Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2022-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: In slaughter cattle, breakers and boners traded 1.50 to 3.50 higher, while lean cows were 2.50 lower. Slaughter bulls traded 1.25 higher. Dairy heifers traded mostly 1.00 to 2.00 lower and Pairs traded steady. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will be Thursday, May 19, 2022.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $182.93/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$182.93

43 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$941

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$21.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.31

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	194.00	1,075	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	496	178.00	883	19thin
Medium and Large 2	479	172.50	826	8thin

One grade step is worth $21.50/cwt here — about $248 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 sale43 hd

182.93

—

CO average3 barns · 216 hd

171.62

+11.31

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	1,746	102.02	1,781	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,730	82.97	1,435	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,472	75.69	1,114	199
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,150	64.13	737	127
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,491	103.39	1,542	33

Every lot, as filed

52 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 2	—	479	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	826	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	933	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,075	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	918	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	972	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	991	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	382	87.22/cwt	85.00–92.50	333	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,248	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,186	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	770	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	162	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	648	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	860	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,225	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,268	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	303	95.00/cwt	92.50–97.50	288	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	465	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	395	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,073	102.59/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,101	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,352	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,399	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,173	103.33/cwt	103.00–103.50	1,212	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,038	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	1,054	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,125	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,164	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,254	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,279	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,335	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	127	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	286	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	143	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	479	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	166	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	664	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	730	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	898	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	161.86/cwt	161.00–163.00	745	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,489	54.16/cwt	44.00–59.00	806	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	40.06/cwt	32.00–46.00	409	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	88.47/cwt	82.00–95.00	1,522	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,748	72.58/cwt	62.00–79.00	1,269	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,480	69.10/cwt	61.00–74.00	1,023	74
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,469	91.37/cwt	88.00–98.00	1,342	7
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,491	103.39/cwt	100.50–112.50	1,542	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,206	62.78/cwt	50.00–67.50	757	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	70.08/cwt	68.00–75.00	829	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,490	78.95/cwt	75.00–85.50	1,176	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,111	79.67/cwt	73.00–84.00	885	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,437	85.50/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,229	52
Bulls	—	—	2,025	107.64/cwt	103.00–111.50	2,180	12
Bulls	—	—	2,068	94.11/cwt	85.00–98.50	1,946	6
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	928	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	858	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,138	101.88/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,159	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	103.01/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,068	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	928	113.78/cwt	112.00–128.00	1,056	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,571	1,333.08/cwt	1,300.00–1,350.00	20,943	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	992.36/cwt	950.00–1,150.00	12,901	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	92.78/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,062	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,312	1,220.75/cwt	1,200.00–1,300.00	16,016	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,344	1,041.81/cwt	900.00–1,135.00	14,002	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,241.46/cwt	1,175.00–1,275.00	15,307	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,034	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	120	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	330	10

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 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 305Last week 248Year ago 255

Slaughter CattleReceipts 701Last week 628Year ago 729

Replacement CattleReceipts 101Last week 96Year ago 96

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	479	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	618	151.00	151.00
9	—	491	187.00	187.00
6	—	422	182.50	182.50
10	—	120	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	554	194.00	194.00
12	—	162	400.00	400.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	972	102.00	102.00
1	—	1,225	103.50	103.50
11	—	1,073	101.00–107.00	102.59
6	—	1,352	103.50	103.50
9	—	1,173	103.00–103.50	103.33
4	—	1,038	101.50	101.50
3	—	1,125	103.50	103.50
5	—	1,254	102.00	102.00
1	—	1,335	101.00	101.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	382	85.00–92.50	87.22
2	—	1,248	95.00	95.00
6	—	303	92.50–97.50	95.00
3	—	465	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	564	152.50	152.50
7	—	127	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	143	335.00	335.00
5	—	166	400.00	400.00
6	—	437	167.00	167.00
10	—	561	160.00	160.00
7	—	460	161.00–163.00	161.86
8	—	676	153.00	153.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,489	44.00–59.00	54.16
74	—	1,480	61.00–74.00	69.10
7	—	1,469	88.00–98.00	91.37
52	—	1,490	75.00–85.50	78.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,020	32.00–46.00	40.06
42	—	1,206	50.00–67.50	62.78
41	—	1,183	68.00–75.00	70.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,720	82.00–95.00	88.47
18	—	1,748	62.00–79.00	72.58
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,111	73.00–84.00	79.67
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,437	80.00–89.00	85.50
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,491	100.50–112.50	103.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	2,025	103.00–111.50	107.64
6	—	2,068	85.00–98.50	94.11
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	928	92.50	92.50
6	—	1,138	100.00–108.00	101.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,037	101.00–109.00	103.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,145	91.00–96.00	92.78
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	928	112.00–128.00	113.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,571	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,333.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,300	950.00–1,150.00	992.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	1,312	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,220.75
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	—	1,344	900.00–1,135.00	1,041.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,233	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,241.46

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