Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2022-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand moderate. Slaughter cows traded steady to 1.50 lower. Slaughter bulls traded steady. Feeding cows traded unevenly steady and dairy heifers traded steady to 4.00 higher. The next available report will be Thursday, March 31, 2022.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $125.75/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$125.75

30 head · 902 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,134

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

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

$59.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−53.10

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	654	175.00	1,145	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	951	115.90	1,102	25

One grade step is worth $59.10/cwt here — about $42 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 sale30 hd

125.75

—

CO average4 barns · 703 hd

178.85

−53.10

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	1,783	103.96	1,853	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,753	86.20	1,511	73
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,486	82.54	1,226	395
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,174	77.73	913	185
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,372	106.26	1,458	3thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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 3	—	1,105	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,116	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,189	109.77/cwt	106.00–110.50	1,305	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	913	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	922	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,263	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,377	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,222	109.25/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,335	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,127	109.75/cwt	109.00–110.50	1,237	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	594	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	832	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	4
Bulls	—	—	1,904	108.00/cwt	102.00–114.00	2,056	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	568	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	398	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,411	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	21,165	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	989	109.25/cwt	109.00–109.50	1,080	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,103	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	120.45/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,101	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,009	108.59/cwt	107.50–109.00	1,096	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,145	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	949	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,072	109.26/cwt	108.50–110.50	1,171	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	774	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	964	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,109	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	944	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	866	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,316	1,378.28/cwt	1,200.00–1,450.00	18,138	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	1,650.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,650.00	24,503	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	941	111.13/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,046	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,077	106.27/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,145	8
Bulls	—	—	1,544	95.38/cwt	85.00–101.00	1,473	9
Bulls	—	—	2,068	116.28/cwt	116.00–116.50	2,405	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,395	87.08/cwt	84.00–92.50	1,215	70
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,361	80.79/cwt	76.50–83.50	1,100	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,165	81.65/cwt	77.00–87.50	951	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	46.67/cwt	42.50–50.00	545	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,538	84.94/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,306	132
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,731	90.10/cwt	86.00–97.00	1,560	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,778	81.17/cwt	73.00–85.50	1,443	33
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,372	106.26/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,458	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,028	93.72/cwt	90.00–98.00	963	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	97.48/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,271	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,503	78.32/cwt	66.00–81.50	1,177	168
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,750	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,211	78.06/cwt	73.00–83.00	945	108
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	67.14/cwt	59.00–72.00	738	22

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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 178Last week 114Year ago 65

Slaughter CattleReceipts 717Last week 540Year ago 537

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 50Year ago 257

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	101.00	101.00
2	—	913	101.00	101.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,189	106.00–110.50	109.77
2	—	1,263	109.00	109.00
4	—	1,222	109.00–110.00	109.25
4	—	1,127	109.00–110.50	109.75
6	—	989	109.00–109.50	109.25
12	—	1,072	108.50–110.50	109.26
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	594	140.00	140.00
4	—	515	150.00	150.00
8	—	733	129.50	129.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	476	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	964	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	875	126.00	126.00
11	—	914	119.00–123.00	120.45
11	—	1,009	107.50–109.00	108.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	654	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	935	101.00	101.00
5	—	608	142.50	142.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,904	102.00–114.00	108.00
9	—	1,544	85.00–101.00	95.38
2	—	2,068	116.00–116.50	116.28
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,395	84.00–92.50	87.08
18	—	1,361	76.50–83.50	80.79
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,165	77.00–87.50	81.65
13	—	1,028	90.00–98.00	93.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,168	42.50–50.00	46.67
108	—	1,211	73.00–83.00	78.06
22	—	1,099	59.00–72.00	67.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
132	—	1,538	82.00–92.00	84.94
7	—	1,304	95.00–98.00	97.48
168	—	1,503	66.00–81.50	78.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,731	86.00–97.00	90.10
33	—	1,778	73.00–85.50	81.17
1	—	1,750	100.00	100.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,372	104.00–109.00	106.26

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,411	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,316	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,378.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,485	1,650.00	1,650.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	941	105.00–115.00	111.13
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,077	106.00–108.00	106.27

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle