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Brush

Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2020-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Aug 27

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090

← Aug 20Aug 27Sep 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

331 head

▲ 110 vs last sale 221▲ 331 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

750 head

▲ 153 vs last sale 597▲ 750 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

206 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 215▲ 206 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compare to last week: Trade activity and demand were moderate. Slaughter cows traded 0.50 to 1.50 lower, while slaughter bulls traded steady to 1.00 higher. Feeding cattle traded 3.00 to sharply higher. Feeder cattle did not have enough comparisons to accurately trend. Replacement cattle did not have enough comparable trades, though a firm undertone was noted. The next available report will be Thursday, September 3, 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 $159.47/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$159.47

125 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$734

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$26

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

$27.76/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 1	451	163.21	736	104
Medium and Large 1-2	480	150.00	720	8thin
Medium and Large 2	524	135.45	710	13thin

One grade step is worth $27.76/cwt here — about $26 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

159.47

—

CO average1 barns · 125 hd

159.47

+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	—	High	1,750	89.07	1,559	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,670	63.63	1,063	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,423	60.59	862	433
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,158	55.14	638	213

Every lot

38 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	733	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	186.23/cwt	181.00–187.00	784	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	446	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	776	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	164.15/cwt	164.00–165.00	788	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	807	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	847	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	654	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	942	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,050	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	268	321.20/cwt	300.00–335.00	861	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	558	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	170.38/cwt	170.00–176.00	646	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	163.86/cwt	163.50–164.00	719	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	135.45/cwt	135.00–136.00	710	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	934	118.65/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,108	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,143	78.76/cwt	76.00–80.00	900	4
Bulls	—	—	1,781	86.95/cwt	81.00–89.50	1,549	18
Bulls	—	—	1,898	95.34/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,810	7
Bulls	—	—	2,168	106.77/cwt	105.50–108.00	2,315	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	40.24/cwt	32.50–44.50	403	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,148	51.24/cwt	45.00–55.50	588	79
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,178	58.97/cwt	56.00–63.00	695	123
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,387	64.02/cwt	62.00–70.00	888	180
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,448	58.45/cwt	50.00–61.50	846	248
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,469	43.53/cwt	35.00–49.00	639	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	65.03/cwt	64.00–71.00	1,063	40
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,759	60.12/cwt	55.50–63.50	1,058	16
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Large 4	416	68.26/cwt	65.00–69.00	284	7
Stock Cows	—	Large 3	862	77.25/cwt	75.50–78.00	666	7
Stock Cows	—	Large 2-3	987	84.38/cwt	80.00–87.50	833	61
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,041	77.52/cwt	73.00–82.50	807	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,069	113.48/cwt	109.00–128.00	1,213	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,313	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	13,261	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,390	977.45/cwt	925.00–1,000.00	13,587	35
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	855.80/cwt	725.00–900.00	11,981	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	934	1,006.39/cwt	975.00–1,110.00	9,400	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,583	1,490.24/cwt	1,425.00–1,510.00	23,590	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,641	1,342.91/cwt	1,285.00–1,410.00	22,037	12

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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 331Last week 221Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 750Last week 597Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 206Last week 215Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,168	105.50–108.00	106.77
7	—	1,898	90.00–99.00	95.34
18	—	1,781	81.00–89.50	86.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,143	76.00–80.00	78.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,469	35.00–49.00	43.53
180	—	1,387	62.00–70.00	64.02
248	—	1,448	50.00–61.50	58.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,759	55.50–63.50	60.12
40	—	1,635	64.00–71.00	65.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,001	32.50–44.50	40.24
79	—	1,148	45.00–55.50	51.24
123	—	1,178	56.00–63.00	58.97

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	6	—	1,041	73.00–82.50	77.52
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,069	109.00–128.00	113.48

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	61	—	987	80.00–87.50	84.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	862	75.50–78.00	77.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	416	65.00–69.00	68.26

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,313	1,010.00	1,010.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	1,400	725.00–900.00	855.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	35	—	1,390	925.00–1,000.00	977.45

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	934	975.00–1,110.00	1,006.39

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,641	1,285.00–1,410.00	1,342.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,583	1,425.00–1,510.00	1,490.24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	363	202.00	202.00
32	—	421	181.00–187.00	186.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	654	144.00	144.00
7	—	446	174.00	174.00
7	—	531	152.00	152.00
8	—	772	136.00	136.00
13	—	550	154.00	154.00
39	—	480	164.00–165.00	164.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	379	170.00–176.00	170.38
9	—	934	118.00–120.00	118.65
48	—	439	163.50–164.00	163.86
7	—	319	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	480	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	524	135.00–136.00	135.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	268	300.00–335.00	321.20

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.