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Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2021-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Apr 15

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090

← Apr 8Apr 15Apr 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

179 head

▲ 179 vs last sale 0▲ 179 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

395 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 372▲ 11 vs year ago 384 · +2.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

408 head

▲ 152 vs last sale 256▲ 276 vs year ago 132 · +209.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded 2.50 to 3.00 lower, while slaughter bulls traded 2.00 lower. Feeding cows traded mostly steady to 2.00 lower. There were no comparisons for any other class of cattle. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will be Thursday, April 22, 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 $146.24/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$146.24

54 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$769

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$81

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

$15.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.96

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	469	159.50	748	7thin
Medium and Large 2	323	147.50	476	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	577	143.60	829	39

One grade step is worth $15.90/cwt here — about −$81 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 sale54 hd

146.24

—

CO average4 barns · 1,047 hd

140.27

+5.96

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	—	Low	1,829	94.05	1,721	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,743	67.49	1,176	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,441	62.77	905	150
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,129	58.47	660	112
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,505	81.00	1,219	3thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	491	182.43/cwt	182.00–185.00	896	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	182.43/cwt	180.00–184.00	936	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	688	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	894	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,034	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	842	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,103	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	476	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	154.41/cwt	153.00–157.00	645	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	695	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	748	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	147.74/cwt	147.00–148.50	789	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	881	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	996	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,106	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,652	84.45/cwt	78.00–89.50	1,395	15
Bulls	—	—	1,853	96.05/cwt	90.00–99.50	1,780	31
Bulls	—	—	2,214	110.50/cwt	106.50–115.00	2,446	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	54.65/cwt	48.00–58.50	584	43
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	42.47/cwt	41.00–45.00	486	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,169	61.98/cwt	59.00–68.00	725	65
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,431	59.94/cwt	51.50–62.50	858	64
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,449	64.87/cwt	63.00–68.00	940	86
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,719	68.45/cwt	66.00–73.50	1,177	47
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,854	62.96/cwt	56.00–64.50	1,167	10
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,505	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,219	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,290	1,750.00/cwt	1,750.00–1,750.00	22,575	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,618	2,124.42/cwt	2,000.00–2,250.00	34,373	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows11 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	960	60.43/cwt	59.50–67.00	580	15
Stock Cows	—	Large 4	980	60.46/cwt	60.00–61.00	593	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,002	94.56/cwt	87.50–99.00	947	12
Stock Cows	—	Large 2-3	1,060	90.94/cwt	87.50–93.50	964	116
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,103	105.42/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,163	11
Stock Cows	—	Large 3	1,120	78.12/cwt	75.00–83.00	875	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,155	89.83/cwt	85.00–98.00	1,038	14
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	114.32/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,343	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,199	76.78/cwt	72.00–83.00	921	24
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,384	68.85/cwt	62.50–71.50	953	125
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,430	61.28/cwt	60.50–62.00	876	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,056	1,249.04/cwt	1,225.00–1,275.00	13,190	6
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,072	1,017.25/cwt	950.00–1,075.00	10,905	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,281	1,422.46/cwt	1,400.00–1,425.00	18,222	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,720	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,299	884.09/cwt	825.00–935.00	11,484	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,444	1,311.83/cwt	1,200.00–1,350.00	18,943	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,469	1,062.09/cwt	1,050.00–1,110.00	15,602	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,509	967.46/cwt	960.00–975.00	14,599	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,548	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	16,254	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,109	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,258	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,309	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	16,363	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,479	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	20,706	4

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 179Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 395Last week 372Year ago 384

Replacement CattleReceipts 408Last week 256Year ago 132

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	116	—	1,060	87.50–93.50	90.94

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	11	—	1,103	100.00–110.00	105.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,430	60.50–62.00	61.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	125	—	1,384	62.50–71.50	68.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,199	72.00–83.00	76.78

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,002	87.50–99.00	94.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	960	59.50–67.00	60.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,120	75.00–83.00	78.12

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	980	60.00–61.00	60.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,175	113.00–115.00	114.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,155	85.00–98.00	89.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,056	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,249.04

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,072	950.00–1,075.00	1,017.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,281	1,400.00–1,425.00	1,422.46

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,280	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,299	825.00–935.00	884.09

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,469	1,050.00–1,110.00	1,062.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,509	960.00–975.00	967.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,444	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,311.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,548	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,290	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,618	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,124.42

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,109	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,479	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,309	1,250.00	1,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,431	51.50–62.50	59.94
86	—	1,449	63.00–68.00	64.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,719	66.00–73.50	68.45
10	—	1,854	56.00–64.50	62.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,169	59.00–68.00	61.98
43	—	1,068	48.00–58.50	54.65
4	—	1,145	41.00–45.00	42.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,652	78.00–89.50	84.45
31	—	1,853	90.00–99.50	96.05
5	—	2,214	106.50–115.00	110.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,505	81.00	81.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	469	159.50	159.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	141.00	141.00
5	—	996	111.00	111.00
6	—	418	153.00–157.00	154.41
20	—	534	147.00–148.50	147.74
4	—	463	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	323	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	842	131.00	131.00
4	—	766	135.00	135.00
7	—	491	182.00–185.00	182.43
12	—	513	180.00–184.00	182.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	688	130.00	130.00

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.