Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2022-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity was active and demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 4.00 higher, while slaughter bulls traded 5.00 higher. Feeding cows traded 1.00 to 9.00 higher on a light test and dairy heifers traded mostly 1.50 to 3.00 higher. The next available report will be Thursday, August 18, 2022.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $197.00/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$197.00

46 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,076

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$36

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

$84.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.18

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	490	210.86	1,032	28
Medium and Large 2	429	195.00	837	6thin
Medium and Large 1	657	194.00	1,275	7thin
Large 2	848	126.00	1,068	5thin

One grade step is worth $84.86/cwt here — about −$36 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 sale46 hd

197.00

—

CO average2 barns · 266 hd

209.18

−12.18

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	1,822	116.12	2,116	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,750	88.67	1,552	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,409	83.01	1,170	381
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,132	73.05	827	265
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,450	111.00	1,610	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	High	994	114.55	1,139	8thin

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)	1,388	$1,285	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,254	$1,192	9

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,275	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	191.97/cwt	191.00–194.00	1,100	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	178.95/cwt	175.00–183.00	764	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,039	115.00/cwt	113.50–116.00	1,195	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	892	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,017	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,355	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,477	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	855	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	245.74/cwt	244.00–252.50	823	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	875	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	766	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	855	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	834	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,120	116.42/cwt	110.00–117.50	1,304	32
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	890	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	645	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,084	116.00/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,257	17
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,230	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,378	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,139	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,139	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,272	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,469	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	980	116.00/cwt	115.50–116.50	1,137	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,176	116.55/cwt	116.50–117.00	1,371	40
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	825	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	619	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	655	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	409	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,230	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	910	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	874	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	289	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	665	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	758	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,000	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,747	81.88/cwt	75.00–86.00	1,430	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,751	91.82/cwt	87.00–99.00	1,608	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	97.57/cwt	92.00–105.00	1,296	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	84.59/cwt	79.00–90.00	1,180	245
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,469	72.89/cwt	61.00–78.50	1,071	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,120	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,036	1
Heifers	Choice and PrimeReturn to Feed	—	1,068	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,282	4
Heifers	Choice and PrimeReturn to Feed	—	920	109.10/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,004	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	46.92/cwt	35.00–55.00	443	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	68.34/cwt	57.50–73.50	781	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	88.51/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,018	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	79.34/cwt	74.00–86.00	921	163
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,450	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,610	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,208	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	1,021	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,416	86.91/cwt	83.50–90.00	1,231	39
Bulls	—	—	1,528	97.45/cwt	91.00–105.50	1,489	2
Bulls	—	—	2,060	124.29/cwt	119.00–128.00	2,560	8
Bulls	—	—	1,810	114.72/cwt	109.00–118.00	2,076	17
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,265	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,442	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	93.91/cwt	89.00–96.50	1,082	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,021	120.03/cwt	102.50–124.50	1,226	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,255	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,254	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,388	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,297	6
Steers	Large 2	—	848	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,068	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	837	6

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 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 278Last week 127Year ago 256

Slaughter CattleReceipts 803Last week 527Year ago 461

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 16Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	657	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	191.00–194.00	191.97
6	—	412	207.50	207.50
10	—	335	244.00–252.50	245.74
6	—	741	175.00	175.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	848	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	429	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	427	175.00–183.00	178.95
6	—	984	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	910	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	289	230.00	230.00
2	—	443	194.00	194.00
8	—	337	225.00	225.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,039	113.50–116.00	115.00
3	—	892	114.00	114.00
1	—	1,355	109.00	109.00
1	—	1,340	110.00	110.00
32	—	1,120	110.00–117.50	116.42
17	—	1,084	114.00–117.00	116.00
1	—	1,230	112.00	112.00
3	—	1,272	115.50	115.50
3	—	980	115.50–116.50	116.00
40	—	1,176	116.50–117.00	116.55
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	87.50	87.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	97.50	97.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	72.50	72.50
1	—	825	75.00	75.00
1	—	655	62.50	62.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,139	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	518	193.00	193.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,747	75.00–86.00	81.88
41	—	1,751	87.00–99.00	91.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,328	92.00–105.00	97.57
245	—	1,395	79.00–90.00	84.59
79	—	1,469	61.00–78.50	72.89
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	92.50	92.50
2	—	1,208	84.50	84.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	944	35.00–55.00	46.92
67	—	1,143	57.50–73.50	68.34
2	—	1,150	87.00–90.00	88.51
163	—	1,161	74.00–86.00	79.34
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,416	83.50–90.00	86.91
Heifers — Choice and Prime · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,068	120.00	120.00
4	—	920	107.00–110.00	109.10
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	111.00	111.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	91.00–105.50	97.45
8	—	2,060	119.00–128.00	124.29
17	—	1,810	109.00–118.00	114.72
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	114.00	114.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,152	89.00–96.50	93.91
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,021	102.50–124.50	120.03
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,255	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,254	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,388	1,285.00	1,285.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) - Brush, CO

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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