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Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2022-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Apr 21

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090

← Apr 14Apr 21Apr 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

545 head

▼ 96 vs last sale 641▲ 226 vs year ago 319 · +70.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

679 head

▼ 167 vs last sale 846▲ 116 vs year ago 563 · +20.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

92 head

▼ 118 vs last sale 210▼ 266 vs year ago 358 · −74.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded steady to 1.50 lower, while slaughter bulls traded fully steady. Feeding cows traded steady to 1.25 higher on a light test. Dairy heifers traded unevenly steady. No other classes of cattle had enough comparisons for an accurate market trend. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will be Thursday, April 28, 2022.

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 $180.42/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$180.42

91 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,105

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$27

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

$23.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.59

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	580	188.23	1,091	61
Medium and Large 1-2	679	164.53	1,118	30

One grade step is worth $23.70/cwt here — about −$27 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 sale91 hd

180.42

—

CO average3 barns · 783 hd

173.83

+6.59

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	—	Low	1,823	103.07	1,879	57
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,768	83.53	1,476	88
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,462	79.24	1,158	345
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,136	70.76	804	137

Every lot

63 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	183	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	961	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	208	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,144	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	737	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	202.04/cwt	200.50–205.00	984	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	197.31/cwt	197.00–199.00	1,010	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	637	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,134	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	169.20/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,079	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	176.74/cwt	172.50–179.00	1,188	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,152	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,229	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	717	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	177.58/cwt	176.00–180.00	858	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	894	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	143.08/cwt	142.00–147.00	957	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	739	141.66/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,047	17
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	321	75.46/cwt	75.00–77.50	242	17
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	330	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	335	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	468	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	480	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	484	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	351	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	563	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	507	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	742	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	872	7
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	764	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	542	7
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	883	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,007	7
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	895	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	926	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	920	106.28/cwt	104.00–107.50	978	20
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	992	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,061	8
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	993	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,182	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,032	105.52/cwt	104.50–107.50	1,089	22
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,070	106.35/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,138	14
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,125	107.38/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,208	8
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,153	104.50/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,205	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,217	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,296	10
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,280	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,376	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,319	107.90/cwt	107.50–108.50	1,423	20
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,359	107.89/cwt	107.50–108.00	1,466	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,080	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,107	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,418	91.91/cwt	84.00–98.00	1,303	3
Bulls	—	—	1,792	98.17/cwt	77.50–105.50	1,759	35
Bulls	—	—	1,907	111.84/cwt	106.00–118.00	2,133	14
Bulls	—	—	2,293	123.78/cwt	119.00–131.50	2,838	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	981	50.40/cwt	45.00–53.50	494	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	61.53/cwt	55.00–66.00	642	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,126	82.52/cwt	79.00–90.00	929	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,140	78.81/cwt	77.00–80.00	898	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,173	73.21/cwt	67.00–77.00	859	91
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,400	84.30/cwt	80.50–85.00	1,180	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,427	92.56/cwt	89.00–102.00	1,321	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,437	80.41/cwt	76.00–88.00	1,155	177
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,518	72.73/cwt	62.50–75.50	1,104	117
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,704	97.21/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,656	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,758	88.46/cwt	82.00–93.00	1,555	36
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,789	76.53/cwt	70.00–81.00	1,369	43
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,026	106.63/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,094	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,054	114.72/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,209	14
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,144	106.89/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,223	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	91.94/cwt	85.00–97.50	1,071	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,063	1,254.73/cwt	1,200.00–1,275.00	13,338	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,172	1,268.56/cwt	1,225.00–1,325.00	14,868	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,347	1,062.56/cwt	1,050.00–1,075.00	14,313	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,369	1,195.47/cwt	1,150.00–1,275.00	16,366	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	14,746	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,376	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	17,200	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,382	1,352.60/cwt	1,325.00–1,375.00	18,693	14

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 Apr 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 545Last week 641Year ago 319

Slaughter CattleReceipts 679Last week 846Year ago 563

Replacement CattleReceipts 92Last week 210Year ago 358

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	101.50	101.50
6	—	1,153	101.00–108.00	104.50
10	—	1,217	106.50	106.50
8	—	1,125	106.00–108.00	107.38
6	—	468	102.50	102.50
20	—	920	104.00–107.50	106.28
3	—	1,280	107.50	107.50
22	—	1,032	104.50–107.50	105.52
9	—	1,359	107.50–108.00	107.89
20	—	1,319	107.50–108.50	107.90
8	—	992	107.00	107.00
14	—	1,070	106.00–107.00	106.35
2	—	895	103.50	103.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	883	114.00	114.00
2	—	993	119.00	119.00
7	—	742	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	764	71.00	71.00
17	—	321	75.00–77.50	75.46
4	—	484	72.50	72.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	563	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	483	176.00–180.00	177.58
2	—	514	174.00	174.00
17	—	739	139.00–144.00	141.66
17	—	669	142.00–147.00	143.08
5	—	363	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	833	147.50	147.50
4	—	365	202.00	202.00
8	—	734	157.00	157.00
10	—	638	168.00–170.00	169.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	183	525.00	525.00
17	—	672	172.50–179.00	176.74
9	—	208	550.00	550.00
14	—	637	178.00	178.00
14	—	487	200.50–205.00	202.04
16	—	512	197.00–199.00	197.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,140	77.00–80.00	78.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,126	79.00–90.00	82.52
91	—	1,173	67.00–77.00	73.21
9	—	981	45.00–53.50	50.40
21	—	1,043	55.00–66.00	61.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,704	95.00–100.00	97.21
36	—	1,758	82.00–93.00	88.46
43	—	1,789	70.00–81.00	76.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
117	—	1,518	62.50–75.50	72.73
36	—	1,427	89.00–102.00	92.56
177	—	1,437	76.00–88.00	80.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,400	80.50–85.00	84.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,792	77.50–105.50	98.17
4	—	2,293	119.00–131.50	123.78
14	—	1,907	106.00–118.00	111.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	102.50	102.50
3	—	1,418	84.00–98.00	91.91

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,054	111.00–118.00	114.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,144	102.00–110.00	106.89

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	—	1,165	85.00–97.50	91.94
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,026	100.00–110.00	106.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,063	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,254.73

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,347	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,062.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,369	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,195.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,172	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,268.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,376	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,382	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,352.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,255	1,175.00	1,175.00

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.