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Brush

Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2021-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Aug 26

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090

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Feeder Cattle receipts

187 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 151▼ 144 vs year ago 331 · −43.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

422 head

▼ 129 vs last sale 551▼ 328 vs year ago 750 · −43.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 0▼ 202 vs year ago 206 · −98.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded 0.50 to 3.75 higher. Slaughter bulls traded 2.50 higher. Feeding cows were too thinly tested this week for an accurate comparison. Dairy heifers traded unevenly steady. All other classes of cattle were too thinly tested or had no comparison from last week. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will be Thursday, September 2, 2021.

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	1,730	83.30	1,441	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,697	72.67	1,233	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,416	61.22	867	225
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,175	54.17	636	109

Every lot

25 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 · Dairy Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	831	85.43/cwt	84.00–88.50	710	7
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	867	91.26/cwt	90.00–92.00	791	8
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	917	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	862	9
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	963	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	867	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	980	88.34/cwt	87.00–89.00	866	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,024	93.36/cwt	92.50–93.50	956	25
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,068	92.01/cwt	88.00–94.00	983	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,134	91.92/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,042	13
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,168	92.85/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,084	11
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,205	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,133	10
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,270	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,168	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,173	70.16/cwt	61.00–76.00	823	8
Bulls	—	—	1,820	83.62/cwt	76.00–87.00	1,522	14
Bulls	—	—	1,997	91.68/cwt	88.00–97.50	1,831	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,161	50.20/cwt	43.00–56.50	583	55
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,183	60.96/cwt	57.00–63.00	721	48
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,238	36.23/cwt	31.00–41.00	449	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,367	49.55/cwt	45.50–50.00	677	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,384	69.15/cwt	68.00–71.00	957	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	66.86/cwt	63.00–73.50	936	89
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,435	56.93/cwt	52.00–62.50	817	113
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,450	76.67/cwt	75.00–78.50	1,112	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,685	75.45/cwt	71.00–79.50	1,271	39
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,755	59.11/cwt	54.50–66.00	1,037	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,324	88.93/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,177	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 Aug 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 151Year ago 331

Slaughter CattleReceipts 422Last week 551Year ago 750

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 206

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,134	90.00–93.00	91.92
8	—	867	90.00–92.00	91.26
10	—	1,205	94.00	94.00
11	—	1,168	89.00–94.00	92.85
25	—	1,024	92.50–93.50	93.36
2	—	1,270	92.00	92.00
5	—	1,068	88.00–94.00	92.01
6	—	963	90.00	90.00
9	—	917	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	980	87.00–89.00	88.34
7	—	831	84.00–88.50	85.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	4	—	1,324	85.00–94.00	88.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,173	61.00–76.00	70.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,997	88.00–97.50	91.68
14	—	1,820	76.00–87.00	83.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,384	68.00–71.00	69.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	1,435	52.00–62.50	56.93
11	—	1,367	45.50–50.00	49.55
2	—	1,450	75.00–78.50	76.67
89	—	1,400	63.00–73.50	66.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,183	57.00–63.00	60.96
55	—	1,161	43.00–56.50	50.20
6	—	1,238	31.00–41.00	36.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,685	71.00–79.50	75.45
8	—	1,755	54.50–66.00	59.11

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.