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Brush

Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2021-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, May 20

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090

← May 13May 20May 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

397 head

▲ 142 vs last sale 255▲ 228 vs year ago 169 · +134.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

730 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 729▲ 218 vs year ago 512 · +42.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

105 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 96▼ 118 vs year ago 223 · −52.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compare to last week: Slaughter cows traded steady to 1.50 lower. Slaughter bulls traded 3.75 higher. Feeding cows traded 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle and replacement cattle did not have enough comparisons for an accurate trend. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will be Thursday, May 27, 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 $128.66/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$128.66

92 head · 656 lb average

Value per head Derived

$844

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$324

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

$9.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.68

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	492	132.20	650	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	621	131.38	816	47
Medium and Large 1	794	122.61	974	30

One grade step is worth $9.59/cwt here — about −$324 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 sale92 hd

128.66

—

CO average3 barns · 239 hd

134.33

−5.68

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	1,638	91.00	1,490	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,708	64.95	1,110	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,457	61.20	891	335
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,153	54.68	630	160

Every lot

56 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	794	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	800	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	919	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	891	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	827	122.60/cwt	121.50–124.50	1,014	8
Steers	—	Large 1	935	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,075	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	996	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,116	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	617	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	702	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	554	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	693	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	597	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	800	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	875	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	970	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	113.20/cwt	112.00–115.00	866	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	788	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	973	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	938	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	115.82/cwt	115.00–117.50	1,002	15
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	578	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	376	9
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	746	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	548	20
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	838	79.00/cwt	78.00–80.00	662	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	910	77.60/cwt	74.00–81.00	706	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	986	83.60/cwt	82.50–84.00	824	10
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,025	83.35/cwt	82.50–84.50	854	13
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,076	83.59/cwt	83.50–84.50	899	17
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,130	76.33/cwt	74.00–78.00	863	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,140	83.33/cwt	83.00–84.00	950	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,158	83.66/cwt	82.00–84.50	969	9
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,226	83.33/cwt	82.50–84.00	1,022	9
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,287	83.33/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,072	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,300	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,073	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,059	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,038	4
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,169	75.26/cwt	62.50–84.00	880	5
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,183	93.32/cwt	87.50–94.00	1,104	7
Bulls	—	—	1,601	84.24/cwt	78.50–87.00	1,349	12
Bulls	—	—	1,849	92.87/cwt	88.00–95.50	1,717	27
Bulls	—	—	2,004	100.30/cwt	98.50–108.00	2,010	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,086	71.37/cwt	71.00–71.50	775	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,132	61.78/cwt	57.00–69.50	699	25
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,147	50.71/cwt	44.00–54.50	582	58
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	58.96/cwt	55.00–65.00	678	44
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,239	38.66/cwt	25.00–42.50	479	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,377	67.75/cwt	62.00–73.00	933	106
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,441	64.69/cwt	62.00–73.00	932	48
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,503	57.06/cwt	51.00–61.50	858	172
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,592	44.45/cwt	40.00–48.00	708	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,684	69.84/cwt	64.50–74.50	1,176	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,741	58.43/cwt	52.00–62.50	1,017	24
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,166	1,610.00/cwt	1,610.00–1,610.00	18,773	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	1,319.40/cwt	1,225.00–1,375.00	16,624	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,321	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,852	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,419	1,201.31/cwt	1,025.00–1,335.00	17,047	43
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,458	1,495.39/cwt	1,425.00–1,575.00	21,803	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	878	115.38/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,013	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	978	102.89/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,006	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,060	75.17/cwt	70.00–78.00	797	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,471	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	16,181	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.

Colorado feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) - Brush, CO

Thu May 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 397Last week 255Year ago 169

Slaughter CattleReceipts 730Last week 729Year ago 512

Replacement CattleReceipts 105Last week 96Year ago 223

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,166	1,610.00	1,610.00

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	7	—	1,321	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,260	1,225.00–1,375.00	1,319.40
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	43	—	1,419	1,025.00–1,335.00	1,201.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,458	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,495.39

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,060	70.00–78.00	75.17

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	2	—	978	101.00–105.00	102.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	878	113.00–118.00	115.38

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	—	1,471	1,100.00	1,100.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	845	111.00	111.00
5	—	765	112.00–115.00	113.20
15	—	484	145.00	145.00
19	—	597	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	554	125.00	125.00
9	—	450	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	735	132.00	132.00
6	—	788	123.50	123.50
6	—	653	134.00	134.00
15	—	865	115.00–117.50	115.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	910	74.00–81.00	77.60
2	—	838	78.00–80.00	79.00
3	—	1,130	74.00–78.00	76.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,226	82.50–84.00	83.33
6	—	1,287	82.00–84.00	83.33
2	—	1,300	82.50	82.50
10	—	986	82.50–84.00	83.60
9	—	1,158	82.00–84.50	83.66
13	—	1,025	82.50–84.50	83.35
3	—	1,140	83.00–84.00	83.33
17	—	1,076	83.50–84.50	83.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	746	73.50	73.50
9	—	578	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	827	121.50–124.50	122.60
7	—	996	112.00	112.00
6	—	526	152.00	152.00
6	—	481	165.00	165.00
4	—	650	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	571	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	935	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
172	—	1,503	51.00–61.50	57.06
9	—	1,592	40.00–48.00	44.45
48	—	1,441	62.00–73.00	64.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,086	71.00–71.50	71.37
25	—	1,132	57.00–69.50	61.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,684	64.50–74.50	69.84
24	—	1,741	52.00–62.50	58.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,239	25.00–42.50	38.66
44	—	1,150	55.00–65.00	58.96
58	—	1,147	44.00–54.50	50.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	1,377	62.00–73.00	67.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,169	62.50–84.00	75.26
4	—	1,059	98.00	98.00
7	—	1,183	87.50–94.00	93.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,601	78.50–87.00	84.24
7	—	2,004	98.50–108.00	100.30
27	—	1,849	88.00–95.50	92.87

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.