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Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2020-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Aug 13

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090

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Feeder Cattle receipts

255 head

▲ 219 vs last sale 36▲ 255 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

580 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 533▲ 580 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

139 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 120▲ 139 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. Slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 3.50 lower. Slaughter bulls traded 2.50 lower. Feeding cows traded unevenly steady. Replacement cattle and feeder cattle did not have any comparisons to the previous market test. The next available report will be Thursday, August 20, 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 $150.84/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$150.84

125 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$851

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$20

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

$19.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.72

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	155.73	854	93
Medium and Large 1-2	610	136.64	834	32

One grade step is worth $19.09/cwt here — about $20 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 sale125 hd

150.84

—

CO average2 barns · 289 hd

144.13

+6.72

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	1,827	86.65	1,583	68
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,737	63.90	1,110	114
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,439	63.07	907	214
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,156	58.69	679	144

Every lot

48 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	311	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	676	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	712	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	771	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	452	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	750	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	845	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	927	2
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	665	134.83/cwt	134.00–136.00	897	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,032	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	816	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,126	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	306	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	578	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	527	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	169.47/cwt	169.00–172.00	661	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	591	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	673	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	679	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	750	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	826	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	837	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	875	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	711	134.92/cwt	133.00–135.50	959	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	128.75/cwt	127.00–129.50	928	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	743	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	899	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	754	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	973	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,027	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	904	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,121	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	974	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,164	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	577	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	353	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	565	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	745	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	757	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	872	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,736	82.21/cwt	71.00–89.00	1,427	45
Bulls	—	—	1,998	94.53/cwt	90.00–99.50	1,889	22
Bulls	—	—	2,185	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	2,469	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,127	68.76/cwt	66.00–75.00	775	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	60.24/cwt	56.00–65.00	690	102
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,197	51.68/cwt	45.00–55.00	619	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	65.70/cwt	63.00–73.00	926	121
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,476	59.64/cwt	50.50–62.50	880	93
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,716	61.24/cwt	58.50–63.00	1,051	50
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,754	65.98/cwt	64.00–73.00	1,157	64
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Large 3	849	75.61/cwt	71.00–79.00	642	22
Stock Cows	—	Large 4	910	63.87/cwt	61.00–66.00	581	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,016	110.75/cwt	101.00–115.00	1,125	5
Stock Cows	—	Large 2-3	1,020	86.35/cwt	80.00–88.00	881	68
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,090	89.23/cwt	86.00–92.00	973	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,268	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,499	1,392.64/cwt	1,275.00–1,475.00	20,876	7

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 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 255Last week 36Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 580Last week 533Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 139Last week 120Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
102	—	1,145	56.00–65.00	60.24
34	—	1,197	45.00–55.00	51.68
8	—	1,127	66.00–75.00	68.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,754	64.00–73.00	65.98
50	—	1,716	58.50–63.00	61.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	1,410	63.00–73.00	65.70
93	—	1,476	50.50–62.50	59.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,736	71.00–89.00	82.21
22	—	1,998	90.00–99.50	94.53
1	—	2,185	113.00	113.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,090	86.00–92.00	89.23

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	5	—	1,016	101.00–115.00	110.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	910	61.00–66.00	63.87

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	22	—	849	71.00–79.00	75.61

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	68	—	1,020	80.00–88.00	86.35

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	1,499	1,275.00–1,475.00	1,392.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	925.00	925.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	438	176.00	176.00
6	—	816	138.00	138.00
6	—	717	144.00	144.00
3	—	452	166.00	166.00
2	—	610	152.00	152.00
2	—	528	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	370	192.50	192.50
7	—	311	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	665	134.00–136.00	134.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	202.50	202.50
2	—	623	140.00	140.00
3	—	353	160.00	160.00
3	—	473	157.50	157.50
3	—	537	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	159.00	159.00
3	—	815	126.00	126.00
5	—	754	129.00	129.00
7	—	974	119.50	119.50
9	—	484	155.00	155.00
9	—	711	133.00–135.50	134.92
10	—	904	124.00	124.00
17	—	306	189.00	189.00
30	—	390	169.00–172.00	169.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	743	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	170.00	170.00
2	—	405	146.00	146.00
2	—	588	140.50	140.50
2	—	653	134.00	134.00
3	—	475	143.00	143.00
9	—	611	137.00	137.00
10	—	721	127.00–129.50	128.75

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.