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Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2022-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Mar 17

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090

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Feeder Cattle receipts

114 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 126▲ 78 vs year ago 36 · +216.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

540 head

▲ 178 vs last sale 362▲ 337 vs year ago 203 · +166.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 53▼ 94 vs year ago 144 · −65.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were moderate. In slaughter cows, Breaker cows traded 1.50 lower, while Boner and Lean cows were 1.75 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady. Dairy heifers traded mostly steady to 3.00 lower. No other classes of cattle had a comparison from last week. The next available report will be Thursday, March 24, 2022.

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	1,934	109.13	2,111	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,753	88.65	1,554	66
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,450	83.80	1,215	244
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,111	76.07	845	178

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 · Dairy Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	871	106.93/cwt	105.50–107.50	931	9
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	915	105.39/cwt	102.00–106.50	964	22
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	978	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,061	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,040	108.08/cwt	107.50–109.50	1,124	19
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,069	107.93/cwt	107.50–108.50	1,154	7
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,137	108.47/cwt	105.00–109.50	1,233	12
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,164	105.90/cwt	102.50–108.50	1,233	7
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,224	108.75/cwt	108.50–109.00	1,331	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,350	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,519	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,375	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,389	1
Bulls	—	—	1,552	87.41/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,357	3
Bulls	—	—	1,887	107.34/cwt	101.00–111.00	2,026	24
Bulls	—	—	2,123	116.89/cwt	112.00–124.00	2,482	15
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	994	57.87/cwt	57.50–58.00	575	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,017	80.30/cwt	78.00–85.00	817	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,019	67.04/cwt	60.00–73.50	683	63
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	85.77/cwt	85.00–87.50	993	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,166	92.33/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,077	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,178	79.61/cwt	74.00–84.00	938	80
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,347	89.59/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,207	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,443	85.17/cwt	81.00–91.00	1,229	159
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,464	93.89/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,375	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,504	55.53/cwt	52.50–57.00	835	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,511	77.32/cwt	67.00–80.50	1,168	52
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,747	89.83/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,569	54
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,773	81.53/cwt	77.50–83.00	1,446	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,825	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,880	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	925	108.08/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,000	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	937	116.90/cwt	113.00–125.00	1,095	17
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,084	93.70/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,016	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,145	104.63/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,198	24

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 Mar 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 126Year ago 36

Slaughter CattleReceipts 540Last week 362Year ago 203

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 53Year ago 144

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	978	108.50	108.50
19	—	1,040	107.50–109.50	108.08
3	—	1,350	112.50	112.50
22	—	915	102.00–106.50	105.39
4	—	1,224	108.50–109.00	108.75
7	—	1,069	107.50–108.50	107.93
7	—	1,164	102.50–108.50	105.90
9	—	871	105.50–107.50	106.93
12	—	1,137	105.00–109.50	108.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,145	100.00–110.00	104.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	106.00–110.00	108.08

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	7	—	1,084	90.00–99.00	93.70
(<2 yrs)	Open	17	—	937	113.00–125.00	116.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,552	82.00–90.00	87.41
24	—	1,887	101.00–111.00	107.34
15	—	2,123	112.00–124.00	116.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,017	78.00–85.00	80.30
13	—	1,166	88.00–99.00	92.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,347	86.00–94.00	89.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
159	—	1,443	81.00–91.00	85.17
3	—	1,504	52.50–57.00	55.53
7	—	1,464	92.00–95.00	93.89
52	—	1,511	67.00–80.50	77.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	103.00	103.00
54	—	1,747	85.00–93.00	89.83
11	—	1,773	77.50–83.00	81.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	1,178	74.00–84.00	79.61
13	—	1,158	85.00–87.50	85.77
63	—	1,019	60.00–73.50	67.04
4	—	994	57.50–58.00	57.87

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.