Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2022-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand moderate to good. In slaughter cows, breaker cows traded 1.00 higher, while boner and lean cows traded steady to 3.50 lower. Slaughter bulls traded 3.50 higher. Feeding cows traded 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Dairy heifers traded mostly steady and stocker cows were steady to 1.50 higher. There were not enough comparisons for replacement cattle or feeder cattle from last week to give an accurate market trend. The next available report will be Thursday, April 21, 2022.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.46/cwt on 233 head.

Average price

$158.46

233 head · 762 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,208

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$2.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.43

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	773	158.98	1,230	173
Medium and Large 1-2	730	156.95	1,146	60

One grade step is worth $2.03/cwt here — about $84 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 sale233 hd

158.46

—

CO average3 barns · 688 hd

160.89

−2.43

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	—	High	1,904	106.93	2,036	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,759	81.24	1,429	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,450	78.14	1,133	310
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,166	71.68	836	156
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,431	109.00	1,560	30

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	801	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,105	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	691	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,271	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	118.16/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,270	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	833	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,001	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	811	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	156.58/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,141	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	151.82/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,249	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	201.59/cwt	199.00–205.00	1,026	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	177.27/cwt	174.00–178.00	1,094	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,140	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	988	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,359	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	640	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,075	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	977	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,191	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,168	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,093	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,081	103.81/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,122	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	708	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	531	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	818	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	581	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,212	109.80/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,331	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	143.14/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,247	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,169	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,116	108.26/cwt	105.00–109.50	1,208	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,161	109.74/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,274	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	765	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	543	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	919	107.30/cwt	104.50–109.00	986	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,260	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,373	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,039	108.96/cwt	102.50–109.50	1,132	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	983	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	140.03/cwt	139.00–144.00	962	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	160.25/cwt	160.25–160.25	978	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	167.79/cwt	166.00–170.00	846	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	130.96/cwt	129.00–131.25	1,198	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	133.32/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,161	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,779	90.17/cwt	83.00–95.00	1,604	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	59.59/cwt	50.00–67.00	610	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	47.47/cwt	42.50–53.00	655	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,485	74.00/cwt	66.00–77.50	1,099	131
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,504	92.28/cwt	89.50–95.00	1,388	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,454	80.63/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,172	111
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,431	109.00/cwt	104.00–110.50	1,560	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,208	73.63/cwt	68.00–78.50	889	97
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,749	77.02/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,347	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	40.45/cwt	35.00–45.00	475	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,139	78.37/cwt	72.50–83.00	893	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,369	83.10/cwt	78.50–87.00	1,138	61
Bulls	—	—	2,197	130.23/cwt	124.00–136.00	2,861	5
Bulls	—	—	2,033	111.02/cwt	105.00–120.00	2,257	28
Bulls	—	—	1,881	96.72/cwt	81.00–104.00	1,819	23
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,253	107.49/cwt	101.00–117.00	1,347	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,072	113.77/cwt	112.50–117.00	1,220	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,266	1,171.91/cwt	1,150.00–1,175.00	14,836	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,331.95/cwt	1,300.00–1,385.00	19,313	13
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,272	1,284.04/cwt	1,275.00–1,300.00	16,333	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,443	1,358.46/cwt	1,300.00–1,450.00	19,603	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,338	1,319.94/cwt	1,300.00–1,375.00	17,661	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,143	105.10/cwt	100.50–109.00	1,201	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	1,419.20/cwt	1,400.00–1,425.00	16,221	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	16,240	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,243	1,028.61/cwt	1,025.00–1,050.00	12,786	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	95.91/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,098	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	107.12/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,066	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	1,197.39/cwt	1,125.00–1,275.00	16,285	17
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	1,469.61/cwt	1,400.00–1,500.00	16,078	6
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,003	1,885.00/cwt	1,885.00–1,885.00	18,907	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	1,447.40/cwt	1,400.00–1,575.00	20,408	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,420	1,670.63/cwt	1,600.00–1,775.00	23,723	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,589	1,925.00/cwt	1,925.00–1,925.00	30,588	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	128.87/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,135	24

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 Apr 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 641Last week 70Year ago 179

Slaughter CattleReceipts 846Last week 377Year ago 395

Replacement CattleReceipts 210Last week 53Year ago 408

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	801	138.00	138.00
13	—	640	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	691	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	729	150.00–158.00	156.58
6	—	491	199.00	199.00
10	—	862	135.50	135.50
3	—	782	149.50	149.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	823	150.00–155.00	151.82
14	—	509	199.00–205.00	201.59
23	—	617	174.00–178.00	177.27
20	—	988	137.50	137.50
5	—	673	177.00	177.00
44	—	871	140.00–145.00	143.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,075	115.00–121.00	118.16
6	—	463	180.00	180.00
7	—	814	140.00	140.00
5	—	781	140.00	140.00
15	—	610	160.25	160.25
18	—	504	166.00–170.00	167.79
71	—	915	129.00–131.25	130.96
28	—	871	132.00–136.00	133.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	758	132.00	132.00
3	—	712	138.00	138.00
27	—	687	139.00–144.00	140.03
24	—	881	127.00–130.00	128.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	592	137.00	137.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,081	101.00–109.00	103.81
5	—	1,212	109.00–110.00	109.80
4	—	1,116	105.00–109.50	108.26
4	—	1,161	109.00–110.00	109.74
15	—	919	104.50–109.00	107.30
1	—	1,260	109.00	109.00
35	—	1,039	102.50–109.50	108.96
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	708	75.00	75.00
3	—	818	71.00	71.00
1	—	765	71.00	71.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,779	83.00–95.00	90.17
36	—	1,749	70.00–80.00	77.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,024	50.00–67.00	59.59
97	—	1,208	68.00–78.50	73.63
4	—	1,175	35.00–45.00	40.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,380	42.50–53.00	47.47
131	—	1,485	66.00–77.50	74.00
4	—	1,504	89.50–95.00	92.28
111	—	1,454	78.00–87.00	80.63
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,139	72.50–83.00	78.37
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,369	78.50–87.00	83.10
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,431	104.00–110.50	109.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,197	124.00–136.00	130.23
28	—	2,033	105.00–120.00	111.02
23	—	1,881	81.00–104.00	96.72
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,253	101.00–117.00	107.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,072	112.50–117.00	113.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,143	100.50–109.00	105.10
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,145	91.00–99.00	95.91
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	995	100.00–110.00	107.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,266	1,150.00–1,175.00	1,171.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,450	1,300.00–1,385.00	1,331.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,410	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,447.40
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,420	1,600.00–1,775.00	1,670.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,589	1,925.00	1,925.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,272	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,284.04
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,143	1,400.00–1,425.00	1,419.20
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	30	—	1,443	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,358.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,120	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,338	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,319.94
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,360	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,197.39
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,243	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,028.61
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,094	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,469.61
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,003	1,885.00	1,885.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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