Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2021-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were moderate. Slaughter cows traded unevenly steady, while feeding cows traded steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were too thinly tested to accurately compare. Replacement cattle traded unevenly steady and dairy heifers traded steady. The next available report will be Thursday, November 11, 2021.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.00/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$114.00

6 head · 878 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,001

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$12.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.98

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	887	118.00	1,046	4thin
Medium and Large 2	860	106.00	912	2thin

One grade step is worth $12.00/cwt here — about $135 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 sale6 hd

114.00

—

CO average5 barns · 3,386 hd

141.98

−27.98

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	1,880	73.77	1,387	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,710	59.67	1,021	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,458	55.27	806	355
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,214	47.98	582	205

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	118.66/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,037	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,073	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	876	94.12/cwt	93.50–95.00	824	24
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,062	95.02/cwt	93.00–95.50	1,009	18
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,030	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	834	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,026	96.05/cwt	93.50–97.00	985	38
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	781	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	711	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,117	95.83/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,070	24
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	825	90.56/cwt	90.00–91.00	747	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,216	94.45/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,149	27
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,200	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,032	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	923	94.08/cwt	90.00–95.00	868	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	880	88.85/cwt	85.00–89.50	782	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	779	73.79/cwt	70.00–77.50	575	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	112	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	106	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	979	94.86/cwt	94.50–95.50	929	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,175	94.65/cwt	94.50–95.00	1,112	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	13,069	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,443	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	12,049	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,771	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	891.69/cwt	835.00–935.00	12,751	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	107.24/cwt	107.00–107.50	1,199	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	88.45/cwt	84.50–98.50	869	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,263	716.90/cwt	650.00–785.00	9,054	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,397	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	14,110	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	76.35/cwt	72.00–83.00	859	27
Bulls	—	—	2,255	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	1,883	1
Bulls	—	—	1,864	73.35/cwt	68.00–77.50	1,367	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,399	66.40/cwt	62.00–72.50	929	119
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,085	67.73/cwt	67.50–68.00	735	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,207	56.54/cwt	52.00–62.00	682	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,519	48.95/cwt	44.00–56.50	744	169
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	42.34/cwt	35.00–46.00	521	77
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,533	37.51/cwt	25.00–42.50	575	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	59.74/cwt	57.00–65.00	799	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,708	55.42/cwt	52.00–59.50	947	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	67.46/cwt	64.50–76.00	1,157	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,221	49.85/cwt	47.00–56.00	609	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	30.30/cwt	25.00–34.50	331	9

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 Nov 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 221Last week 69Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 674Last week 902Year ago 825

Replacement CattleReceipts 110Last week 199Year ago 343

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	874	118.00–120.00	118.66
1	—	925	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	860	106.00	106.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	876	93.50–95.00	94.12
18	—	1,062	93.00–95.50	95.02
38	—	1,026	93.50–97.00	96.05
10	—	781	91.00	91.00
24	—	1,117	95.00–96.00	95.83
7	—	825	90.00–91.00	90.56
27	—	1,216	94.00–96.00	94.45
13	—	923	90.00–95.00	94.08
3	—	112	95.00	95.00
11	—	979	94.50–95.50	94.86
10	—	1,175	94.50–95.00	94.65
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	81.00	81.00
2	—	1,200	86.00	86.00
7	—	880	85.00–89.50	88.85
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	779	70.00–77.50	73.79

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,025	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,443	835.00	835.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,161	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,430	835.00–935.00	891.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,397	1,010.00	1,010.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	20	—	1,263	650.00–785.00	716.90
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,118	107.00–107.50	107.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	—	983	84.50–98.50	88.45
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,125	72.00–83.00	76.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,255	83.50	83.50
23	—	1,864	68.00–77.50	73.35
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	1,399	62.00–72.50	66.40
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	67.50–68.00	67.73
50	—	1,207	52.00–62.00	56.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
169	—	1,519	44.00–56.50	48.95
25	—	1,533	25.00–42.50	37.51
42	—	1,338	57.00–65.00	59.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	1,230	35.00–46.00	42.34
67	—	1,221	47.00–56.00	49.85
9	—	1,094	25.00–34.50	30.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,708	52.00–59.50	55.42
12	—	1,715	64.50–76.00	67.46

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