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Brush

Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2020-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Jul 9

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090

← Jul 2Jul 9Jul 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

66 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 26▲ 66 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

518 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 571▲ 518 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

124 head

▼ 83 vs last sale 207▲ 124 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand moderate. Slaughter cows traded mostly steady, while slaughter bulls traded 0.50 higher. Feeding cows traded steady to 5.00 higher. Replacement cattle and feeder cattle were too thinly tested to accurately trend. The next available report will be Thursday, July 16, 2020.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.63/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$118.63

20 head · 700 lb average

Value per head Derived

$830

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$16

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

$26.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.80

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	652	125.17	817	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	841	99.00	833	5thin

One grade step is worth $26.17/cwt here — about −$16 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 sale20 hd

118.63

—

CO average2 barns · 96 hd

130.42

−11.80

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	1,687	90.35	1,524	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,698	62.69	1,064	79
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,421	62.39	886	256
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,173	58.43	685	124

Every lot

23 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	986	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,080	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	826	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	123.75/cwt	123.00–125.50	812	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	841	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	833	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,411	82.54/cwt	75.00–86.00	1,165	11
Bulls	—	—	1,774	91.30/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,620	8
Bulls	—	—	1,946	99.06/cwt	97.50–101.50	1,928	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	584	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,162	53.75/cwt	46.00–56.50	625	38
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,181	60.43/cwt	57.00–64.50	714	85
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,398	59.25/cwt	50.00–62.50	828	95
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,432	64.30/cwt	63.00–69.50	921	159
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,550	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	760	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,610	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,143	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,690	57.74/cwt	55.00–61.50	976	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,700	64.26/cwt	63.00–68.50	1,092	60
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	889	607.00/cwt	425.00–625.00	5,396	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,473	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	14,877	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,603	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	23,244	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,694	1,280.81/cwt	1,210.00–1,350.00	21,697	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Large 4	811	62.91/cwt	53.50–67.00	510	30
Stock Cows	—	Large 3	919	72.47/cwt	70.00–74.00	666	10
Stock Cows	—	Large 2-3	1,035	80.04/cwt	78.00–82.00	828	59

This sale against other markets

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 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 66Last week 26Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 518Last week 571Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 124Last week 207Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,774	87.00–95.00	91.30
9	—	1,946	97.50–101.50	99.06
11	—	1,411	75.00–86.00	82.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	49.00	49.00
1	—	1,610	71.00	71.00
95	—	1,398	50.00–62.50	59.25
159	—	1,432	63.00–69.50	64.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,162	46.00–56.50	53.75
1	—	885	66.00	66.00
85	—	1,181	57.00–64.50	60.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,700	63.00–68.50	64.26
19	—	1,690	55.00–61.50	57.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,603	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,694	1,210.00–1,350.00	1,280.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,473	1,010.00	1,010.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	889	425.00–625.00	607.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	59	—	1,035	78.00–82.00	80.04

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	919	70.00–74.00	72.47

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	30	—	811	53.50–67.00	62.91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	645	128.00	128.00
10	—	656	123.00–125.50	123.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	841	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	986	109.50	109.50

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.