Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2021-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded 2.50 to 3.00 lower. Feeding cows traded steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded 2.00 lower. Dairy heifers this week traded steady to 2.00 lower, and replacement cattle had no comparable trades from last week. Feeder cattle were not offered today as the barn is transitioning to their fall/winter schedule and will be offering feeder cattle on Friday going forward. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will be Thursday, September 30, 2021.

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	1,910	85.30	1,629	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,750	73.84	1,292	75
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,456	65.54	954	275
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,141	50.55	577	162
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,526	88.35	1,348	21

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	1,076	93.15/cwt	92.50–93.50	1,002	20
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,231	92.44/cwt	89.50–93.50	1,138	17
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,344	91.35/cwt	91.00–93.50	1,228	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	807	85.01/cwt	84.00–89.00	686	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	919	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	823	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	898	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	813	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,039	88.36/cwt	81.00–89.00	918	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,185	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,043	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	888	77.72/cwt	76.00–83.00	690	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	970	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	858	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,137	87.33/cwt	87.00–88.00	993	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	793	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	650	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	1,324	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,046	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,270	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,067	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	871	86.84/cwt	86.00–89.00	756	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,078	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	949	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,145	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,059	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,263	92.33/cwt	91.50–94.00	1,166	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,031	91.99/cwt	91.00–92.50	948	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,177	91.50/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,077	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	576	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	418	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	955	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	621	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	747	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	486	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	986	91.63/cwt	90.00–92.50	903	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	906	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	820	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,500	66.51/cwt	62.00–74.00	998	64
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,496	41.59/cwt	38.00–45.00	622	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,459	56.57/cwt	51.00–61.00	825	84
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	78.65/cwt	75.50–87.00	1,061	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,728	64.39/cwt	57.00–69.00	1,113	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,821	81.56/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,485	12
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,526	88.35/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,348	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,194	51.90/cwt	43.00–56.00	620	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	33.96/cwt	27.50–42.50	353	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	59.52/cwt	57.00–65.00	695	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,738	74.06/cwt	70.50–79.00	1,287	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,439	71.86/cwt	66.50–76.00	1,034	105
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,150	66.58/cwt	64.00–68.50	766	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,119	73.14/cwt	70.00–76.00	818	9
Bulls	—	—	2,102	87.71/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,844	17
Bulls	—	—	2,240	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	2,195	1
Bulls	—	—	1,731	82.61/cwt	75.00–85.50	1,430	20
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	14,479	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,968	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,759	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,742	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	24,824	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,177	90.29/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,063	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,548	1,228.70/cwt	1,200.00–1,300.00	19,020	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,545	1,250.28/cwt	1,200.00–1,300.00	19,317	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	482	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	289	6

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.

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Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) - Brush, CO

Thu Sep 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 192Last week 260Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 581Last week 318Year ago 742

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 25Year ago 180

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,076	92.50–93.50	93.15
17	—	1,231	89.50–93.50	92.44
7	—	1,344	91.00–93.50	91.35
7	—	898	90.50	90.50
1	—	1,145	92.50	92.50
3	—	1,263	91.50–94.00	92.33
9	—	1,031	91.00–92.50	91.99
4	—	1,177	91.00–93.00	91.50
16	—	986	90.00–92.50	91.63
4	—	906	90.50	90.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	807	84.00–89.00	85.01
6	—	919	89.50	89.50
12	—	1,039	81.00–89.00	88.36
1	—	1,185	88.00	88.00
1	—	970	88.50	88.50
3	—	1,137	87.00–88.00	87.33
2	—	1,270	84.00	84.00
6	—	871	86.00–89.00	86.84
6	—	1,078	88.00	88.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	888	76.00–83.00	77.72
3	—	793	82.00	82.00
1	—	1,324	79.00	79.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	576	72.50	72.50
3	—	955	65.00	65.00
3	—	747	65.00	65.00
6	—	482	60.00	60.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,500	62.00–74.00	66.51
7	—	1,496	38.00–45.00	41.59
84	—	1,459	51.00–61.00	56.57
15	—	1,349	75.50–87.00	78.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,728	57.00–69.00	64.39
12	—	1,821	80.00–85.00	81.56
52	—	1,738	70.50–79.00	74.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,194	43.00–56.00	51.90
43	—	1,040	27.50–42.50	33.96
32	—	1,167	57.00–65.00	59.52
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	1,439	66.50–76.00	71.86
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,150	64.00–68.50	66.58
9	—	1,119	70.00–76.00	73.14
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,526	85.00–90.00	88.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	2,102	86.00–93.00	87.71
1	—	2,240	98.00	98.00
20	—	1,731	75.00–85.50	82.61

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,053	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,070	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,343	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,742	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,548	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,228.70
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,545	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,250.28
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,177	86.00–94.00	90.29

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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