Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2022-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Traded activity and demand were moderate. Slaughter cows traded steady to 1.00 lower, while slaughter bulls traded 5.25 lower on a light test. Feeding cows traded 1.00 higher to 3.00 lower and dairy heifers traded 1.00 to 5.00 higher. The next available report will be Thursday, August 25, 2022.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $194.44/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$194.44

48 head · 606 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,177

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$120

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

$76.50/cwt at this weight

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	552	204.00	1,127	42
Medium and Large 1-2	978	127.50	1,247	6thin

One grade step is worth $76.50/cwt here — about −$120 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 sale48 hd

194.44

—

CO average1 barns · 48 hd

194.44

+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	—	Low	1,808	106.69	1,929	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,749	90.86	1,589	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,449	82.73	1,199	436
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,175	71.83	844	266
Steers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,825	101.00	1,843	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
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,395	$1,260	13
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,138	$1,075	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,171	$975	8

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	223.48/cwt	210.00–227.50	798	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,104	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,247	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	238.10/cwt	237.00–240.00	931	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	162.92/cwt	158.00–168.00	1,116	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,415	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	805	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	704	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	875	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,015	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,241	117.25/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,455	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,102	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,130	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	921	116.44/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,072	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,382	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	861	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	549	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	384	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,132	118.01/cwt	116.50–118.50	1,336	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,074	117.28/cwt	117.00–117.50	1,260	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,030	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	988	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,115	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,273	115.92/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,476	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,178	117.51/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	804	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,173	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	1,260.15/head	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,260	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,027	105.79/cwt	102.50–107.00	1,086	13
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,198	94.71/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,135	3
Bulls	—	—	1,444	93.48/cwt	81.00–103.00	1,350	7
Bulls	—	—	1,965	109.37/cwt	105.00–117.50	2,149	25
Bulls	—	—	1,925	122.08/cwt	119.00–125.50	2,350	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,503	94.08/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,414	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,935	83.25/cwt	82.50–84.00	1,611	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	91.62/cwt	89.00–97.00	1,585	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	77.66/cwt	73.00–83.00	930	154
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	91.22/cwt	90.00–92.50	1,049	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	46.88/cwt	30.00–57.50	533	37
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,825	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,843	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	69.71/cwt	60.00–72.50	802	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,499	76.00/cwt	65.00–79.50	1,139	118
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,394	88.18/cwt	85.00–91.50	1,229	106
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,113	81.52/cwt	81.00–86.00	907	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	55.28/cwt	50.00–61.00	774	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,447	84.10/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,217	196

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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 193Last week 278Year ago 151

Slaughter CattleReceipts 802Last week 803Year ago 551

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 41Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	357	210.00–227.50	223.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	468	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	978	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	391	237.00–240.00	238.10
8	—	685	158.00–168.00	162.92
4	—	1,110	127.50	127.50
5	—	415	238.00	238.00
5	—	729	153.00	153.00
4	—	325	247.50	247.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	805	87.50	87.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	116.00	116.00
4	—	1,241	117.00–118.00	117.25
8	—	921	116.00–117.00	116.44
12	—	1,132	116.50–118.50	118.01
16	—	1,074	117.00–117.50	117.28
1	—	1,030	118.00	118.00
14	—	1,273	115.00–119.00	115.92
2	—	1,178	117.00–118.00	117.51
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,102	102.50	102.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	549	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	792	174.50	174.50
2	—	328	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	446	263.00	263.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,171	975.00	975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,138	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,395	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,260.15
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,027	102.50–107.00	105.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,198	91.00–100.00	94.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,444	81.00–103.00	93.48
25	—	1,965	105.00–117.50	109.37
4	—	1,925	119.00–125.50	122.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,503	92.00–102.00	94.08
118	—	1,499	65.00–79.50	76.00
6	—	1,400	50.00–61.00	55.28
196	—	1,447	80.00–90.00	84.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,935	82.50–84.00	83.25
20	—	1,730	89.00–97.00	91.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
154	—	1,198	73.00–83.00	77.66
2	—	1,150	90.00–92.50	91.22
37	—	1,137	30.00–57.50	46.88
61	—	1,151	60.00–72.50	69.71
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	1,394	85.00–91.50	88.18
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,113	81.00–86.00	81.52
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	101.00	101.00

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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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

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