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Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2020-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-10

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Dec 10

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090

← Dec 3Dec 10Dec 17 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

764 head

▲ 82 vs last sale 682▲ 764 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

969 head

▲ 453 vs last sale 516▲ 969 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 steady to 2.50 higher. Slaughter bulls traded 2.00 lower on a light test. Feeding cows traded mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher, with instances of 19.00 higher on the youngest cattle. Replacement cattle traded 200.00 to 500.00 per head higher on a large run of bred cattle. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. The next available report will be Thursday December 17, 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	—	Average	1,667	75.93	1,266	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,742	54.98	958	85
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,488	47.21	703	184
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,168	40.29	471	295

Every lot

30 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 · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,255	75.51/cwt	75.00–77.00	948	4
Bulls	—	—	1,591	70.62/cwt	66.50–73.00	1,124	12
Bulls	—	—	1,789	79.04/cwt	76.00–85.00	1,414	21
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	38.69/cwt	32.00–42.00	448	141
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,167	46.36/cwt	43.00–52.00	541	119
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,212	26.13/cwt	16.00–31.50	317	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	58.25/cwt	54.00–64.50	810	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,507	45.11/cwt	40.00–53.00	680	140
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,580	36.87/cwt	35.50–39.50	583	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,683	63.05/cwt	57.00–65.50	1,061	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,701	70.27/cwt	69.00–70.50	1,195	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,783	46.81/cwt	42.50–52.50	835	48
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,067	1,454.28/cwt	1,375.00–1,500.00	15,517	47
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	918	92.43/cwt	90.00–97.00	849	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	108.77/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,088	7
Stock Cows	—	Large 3	1,102	77.94/cwt	71.00–79.50	859	32
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,178	69.04/cwt	63.00–79.00	813	55
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,231	48.75/cwt	44.50–51.00	600	49
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,357	58.72/cwt	52.00–62.50	797	136
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,153	1,159.64/cwt	1,085.00–1,250.00	13,371	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,209	730.46/cwt	550.00–785.00	8,831	52
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	1,448.88/cwt	1,375.00–1,550.00	17,865	35
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,281	705.16/cwt	625.00–750.00	9,033	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,297	1,034.97/cwt	925.00–1,150.00	13,424	79
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,309	1,342.75/cwt	1,200.00–1,475.00	17,577	81
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,309	878.31/cwt	785.00–975.00	11,497	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,354	902.47/cwt	800.00–1,035.00	12,219	222
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,469	1,650.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,650.00	24,239	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,703	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	18,052	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,537	1,270.52/cwt	1,175.00–1,375.00	19,528	5

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.

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Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) - Brush, CO

Thu Dec 10, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 764Last week 682Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 969Last week 516Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,789	76.00–85.00	79.04
12	—	1,591	66.50–73.00	70.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,255	75.00–77.00	75.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,683	57.00–65.50	63.05
13	—	1,701	69.00–70.50	70.27
48	—	1,783	42.50–52.50	46.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
140	—	1,507	40.00–53.00	45.11
35	—	1,390	54.00–64.50	58.25
9	—	1,580	35.50–39.50	36.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	1,167	43.00–52.00	46.36
35	—	1,212	16.00–31.50	26.13
141	—	1,158	32.00–42.00	38.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	47	—	1,067	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,454.28

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	7	—	1,000	107.00–112.00	108.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	136	—	1,357	52.00–62.50	58.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	55	—	1,178	63.00–79.00	69.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	49	—	1,231	44.50–51.00	48.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,102	71.00–79.50	77.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	918	90.00–97.00	92.43

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	81	—	1,309	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,342.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,309	785.00–975.00	878.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	222	—	1,354	800.00–1,035.00	902.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,703	1,060.00	1,060.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	23	—	1,281	625.00–750.00	705.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	35	—	1,233	1,375.00–1,550.00	1,448.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,469	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,153	1,085.00–1,250.00	1,159.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	79	—	1,297	925.00–1,150.00	1,034.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	52	—	1,209	550.00–785.00	730.46

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	5	—	1,537	1,175.00–1,375.00	1,270.52

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.