Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2021-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded 2.00 higher. Feeding cows traded 1.50 to 1.75 higher. In feeder cattle, dairy heifers under 1150 lbs traded 1.00 to 3.00 higher, while those over 1150 lbs traded steady to 2.00 lower. All other feeder cattle classes were too thinly tested for comparison. Replacement cattle had no comparisons from last week on a very thin test. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will be Thursday, June 10, 2021.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.29/cwt on 14 head.

Average price

$131.29

14 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$10.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	658	137.00	902	6thin
Medium 2	486	127.00	617	8thin

One grade step is worth $10.00/cwt here — about $285 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 sale14 hd

131.29

—

CO average1 barns · 14 hd

131.29

+0.00

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	—	High	1,767	89.17	1,575	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,761	68.15	1,200	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,432	65.77	942	224
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,156	59.13	683	132

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Bulls	—	—	2,088	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	2,088	2
Bulls	—	—	1,544	84.44/cwt	76.00–87.50	1,304	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,375	71.01/cwt	65.50–76.00	976	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	61.55/cwt	58.00–68.00	716	74
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	77.31/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,030	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,535	39.38/cwt	31.00–45.00	604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	871	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	692	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	464	5
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	—	677	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	339	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,408	1,225.96/cwt	1,200.00–1,250.00	17,262	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	1,360.00/cwt	1,360.00–1,360.00	19,584	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,354	1,363.34/cwt	1,300.00–1,375.00	18,460	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	963	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,135	86.55/cwt	86.00–87.00	982	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	928	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	807	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	867	85.42/cwt	85.00–85.50	741	25
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,280	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,062	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	832	80.70/cwt	79.00–81.50	671	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	742	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	527	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,003	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	878	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	486	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	617	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	843	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	717	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,076	86.10/cwt	85.50–86.50	926	21
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	993	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	859	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,207	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	1,020	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,120	67.52/cwt	62.00–72.00	756	23
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,300	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	1,021	6
Bulls	—	—	1,969	93.10/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,833	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	52.22/cwt	45.00–57.00	613	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	36.71/cwt	31.00–43.00	421	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,179	82.62/cwt	75.00–85.50	974	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,746	69.11/cwt	65.50–76.50	1,207	35
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	935	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	799	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,485	60.18/cwt	55.00–62.50	894	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,827	63.97/cwt	60.50–64.50	1,169	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	839	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	65.02/cwt	63.00–72.50	943	93

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 Jun 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 227Last week 344Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 454Last week 595Year ago 494

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 96Year ago 177

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,088	100.00	100.00
22	—	1,544	76.00–87.50	84.44
21	—	1,969	90.00–98.00	93.10
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,375	65.50–76.00	71.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,163	58.00–68.00	61.55
24	—	1,173	45.00–57.00	52.22
10	—	1,148	31.00–43.00	36.71
1	—	1,090	77.00	77.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,332	75.00–79.00	77.31
3	—	1,535	31.00–45.00	39.38
50	—	1,485	55.00–62.50	60.18
93	—	1,450	63.00–72.50	65.02
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,120	62.00–72.00	67.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,746	65.50–76.50	69.11
8	—	1,827	60.50–64.50	63.97

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	636	137.00	137.00
2	—	703	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	486	127.00	127.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	692	67.00	67.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	677	50.00	50.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,135	86.00–87.00	86.55
25	—	867	85.00–85.50	85.42
1	—	1,280	83.00	83.00
6	—	1,003	87.50	87.50
2	—	843	85.00	85.00
21	—	1,076	85.50–86.50	86.10
12	—	993	86.50	86.50
3	—	1,207	84.50	84.50
6	—	1,300	78.50	78.50
4	—	1,179	75.00–85.50	82.62
1	—	935	85.50	85.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	832	79.00–81.50	80.70
7	—	742	71.00	71.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	928	87.00	87.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,408	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,225.96
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,440	1,360.00	1,360.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,354	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,363.34

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

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Feeder Cattle

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