Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2021-08-19

Brush

Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2021-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Aug 19

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090

← Aug 12Aug 19Aug 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

151 head

▼ 105 vs last sale 256▼ 180 vs year ago 331 · −54.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

551 head

▲ 90 vs last sale 461▼ 199 vs year ago 750 · −26.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded 2.50 to 3.50 lower, while feeding cows traded 0.50 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded 8.00 lower on a light test. Dairy heifers traded steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle did had no comparisons on a very light test this week. No replacement cattle were offered this week. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will be Thursday, August 26, 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 $139.51/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$139.51

8 head · 719 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,003

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

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	719	139.51	1,003	8thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale8 hd

139.51

—

CO average1 barns · 8 hd

139.51

+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	—	Average	1,920	89.83	1,724	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,750	70.02	1,225	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,463	60.48	885	266
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,176	54.53	641	187

Every lot

33 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	769	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,157	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	139.51/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,003	8
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	597	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	364	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Small 4	691	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	235	9
Dairy Heifers	—	Small 4	838	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	402	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	882	91.13/cwt	90.00–91.50	804	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	924	92.60/cwt	92.00–93.50	856	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	981	93.20/cwt	92.50–93.50	914	20
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,023	92.71/cwt	92.00–93.50	948	7
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,065	94.17/cwt	93.00–94.50	1,003	9
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,123	93.78/cwt	93.00–94.50	1,053	14
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,177	92.72/cwt	91.50–94.00	1,091	9
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,228	92.74/cwt	92.00–93.50	1,139	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,298	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,168	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,415	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,259	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,455	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,179	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,703	81.88/cwt	78.00–85.50	1,394	6
Bulls	—	—	1,937	89.13/cwt	86.00–95.50	1,726	23
Bulls	—	—	2,099	102.59/cwt	97.50–105.50	2,153	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	993	77.96/cwt	74.00–83.00	774	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,162	34.23/cwt	21.00–41.00	398	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,163	64.31/cwt	63.00–69.50	748	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,166	51.95/cwt	42.00–56.50	606	68
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,200	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,008	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,216	59.60/cwt	57.00–65.00	725	70
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,447	56.52/cwt	51.00–61.50	818	135
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,471	66.36/cwt	62.00–72.50	976	94
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,476	43.37/cwt	37.50–49.00	640	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,499	70.81/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,061	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,638	79.12/cwt	78.00–79.50	1,296	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,654	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,274	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,740	71.65/cwt	67.50–77.00	1,247	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,825	61.15/cwt	51.50–65.50	1,116	10

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 Aug 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 151Last week 256Year ago 331

Slaughter CattleReceipts 551Last week 461Year ago 750

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	719	138.00–141.00	139.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	92.00–93.50	92.74
20	—	981	92.50–93.50	93.20
4	—	882	90.00–91.50	91.13
7	—	1,023	92.00–93.50	92.71
5	—	924	92.00–93.50	92.60
2	—	1,298	90.00	90.00
9	—	1,177	91.50–94.00	92.72
14	—	1,123	93.00–94.50	93.78
9	—	1,065	93.00–94.50	94.17
1	—	1,455	81.00	81.00
1	—	1,415	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	838	48.00	48.00
9	—	691	34.00	34.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	597	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	769	150.50	150.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,937	86.00–95.50	89.13
5	—	2,099	97.50–105.50	102.59
6	—	1,703	78.00–85.50	81.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,499	67.00–74.00	70.81
1	—	1,200	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	993	74.00–83.00	77.96
14	—	1,163	63.00–69.50	64.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	1,471	62.00–72.50	66.36
4	—	1,654	77.00	77.00
135	—	1,447	51.00–61.50	56.52
16	—	1,476	37.50–49.00	43.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,740	67.50–77.00	71.65
10	—	1,825	51.50–65.50	61.15
4	—	1,638	78.00–79.50	79.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,162	21.00–41.00	34.23
68	—	1,166	42.00–56.50	51.95
70	—	1,216	57.00–65.00	59.60

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.