Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2021-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 lower, while feeding cows traded steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded 3.00 higher on a thin test. Dairy heifers and replacement cattle traded steady. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. The next available report will be Thursday, December 16, 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	1,935	83.46	1,615	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,757	62.28	1,094	79
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,499	53.61	803	253
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,112	42.51	473	204
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,620	71.00	1,150	2thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	897.41/cwt	825.00–935.00	11,962	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,424	1,196.79/cwt	1,125.00–1,275.00	17,042	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,189	1,540.49/cwt	1,510.00–1,550.00	18,316	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,204	734.16/cwt	635.00–760.00	8,839	24
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	615	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	437	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,286	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,260	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	545	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	409	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	765	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	536	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	720	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	511	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,462	93.35/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,365	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,040	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	993	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,215	97.78/cwt	97.50–98.00	1,188	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	695	62.13/cwt	61.00–62.50	432	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,182	97.96/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,158	24
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	788	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	733	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,087	97.83/cwt	97.00–98.50	1,063	24
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,213	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,001	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	823	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	716	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	824	94.77/cwt	94.00–97.00	781	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	853	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	819	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	919	96.96/cwt	96.00–97.50	891	22
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	982	97.73/cwt	96.50–98.00	960	18
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,127	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,104	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	11,904	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,102	1,017.56/cwt	1,010.00–1,025.00	11,214	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	72.59/cwt	71.00–75.00	773	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	114.23/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,145	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	93.84/cwt	87.50–98.00	1,002	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,498	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	14,606	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	120.02/cwt	114.00–126.00	1,338	9
Bulls	—	—	2,138	87.96/cwt	85.00–92.50	1,881	9
Bulls	—	—	2,480	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	2,331	1
Bulls	—	—	1,752	79.53/cwt	70.00–84.50	1,393	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,405	66.66/cwt	61.00–70.00	937	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,177	59.51/cwt	54.00–64.00	700	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	62.03/cwt	60.00–70.00	893	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,522	40.87/cwt	32.50–45.00	622	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,775	40.55/cwt	35.00–46.00	720	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,417	74.82/cwt	72.00–77.50	1,060	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	44.67/cwt	36.00–48.00	519	69
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,620	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,150	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,537	50.14/cwt	46.00–59.50	771	143
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,806	67.99/cwt	65.00–75.50	1,228	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,671	78.41/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,310	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,734	58.26/cwt	55.00–63.00	1,010	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,209	50.73/cwt	49.00–59.00	613	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	24.34/cwt	15.00–35.00	230	58

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 Dec 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 152Last week 214Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 587Last week 1,243Year ago 764

Replacement CattleReceipts 99Last week 530Year ago 969

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,333	825.00–935.00	897.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,424	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,196.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	992	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	—	1,189	1,510.00–1,550.00	1,540.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,204	635.00–760.00	734.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,102	1,010.00–1,025.00	1,017.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,498	975.00	975.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,065	71.00–75.00	72.59
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,002	113.00–116.00	114.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,068	87.50–98.00	93.84
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,115	114.00–126.00	120.02

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	71.00	71.00
2	—	545	75.00	75.00
1	—	765	70.00	70.00
1	—	720	71.00	71.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,286	98.00	98.00
3	—	1,462	88.00–96.00	93.35
1	—	1,040	95.50	95.50
9	—	1,215	97.50–98.00	97.78
24	—	1,182	97.00–98.00	97.96
5	—	788	93.00	93.00
24	—	1,087	97.00–98.50	97.83
4	—	824	94.00–97.00	94.77
2	—	853	96.00	96.00
22	—	919	96.00–97.50	96.96
18	—	982	96.50–98.00	97.73
15	—	1,127	98.00	98.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	695	61.00–62.50	62.13
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,213	82.50	82.50
3	—	823	87.00	87.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	2,138	85.00–92.50	87.96
1	—	2,480	94.00	94.00
13	—	1,752	70.00–84.50	79.53
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,405	61.00–70.00	66.66
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,177	54.00–64.00	59.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,440	60.00–70.00	62.03
32	—	1,522	32.50–45.00	40.87
3	—	1,417	72.00–77.50	74.82
143	—	1,537	46.00–59.50	50.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,775	35.00–46.00	40.55
28	—	1,806	65.00–75.50	67.99
4	—	1,671	76.00–81.00	78.41
45	—	1,734	55.00–63.00	58.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,161	36.00–48.00	44.67
46	—	1,209	49.00–59.00	50.73
58	—	943	15.00–35.00	24.34
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	71.00	71.00

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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