Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2021-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. Feeder dairy heifers sold unevenly steady. Feeder cattle, bred cattle, and cow/calf pairs too thinly traded for an accurate market trend. The next available report will be Thursday, July 22, 2021.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.35/cwt on 13 head.

Average price

$125.35

13 head · 636 lb average

Value per head Derived

$797

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$160

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$63.00/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	613	142.00	870	5thin
Medium and Large 2	480	124.67	599	6thin
Medium 2	1,010	92.50	934	1thin
Large 3	1,305	79.00	1,031	1thin

One grade step is worth $63.00/cwt here — about −$160 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 sale13 hd

125.35

—

CO average1 barns · 13 hd

125.35

+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	1,707	92.96	1,587	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,750	69.55	1,217	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,521	64.76	985	189
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,245	54.03	673	312

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,061	92.07/cwt	91.00–93.00	977	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	833	94.58/cwt	92.50–95.00	788	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,274	91.49/cwt	89.00–92.50	1,166	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	598	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	389	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,289	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	16,241	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	16,440	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	465	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	639	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	753	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	572	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,204	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	1,078	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	921	89.24/cwt	86.00–90.00	822	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	525	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	819	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,423	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,252	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,181	91.82/cwt	89.50–94.00	1,084	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	613	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	870	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	573	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	1,010	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	934	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,370	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,219	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	—	695	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	313	14
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	—	723	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	325	7
Bulls	—	—	1,586	87.62/cwt	82.00–89.50	1,390	7
Bulls	—	—	2,275	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	2,400	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,721	72.24/cwt	69.00–80.00	1,243	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	38.51/cwt	21.00–48.00	432	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,286	72.63/cwt	67.50–75.00	934	8
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,285	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	977	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,025	91.95/cwt	90.00–93.00	942	10
Heifers	Large 3	—	1,305	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,031	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	706	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	501	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	1,300	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	897	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,270	54.52/cwt	49.00–59.50	692	110
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,314	90.35/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,187	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,119	91.17/cwt	89.50–92.00	1,020	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	813	71.08/cwt	70.00–76.00	578	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	885	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	819	1
Steers	Large 2	—	558	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	792	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,358	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	923	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,828	64.74/cwt	61.00–68.50	1,183	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	971	89.75/cwt	89.00–90.00	871	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,400	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,120	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,258	66.28/cwt	66.00–67.00	834	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,574	67.51/cwt	65.00–77.00	1,063	84
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,288	68.67/cwt	67.50–70.00	884	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,192	56.51/cwt	50.00–66.00	674	55
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	963	91.50/cwt	91.50–91.50	881	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	941	91.56/cwt	91.00–92.00	862	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,201	43.18/cwt	27.50–66.00	519	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,335	62.04/cwt	60.00–66.00	828	72
Bulls	—	—	1,741	94.95/cwt	90.00–99.50	1,653	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,572	60.07/cwt	54.00–64.00	944	70
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,905	51.24/cwt	42.50–56.00	976	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,670	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	818	1

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 208Last week 88Year ago 66

Slaughter CattleReceipts 607Last week 475Year ago 518

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 19Year ago 124

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,061	91.00–93.00	92.07
6	—	833	92.50–95.00	94.58
15	—	1,274	89.00–92.50	91.49
2	—	465	137.50	137.50
4	—	1,204	89.50	89.50
2	—	1,423	88.00	88.00
18	—	1,181	89.50–94.00	91.82
1	—	1,370	89.00	89.00
10	—	1,025	90.00–93.00	91.95
11	—	1,314	89.00–91.00	90.35
6	—	1,119	89.50–92.00	91.17
1	—	885	92.50	92.50
2	—	963	91.50	91.50
8	—	941	91.00–92.00	91.56
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	598	65.00	65.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	753	76.00	76.00
5	—	706	71.00	71.00
1	—	1,300	69.00	69.00
11	—	813	70.00–76.00	71.08
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	921	86.00–90.00	89.24
4	—	971	89.00–90.00	89.75
1	—	1,400	80.00	80.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	695	45.00	45.00
7	—	723	45.00	45.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	613	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	458	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	92.50	92.50
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	79.00	79.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	145.00	145.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	142.00	142.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,289	1,260.00	1,260.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,370	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,586	82.00–89.50	87.62
1	—	2,275	105.50	105.50
21	—	1,741	90.00–99.50	94.95
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	76.00	76.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,721	69.00–80.00	72.24
6	—	1,828	61.00–68.50	64.74
4	—	1,905	42.50–56.00	51.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,122	21.00–48.00	38.51
8	—	1,286	67.50–75.00	72.63
110	—	1,270	49.00–59.50	54.52
72	—	1,335	60.00–66.00	62.04
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,358	68.00	68.00
55	—	1,192	50.00–66.00	56.51
14	—	1,201	27.50–66.00	43.18
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,258	66.00–67.00	66.28
26	—	1,288	67.50–70.00	68.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	1,574	65.00–77.00	67.51
70	—	1,572	54.00–64.00	60.07
1	—	1,670	49.00	49.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle