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Brush

Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2021-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Sep 30

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

110 head

▼ 82 vs last sale 192▲ 100 vs year ago 10 · +1,000.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

459 head

▼ 122 vs last sale 581▼ 85 vs year ago 544 · −15.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 45▼ 133 vs year ago 160 · −83.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded steady to 5.00 higher. Feeding cows traded 0.75 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded 5.75 higher on a very light test. Replacement cattle had no comparisons from last week. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. The next available report will be Thursday, October 7, 2021.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $77.61/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$77.61

44 head · 1,145 lb average

Value per head Derived

$888

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$7.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−73.10

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	1,222	83.50	1,021	10thin
Medium and Large 2	1,122	75.88	851	34

One grade step is worth $7.62/cwt here — about $169 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 sale44 hd

77.61

—

CO average3 barns · 1,432 hd

150.71

−73.10

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	1,750	86.55	1,515	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,720	78.95	1,358	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,448	67.06	971	263
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,163	53.73	625	137
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,235	91.00	1,124	1thin

Every lot

31 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,122	75.88/cwt	70.00–80.00	851	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,174	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	998	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,068	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	831	87.38/cwt	85.00–89.00	726	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	867	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	806	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	905	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	796	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	991	93.40/cwt	91.50–94.50	926	15
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,019	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	963	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,074	94.29/cwt	94.00–94.50	1,013	7
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,123	93.36/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,048	10
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,173	94.34/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,107	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,280	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,178	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,360	90.86/cwt	87.50–92.00	1,236	8
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,235	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,124	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,441	74.47/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,073	4
Bulls	—	—	1,927	93.46/cwt	87.50–98.00	1,801	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,041	77.28/cwt	76.00–78.00	804	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	52.76/cwt	46.00–56.00	607	66
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,169	67.70/cwt	66.50–70.00	791	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,186	28.76/cwt	20.00–41.00	341	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,196	60.16/cwt	57.00–68.00	720	39
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,371	74.69/cwt	70.00–77.50	1,024	111
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,489	57.10/cwt	52.00–62.50	850	59
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,505	42.94/cwt	35.00–48.00	646	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,516	77.90/cwt	75.50–86.00	1,181	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,517	67.07/cwt	62.00–74.00	1,017	59
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,713	79.31/cwt	73.00–82.00	1,359	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,728	84.59/cwt	83.00–86.50	1,462	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,733	68.63/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,189	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,294	911.92/cwt	860.00–935.00	11,800	15
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,103	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	971	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 Sep 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 110Last week 192Year ago 10

Slaughter CattleReceipts 459Last week 581Year ago 544

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 45Year ago 160

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,174	85.00	85.00
3	—	1,335	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,122	70.00–80.00	75.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,173	93.00–95.00	94.34
7	—	1,074	94.00–94.50	94.29
15	—	991	91.50–94.50	93.40
3	—	867	93.00	93.00
8	—	1,360	87.50–92.00	90.86
3	—	1,280	92.00	92.00
10	—	1,123	92.00–94.00	93.36
3	—	1,019	94.50	94.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	905	88.00	88.00
5	—	831	85.00–89.00	87.38

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	15	—	1,294	860.00–935.00	911.92

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	5	—	1,103	88.00	88.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,927	87.50–98.00	93.46
4	—	1,441	70.00–80.00	74.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,041	76.00–78.00	77.28
7	—	1,169	66.50–70.00	67.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	1,371	70.00–77.50	74.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,517	62.00–74.00	67.07
18	—	1,505	35.00–48.00	42.94
16	—	1,516	75.50–86.00	77.90
59	—	1,489	52.00–62.50	57.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,150	46.00–56.00	52.76
18	—	1,186	20.00–41.00	28.76
39	—	1,196	57.00–68.00	60.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,733	65.00–70.00	68.63
18	—	1,713	73.00–82.00	79.31
8	—	1,728	83.00–86.50	84.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	91.00	91.00

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.