Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2021-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand moderate to good on slaughter cows and bulls. Average dressing slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Average dressing slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher. Feeding cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Dairy heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade activity light on moderate demand for feeder steers and heifers with no comparable trades from the prior week for a trend. The next available report will be Thursday, August 12, 2021.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.46/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$148.46

28 head · 621 lb average

Value per head Derived

$922

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$0.59/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	633	148.59	941	22
Medium and Large 2	578	148.00	855	6thin

One grade step is worth $0.59/cwt here — about $85 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 sale28 hd

148.46

—

CO average1 barns · 28 hd

148.46

+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	1,649	93.77	1,546	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,711	83.39	1,427	63
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,475	75.10	1,108	223
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,218	66.88	815	223

Every lot, as filed

46 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 4	—	592	57.51/cwt	52.50–60.00	340	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,214	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	911	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	765	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	551	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	976	94.47/cwt	92.50–95.50	922	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,080	95.83/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,035	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	815	89.50/cwt	89.00–90.00	729	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,188	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	891	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,129	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,085	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	760	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,029	95.82/cwt	94.00–96.50	986	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	855	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,038	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	670	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	835	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	777	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	160	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	172.55/cwt	169.00–174.00	739	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,411	82.95/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,170	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,471	75.69/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,113	185
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,219	74.59/cwt	72.00–88.50	909	14
Bulls	—	—	1,717	86.43/cwt	77.50–90.50	1,484	6
Bulls	—	—	1,929	107.47/cwt	104.00–112.50	2,073	9
Bulls	—	—	1,846	96.04/cwt	92.00–103.00	1,773	25
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,215	95.93/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,166	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,706	83.86/cwt	77.00–86.50	1,431	59
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	882	94.67/cwt	94.50–95.50	835	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	798	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	678	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,395	86.76/cwt	81.50–88.00	1,210	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	926	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	884	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,110	96.52/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,071	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,550	66.83/cwt	54.00–69.00	1,036	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	54.48/cwt	49.00–60.00	621	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	1,085	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	765	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	518	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	272	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,448	78.75/cwt	73.00–87.00	1,140	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,145	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,065	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,150	87.13/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,002	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,238	67.95/cwt	61.00–71.50	841	178
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,158	95.87/cwt	93.50–96.50	1,110	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,304	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	1,232	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,565	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	783	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,852	71.51/cwt	70.00–73.50	1,324	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,275	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	733	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,433	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	40.40/cwt	31.00–45.00	425	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,084	72.90/cwt	70.00–77.50	790	10

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 Aug 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 143Year ago 54

Slaughter CattleReceipts 584Last week 599Year ago 499

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	592	52.50–60.00	57.51
2	—	518	52.50	52.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	72.00	72.00
1	—	1,085	70.50	70.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	976	92.50–95.50	94.47
15	—	1,080	95.00–97.00	95.83
8	—	1,029	94.00–96.50	95.82
4	—	835	93.00	93.00
14	—	1,215	94.00–97.00	95.93
9	—	882	94.50–95.50	94.67
10	—	926	95.50	95.50
20	—	1,110	96.00–97.00	96.52
8	—	1,158	93.50–96.50	95.87
8	—	1,304	94.50	94.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	815	89.00–90.00	89.50
2	—	798	85.00	85.00
6	—	1,395	81.50–88.00	86.76
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,188	75.00	75.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	893	136.00	136.00
3	—	573	159.00	159.00
13	—	428	169.00–174.00	172.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	818	138.00	138.00
12	—	704	147.50	147.50
7	—	432	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	148.00	148.00
1	—	160	185.00	185.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,411	81.00–86.00	82.95
185	—	1,471	70.00–80.00	75.69
22	—	1,550	54.00–69.00	66.83
1	—	1,565	50.00	50.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,219	72.00–88.50	74.59
14	—	1,140	49.00–60.00	54.48
178	—	1,238	61.00–71.50	67.95
7	—	1,052	31.00–45.00	40.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,706	77.00–86.50	83.86
3	—	1,852	70.00–73.50	71.51
1	—	1,575	91.00	91.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,448	73.00–87.00	78.75
1	—	1,145	93.00	93.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,084	70.00–77.50	72.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,717	77.50–90.50	86.43
9	—	1,929	104.00–112.50	107.47
25	—	1,846	92.00–103.00	96.04
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,150	80.00–90.00	87.13
1	—	1,275	57.50	57.50

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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