Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2020-08-06

Brush

Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2020-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Aug 6

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090

← Jul 30Aug 6Aug 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 54▲ 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

533 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 499▲ 533 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

120 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 144▲ 120 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 were moderate to good. Slaughter cows traded unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls traded steady to 1.50 higher. Feeding cattle were .50 to 6.50 higher. Replacement cattle and feeder cattle too thinly tested to trend. The next available report will be Thursday, August 13, 2020.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $128.57/cwt on 7 head.

Average price

$128.57

7 head · 846 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,087

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$361

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

$9.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	610	135.00	824	2thin
Medium and Large 1	940	126.00	1,184	5thin

One grade step is worth $9.00/cwt here — about −$361 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 sale7 hd

128.57

—

CO average1 barns · 7 hd

128.57

+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	1,869	93.51	1,748	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,767	69.51	1,228	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,386	68.70	952	233
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,196	62.09	743	173

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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	940	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,184	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	742	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,536	86.04/cwt	71.00–90.50	1,322	18
Bulls	—	—	2,053	97.05/cwt	91.00–103.00	1,992	22
Bulls	—	—	2,261	104.80/cwt	104.00–106.50	2,370	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	956	36.37/cwt	30.00–42.00	348	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,183	62.46/cwt	56.00–67.00	739	104
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,200	51.01/cwt	45.00–55.00	612	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,253	69.59/cwt	68.00–77.00	872	43
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,284	77.67/cwt	75.00–81.00	997	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,387	69.08/cwt	65.00–74.00	958	190
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,422	62.41/cwt	52.00–64.50	887	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,767	69.51/cwt	66.50–76.50	1,228	32
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,660	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	21,165	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	978	917.49/cwt	825.00–925.00	8,973	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,314	844.29/cwt	835.00–850.00	11,094	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,403	990.96/cwt	950.00–1,035.00	13,903	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,530	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	14,535	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Large 3	717	73.53/cwt	70.00–76.00	527	14
Stock Cows	—	Large 2-3	890	86.85/cwt	80.00–90.00	773	68
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	903	109.48/cwt	101.00–116.00	989	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	950	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	855	3

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 Aug 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 36Last week 54Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 533Last week 499Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 120Last week 144Year 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 cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,660	1,275.00	1,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,314	835.00–850.00	844.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,403	950.00–1,035.00	990.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,530	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	978	825.00–925.00	917.49

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	950	90.00	90.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	903	101.00–116.00	109.48

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	14	—	717	70.00–76.00	73.53

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	68	—	890	80.00–90.00	86.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,767	66.50–76.50	69.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	956	30.00–42.00	36.37
21	—	1,200	45.00–55.00	51.01
43	—	1,253	68.00–77.00	69.59
104	—	1,183	56.00–67.00	62.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
190	—	1,387	65.00–74.00	69.08
30	—	1,422	52.00–64.50	62.41
13	—	1,284	75.00–81.00	77.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	2,053	91.00–103.00	97.05
18	—	1,536	71.00–90.50	86.04
5	—	2,261	104.00–106.50	104.80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	940	126.00	126.00

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.