Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2021-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while slaughter bulls traded steady. Feeding cows traded unevenly steady. Dairy heifers traded mostly steady to 1.50 higher. Feeder cattle and replacement cattle had no comparable trades on a very thin test. The next available report will be Thursday, July 29, 2021.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.10/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$129.10

25 head · 806 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,041

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$486

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

$9.13/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 2	430	137.50	591	2thin
Medium and Large 1	839	128.37	1,077	23

One grade step is worth $9.13/cwt here — about −$486 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 sale25 hd

129.10

—

CO average1 barns · 25 hd

129.10

+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	1,768	92.10	1,628	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,711	75.10	1,285	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,445	66.53	961	149
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,164	60.62	706	117

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	—	1,822	94.72/cwt	90.00–98.50	1,726	12
Bulls	—	—	2,262	108.74/cwt	102.50–113.50	2,460	5
Bulls	—	—	1,799	88.41/cwt	85.50–89.50	1,590	7
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,210	77.31/cwt	71.00–81.00	935	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,463	59.93/cwt	50.50–64.50	877	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,437	69.43/cwt	65.00–76.00	998	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	125.37/cwt	125.00–125.50	1,099	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,102	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	804	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,098	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,153	6
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	—	752	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	286	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	776	70.84/cwt	70.00–71.00	550	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	805	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	564	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	690	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	483	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	555	70.88/cwt	70.00–71.00	393	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,536	1,310.00/cwt	1,310.00–1,310.00	20,122	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,029	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	638	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	453	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	645	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	419	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	705	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	465	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	867	89.08/cwt	88.00–90.00	772	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	953	92.22/cwt	92.00–92.50	879	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,015	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	873	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,220	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,122	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,078	92.68/cwt	91.50–93.00	999	22
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	938	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	872	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,196	92.79/cwt	91.50–93.00	1,110	19
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,135	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,050	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	700	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	490	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,579	44.93/cwt	39.00–48.00	709	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,448	79.53/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,152	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,314	71.78/cwt	70.00–75.00	943	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,833	65.26/cwt	65.00–65.50	1,196	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,339	88.54/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,186	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,014	92.70/cwt	92.00–93.00	940	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	64.23/cwt	60.00–70.00	726	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,194	52.36/cwt	45.00–59.50	625	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,266	37.02/cwt	25.00–44.00	469	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,707	75.45/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,288	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	74.98/cwt	74.00–76.00	877	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,176	66.26/cwt	64.00–70.50	779	28

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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 242Last week 208Year ago 29

Slaughter CattleReceipts 359Last week 607Year ago 353

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 6Year ago 201

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,822	90.00–98.50	94.72
5	—	2,262	102.50–113.50	108.74
7	—	1,799	85.50–89.50	88.41
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,210	71.00–81.00	77.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,463	50.50–64.50	59.93
88	—	1,437	65.00–76.00	69.43
9	—	1,579	39.00–48.00	44.93
9	—	1,448	78.00–82.00	79.53
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,314	70.00–75.00	71.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,833	65.00–65.50	65.26
56	—	1,707	70.00–80.00	75.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,131	60.00–70.00	64.23
17	—	1,194	45.00–59.50	52.36
11	—	1,266	25.00–44.00	37.02
2	—	1,170	74.00–76.00	74.98
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,176	64.00–70.50	66.26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	877	125.00–125.50	125.37
8	—	768	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	868	127.00	127.00
4	—	519	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,098	105.00	105.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	752	38.00	38.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	776	70.00–71.00	70.84
1	—	805	70.00	70.00
1	—	690	70.00	70.00
9	—	555	70.00–71.00	70.88
4	—	638	71.00	71.00
1	—	700	70.00	70.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	65.00	65.00
1	—	705	66.00	66.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	867	88.00–90.00	89.08
1	—	1,015	86.00	86.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	953	92.00–92.50	92.22
1	—	1,220	92.00	92.00
22	—	1,078	91.50–93.00	92.68
8	—	938	93.00	93.00
19	—	1,196	91.50–93.00	92.79
1	—	1,135	92.50	92.50
13	—	1,339	88.00–89.00	88.54
15	—	1,014	92.00–93.00	92.70

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,536	1,310.00	1,310.00

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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