Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2022-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 8.00 higher, while slaughter bulls were 4.50 higher. Feeding cows traded 2.00 to 4.50 higher. Replacement cattle sold steady and dairy heifers traded steady to 3.00 lower. Trade activity and demand were good to very good. The next available report will be Thursday, February 17, 2022.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.92/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$158.92

72 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$972

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$11.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.85

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	613	159.41	977	69
Medium and Large 1-2	597	147.50	881	3thin

One grade step is worth $11.91/cwt here — about $96 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 sale72 hd

158.92

—

CO average5 barns · 1,791 hd

160.77

−1.85

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	1,951	102.84	2,006	67
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,777	83.11	1,477	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,474	76.76	1,131	426
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,143	67.04	766	150
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,520	85.00	1,292	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,340	116.00	1,554	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	1,534	1,212.31/cwt	1,200.00–1,225.00	18,597	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	108.98/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,248	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	972	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	778	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,059	89.15/cwt	84.00–99.00	944	25
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,044	1,623.70/cwt	1,575.00–1,675.00	16,951	47
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,097	1,312.20/cwt	1,300.00–1,325.00	14,395	4
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,374	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	16,488	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,458	1,380.22/cwt	1,300.00–1,450.00	20,124	38
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	13,568	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,620	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	21,465	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,504	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	21,056	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	745	142.01/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,058	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	630	158.85/cwt	158.00–159.00	1,001	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,037	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,410	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,215	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,073	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	168.98/cwt	168.00–170.00	787	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	847	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	894	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,081	109.60/cwt	109.00–110.50	1,185	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,026	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,129	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	966	109.05/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,053	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,175	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,141	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,172	110.68/cwt	109.50–111.50	1,297	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	930	107.01/cwt	106.00–109.00	995	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	768	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	634	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	849	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	841	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,120	110.93/cwt	110.50–111.50	1,242	21
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,244	109.61/cwt	102.50–110.50	1,364	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	989	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	881	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	164.67/cwt	161.00–167.00	940	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,119	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	858	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,115	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	77.48/cwt	77.00–78.00	882	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,530	41.86/cwt	30.00–50.00	640	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	34.73/cwt	20.00–45.00	396	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,567	85.35/cwt	82.00–98.00	1,337	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,496	75.73/cwt	70.00–81.00	1,133	213
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,468	65.09/cwt	56.00–69.50	956	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,679	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,595	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,813	75.46/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,368	18
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,340	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,554	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,136	75.41/cwt	72.00–80.00	857	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,409	80.62/cwt	76.00–86.00	1,136	137
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	55.65/cwt	50.00–63.00	558	19
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,520	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,292	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,766	86.30/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,524	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,174	71.36/cwt	65.00–76.00	838	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,165	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	984	1
Bulls	—	—	2,010	105.44/cwt	101.00–109.50	2,119	42
Bulls	—	—	1,852	94.83/cwt	82.50–99.00	1,756	17
Bulls	—	—	2,219	114.38/cwt	111.00–119.00	2,538	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,238	84.04/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,040	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,230	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,353	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,321	1,146.77/cwt	1,100.00–1,175.00	15,149	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	19,061	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,720	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,366	1,123.77/cwt	1,025.00–1,175.00	15,351	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,373	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	17,163	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,437	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	15,591	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,367	1,160.48/cwt	1,100.00–1,275.00	15,864	50
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,398	1,234.10/cwt	1,185.00–1,250.00	17,253	13
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,288.28/cwt	1,225.00–1,350.00	12,883	22
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,109	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	16,081	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,014	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,394	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,251	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,638	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	14,249	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,653	3

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 Feb 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 258Last week 64Year ago 54

Slaughter CattleReceipts 733Last week 378Year ago 385

Replacement CattleReceipts 289Last week 29Year ago 533

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,534	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,212.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,097	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,312.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	38	—	1,458	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,380.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,366	1,025.00–1,175.00	1,123.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	50	—	1,367	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,160.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,251	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,374	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,398	1,185.00–1,250.00	1,234.10
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,215	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,373	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,437	1,085.00	1,085.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,270	1,075.00	1,075.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,145	105.00–112.00	108.98
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	972	80.00	80.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,059	84.00–99.00	89.15
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	47	—	1,044	1,575.00–1,675.00	1,623.70
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,109	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,000	1,225.00–1,350.00	1,288.28
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	966	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,014	1,025.00	1,025.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,620	1,325.00	1,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,321	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,146.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,495	1,275.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,504	1,400.00	1,400.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	745	139.00–144.00	142.01
13	—	630	158.00–159.00	158.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	466	168.00–170.00	168.98
9	—	607	163.00	163.00
2	—	548	162.00	162.00
29	—	571	161.00–167.00	164.67
2	—	823	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	597	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,037	136.00	136.00
3	—	810	150.00	150.00
5	—	613	175.00	175.00
2	—	725	162.00	162.00
7	—	656	174.00	174.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	847	105.50	105.50
5	—	1,081	109.00–110.50	109.60
4	—	1,026	110.00	110.00
23	—	966	108.00–110.00	109.05
3	—	1,172	109.50–111.50	110.68
13	—	930	106.00–109.00	107.01
21	—	1,120	110.50–111.50	110.93
9	—	1,244	102.50–110.50	109.61
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	768	82.50	82.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	849	99.00	99.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	858	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,138	77.00–78.00	77.48
13	—	1,140	20.00–45.00	34.73
19	—	1,003	50.00–63.00	55.65
90	—	1,174	65.00–76.00	71.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,530	30.00–50.00	41.86
40	—	1,567	82.00–98.00	85.35
213	—	1,496	70.00–81.00	75.73
26	—	1,468	56.00–69.50	65.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,679	95.00	95.00
18	—	1,813	70.00–79.00	75.46
32	—	1,766	80.00–91.00	86.30
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,136	72.00–80.00	75.41
1	—	1,165	84.50	84.50
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
137	—	1,409	76.00–86.00	80.62
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	116.00	116.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	85.00	85.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	2,010	101.00–109.50	105.44
17	—	1,852	82.50–99.00	94.83
5	—	2,219	111.00–119.00	114.38
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	83.00–85.00	84.04
1	—	1,230	110.00	110.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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