Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2022-06-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were moderate. Slaughter cows traded steady while slaughter bulls traded 6.00 higher. Feeding cows traded steady and dairy heifers traded 1.00 to 5.00 higher. The next available report will be Thursday, July 7, 2022.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $202.50/cwt on 10 head.

Average price

$202.50

10 head · 313 lb average

Value per head Derived

$634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	313	202.50	634	10thin

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 sale10 hd

202.50

—

CO average1 barns · 10 hd

202.50

+0.00

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	1,894	114.14	2,161	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,732	88.37	1,531	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,443	85.09	1,228	310
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,157	75.69	876	194
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,345	104.96	1,412	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,585	121.00	1,918	1thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,535	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,559	$1,613	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,628	$1,600	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,206	$1,325	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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 2	—	1,206	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	325	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	171	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	505	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	134	255.26/head	235.00–300.00	255	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	546.28/head	535.00–550.00	546	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	173	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	717	17
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,316	107.36/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,413	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	368	74.22/cwt	52.50–80.00	273	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,186	109.36/cwt	107.50–112.50	1,297	18
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,015	111.12/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,128	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	925	106.83/cwt	103.00–107.50	988	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,094	110.33/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,207	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	420	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	221	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,233	111.12/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,370	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,273	110.10/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,402	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,114	112.71/cwt	111.50–114.00	1,256	29
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	972	109.69/cwt	109.50–110.50	1,066	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	888	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	950	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	477	69.45/cwt	57.50–72.50	331	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	558	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	405	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	124	150.00/head	150.00–150.00	150	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	135	210.00/head	210.00–210.00	210	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	175	402.37/head	385.00–425.00	402	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	634	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	127	185.00/head	185.00–185.00	185	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	95	150.00/head	150.00–150.00	150	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	72.02/cwt	62.00–76.50	803	75
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,437	87.70/cwt	83.00–95.00	1,260	132
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,127	100.88/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,137	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,162	85.09/cwt	81.00–92.50	989	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,434	88.05/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,263	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,353	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,096	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	90.92/cwt	86.00–98.00	1,573	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,738	81.69/cwt	71.50–85.50	1,420	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,461	60.95/cwt	51.00–67.00	890	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,456	79.42/cwt	70.00–82.50	1,156	96
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,490	99.84/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,488	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	43.03/cwt	30.00–56.00	503	18
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,345	104.96/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,412	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,585	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,918	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	93.45/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,051	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,209	80.98/cwt	77.00–87.00	979	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,360	102.51/cwt	101.50–103.00	1,394	5
Bulls	—	—	2,024	122.54/cwt	117.50–129.50	2,480	14
Bulls	—	—	1,946	109.33/cwt	90.00–116.00	2,128	26
Bulls	—	—	2,095	137.16/cwt	135.50–139.00	2,874	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,160	117.83/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,367	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,313	96.86/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,272	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	110.10/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,084	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,628	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,463	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,845	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,535	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1

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 Jun 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 251Last week 302Year ago 288

Slaughter CattleReceipts 723Last week 701Year ago 476

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 41Year ago 31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,206	1,325.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,628	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,463	1,550.00	1,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,845	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,535	1,700.00	1,700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	985	105.00–115.00	110.10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	52.50	52.50
1	—	505	77.50	77.50
9	—	368	52.50–80.00	74.22
1	—	420	52.50	52.50
5	—	477	57.50–72.50	69.45
3	—	558	72.50	72.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,316	103.00–109.00	107.36
18	—	1,186	107.50–112.50	109.36
16	—	1,015	110.00–112.00	111.12
8	—	925	103.00–107.50	106.83
3	—	1,094	109.00–111.00	110.33
4	—	1,233	110.00–113.00	111.12
10	—	1,273	110.00–111.00	110.10
29	—	1,114	111.50–114.00	112.71
8	—	972	109.50–110.50	109.69
2	—	888	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
3	—	134	235.00–300.00	255.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
4	—	262	535.00–550.00	546.28
2	—	173	400.00	400.00
17	—	315	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
11	—	124	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
3	—	135	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
5	—	175	385.00–425.00	402.37
10	—	313	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
12	—	127	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
10	—	95	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,115	62.00–76.50	72.02
18	—	1,170	30.00–56.00	43.03
4	—	1,125	90.00–95.00	93.45
60	—	1,209	77.00–87.00	80.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
132	—	1,437	83.00–95.00	87.70
9	—	1,461	51.00–67.00	60.95
96	—	1,456	70.00–82.50	79.42
14	—	1,490	96.00–103.00	99.84
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,127	100.00–101.00	100.88
29	—	1,162	81.00–92.50	85.09
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,434	86.00–94.00	88.05
5	—	1,353	81.00	81.00
5	—	1,360	101.50–103.00	102.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,730	86.00–98.00	90.92
8	—	1,738	71.50–85.50	81.69
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	102.00–108.00	104.96
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	121.00	121.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	2,024	117.50–129.50	122.54
26	—	1,946	90.00–116.00	109.33
3	—	2,095	135.50–139.00	137.16
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,160	114.00–122.00	117.83
4	—	1,313	95.00–99.00	96.86

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) - Brush, CO

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle