Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2022-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded steady to 4.00 lower, while slaughter bulls traded steady. Feeding cows traded steady to 3.00 higher. Dairy heifers were mostly steady to 2.00 lower and replacement pairs traded steady to 200.00 per family higher. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will be Thursday, May 12, 2022.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.84/cwt on 19 head.

Average price

$150.84

19 head · 628 lb average

Value per head Derived

$947

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−11.53

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	628	150.84	947	19thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale19 hd

150.84

—

CO average4 barns · 1,159 hd

162.38

−11.53

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	1,685	101.08	1,703	78
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,755	73.98	1,298	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,459	72.80	1,062	307
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,178	64.68	762	138

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	149.45/cwt	146.00–150.50	994	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	974	103.27/cwt	102.50–104.50	1,006	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,080	104.27/cwt	102.50–105.50	1,126	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	822	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,084	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,134	105.19/cwt	104.50–106.00	1,193	32
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,332	104.24/cwt	103.00–105.50	1,388	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,355	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,396	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,287	101.64/cwt	101.50–102.50	1,308	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,186	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,182	105.38/cwt	105.00–106.50	1,246	20
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,055	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,029	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,238	104.82/cwt	104.50–105.50	1,298	38
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,035	104.14/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,078	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	943	102.83/cwt	102.50–103.50	970	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,496	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	22,814	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,524	1,489.27/cwt	1,475.00–1,500.00	22,696	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,417	1,204.98/cwt	1,150.00–1,285.00	17,075	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,481	1,712.38/cwt	1,600.00–1,800.00	25,360	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,344	1,310.83/cwt	1,250.00–1,350.00	17,618	19
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,225	94.85/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,162	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,196	103.53/cwt	102.00–111.00	1,238	21
Bulls	—	—	1,753	89.14/cwt	71.00–101.00	1,563	20
Bulls	—	—	2,019	106.35/cwt	102.00–114.00	2,147	27
Bulls	—	—	2,127	116.28/cwt	115.00–119.00	2,473	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,382	81.44/cwt	73.00–89.00	1,126	72
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,617	85.04/cwt	83.50–86.50	1,375	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	61.74/cwt	50.00–69.00	725	81
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	83.03/cwt	82.50–84.00	899	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,181	72.96/cwt	70.00–78.00	862	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,509	66.60/cwt	60.00–71.00	1,005	148
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,791	71.07/cwt	66.00–80.00	1,273	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	43.46/cwt	30.00–49.00	512	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,560	50.90/cwt	42.50–57.50	794	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,238	80.94/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,002	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	88.85/cwt	87.50–95.00	1,113	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,452	77.29/cwt	72.00–85.00	1,122	69

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 May 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 248Last week 333Year ago 285

Slaughter CattleReceipts 628Last week 561Year ago 630

Replacement CattleReceipts 96Last week 107Year ago 152

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	665	146.00–150.50	149.45
7	—	527	156.00	156.00
3	—	750	143.00	143.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	974	102.50–104.50	103.27
31	—	1,080	102.50–105.50	104.27
32	—	1,134	104.50–106.00	105.19
6	—	1,332	103.00–105.50	104.24
1	—	1,355	103.00	103.00
14	—	1,287	101.50–102.50	101.64
20	—	1,182	105.00–106.50	105.38
38	—	1,238	104.50–105.50	104.82
11	—	1,035	103.00–105.00	104.14
6	—	943	102.50–103.50	102.83
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,055	97.50	97.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	586	185.00	185.00
4	—	796	149.00	149.00

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	5	—	1,496	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,481	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,712.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,524	1,475.00–1,500.00	1,489.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,417	1,150.00–1,285.00	1,204.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,344	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,310.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,225	91.00–96.00	94.85
21	—	1,196	102.00–111.00	103.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,753	71.00–101.00	89.14
27	—	2,019	102.00–114.00	106.35
5	—	2,127	115.00–119.00	116.28
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,382	73.00–89.00	81.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,617	83.50–86.50	85.04
38	—	1,791	66.00–80.00	71.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	1,175	50.00–69.00	61.74
4	—	1,083	82.50–84.00	83.03
31	—	1,181	70.00–78.00	72.96
12	—	1,177	30.00–49.00	43.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
148	—	1,509	60.00–71.00	66.60
8	—	1,560	42.50–57.50	50.90
10	—	1,253	87.50–95.00	88.85
69	—	1,452	72.00–85.00	77.29
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,238	78.00–83.00	80.94

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

Heifers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle