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Brush

Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2021-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Dec 2

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090

← Nov 18Dec 2Dec 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

214 head

▲ 84 vs last sale 130▲ 214 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

1,243 head

▼ 84 vs last sale 1,327▲ 561 vs year ago 682 · +82.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

530 head

▲ 391 vs last sale 139▲ 14 vs year ago 516 · +2.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Average dress slaughter cows traded steady to 5.50 higher, while feeding cows traded 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded 5.00 higher on a thin test. Replacement cattle traded 150.00 to 300.00 per head higher that those from two weeks ago. Dairy heifers traded 2.50 to 4.00 higher. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Today's run included a large run of slaughter cows as well as a bred cow special that were mostly younger running age cows to short term older cows. The next available report will be Thursday, December 9, 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	1,474	72.50	1,069	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,687	62.99	1,063	110
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,467	57.25	840	258
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,188	47.69	567	260
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,511	87.17	1,317	6thin

Every lot

48 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 Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3-4	620	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	434	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3-4	690	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	483	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	695	90.84/cwt	90.00–92.50	631	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3-4	724	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	543	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	777	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	660	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3-4	777	71.44/cwt	70.00–75.00	555	30
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	810	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	790	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	836	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	677	7
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	870	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	827	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	927	97.24/cwt	96.00–97.50	901	23
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	984	97.12/cwt	96.50–98.00	956	25
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,002	97.69/cwt	97.50–98.00	979	18
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,074	86.32/cwt	85.00–89.00	927	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,079	96.69/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,043	19
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,119	97.74/cwt	97.00–98.50	1,094	32
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,171	98.23/cwt	98.00–98.50	1,150	15
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,214	96.68/cwt	95.00–98.50	1,174	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,261	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,148	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,435	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,005	5
Bulls	—	—	1,670	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,420	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	28.11/cwt	20.00–32.50	300	33
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,129	69.44/cwt	67.50–72.00	784	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,142	44.40/cwt	35.00–48.50	507	84
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,210	57.35/cwt	53.00–65.00	694	40
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,262	52.06/cwt	49.00–60.00	657	98
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,399	66.21/cwt	61.00–70.00	926	61
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,464	62.18/cwt	59.00–70.00	910	52
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,496	52.52/cwt	47.00–57.00	786	133
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,508	36.92/cwt	32.50–45.00	557	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,548	72.01/cwt	71.00–73.00	1,115	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,665	70.60/cwt	65.00–76.00	1,175	47
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,678	54.71/cwt	52.50–64.50	918	44
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,751	49.73/cwt	39.00–51.00	871	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,779	86.73/cwt	83.00–96.00	1,543	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,484	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,261	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,645	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,612	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	14,235	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,137	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	16,202	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,181	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,172	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,232	670.10/cwt	500.00–775.00	8,256	67
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,238	964.57/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	11,941	30
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,340	899.97/cwt	875.00–925.00	12,060	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,347	886.34/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	11,939	92
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,296.48/cwt	1,100.00–1,425.00	17,502	42
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	1,026.22/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	13,957	71
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,435	1,069.06/cwt	950.00–1,225.00	15,341	65
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,513	1,575.00/cwt	1,575.00–1,575.00	23,830	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,558	1,603.56/cwt	1,500.00–1,675.00	24,983	41

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 Dec 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 214Last week 130Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,243Last week 1,327Year ago 682

Replacement CattleReceipts 530Last week 139Year ago 516

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 (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	42	—	1,350	1,100.00–1,425.00	1,296.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	92	—	1,347	800.00–1,050.00	886.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,095	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,137	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	71	—	1,360	950.00–1,100.00	1,026.22

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	41	—	1,558	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,603.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,513	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,181	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	65	—	1,435	950.00–1,225.00	1,069.06

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	67	—	1,232	500.00–775.00	670.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	—	1,238	875.00–1,075.00	964.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,340	875.00–925.00	899.97

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	724	75.00	75.00
1	—	620	70.00	70.00
30	—	777	70.00–75.00	71.44
5	—	690	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	836	81.00	81.00
5	—	777	85.00	85.00
3	—	1,074	85.00–89.00	86.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,214	95.00–98.50	96.68
6	—	695	90.00–92.50	90.84
2	—	1,261	91.00	91.00
1	—	870	95.00	95.00
15	—	1,171	98.00–98.50	98.23
1	—	810	97.50	97.50
32	—	1,119	97.00–98.50	97.74
25	—	984	96.50–98.00	97.12
23	—	927	96.00–97.50	97.24
19	—	1,079	95.00–98.00	96.69
18	—	1,002	97.50–98.00	97.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,435	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,399	61.00–70.00	66.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,210	53.00–65.00	57.35
5	—	1,129	67.50–72.00	69.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,508	32.50–45.00	36.92
133	—	1,496	47.00–57.00	52.52
52	—	1,464	59.00–70.00	62.18
2	—	1,548	71.00–73.00	72.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,069	20.00–32.50	28.11
98	—	1,262	49.00–60.00	52.06
84	—	1,142	35.00–48.50	44.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,665	65.00–76.00	70.60
12	—	1,751	39.00–51.00	49.73
7	—	1,779	83.00–96.00	86.73
44	—	1,678	52.50–64.50	54.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,484	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,645	98.00	98.00

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.