Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2021-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded 1.00 higher on a very light test. Feeding cows traded steady to 1.00 lower. Holstein heifers traded steady, and replacement cattle traded mostly steady on a thin comparison. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. The next available report will be Thursday, December 30, 2021.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $179.64/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$179.64

61 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$944

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$267

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

$13.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.74

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	379	190.42	722	11thin
Medium and Large 1	558	177.27	989	50

One grade step is worth $13.15/cwt here — about −$267 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 sale61 hd

179.64

—

CO average5 barns · 4,428 hd

167.90

+11.74

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	1,918	86.16	1,653	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,721	64.93	1,117	139
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,447	61.32	887	335
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,179	52.40	618	153
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,490	83.36	1,242	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,475	100.50	1,482	2thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,019	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	925	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	907	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,036	97.93/cwt	97.50–98.00	1,015	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,121	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	859	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,018	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,273	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	963	97.34/cwt	96.00–98.00	937	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	875	96.79/cwt	96.00–97.00	847	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	503	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	314	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,317	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,291	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	627	154.84/cwt	152.00–160.00	971	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	190.42/cwt	190.00–192.50	722	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,110	96.71/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,073	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,072	98.13/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,052	29
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,215	98.16/cwt	97.00–98.50	1,193	19
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,292	95.88/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,239	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	859	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	162.86/cwt	162.00–163.00	1,026	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	740	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	955	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	821	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,079	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,338	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,322	695.87/cwt	650.00–775.00	9,199	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,219.94/cwt	1,175.00–1,275.00	16,896	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	82.20/cwt	80.00–82.50	848	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	72.49/cwt	71.00–79.00	754	9
Bulls	—	—	1,895	83.96/cwt	79.00–86.50	1,591	9
Bulls	—	—	1,948	88.98/cwt	87.50–90.50	1,733	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,134	58.07/cwt	55.50–65.00	659	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,036	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	704	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,380	65.93/cwt	62.00–72.50	910	104
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,441	57.04/cwt	47.00–59.50	822	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,258	55.96/cwt	50.00–61.00	704	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	63.50/cwt	62.50–68.00	778	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,182	40.95/cwt	36.00–49.00	484	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	27.77/cwt	20.00–35.00	314	17
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,490	83.36/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,242	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,475	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	1,482	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,795	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,373	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,725	61.47/cwt	58.00–63.00	1,060	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	34.93/cwt	32.00–44.00	503	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,497	62.20/cwt	60.00–68.50	931	151
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,013	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,716	68.12/cwt	64.00–75.00	1,169	70

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 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 314Last week 152Year ago 60

Slaughter CattleReceipts 659Last week 587Year ago 535

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 99Year ago 336

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	528	193.00	193.00
11	—	434	198.00	198.00
14	—	630	162.00–163.00	162.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	627	152.00–160.00	154.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	379	190.00–192.50	190.42
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	925	98.00	98.00
23	—	1,036	97.50–98.00	97.93
9	—	963	96.00–98.00	97.34
14	—	875	96.00–97.00	96.79
5	—	1,317	98.00	98.00
7	—	1,110	95.00–97.00	96.71
29	—	1,072	96.00–99.00	98.13
19	—	1,215	97.00–98.50	98.16
8	—	1,292	94.00–98.00	95.88
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	503	62.50	62.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	862	130.00	130.00
5	—	713	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	540	159.00	159.00
10	—	1,018	125.00	125.00
5	—	430	172.00	172.00
9	—	480	171.00	171.00
5	—	1,079	124.00	124.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,322	650.00–775.00	695.87
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,385	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,219.94
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,032	80.00–82.50	82.20
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,040	71.00–79.00	72.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,895	79.00–86.50	83.96
7	—	1,948	87.50–90.50	88.98
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,134	55.50–65.00	58.07
5	—	1,036	68.00	68.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	1,380	62.00–72.50	65.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,441	47.00–59.50	57.04
13	—	1,440	32.00–44.00	34.93
151	—	1,497	60.00–68.50	62.20
1	—	1,350	75.00	75.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,258	50.00–61.00	55.96
5	—	1,225	62.50–68.00	63.50
19	—	1,182	36.00–49.00	40.95
17	—	1,130	20.00–35.00	27.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	76.50	76.50
68	—	1,725	58.00–63.00	61.47
70	—	1,716	64.00–75.00	68.12
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	82.00–85.00	83.36
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	100.50	100.50

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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Steers · 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