Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2021-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compare to last week: Slaughter cows traded steady to 1.50 lower. Slaughter bulls traded 3.75 higher. Feeding cows traded 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle and replacement cattle did not have enough comparisons for an accurate trend. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will be Thursday, May 27, 2021.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.66/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$128.66

92 head · 656 lb average

Value per head Derived

$844

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$324

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

$9.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.68

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	492	132.20	650	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	621	131.38	816	47
Medium and Large 1	794	122.61	974	30

One grade step is worth $9.59/cwt here — about −$324 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 sale92 hd

128.66

—

CO average3 barns · 239 hd

134.33

−5.68

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	1,638	91.00	1,490	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,708	64.95	1,110	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,457	61.20	891	335
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,153	54.68	630	160

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,166	1,610.00/cwt	1,610.00–1,610.00	18,773	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	938	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	113.20/cwt	112.00–115.00	866	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,321	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,852	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	75.17/cwt	70.00–78.00	797	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	910	77.60/cwt	74.00–81.00	706	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,226	83.33/cwt	82.50–84.00	1,022	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	702	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	122.60/cwt	121.50–124.50	1,014	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	554	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	693	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	970	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,319.40/cwt	1,225.00–1,375.00	16,624	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	973	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	996	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,116	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	800	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	794	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	875	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	115.82/cwt	115.00–117.50	1,002	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	891	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	919	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	102.89/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,006	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	878	115.38/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,013	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,503	57.06/cwt	51.00–61.50	858	172
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,169	75.26/cwt	62.50–84.00	880	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,059	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,038	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,183	93.32/cwt	87.50–94.00	1,104	7
Bulls	—	—	1,601	84.24/cwt	78.50–87.00	1,349	12
Bulls	—	—	2,004	100.30/cwt	98.50–108.00	2,010	7
Bulls	—	—	1,849	92.87/cwt	88.00–95.50	1,717	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,086	71.37/cwt	71.00–71.50	775	12
Steers	Large 1	—	935	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,075	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,592	44.45/cwt	40.00–48.00	708	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,684	69.84/cwt	64.50–74.50	1,176	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,239	38.66/cwt	25.00–42.50	479	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	58.96/cwt	55.00–65.00	678	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,741	58.43/cwt	52.00–62.50	1,017	24
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	746	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	548	20
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,287	83.33/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,072	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,377	67.75/cwt	62.00–73.00	933	106
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,132	61.78/cwt	57.00–69.50	699	25
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,300	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,073	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	986	83.60/cwt	82.50–84.00	824	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	838	79.00/cwt	78.00–80.00	662	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,130	76.33/cwt	74.00–78.00	863	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	50.71/cwt	44.00–54.50	582	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,441	64.69/cwt	62.00–73.00	932	48
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,158	83.66/cwt	82.00–84.50	969	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,025	83.35/cwt	82.50–84.50	854	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,419	1,201.31/cwt	1,025.00–1,335.00	17,047	43
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,458	1,495.39/cwt	1,425.00–1,575.00	21,803	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,140	83.33/cwt	83.00–84.00	950	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,076	83.59/cwt	83.50–84.50	899	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,471	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	16,181	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	578	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	376	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	617	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	800	19

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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 397Last week 255Year ago 169

Slaughter CattleReceipts 730Last week 729Year ago 512

Replacement CattleReceipts 105Last week 96Year ago 223

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,166	1,610.00	1,610.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,321	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,260	1,225.00–1,375.00	1,319.40
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	43	—	1,419	1,025.00–1,335.00	1,201.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,458	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,495.39
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,060	70.00–78.00	75.17
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	978	101.00–105.00	102.89
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	878	113.00–118.00	115.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,471	1,100.00	1,100.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	845	111.00	111.00
5	—	765	112.00–115.00	113.20
15	—	484	145.00	145.00
19	—	597	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	554	125.00	125.00
9	—	450	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	735	132.00	132.00
6	—	788	123.50	123.50
6	—	653	134.00	134.00
15	—	865	115.00–117.50	115.82
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	910	74.00–81.00	77.60
2	—	838	78.00–80.00	79.00
3	—	1,130	74.00–78.00	76.33
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,226	82.50–84.00	83.33
6	—	1,287	82.00–84.00	83.33
2	—	1,300	82.50	82.50
10	—	986	82.50–84.00	83.60
9	—	1,158	82.00–84.50	83.66
13	—	1,025	82.50–84.50	83.35
3	—	1,140	83.00–84.00	83.33
17	—	1,076	83.50–84.50	83.59
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	746	73.50	73.50
9	—	578	65.00	65.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	827	121.50–124.50	122.60
7	—	996	112.00	112.00
6	—	526	152.00	152.00
6	—	481	165.00	165.00
4	—	650	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	571	161.00	161.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	935	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
172	—	1,503	51.00–61.50	57.06
9	—	1,592	40.00–48.00	44.45
48	—	1,441	62.00–73.00	64.69
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,086	71.00–71.50	71.37
25	—	1,132	57.00–69.50	61.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,684	64.50–74.50	69.84
24	—	1,741	52.00–62.50	58.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,239	25.00–42.50	38.66
44	—	1,150	55.00–65.00	58.96
58	—	1,147	44.00–54.50	50.71
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	1,377	62.00–73.00	67.75
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,169	62.50–84.00	75.26
4	—	1,059	98.00	98.00
7	—	1,183	87.50–94.00	93.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,601	78.50–87.00	84.24
7	—	2,004	98.50–108.00	100.30
27	—	1,849	88.00–95.50	92.87

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle