Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2021-04-01

Brush

Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2021-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Apr 1

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090

← Mar 25Apr 1Apr 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 65▲ 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

421 head

▼ 116 vs last sale 537▼ 14 vs year ago 435 · −3.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

214 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 257▲ 27 vs year ago 187 · +14.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded steady. Slaughter bulls traded 2.00 higher. Feeding cows traded unevenly steady. All other classes did not have enough comparisons for an accurate trend. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. The next available report will be Thursday, April 8, 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 $139.60/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$139.60

20 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$793

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$7.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.18

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	141.47	809	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	556	134.00	745	5thin

One grade step is worth $7.47/cwt here — about $64 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 sale20 hd

139.60

—

CO average3 barns · 2,220 hd

150.78

−11.18

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	1,726	89.22	1,540	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,790	60.03	1,074	66
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,475	59.84	882	163
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,093	54.96	601	138
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,735	77.00	1,336	1thin

Every lot

29 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	175.03/cwt	173.00–177.00	765	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	589	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	801	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	392	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	631	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	693	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	556	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	745	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	859	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	954	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,514	81.59/cwt	77.00–86.00	1,235	15
Bulls	—	—	1,824	101.79/cwt	98.50–106.00	1,857	5
Bulls	—	—	1,918	92.90/cwt	87.50–97.50	1,782	14
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	848	44.91/cwt	42.00–52.00	381	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	923	27.71/cwt	22.50–33.00	256	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,084	65.83/cwt	64.00–67.50	714	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	59.28/cwt	53.00–63.50	686	99
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,452	62.50/cwt	60.00–69.50	908	99
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,509	57.22/cwt	41.00–59.50	863	61
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,517	25.49/cwt	22.50–31.00	387	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,712	67.21/cwt	63.50–70.00	1,151	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,805	58.59/cwt	46.00–61.50	1,058	55
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,735	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,336	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows8 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Large 3	824	74.52/cwt	70.00–79.00	614	17
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	840	120.76/cwt	116.00–127.50	1,014	2
Stock Cows	—	Large 4	968	65.80/cwt	62.00–69.00	637	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	989	104.79/cwt	100.00–112.50	1,036	12
Stock Cows	—	Large 2-3	1,040	85.85/cwt	80.00–87.50	893	82
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,088	95.28/cwt	87.50–97.50	1,037	13
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,169	73.84/cwt	70.00–82.50	863	15
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,387	66.86/cwt	61.00–69.50	927	61
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,287	1,307.44/cwt	1,300.00–1,325.00	16,827	7

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 Apr 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 60Last week 65Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 421Last week 537Year ago 435

Replacement CattleReceipts 214Last week 257Year ago 187

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	82	—	1,040	80.00–87.50	85.85

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	12	—	989	100.00–112.50	104.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	61	—	1,387	61.00–69.50	66.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,169	70.00–82.50	73.84

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	968	62.00–69.00	65.80

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	17	—	824	70.00–79.00	74.52

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	13	—	1,088	87.50–97.50	95.28
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	840	116.00–127.50	120.76

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,287	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,307.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	848	42.00–52.00	44.91
99	—	1,158	53.00–63.50	59.28
13	—	923	22.50–33.00	27.71
9	—	1,084	64.00–67.50	65.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,805	46.00–61.50	58.59
11	—	1,712	63.50–70.00	67.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,517	22.50–31.00	25.49
99	—	1,452	60.00–69.50	62.50
61	—	1,509	41.00–59.50	57.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,824	98.50–106.00	101.79
14	—	1,918	87.50–97.50	92.90
15	—	1,514	77.00–86.00	81.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	77.00	77.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	589	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	437	173.00–177.00	175.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	556	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	392	161.00	161.00
5	—	636	135.00	135.00
4	—	459	151.00	151.00
3	—	795	120.00	120.00

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.