Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2021-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were moderate. Slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 4.50 lower, while slaughter bulls traded 1.25 lower. Feeding cows traded steady. Dairy heifers traded 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle and replacement cattle had no comparison from last week and were both very thinly tested this week. The next available report will be Thursday, June 24, 2021.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.83/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$148.83

41 head · 634 lb average

Value per head Derived

$944

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$313

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

$1.33/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 1-2	446	150.00	669	5thin
Medium and Large 1	660	148.67	982	36

One grade step is worth $1.33/cwt here — about −$313 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

148.83

—

CO average1 barns · 41 hd

148.83

+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	—	Average	1,789	93.72	1,677	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,751	68.08	1,192	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,453	65.66	954	252
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,165	56.13	654	188

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	—	1,910	94.40/cwt	90.00–99.50	1,803	10
Bulls	—	—	2,156	109.57/cwt	103.50–118.00	2,362	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,492	66.09/cwt	63.00–75.00	986	79
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,711	70.70/cwt	65.00–77.00	1,210	34
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,033	85.49/cwt	85.00–86.00	883	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	33.06/cwt	21.00–44.00	322	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	680	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,023	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	144.51/cwt	143.00–147.00	890	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	669	5
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	—	743	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	427	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,021	89.29/cwt	88.50–90.50	912	28
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,168	88.00/cwt	87.50–89.00	1,028	18
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,273	86.27/cwt	84.50–88.00	1,098	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,413.99/cwt	1,375.00–1,450.00	20,503	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,414	1,202.09/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	16,998	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,304	88.71/cwt	88.50–89.00	1,157	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,669	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	22,949	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,190	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	940	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	928	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	803	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,110	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	988	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	523	76.31/cwt	75.00–77.00	399	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,186	67.43/cwt	63.00–71.50	800	23
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,212	88.32/cwt	85.50–89.50	1,070	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,488	58.05/cwt	50.00–62.50	864	72
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,805	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	1,507	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,394	71.68/cwt	66.00–76.00	999	95
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,087	88.53/cwt	86.50–89.50	962	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,871	58.59/cwt	51.00–64.00	1,096	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	633	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	500	6
Bulls	—	—	1,571	83.77/cwt	80.00–89.50	1,316	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	70.70/cwt	70.00–72.50	735	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,191	60.53/cwt	58.00–65.00	721	76
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,491	45.17/cwt	42.00–48.00	673	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	52.28/cwt	45.00–57.50	616	70
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	77.85/cwt	77.00–78.50	1,109	2

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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 393Year ago 353

Slaughter CattleReceipts 527Last week 586Year ago 540

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 42Year ago 209

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,910	90.00–99.50	94.40
5	—	2,156	103.50–118.00	109.57
7	—	1,571	80.00–89.50	83.77
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	85.00–86.00	85.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	1,492	63.00–75.00	66.09
72	—	1,488	50.00–62.50	58.05
4	—	1,491	42.00–48.00	45.17
2	—	1,425	77.00–78.50	77.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,711	65.00–77.00	70.70
1	—	1,805	83.50	83.50
11	—	1,871	51.00–64.00	58.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	974	21.00–44.00	33.06
3	—	1,040	70.00–72.50	70.70
76	—	1,191	58.00–65.00	60.53
70	—	1,178	45.00–57.50	52.28
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,186	63.00–71.50	67.43
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	1,394	66.00–76.00	71.68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	680	150.50	150.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	616	143.00–147.00	144.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	446	150.00	150.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	743	57.50	57.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,021	88.50–90.50	89.29
18	—	1,168	87.50–89.00	88.00
2	—	1,273	84.50–88.00	86.27
7	—	1,304	88.50–89.00	88.71
2	—	928	86.50	86.50
3	—	1,110	89.00	89.00
11	—	1,212	85.50–89.50	88.32
19	—	1,087	86.50–89.50	88.53
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,190	79.00	79.00
6	—	523	75.00–77.00	76.31
6	—	633	79.00	79.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,450	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,413.99
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,414	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,202.09
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,669	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

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Feeder Cattle

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