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Brush

Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2021-07-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-01

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

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090

← Jun 24Jul 1Jul 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

288 head

▲ 167 vs last sale 121▲ 262 vs year ago 26 · +1,007.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

476 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 430▼ 95 vs year ago 571 · −16.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 7▼ 176 vs year ago 207 · −85.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were moderate. Slaughter cows traded unevenly steady while slaughter bulls traded 2.00 higher. Feeding cows traded mostly steady. Dairy heifers traded mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle and replacement cattle had no comparisons from last week. The next available report will be Thursday, July 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 $137.82/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$137.82

32 head · 627 lb average

Value per head Derived

$865

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$302

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

$16.86/cwt at this weight

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 1-2	453	150.00	680	5thin
Medium and Large 2	439	142.50	626	7thin
Medium and Large 1	737	133.14	981	20

One grade step is worth $16.86/cwt here — about −$302 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 sale32 hd

137.82

—

CO average1 barns · 32 hd

137.82

+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	—	Low	1,858	94.53	1,756	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,743	71.88	1,253	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,445	65.45	946	252
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,165	57.09	665	159

Every lot

35 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	127.97/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,053	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	439	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	626	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	680	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	133.14/cwt	130.00–135.00	981	20
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	815	88.92/cwt	86.00–89.50	725	18
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	892	88.84/cwt	88.00–89.00	792	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	935	91.97/cwt	90.50–93.50	860	18
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	961	91.50/cwt	89.50–92.00	879	14
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,030	89.87/cwt	89.50–91.00	926	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,073	90.84/cwt	89.50–92.50	975	21
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,106	91.32/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,010	16
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,172	92.06/cwt	91.00–93.50	1,079	23
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,230	89.84/cwt	87.50–91.50	1,105	15
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,233	87.51/cwt	86.50–88.50	1,079	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,274	91.71/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,168	12
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,314	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,209	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,355	91.50/cwt	91.50–91.50	1,240	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,371	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,042	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,607	87.17/cwt	82.00–91.00	1,401	7
Bulls	—	—	1,961	97.56/cwt	93.00–99.50	1,913	17
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,033	73.88/cwt	71.00–75.00	763	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,116	53.37/cwt	45.00–57.50	596	50
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,149	65.75/cwt	60.00–70.00	755	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,201	37.75/cwt	29.00–44.00	453	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,207	60.30/cwt	58.00–67.50	728	71
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,373	72.33/cwt	67.00–76.50	993	81
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,467	67.25/cwt	64.00–76.00	987	74
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,487	59.31/cwt	51.00–63.50	882	90
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,519	45.73/cwt	43.50–47.50	695	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,637	83.03/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,359	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,751	71.10/cwt	68.00–77.00	1,245	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,825	62.58/cwt	60.00–65.50	1,142	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,765	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	21,621	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,052	85.71/cwt	84.00–89.50	902	23
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,562	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	24,211	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 Jul 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 288Last week 121Year ago 26

Slaughter CattleReceipts 476Last week 430Year ago 571

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 7Year ago 207

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	1,487	51.00–63.50	59.31
74	—	1,467	64.00–76.00	67.25
7	—	1,519	43.50–47.50	45.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,201	29.00–44.00	37.75
50	—	1,116	45.00–57.50	53.37
71	—	1,207	58.00–67.50	60.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,751	68.00–77.00	71.10
2	—	1,825	60.00–65.50	62.58
3	—	1,637	80.00–85.00	83.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,033	71.00–75.00	73.88
17	—	1,149	60.00–70.00	65.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	1,373	67.00–76.50	72.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,607	82.00–91.00	87.17
17	—	1,961	93.00–99.50	97.56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,230	87.50–91.50	89.84
4	—	1,314	92.00	92.00
4	—	1,030	89.50–91.00	89.87
14	—	961	89.50–92.00	91.50
21	—	1,073	89.50–92.50	90.84
3	—	1,355	91.50	91.50
23	—	1,172	91.00–93.50	92.06
12	—	1,274	91.00–93.00	91.71
16	—	1,106	89.00–93.00	91.32
18	—	935	90.50–93.50	91.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,371	76.00	76.00
2	—	1,233	86.50–88.50	87.51
18	—	815	86.00–89.50	88.92
6	—	892	88.00–89.00	88.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	453	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	737	130.00–135.00	133.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	439	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	823	126.00–130.00	127.97

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,765	1,225.00	1,225.00

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	23	—	1,052	84.00–89.50	85.71

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,562	1,550.00	1,550.00

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.