Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2021-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded steady to 1.50 higher, while feeding cows traded steady. Slaughter bulls traded 3.00 higher. Holstein heifers traded steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle and replacement cattle were too thinly tested to accurately trend. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. The next available report will be Thursday, September 9, 2021.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.35/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$111.35

23 head · 1,010 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,125

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$72

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

$2.91/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	944	113.50	1,071	6thin
Medium and Large 1	1,033	110.59	1,143	17thin

One grade step is worth $2.91/cwt here — about −$72 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 sale23 hd

111.35

—

CO average1 barns · 23 hd

111.35

+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	1,721	82.67	1,423	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,761	74.97	1,320	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,471	62.65	922	252
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,179	54.75	646	185

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,007	114.37/cwt	114.00–115.50	1,152	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,057	107.23/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,133	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,082	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,016	94.90/cwt	94.50–95.50	964	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,200	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	1,134	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	880	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	788	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,076	93.61/cwt	91.50–95.00	1,007	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	965	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	854	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,101	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,046	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	860	92.50/cwt	91.00–93.00	796	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,100	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	957	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	795	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	652	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	838	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	733	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	910	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	546	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	655	66.62/cwt	60.00–70.00	436	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,323	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	1,197	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	740	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,058	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	921	94.12/cwt	93.00–94.50	867	25
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,184	92.67/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,097	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	966	95.38/cwt	93.50–96.50	921	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	792	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,443	1,232.94/cwt	1,175.00–1,275.00	17,791	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	107.71/cwt	102.50–112.50	1,034	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,219	73.44/cwt	70.00–77.50	895	4
Bulls	—	—	1,803	88.52/cwt	86.00–94.50	1,596	14
Bulls	—	—	2,090	99.23/cwt	98.50–100.00	2,074	2
Bulls	—	—	1,728	77.79/cwt	61.00–85.00	1,344	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,432	68.45/cwt	66.00–74.00	980	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,496	58.67/cwt	51.00–62.00	878	97
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,764	66.38/cwt	62.50–71.00	1,171	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,758	77.09/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,355	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	51.29/cwt	44.00–56.50	591	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	60.14/cwt	57.00–63.50	719	101
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,542	38.86/cwt	35.00–47.00	599	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,760	82.52/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,452	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	40.29/cwt	25.00–43.50	477	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,439	66.41/cwt	63.00–74.00	956	101
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,546	79.85/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,234	12

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 Sep 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 187Year ago 981

Slaughter CattleReceipts 517Last week 422Year ago 621

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 4Year ago 170

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,007	114.00–115.50	114.37
9	—	1,057	103.00–109.00	107.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	925	117.00	117.00
3	—	962	110.00	110.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,016	94.50–95.50	94.90
11	—	1,200	94.50	94.50
5	—	1,076	91.50–95.00	93.61
5	—	1,101	95.00	95.00
10	—	860	91.00–93.00	92.50
2	—	1,323	90.50	90.50
25	—	921	93.00–94.50	94.12
6	—	1,184	90.00–94.00	92.67
8	—	966	93.50–96.50	95.38
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	89.50	89.50
1	—	965	88.50	88.50
1	—	1,100	87.00	87.00
1	—	795	82.00	82.00
2	—	838	87.50	87.50
1	—	740	85.00	85.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	60.00	60.00
3	—	655	60.00–70.00	66.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	82.50	82.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	960	102.50–112.50	107.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,443	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,232.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,219	70.00–77.50	73.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,803	86.00–94.50	88.52
2	—	2,090	98.50–100.00	99.23
16	—	1,728	61.00–85.00	77.79
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,432	66.00–74.00	68.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	1,496	51.00–62.00	58.67
15	—	1,542	35.00–47.00	38.86
101	—	1,439	63.00–74.00	66.41
12	—	1,546	75.00–82.00	79.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,764	62.50–71.00	66.38
12	—	1,758	74.00–80.00	77.09
8	—	1,760	81.00–86.00	82.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,152	44.00–56.50	51.29
101	—	1,195	57.00–63.50	60.14
23	—	1,183	25.00–43.50	40.29

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