Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2022-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity moderate on good demand for slaughter cows and bulls. Feeder cattle too thinly traded for a market trend. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Cow/calf pairs sold firm. The next available report will be Thursday, August 11, 2022.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.98/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$138.98

45 head · 876 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,217

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$220

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium 1

$29.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.12

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	535	161.00	862	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	545	160.00	872	1thin
Large 2	690	147.00	1,014	7thin
Medium and Large 1	1,003	133.29	1,337	28
Medium 1	820	132.00	1,082	4thin

One grade step is worth $29.00/cwt here — about −$220 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 sale45 hd

138.98

—

CO average1 barns · 48 hd

137.85

+1.12

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	1,733	110.08	1,908	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,692	86.47	1,463	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,449	84.98	1,232	187
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,194	74.15	885	218
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,273	121.00	1,540	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,340	128.67	1,724	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,235	123.00	1,519	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	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,652	$1,701	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,423	$1,400	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,073	$1,700	2thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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 1-2	—	1,425	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,680	1,735.66/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,736	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,423	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	500	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	870	5
Heifers	Large 2	—	690	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,014	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Spayed	—	617	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	969	3
Heifers	Medium 1Spayed	—	820	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,082	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	175	285.00/head	285.00–285.00	285	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	931	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,052	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,112	113.17/cwt	112.50–114.00	1,258	3
Steers	Large 2	—	495	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	755	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	508	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	970	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	375	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	619	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,195	113.75/cwt	113.00–114.50	1,359	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,028	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,167	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	840	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,139	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	994	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,128	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,085	113.81/cwt	112.50–114.00	1,235	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,235	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,408	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,330	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	483.97/head	450.00–500.00	484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,003	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,344	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,089	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,416	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,334	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	545	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	872	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	250	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	62.56/cwt	52.50–67.50	709	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,202	84.04/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,010	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,589	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,359	85.18/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,158	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,130	75.37/cwt	72.50–77.00	852	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	740	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	463	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,517	93.44/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,417	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,439	83.42/cwt	77.00–89.00	1,200	123
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,569	85.30/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,338	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,385	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,371	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	36.44/cwt	15.00–50.00	376	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,221	77.45/cwt	68.00–81.50	946	147
Steers	Choice	—	1,350	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,728	2
Steers	Select	—	1,235	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,519	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,545	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	850	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	80.10/cwt	79.50–81.50	1,374	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,713	87.60/cwt	83.00–95.00	1,501	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,427	71.57/cwt	65.00–76.00	1,021	9
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,273	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,540	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,716	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,584	89.47/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,417	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,395	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,130	1
Bulls	—	—	1,742	100.92/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,758	6
Bulls	—	—	1,914	121.13/cwt	115.50–128.50	2,318	9
Bulls	—	—	1,780	109.80/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,954	17
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,319	103.48/cwt	102.00–106.50	1,365	6
Stock Cows	Large 2-3	—	1,290	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,393	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,302	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	809	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2

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 Aug 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 127Last week 167Year ago 203

Slaughter CattleReceipts 527Last week 518Year ago 584

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 6Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,680	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,735.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,423	1,400.00	1,400.00
Stock Cows — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	108.00	108.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	120.00	120.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	92.50	92.50
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,073	1,700.00	1,700.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	500	174.00	174.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	495	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	863	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	690	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	167.00	167.00
1	—	175	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	820	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
3	—	260	450.00–500.00	483.97
13	—	1,003	134.00	134.00
11	—	1,089	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,160	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	160.00	160.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	931	113.00	113.00
3	—	1,112	112.50–114.00	113.17
2	—	1,195	113.00–114.50	113.75
3	—	1,028	113.50	113.50
4	—	994	113.50	113.50
13	—	1,085	112.50–114.00	113.81
2	—	1,235	114.00	114.00
1	—	1,330	116.00	116.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	67.50	67.50
Bulls — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
1	—	250	450.00	450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,134	52.50–67.50	62.56
34	—	1,202	82.00–92.00	84.04
16	—	1,032	15.00–50.00	36.44
147	—	1,221	68.00–81.50	77.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	99.00	99.00
11	—	1,715	79.50–81.50	80.10
50	—	1,713	83.00–95.00	87.60
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,359	82.00–92.00	85.18
1	—	1,385	99.00	99.00
1	—	1,395	81.00	81.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	72.50–77.00	75.37
1	—	740	62.50	62.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,517	90.00–100.00	93.44
123	—	1,439	77.00–89.00	83.42
1	—	1,545	55.00	55.00
9	—	1,427	65.00–76.00	71.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,569	81.00–86.00	85.30
3	—	1,584	87.00–94.00	89.47
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	128.00	128.00
1	—	1,320	130.00	130.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,273	121.00	121.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,742	98.00–104.00	100.92
9	—	1,914	115.50–128.50	121.13
17	—	1,780	105.00–114.00	109.80
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,319	102.00–106.50	103.48

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

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

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