Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2022-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were good. Slaughter cows traded steady to 3.50 higher, while slaughter bulls traded fully steady. Feeding cows traded steady to 2.00 higher and dairy heifers traded 2.00 to 7.00 higher on a light test. The next available report will be Thursday, July 14, 2022.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $187.50/cwt on 12 head.

Average price

$187.50

12 head · 389 lb average

Value per head Derived

$730

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 1-2	389	187.50	730	12thin

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 sale12 hd

187.50

—

CO average1 barns · 12 hd

187.50

+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	1,785	113.73	2,030	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,782	91.31	1,627	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,449	84.69	1,227	253
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,154	79.61	919	197

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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,415	$1,257	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,375	$1,185	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$1,050	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,775	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,576	$1,606	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,502	$1,598	17

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,657	1,774.56/head	1,735.00–1,800.00	1,775	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,475	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,548	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,451	1,476.97/head	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,477	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	190	426.21/head	410.00–435.00	426	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	207.46/cwt	202.50–210.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	98	200.00/head	200.00–200.00	200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	143	285.00/head	285.00–285.00	285	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	168	325.00/head	325.00–325.00	325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	206	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,279	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,458	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,025	113.44/cwt	112.00–115.50	1,163	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	850	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	850	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,074	116.00/cwt	114.50–116.50	1,246	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	619	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	449	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	232	538.48/head	500.00–560.00	538	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	795	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	656	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	845	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	879	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,182	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,377	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	995	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	467.17/head	450.00–485.00	467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	177.52/cwt	172.50–181.00	753	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	111	230.40/head	225.00–250.00	230	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	175	427.64/head	425.00–435.00	428	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	210	487.98/head	460.00–500.00	488	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	258	560.00/head	560.00–560.00	560	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,775	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	1,257.22/head	1,210.00–1,350.00	1,257	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,579	1,614.76/head	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,615	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	96.83/cwt	95.00–99.00	957	21
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	990	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,109	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,292	104.19/cwt	92.00–110.00	1,346	5
Bulls	—	—	2,042	121.84/cwt	115.00–128.00	2,488	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,271	87.70/cwt	86.00–88.50	1,115	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,394	83.25/cwt	79.50–84.50	1,161	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,138	86.94/cwt	82.50–92.00	989	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	75.55/cwt	68.00–79.00	867	84
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	57.94/cwt	50.00–62.50	608	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,156	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	919	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,401	97.24/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,362	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,776	86.90/cwt	84.00–89.50	1,543	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	83.11/cwt	80.00–89.00	989	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,431	80.57/cwt	72.50–84.50	1,153	78
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,492	88.34/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,318	117
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,426	63.40/cwt	55.00–69.00	904	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,786	94.61/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,690	20
Bulls	—	—	2,130	131.46/cwt	130.50–132.50	2,800	3
Bulls	—	—	1,695	107.38/cwt	93.00–112.50	1,820	21

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 Jul 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 190Last week 251Year ago 88

Slaughter CattleReceipts 781Last week 723Year ago 475

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 19Year ago 19

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,657	1,735.00–1,800.00	1,774.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,475	1,525.00	1,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,548	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,451	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,476.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,775	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	—	1,579	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,614.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,475	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,138	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,375	1,185.00	1,185.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,255	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,415	1,210.00–1,350.00	1,257.22
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	—	988	95.00–99.00	96.83

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
9	—	190	410.00–435.00	426.21
12	—	206	450.00	450.00
2	—	265	450.00–485.00	467.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	202.50–210.00	207.46
2	—	98	200.00	200.00
5	—	143	285.00	285.00
2	—	168	325.00	325.00
8	—	424	172.50–181.00	177.52
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,279	114.00	114.00
14	—	1,025	112.00–115.50	113.44
1	—	850	100.00	100.00
7	—	1,074	114.50–116.50	116.00
1	—	845	104.00	104.00
7	—	1,182	116.50	116.50
1	—	995	109.00	109.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	619	72.50	72.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	82.50	82.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
5	—	232	500.00–560.00	538.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
5	—	111	225.00–250.00	230.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
4	—	175	425.00–435.00	427.64
13	—	210	460.00–500.00	487.98
4	—	258	560.00	560.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	112.00	112.00
5	—	1,292	92.00–110.00	104.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	2,042	115.00–128.00	121.84
3	—	2,130	130.50–132.50	131.46
21	—	1,695	93.00–112.50	107.38
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,271	86.00–88.50	87.70
41	—	1,394	79.50–84.50	83.25
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,138	82.50–92.00	86.94
5	—	1,156	79.50	79.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	1,148	68.00–79.00	75.55
8	—	1,049	50.00–62.50	57.94
57	—	1,190	80.00–89.00	83.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,401	96.00–98.00	97.24
78	—	1,431	72.50–84.50	80.57
117	—	1,492	85.00–95.00	88.34
6	—	1,426	55.00–69.00	63.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,776	84.00–89.50	86.90
20	—	1,786	90.00–100.00	94.61

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