Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2021-03-04

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Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2021-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-04

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Mar 4

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090

← Feb 25Mar 4Mar 11 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

404 head

▲ 61 vs last sale 343▼ 229 vs year ago 633 · −36.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

252 head

▼ 73 vs last sale 325▼ 56 vs year ago 308 · −18.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady. Feeding cows traded steady to 4.50 higher. Replacement cattle did not have enough comparisons to accurately trend. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. The next available report will be Thursday, March 11, 2021.

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	1,642	88.09	1,446	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,710	61.97	1,060	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,517	56.01	850	194
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,178	48.92	576	98

Every lot

20 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 · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,088	97.54/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,061	9
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,178	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	972	3
Bulls	—	—	1,746	81.12/cwt	74.50–84.50	1,416	16
Bulls	—	—	1,789	87.15/cwt	85.00–92.50	1,559	15
Bulls	—	—	2,139	99.60/cwt	98.00–103.00	2,130	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,173	52.96/cwt	48.00–58.00	621	66
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,187	40.59/cwt	32.00–47.00	482	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,508	57.64/cwt	54.00–65.50	869	145
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,544	51.20/cwt	40.00–53.50	791	49
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,596	67.26/cwt	60.00–71.00	1,073	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,850	55.46/cwt	49.50–58.00	1,026	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,293	744.65/cwt	675.00–885.00	9,628	11
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows8 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Large 4	809	61.44/cwt	60.00–64.00	497	4
Stock Cows	—	Large 3	928	77.14/cwt	75.00–78.00	716	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	956	108.18/cwt	102.50–117.00	1,034	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,047	89.13/cwt	87.00–92.50	933	5
Stock Cows	—	Large 2-3	1,088	85.54/cwt	80.00–87.00	931	92
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,204	74.19/cwt	70.00–81.00	893	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	56.94/cwt	55.00–59.50	752	21
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	64.37/cwt	60.00–68.50	898	83

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 Mar 4, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 404Last week 343Year ago 633

Replacement CattleReceipts 252Last week 325Year ago 308

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,746	74.50–84.50	81.12
15	—	1,789	85.00–92.50	87.15
5	—	2,139	98.00–103.00	99.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,088	93.00–100.00	97.54
3	—	1,178	82.50	82.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,173	48.00–58.00	52.96
32	—	1,187	32.00–47.00	40.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
145	—	1,508	54.00–65.50	57.64
49	—	1,544	40.00–53.50	51.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,596	60.00–71.00	67.26
13	—	1,850	49.50–58.00	55.46

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	11	—	1,293	675.00–885.00	744.65

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,320	55.00–59.50	56.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	83	—	1,395	60.00–68.50	64.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,204	70.00–81.00	74.19

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	956	102.50–117.00	108.18

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,047	87.00–92.50	89.13

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	809	60.00–64.00	61.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	92	—	1,088	80.00–87.00	85.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	928	75.00–78.00	77.14

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.