Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2022-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded 1.75 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded 2.25 lower compared to last week's light test. Feeding cows traded 3.00 to 5.00 higher and dairy heifers traded mostly steady. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. The next available report will be Thursday, March 10, 2022.

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	1,700	105.45	1,793	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,737	89.19	1,549	114
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,480	85.69	1,268	367
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,230	78.20	962	136
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,579	104.43	1,649	7thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,304	116.32	1,517	3thin

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
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	886	108.62/cwt	107.50–109.50	962	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,052	109.58/cwt	109.50–110.00	1,153	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,181	112.01/cwt	111.50–114.00	1,323	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	780	61.27/cwt	60.00–62.50	478	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,320	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	1,498	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,230	110.53/cwt	108.00–113.50	1,360	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,076	105.64/cwt	105.50–106.00	1,137	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	718	62.58/cwt	57.50–70.00	449	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	648	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	454	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	691	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	415	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	953	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,048	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	929	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	994	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,427	112.20/cwt	112.00–112.50	1,601	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,110	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,238	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,115	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,059	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,040	112.01/cwt	109.50–112.50	1,165	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	820	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	927	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,385	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,614	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	94.24/cwt	90.00–97.50	1,096	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	912	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,371	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	16,452	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	104.78/cwt	100.00–107.50	1,171	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,081	103.00/cwt	100.00–107.50	1,113	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,118	120.26/cwt	112.00–125.00	1,345	17
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,155	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	866	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,339	103.86/cwt	101.00–105.50	1,391	11
Bulls	—	—	1,720	107.43/cwt	104.50–111.50	1,848	18
Bulls	—	—	2,259	119.85/cwt	117.00–124.00	2,707	5
Bulls	—	—	1,928	95.49/cwt	85.00–100.00	1,841	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,188	91.11/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,082	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,304	116.32/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,517	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,579	104.43/cwt	101.00–117.00	1,649	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,372	90.03/cwt	83.00–95.00	1,235	86
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,503	94.70/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,423	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,254	78.90/cwt	72.00–83.00	989	87
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,527	84.35/cwt	78.00–89.00	1,288	207
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	86.05/cwt	84.00–89.00	965	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	63.62/cwt	51.00–71.00	742	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,438	72.06/cwt	62.50–83.00	1,036	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	100.45/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,723	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,759	79.28/cwt	72.00–81.00	1,395	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,735	89.95/cwt	82.00–95.50	1,561	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,209	83.46/cwt	76.00–89.00	1,009	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,560	97.52/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,521	2

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 Mar 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 134Last week 107Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 710Last week 338Year ago 404

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 19Year ago 252

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	886	107.50–109.50	108.62
13	—	1,052	109.50–110.00	109.58
5	—	1,181	111.50–114.00	112.01
2	—	1,320	113.00–114.00	113.50
16	—	1,230	108.00–113.50	110.53
4	—	953	110.00	110.00
5	—	929	107.00	107.00
10	—	1,427	112.00–112.50	112.20
3	—	1,110	111.50	111.50
6	—	1,040	109.50–112.50	112.01
1	—	820	113.00	113.00
1	—	1,385	116.50	116.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	60.00–62.50	61.27
6	—	718	57.50–70.00	62.58
2	—	648	70.00	70.00
5	—	691	60.00	60.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,076	105.50–106.00	105.64
1	—	1,115	95.00	95.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,163	90.00–97.50	94.24
(<2 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,118	100.00–107.50	104.78
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,105	82.50	82.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,081	100.00–107.50	103.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,118	112.00–125.00	120.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,371	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	75.00	75.00
11	—	1,339	101.00–105.50	103.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,720	104.50–111.50	107.43
5	—	2,259	117.00–124.00	119.85
6	—	1,928	85.00–100.00	95.49
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,188	90.00–93.00	91.11
24	—	1,209	76.00–89.00	83.46
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	1,372	83.00–95.00	90.03
2	—	1,560	96.00–99.00	97.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,503	90.00–102.00	94.70
207	—	1,527	78.00–89.00	84.35
34	—	1,438	62.50–83.00	72.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	1,254	72.00–83.00	78.90
3	—	1,122	84.00–89.00	86.05
18	—	1,166	51.00–71.00	63.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,715	96.00–103.00	100.45
17	—	1,759	72.00–81.00	79.28
88	—	1,735	82.00–95.50	89.95
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,304	116.00–117.00	116.32
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,579	101.00–117.00	104.43

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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