Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2021-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 1 Colorado auction report included: Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand moderate to good. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Dairy feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Beef breed type steers and heifers too thinly traded to trend. Too few breds and cow/calf pairs to trend. Due to the upcoming holiday, the next report will be Friday, July 2, 2021.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.09/cwt on 11 head.

Average price

$141.09

11 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$852

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$1.43/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	673	142.00	956	4thin
Medium and Large 2	564	140.57	793	7thin

One grade step is worth $1.43/cwt here — about $162 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 sale11 hd

141.09

—

CO average1 barns · 11 hd

141.09

+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	1,698	92.36	1,569	65
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,739	70.15	1,220	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,482	68.31	1,012	137
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,224	60.97	746	178

Every lot, as filed

45 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,562	68.05/cwt	66.00–74.50	1,063	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,552	62.80/cwt	60.00–65.50	975	43
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,335	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,188	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	509	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	280	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,275	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,148	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,120	91.50/cwt	91.50–91.50	1,025	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,663	76.32/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,269	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	28.89/cwt	22.50–40.00	294	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,256	62.60/cwt	58.50–67.00	786	114
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	805	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	825	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	69.23/cwt	68.00–72.50	862	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	53.58/cwt	45.00–58.00	643	19
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,028	91.08/cwt	91.00–91.50	936	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,773	63.61/cwt	60.00–66.00	1,128	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	875	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	525	1
Bulls	—	—	2,057	102.75/cwt	101.50–105.50	2,114	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,761	69.36/cwt	67.50–72.00	1,221	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,164	65.99/cwt	62.00–70.50	768	29
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,176	91.75/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,079	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	995	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	657	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	840	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	630	1
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,550	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	17,438	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,650	72.95/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,204	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,394	65.31/cwt	64.50–67.00	910	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	956	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,380	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	15,180	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,648	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	663	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	481	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	883	91.63/cwt	89.00–92.50	809	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,073	91.14/cwt	90.00–92.00	978	25
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	—	830	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	723	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	890	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	830	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	697	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	578	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	448	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,230	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,046	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,190	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,198	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,375	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	14,094	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	966	91.25/cwt	91.00–91.50	881	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,130	81.00/cwt	80.00–82.50	915	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,392	73.00/cwt	71.00–79.00	1,016	51
Bulls	—	—	1,847	95.63/cwt	93.50–99.00	1,766	33
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,005	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	879	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,219	83.80/cwt	80.00–87.50	1,022	9
Bulls	—	—	1,694	88.63/cwt	80.00–92.50	1,501	18

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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 121Last week 187Year ago 471

Slaughter CattleReceipts 430Last week 527Year ago 526

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 19Year ago 219

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,562	66.00–74.50	68.05
43	—	1,552	60.00–65.50	62.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,663	75.00–78.00	76.32
2	—	1,650	72.00–74.00	72.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,016	22.50–40.00	28.89
114	—	1,256	58.50–67.00	62.60
8	—	1,245	68.00–72.50	69.23
19	—	1,200	45.00–58.00	53.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,773	60.00–66.00	63.61
28	—	1,761	67.50–72.00	69.36
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,164	62.00–70.50	65.99
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,394	64.50–67.00	65.31
2	—	1,130	80.00–82.50	81.00
51	—	1,392	71.00–79.00	73.00
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	102.50	102.50
1	—	1,005	87.50	87.50
9	—	1,219	80.00–87.50	83.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,057	101.50–105.50	102.75
33	—	1,847	93.50–99.00	95.63
18	—	1,694	80.00–92.50	88.63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,335	89.00	89.00
1	—	1,275	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,120	91.50	91.50
6	—	1,028	91.00–91.50	91.08
8	—	1,176	90.00–92.00	91.75
4	—	883	89.00–92.50	91.63
25	—	1,073	90.00–92.00	91.14
6	—	966	91.00–91.50	91.25
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	509	55.00	55.00
1	—	875	60.00	60.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	66.00	66.00
1	—	840	75.00	75.00
2	—	663	72.50	72.50
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	51.00	51.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	84.00	84.00
2	—	578	77.50	77.50
1	—	1,230	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	673	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	138.00	138.00
3	—	618	144.00	144.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,550	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,380	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	1,025.00	1,025.00

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

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

Replacement Cattle