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Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2020-12-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Dec 31

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090

← Dec 17Dec 31Jan 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 60▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

210 head

▼ 325 vs last sale 535▲ 210 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

165 head

▼ 171 vs last sale 336▲ 165 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Slaughter cows traded 7.00 lower to 3.25 higher on a thin test. Slaughter bulls were too thinly tested for an accurate comparison. Feeding cows traded steady to 11.00 higher. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will be Thursday, January 7, 2021.

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 $135.00/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$135.00

5 head · 327 lb average

Value per head Derived

$441

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

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	327	135.00	441	5thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

135.00

—

CO average1 barns · 5 hd

135.00

+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	1,398	72.70	1,017	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,800	54.58	982	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,575	53.51	843	96
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,257	45.86	577	70
Steers	Choice	Average	1,600	95.50	1,528	1thin

Every lot

19 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 · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	441	5
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,600	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,528	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,225	69.55/cwt	67.00–72.00	852	2
Bulls	—	—	1,745	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,379	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,179	23.41/cwt	15.00–27.50	276	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,237	34.74/cwt	31.00–41.00	430	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,270	49.99/cwt	45.00–53.50	635	57
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,518	49.95/cwt	46.50–52.00	758	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,599	55.05/cwt	53.50–59.00	880	67
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,789	56.31/cwt	55.50–58.00	1,007	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,815	52.12/cwt	51.00–53.50	946	12
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows8 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Large 4	772	61.24/cwt	60.00–62.50	473	10
Stock Cows	—	Large 3	997	74.18/cwt	70.00–78.00	740	101
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,089	105.46/cwt	99.00–110.00	1,148	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,098	87.17/cwt	84.00–89.50	957	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,206	71.87/cwt	69.00–76.00	867	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	58.16/cwt	55.00–61.00	724	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,301	50.97/cwt	48.00–54.00	663	5
Stock Cows	—	Large 2-3	1,341	82.38/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,105	16

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 Dec 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 12Last week 60Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 210Last week 535Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 165Last week 336Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,599	53.50–59.00	55.05
29	—	1,518	46.50–52.00	49.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,815	51.00–53.50	52.12
17	—	1,789	55.50–58.00	56.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,237	31.00–41.00	34.74
57	—	1,270	45.00–53.50	49.99
8	—	1,179	15.00–27.50	23.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	95.50	95.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	79.00	79.00
2	—	1,225	67.00–72.00	69.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,341	80.00–84.00	82.38

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	—	1,098	84.00–89.50	87.17

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	4	—	1,206	69.00–76.00	71.87
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,089	99.00–110.00	105.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,245	55.00–61.00	58.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,301	48.00–54.00	50.97

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	772	60.00–62.50	61.24

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	101	—	997	70.00–78.00	74.18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	327	135.00	135.00

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.