Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2021-07-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were moderate. Slaughter cows traded unevenly steady while slaughter bulls traded 2.00 higher. Feeding cows traded mostly steady. Dairy heifers traded mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle and replacement cattle had no comparisons from last week. The next available report will be Thursday, July 8, 2021.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.82/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$137.82

32 head · 627 lb average

Value per head Derived

$865

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$302

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

$16.86/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	453	150.00	680	5thin
Medium and Large 2	439	142.50	626	7thin
Medium and Large 1	737	133.14	981	20

One grade step is worth $16.86/cwt here — about −$302 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 sale32 hd

137.82

—

CO average1 barns · 32 hd

137.82

+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	—	Low	1,858	94.53	1,756	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,743	71.88	1,253	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,445	65.45	946	252
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,165	57.09	665	159

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,487	59.31/cwt	51.00–63.50	882	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,201	37.75/cwt	29.00–44.00	453	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	53.37/cwt	45.00–57.50	596	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,467	67.25/cwt	64.00–76.00	987	74
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,519	45.73/cwt	43.50–47.50	695	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,751	71.10/cwt	68.00–77.00	1,245	19
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,230	89.84/cwt	87.50–91.50	1,105	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,825	62.58/cwt	60.00–65.50	1,142	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,371	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,042	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,233	87.51/cwt	86.50–88.50	1,079	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,314	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,209	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,030	89.87/cwt	89.50–91.00	926	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	815	88.92/cwt	86.00–89.50	725	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,207	60.30/cwt	58.00–67.50	728	71
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	961	91.50/cwt	89.50–92.00	879	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,073	90.84/cwt	89.50–92.50	975	21
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,355	91.50/cwt	91.50–91.50	1,240	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,172	92.06/cwt	91.00–93.50	1,079	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,765	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	21,621	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,274	91.71/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,168	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	85.71/cwt	84.00–89.50	902	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,562	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	24,211	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,106	91.32/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,010	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	935	91.97/cwt	90.50–93.50	860	18
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	892	88.84/cwt	88.00–89.00	792	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	680	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	133.14/cwt	130.00–135.00	981	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	626	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	127.97/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,053	6
Bulls	—	—	1,607	87.17/cwt	82.00–91.00	1,401	7
Bulls	—	—	1,961	97.56/cwt	93.00–99.50	1,913	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,033	73.88/cwt	71.00–75.00	763	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,149	65.75/cwt	60.00–70.00	755	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,637	83.03/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,359	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,373	72.33/cwt	67.00–76.50	993	81

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 Jul 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 288Last week 121Year ago 26

Slaughter CattleReceipts 476Last week 430Year ago 571

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 7Year ago 207

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	1,487	51.00–63.50	59.31
74	—	1,467	64.00–76.00	67.25
7	—	1,519	43.50–47.50	45.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,201	29.00–44.00	37.75
50	—	1,116	45.00–57.50	53.37
71	—	1,207	58.00–67.50	60.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,751	68.00–77.00	71.10
2	—	1,825	60.00–65.50	62.58
3	—	1,637	80.00–85.00	83.03
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,033	71.00–75.00	73.88
17	—	1,149	60.00–70.00	65.75
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	1,373	67.00–76.50	72.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,607	82.00–91.00	87.17
17	—	1,961	93.00–99.50	97.56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,230	87.50–91.50	89.84
4	—	1,314	92.00	92.00
4	—	1,030	89.50–91.00	89.87
14	—	961	89.50–92.00	91.50
21	—	1,073	89.50–92.50	90.84
3	—	1,355	91.50	91.50
23	—	1,172	91.00–93.50	92.06
12	—	1,274	91.00–93.00	91.71
16	—	1,106	89.00–93.00	91.32
18	—	935	90.50–93.50	91.97
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,371	76.00	76.00
2	—	1,233	86.50–88.50	87.51
18	—	815	86.00–89.50	88.92
6	—	892	88.00–89.00	88.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	453	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	737	130.00–135.00	133.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	439	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	823	126.00–130.00	127.97

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,765	1,225.00	1,225.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,052	84.00–89.50	85.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,562	1,550.00	1,550.00

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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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

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