Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2021-12-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Slaughter cows traded unevenly steady. Feeding cows traded steady on a light test. Slaughter bulls were too thinly tested to accurately compare. Holstein heifers had the highest demand and traded 1.50 to 7.50 higher. All other classed of cattle were too thinly tested for any comparisons. The next available report will be Thursday, January 6, 2022.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $116.00/cwt on 10 head.

Average price

$116.00

10 head · 805 lb average

Value per head Derived

$934

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+11.96

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	805	116.00	934	10thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale10 hd

116.00

—

CO average1 barns · 16 hd

104.04

+11.96

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	2,055	84.10	1,728	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,692	68.17	1,154	70
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,495	54.95	821	164
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,194	43.01	513	118

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	953	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	917	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,089	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	738	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	517	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	792	96.28/cwt	96.00–98.00	763	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,173	105.21/cwt	103.50–106.50	1,234	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,275	97.33/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,241	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	521	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	326	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	919	104.80/cwt	103.50–106.00	963	34
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,022	104.58/cwt	95.00–106.50	1,069	40
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,350	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,249	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	893	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	924	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	973	104.93/cwt	98.00–107.00	1,021	46
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	715	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	679	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	817	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	805	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,126	103.15/cwt	97.50–106.00	1,161	18
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,221	105.52/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,288	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,076	104.48/cwt	100.50–108.00	1,124	23
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	640	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	400	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	683	71.51/cwt	70.00–73.00	488	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,028	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	25,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,513	1,029.75/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	15,580	2
Bulls	—	—	2,011	83.02/cwt	81.50–84.50	1,670	4
Bulls	—	—	2,143	86.25/cwt	86.00–86.50	1,848	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,110	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	688	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,354	65.62/cwt	62.00–71.00	888	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,725	55.68/cwt	51.00–63.00	960	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,335	59.47/cwt	59.00–60.00	794	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,197	43.79/cwt	35.00–49.50	524	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	28.06/cwt	20.00–32.00	330	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,487	63.90/cwt	60.00–70.00	950	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,499	39.35/cwt	32.00–46.00	590	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,490	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,103	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,651	68.43/cwt	65.00–75.00	1,130	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,519	52.70/cwt	47.00–59.00	801	76
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	80.93/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,376	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,206	54.27/cwt	51.00–60.00	654	36

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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 291Last week 314Year ago 12

Slaughter CattleReceipts 382Last week 659Year ago 210

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 44Year ago 165

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	866	110.00	110.00
6	—	764	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,068	102.00	102.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	738	70.00	70.00
8	—	683	70.00–73.00	71.51
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	792	96.00–98.00	96.28
10	—	1,173	103.50–106.50	105.21
3	—	1,275	96.00–98.00	97.33
34	—	919	103.50–106.00	104.80
40	—	1,022	95.00–106.50	104.58
1	—	1,350	92.50	92.50
4	—	893	103.50	103.50
46	—	973	98.00–107.00	104.93
3	—	715	95.00	95.00
14	—	817	98.50	98.50
18	—	1,126	97.50–106.00	103.15
8	—	1,221	104.00–107.00	105.52
23	—	1,076	100.50–108.00	104.48
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	521	62.50	62.50
1	—	640	62.50	62.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	2,028	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,513	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,029.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,011	81.50–84.50	83.02
2	—	2,143	86.00–86.50	86.25
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	62.00	62.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,354	62.00–71.00	65.62
2	—	1,335	59.00–60.00	59.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,725	51.00–63.00	55.68
23	—	1,651	65.00–75.00	68.43
23	—	1,700	78.00–85.00	80.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,197	35.00–49.50	43.79
31	—	1,177	20.00–32.00	28.06
36	—	1,206	51.00–60.00	54.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,487	60.00–70.00	63.90
27	—	1,499	32.00–46.00	39.35
4	—	1,490	74.00	74.00
76	—	1,519	47.00–59.00	52.70

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

Bulls · 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