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Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2020-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-29

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Oct 29

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090

← Oct 22Oct 29Nov 5 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

644 head

▼ 294 vs last sale 938▲ 644 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

245 head

▼ 540 vs last sale 785▲ 245 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls traded steady. Feeding cows traded mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower and replacement cattle did not have enough comparisons to accurately trend. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will be Thursday, November 5,2020.

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	1,812	77.62	1,406	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,715	62.19	1,067	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,441	55.29	797	249
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,185	48.54	575	265
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,394	96.63	1,347	7thin

Every lot

26 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
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,394	96.63/cwt	90.00–98.50	1,347	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,198	68.90/cwt	65.00–71.00	825	3
Bulls	—	—	1,777	72.36/cwt	66.00–76.00	1,286	10
Bulls	—	—	1,916	81.37/cwt	77.00–86.00	1,559	21
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	27.40/cwt	20.00–33.00	308	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,149	43.69/cwt	34.00–47.50	502	69
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,203	52.01/cwt	48.00–58.50	626	182
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,432	61.74/cwt	57.00–67.00	884	103
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,445	51.44/cwt	45.00–56.50	743	137
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,493	40.02/cwt	32.50–43.50	597	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,702	72.44/cwt	71.00–73.50	1,233	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,714	57.55/cwt	55.00–59.50	986	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,717	63.97/cwt	60.00–69.50	1,098	35
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	5,775	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	8,556	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,635	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows8 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	797	111.59/cwt	110.50–113.50	889	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	970	90.44/cwt	89.50–98.00	877	11
Stock Cows	—	Large 2-3	1,015	81.98/cwt	80.00–83.50	832	38
Stock Cows	—	Large 4	1,090	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	681	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,157	66.61/cwt	65.00–68.00	771	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,166	71.92/cwt	70.00–78.00	839	38
Stock Cows	—	Large 3	1,363	72.39/cwt	71.00–73.00	987	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,401	65.81/cwt	61.00–68.50	922	96
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	821	790.09/cwt	775.00–885.00	6,487	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	14,996	2

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 Oct 29, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 644Last week 938Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 245Last week 785Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,330	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,205	710.00	710.00

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	12	—	1,100	525.00	525.00

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	—	797	110.50–113.50	111.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	38	—	1,166	70.00–78.00	71.92
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,157	65.00–68.00	66.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	96	—	1,401	61.00–68.50	65.81

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	970	89.50–98.00	90.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,363	71.00–73.00	72.39

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	62.50	62.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	38	—	1,015	80.00–83.50	81.98

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)	11	—	821	775.00–885.00	790.09

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	2	—	1,395	1,075.00	1,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	1,432	57.00–67.00	61.74
137	—	1,445	45.00–56.50	51.44
9	—	1,493	32.50–43.50	40.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,125	20.00–33.00	27.40
182	—	1,203	48.00–58.50	52.01
69	—	1,149	34.00–47.50	43.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,717	60.00–69.50	63.97
3	—	1,702	71.00–73.50	72.44
20	—	1,714	55.00–59.50	57.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,394	90.00–98.50	96.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,777	66.00–76.00	72.36
21	—	1,916	77.00–86.00	81.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,198	65.00–71.00	68.90

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.