Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2022-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand moderate to good. Beef breed type feeder cattle too thinly tested for an accurate market trend. Dairy feeder heifers over 900 lbs sold unevenly steady. Average dressing slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher, bulls 5.00 lower on a light test. No comparable trades on breds and pairs for a trend. The next available report will be Thursday, May 5, 2022.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.52/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$144.52

55 head · 687 lb average

Value per head Derived

$993

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$120

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

$23.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.26

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	518	159.00	824	3thin
Medium and Large 1	697	144.69	1,008	46
Medium and Large 1-2	694	136.00	944	6thin

One grade step is worth $23.00/cwt here — about −$120 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 sale55 hd

144.52

—

CO average3 barns · 425 hd

151.78

−7.26

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	1,704	100.69	1,716	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,688	80.33	1,356	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,430	79.18	1,132	192
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,254	70.33	882	244

Every lot, as filed

87 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,600	1,575.00/cwt	1,575.00–1,575.00	25,200	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	1,270.18/cwt	1,250.00–1,275.00	14,975	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	237	364.56/cwt	325.00–450.00	864	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	944	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	623	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	987	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,116	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	866	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,277	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	1,035	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	745	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,030	105.58/cwt	104.50–106.00	1,087	20
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,495	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	467.67/cwt	300.00–550.00	1,347	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	100	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	968	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,370	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,452	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,572	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,415	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,220	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,293	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	928	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	960	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	853	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	853	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,698	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,477	4
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	1,280	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,306	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	714	71.74/cwt	71.00–72.50	512	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	640	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	320	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,139	106.35/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,211	36
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,069	106.42/cwt	105.50–107.00	1,138	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,175	105.91/cwt	105.00–106.50	1,244	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	760	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	570	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,644	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,414	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,195	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,231	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	840	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	840	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	976	105.15/cwt	104.50–105.50	1,026	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,285	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,362	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	850	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	604	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	674	53.75/cwt	52.50–55.00	362	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	810	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	761	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	965	101.78/cwt	100.00–103.50	982	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,755	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	142.61/cwt	139.50–146.00	1,028	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	997	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	185	435.00/cwt	275.00–460.00	805	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	80	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	140	362.95/cwt	350.00–375.00	508	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	900	48.53/cwt	46.00–51.00	437	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,133	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	623	8
Bulls	—	—	1,807	94.22/cwt	90.00–102.50	1,703	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,322	74.36/cwt	71.00–79.50	983	124
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,224	66.72/cwt	55.00–70.50	817	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,236	80.52/cwt	80.00–82.00	995	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	46.10/cwt	37.50–53.50	510	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	76.54/cwt	70.00–80.50	1,313	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,735	87.38/cwt	86.00–88.50	1,516	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	724	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,549	72.39/cwt	64.00–75.00	1,121	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	81.26/cwt	75.50–88.00	1,109	75
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	85.86/cwt	82.00–94.00	1,385	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,093	77.86/cwt	72.00–86.00	851	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,808	84.20/cwt	83.00–85.50	1,522	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,552	95.57/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,483	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,227	94.52/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,160	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,400	82.12/cwt	76.00–89.00	1,150	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,117	89.22/cwt	87.50–92.50	997	3
Bulls	—	—	1,754	106.71/cwt	103.00–112.00	1,872	26
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,176	82.42/cwt	68.00–87.50	969	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,300	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,235	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,197	1,235.00/cwt	1,235.00–1,235.00	14,783	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,558	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	18,696	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,750	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	25,375	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	1,227.35/cwt	1,200.00–1,250.00	17,244	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,173	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,490	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,363	1,625.00/cwt	1,625.00–1,625.00	22,149	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,795	1,750.00/cwt	1,750.00–1,750.00	31,413	5
Stock Cows	Large 1	—	1,190	100.38/cwt	92.50–107.50	1,195	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,116	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	97.35/cwt	91.00–108.00	959	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,610	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	20,528	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,435	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	19,373	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	968	111.60/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,080	19
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,445	1,410.00/cwt	1,410.00–1,410.00	20,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	1,311.20/cwt	1,225.00–1,350.00	18,619	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,600	1,335.00/cwt	1,335.00–1,335.00	21,360	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,525	1,750.00/cwt	1,750.00–1,750.00	26,688	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	13,388	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,242	874.96/cwt	850.00–1,050.00	10,867	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,500	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	19,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,265	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,966	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,562	1,285.00/cwt	1,285.00–1,285.00	20,072	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 Apr 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 333Last week 545Year ago 174

Slaughter CattleReceipts 561Last week 679Year ago 608

Replacement CattleReceipts 107Last week 92Year ago 111

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,600	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,363	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,795	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,435	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,179	1,250.00–1,275.00	1,270.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,197	1,235.00	1,235.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,610	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,562	1,285.00	1,285.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,173	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,242	850.00–1,050.00	874.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,265	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,558	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,405	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,227.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,420	1,225.00–1,350.00	1,311.20
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,750	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,600	1,335.00	1,335.00
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,190	92.50–107.50	100.38
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,145	97.50	97.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	19	—	968	109.00–115.00	111.60
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	18	—	985	91.00–108.00	97.35
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,445	1,410.00	1,410.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,525	1,750.00	1,750.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,275.00	1,275.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	237	325.00–450.00	364.56
1	—	100	225.00	225.00
3	—	258	375.00	375.00
29	—	721	139.50–146.00	142.61
15	—	660	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	694	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	613	161.00	161.00
8	—	739	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	866	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	288	300.00–550.00	467.67
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	72.00	72.00
8	—	714	71.00–72.50	71.74
1	—	640	50.00	50.00
2	—	760	75.00	75.00
1	—	850	71.00	71.00
2	—	674	52.50–55.00	53.75
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,030	104.50–106.00	105.58
1	—	1,495	101.00	101.00
1	—	1,370	106.00	106.00
1	—	1,220	106.00	106.00
5	—	928	103.50	103.50
36	—	1,139	105.00–107.00	106.35
13	—	1,069	105.50–107.00	106.42
11	—	1,175	105.00–106.50	105.91
10	—	976	104.50–105.50	105.15
1	—	1,285	106.00	106.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,572	90.00	90.00
2	—	853	100.00	100.00
4	—	1,698	87.00	87.00
4	—	1,644	86.00	86.00
1	—	1,195	103.00	103.00
3	—	840	100.00	100.00
2	—	965	100.00–103.50	101.78
4	—	1,755	90.00	90.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	102.00	102.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	810	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	185	275.00–460.00	435.00
1	—	80	250.00	250.00
2	—	140	350.00–375.00	362.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	900	46.00–51.00	48.53
8	—	1,133	55.00	55.00
15	—	1,093	72.00–86.00	77.86
3	—	1,117	87.50–92.50	89.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	1,322	71.00–79.50	74.36
77	—	1,224	55.00–70.50	66.72
4	—	1,236	80.00–82.00	80.52
11	—	1,106	37.50–53.50	46.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,715	70.00–80.50	76.54
18	—	1,613	82.00–94.00	85.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,735	86.00–88.50	87.38
3	—	1,808	83.00–85.50	84.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	51.00	51.00
60	—	1,549	64.00–75.00	72.39
75	—	1,365	75.50–88.00	81.26
3	—	1,552	95.00–97.00	95.57
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,227	90.00–100.00	94.52
47	—	1,400	76.00–89.00	82.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,807	90.00–102.50	94.22
26	—	1,754	103.00–112.00	106.71
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,176	68.00–87.50	82.42
1	—	1,300	95.00	95.00

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 it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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