880	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	16,592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	991	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	769	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	983	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	147.50/cwt	144.00–150.50	1,093	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	755	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,434.42/cwt	1,400.00–1,500.00	18,934	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,210	1,413.97/cwt	1,350.00–1,450.00	17,109	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,265	1,224.04/cwt	1,125.00–1,275.00	15,484	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,379	68.25/cwt	63.00–71.50	941	108
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	66.50/cwt	63.00–72.50	943	47
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,183	72.48/cwt	70.00–75.00	857	2
Bulls	—	—	1,832	86.15/cwt	84.00–88.50	1,578	20
Bulls	—	—	2,265	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	2,276	1
Bulls	—	—	2,316	91.15/cwt	89.00–97.50	2,111	8

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 May 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 285Last week 174Year ago 103

Slaughter CattleReceipts 630Last week 608Year ago 473

Replacement CattleReceipts 152Last week 111Year ago 277

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,023	87.00–88.00	87.71
9	—	1,081	85.50–87.50	86.82
6	—	984	86.00–87.50	86.50
8	—	935	86.00–88.00	86.37
5	—	1,253	84.50–87.00	86.00
12	—	1,147	86.50–88.00	87.62
13	—	1,214	84.50–87.50	86.45
6	—	1,353	86.50	86.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	77.00	77.00
1	—	1,345	75.00	75.00
5	—	1,028	83.50–84.50	84.11
1	—	895	83.00	83.00
2	—	1,103	84.50	84.50
1	—	1,470	71.00	71.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	67.50	67.50
5	—	648	64.00	64.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	909	113.00–116.00	114.49
5	—	658	131.00	131.00
4	—	503	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	847	117.00	117.00
8	—	587	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	588	155.00	155.00
8	—	673	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	530	165.00	165.00
14	—	741	144.00–150.50	147.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	40.00–46.00	42.86
86	—	1,486	51.00–62.50	58.38
47	—	1,418	63.00–72.50	66.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,730	65.00–75.00	69.75
17	—	1,701	56.00–64.50	60.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,142	44.00–57.00	53.45
38	—	1,140	58.00–67.00	61.76
6	—	1,156	68.00–70.00	68.99
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,167	57.00–67.00	60.51
6	—	1,055	55.50–57.00	56.27
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,279	58.00–61.00	59.71
108	—	1,379	63.00–71.50	68.25
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,183	70.00–75.00	72.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,832	84.00–88.50	86.15
1	—	2,265	100.50	100.50
8	—	2,316	89.00–97.50	91.15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,111	69.00–79.00	71.69
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,036	81.00–93.00	84.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,403	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,210	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,413.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,265	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,224.04
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,526	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,388.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,475	1,500.00–1,585.00	1,532.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,166	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,538	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,225.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,088	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,320	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,434.42
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,116	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,092.19

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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