Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2022-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded steady to 1.50 lower, while slaughter bulls traded fully steady. Feeding cows traded steady to 1.25 higher on a light test. Dairy heifers traded unevenly steady. No other classes of cattle had enough comparisons for an accurate market trend. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will be Thursday, April 28, 2022.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $180.42/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$180.42

91 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,105

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$27

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

$23.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.59

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	580	188.23	1,091	61
Medium and Large 1-2	679	164.53	1,118	30

One grade step is worth $23.70/cwt here — about −$27 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 sale91 hd

180.42

—

CO average3 barns · 783 hd

173.83

+6.59

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	1,823	103.07	1,879	57
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,768	83.53	1,476	88
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,462	79.24	1,158	345
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,136	70.76	804	137

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	330	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	335	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	177.58/cwt	176.00–180.00	858	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,229	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,153	104.50/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,205	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,217	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,296	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	737	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,152	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	183	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	961	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	883	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,007	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,125	107.38/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,208	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	993	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,182	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	468	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	480	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	764	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	542	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	321	75.46/cwt	75.00–77.50	242	17
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	563	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	507	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	920	106.28/cwt	104.00–107.50	978	20
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	484	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	351	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	742	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	872	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,280	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,376	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,032	105.52/cwt	104.50–107.50	1,089	22
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,359	107.89/cwt	107.50–108.00	1,466	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,319	107.90/cwt	107.50–108.50	1,423	20
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	992	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,061	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,070	106.35/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,138	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	895	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	176.74/cwt	172.50–179.00	1,188	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	208	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,144	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,134	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	202.04/cwt	200.50–205.00	984	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	141.66/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,047	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,140	78.81/cwt	77.00–80.00	898	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	82.52/cwt	79.00–90.00	929	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	73.21/cwt	67.00–77.00	859	91
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,704	97.21/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,656	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,758	88.46/cwt	82.00–93.00	1,555	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,518	72.73/cwt	62.50–75.50	1,104	117
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	50.40/cwt	45.00–53.50	494	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	61.53/cwt	55.00–66.00	642	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,789	76.53/cwt	70.00–81.00	1,369	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,427	92.56/cwt	89.00–102.00	1,321	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,437	80.41/cwt	76.00–88.00	1,155	177
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,400	84.30/cwt	80.50–85.00	1,180	15
Bulls	—	—	1,792	98.17/cwt	77.50–105.50	1,759	35
Bulls	—	—	2,293	123.78/cwt	119.00–131.50	2,838	4
Bulls	—	—	1,907	111.84/cwt	106.00–118.00	2,133	14
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,080	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,107	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,418	91.91/cwt	84.00–98.00	1,303	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,054	114.72/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,209	14
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	1,254.73/cwt	1,200.00–1,275.00	13,338	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,347	1,062.56/cwt	1,050.00–1,075.00	14,313	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,369	1,195.47/cwt	1,150.00–1,275.00	16,366	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,376	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	17,200	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	91.94/cwt	85.00–97.50	1,071	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,144	106.89/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,223	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,026	106.63/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,094	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	1,268.56/cwt	1,225.00–1,325.00	14,868	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,382	1,352.60/cwt	1,325.00–1,375.00	18,693	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	14,746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	169.20/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,079	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	197.31/cwt	197.00–199.00	1,010	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	143.08/cwt	142.00–147.00	957	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	717	5

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 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 545Last week 641Year ago 319

Slaughter CattleReceipts 679Last week 846Year ago 563

Replacement CattleReceipts 92Last week 210Year ago 358

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	101.50	101.50
6	—	1,153	101.00–108.00	104.50
10	—	1,217	106.50	106.50
8	—	1,125	106.00–108.00	107.38
6	—	468	102.50	102.50
20	—	920	104.00–107.50	106.28
3	—	1,280	107.50	107.50
22	—	1,032	104.50–107.50	105.52
9	—	1,359	107.50–108.00	107.89
20	—	1,319	107.50–108.50	107.90
8	—	992	107.00	107.00
14	—	1,070	106.00–107.00	106.35
2	—	895	103.50	103.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	883	114.00	114.00
2	—	993	119.00	119.00
7	—	742	117.50	117.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	764	71.00	71.00
17	—	321	75.00–77.50	75.46
4	—	484	72.50	72.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	563	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	483	176.00–180.00	177.58
2	—	514	174.00	174.00
17	—	739	139.00–144.00	141.66
17	—	669	142.00–147.00	143.08
5	—	363	197.50	197.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	833	147.50	147.50
4	—	365	202.00	202.00
8	—	734	157.00	157.00
10	—	638	168.00–170.00	169.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	183	525.00	525.00
17	—	672	172.50–179.00	176.74
9	—	208	550.00	550.00
14	—	637	178.00	178.00
14	—	487	200.50–205.00	202.04
16	—	512	197.00–199.00	197.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,140	77.00–80.00	78.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,126	79.00–90.00	82.52
91	—	1,173	67.00–77.00	73.21
9	—	981	45.00–53.50	50.40
21	—	1,043	55.00–66.00	61.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,704	95.00–100.00	97.21
36	—	1,758	82.00–93.00	88.46
43	—	1,789	70.00–81.00	76.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
117	—	1,518	62.50–75.50	72.73
36	—	1,427	89.00–102.00	92.56
177	—	1,437	76.00–88.00	80.41
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,400	80.50–85.00	84.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,792	77.50–105.50	98.17
4	—	2,293	119.00–131.50	123.78
14	—	1,907	106.00–118.00	111.84
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	102.50	102.50
3	—	1,418	84.00–98.00	91.91

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	14	—	1,054	111.00–118.00	114.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,144	102.00–110.00	106.89
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,165	85.00–97.50	91.94
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,026	100.00–110.00	106.63
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,063	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,254.73
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,347	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,062.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,369	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,195.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,172	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,268.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,376	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,382	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,352.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,255	1,175.00	1,175.00

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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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