Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2021-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded 5.50 to 8.50 lower. Feeding cows traded 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded 1.50 higher. Dairy heifers traded mostly steady. Feeder cattle did not have enough comparisons to accurately trend. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will be Thursday, August 19, 2021.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.54/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$131.54

113 head · 902 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,187

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$27

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

$12.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.96

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	700	136.50	955	14thin
Medium and Large 1	938	131.20	1,231	94
Medium and Large 2	792	124.00	982	5thin

One grade step is worth $12.50/cwt here — about −$27 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 sale113 hd

131.54

—

CO average2 barns · 347 hd

143.50

−11.96

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	1,823	93.82	1,710	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,781	68.39	1,218	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,475	63.76	940	242
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,196	58.41	699	141

Every lot, as filed

40 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,775	65.13/cwt	57.50–72.00	1,156	34
Bulls	—	—	1,934	97.48/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,885	10
Bulls	—	—	2,075	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	2,179	1
Bulls	—	—	1,725	88.98/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,535	7
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,145	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	916	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,793	75.31/cwt	73.50–79.00	1,350	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	792	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	982	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	938	131.20/cwt	130.00–132.25	1,231	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	956	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,225	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	628	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,183	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	994	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,347	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,212	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	140.50/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,198	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,029	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	685	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	500	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	776	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,121	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,167	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,114	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,078	93.99/cwt	93.50–95.00	1,013	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,001	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,151	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	139.99/cwt	138.00–141.00	854	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	905	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	864	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	869	84.33/cwt	84.00–85.00	733	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,601	42.66/cwt	35.00–48.50	683	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,340	71.47/cwt	69.00–75.00	958	25
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	778	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	622	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	588	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	447	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,360	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,210	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	955	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	893	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	68.86/cwt	66.00–75.00	988	75
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,517	60.21/cwt	51.00–65.50	913	138
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	402	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	312	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,133	95.27/cwt	92.50–96.00	1,079	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,181	37.94/cwt	32.50–43.00	448	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,237	62.06/cwt	60.00–69.00	768	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	55.97/cwt	46.00–59.50	646	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,203	69.37/cwt	67.00–73.00	835	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,211	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	1,144	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,035	95.69/cwt	95.00–96.00	990	8

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 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 256Last week 203Year ago 255

Slaughter CattleReceipts 461Last week 584Year ago 580

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,775	57.50–72.00	65.13
16	—	1,793	73.50–79.00	75.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,601	35.00–48.50	42.66
75	—	1,435	66.00–75.00	68.86
138	—	1,517	51.00–65.50	60.21
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,340	69.00–75.00	71.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,181	32.50–43.00	37.94
59	—	1,237	60.00–69.00	62.06
55	—	1,154	46.00–59.50	55.97
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,203	67.00–73.00	69.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,934	94.00–100.00	97.48
1	—	2,075	105.00	105.00
7	—	1,725	85.00–92.00	88.98
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	80.00	80.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	163.00	163.00
4	—	845	145.00	145.00
6	—	853	137.00–144.00	140.50
2	—	705	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	776	144.50	144.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	792	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	938	130.00–132.25	131.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	138.00	138.00
2	—	375	167.50	167.50
4	—	1,001	115.00	115.00
6	—	610	138.00–141.00	139.99
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,183	84.00	84.00
9	—	869	84.00–85.00	84.33
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,347	90.00	90.00
4	—	1,167	95.50	95.50
3	—	1,078	93.50–95.00	93.99
1	—	905	95.50	95.50
1	—	1,360	89.00	89.00
2	—	955	93.50	93.50
13	—	1,133	92.50–96.00	95.27
4	—	1,211	94.50	94.50
8	—	1,035	95.00–96.00	95.69
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	685	73.00	73.00
2	—	588	76.00	76.00
10	—	402	77.50	77.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	778	80.00	80.00

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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