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Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2022-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-21

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

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090

← Jul 14Jul 21Jul 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

240 head

▼ 71 vs last sale 311▼ 2 vs year ago 242 · −0.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

835 head

▼ 96 vs last sale 931▲ 476 vs year ago 359 · +132.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 83 vs last sale 106▲ 17 vs year ago 6 · +283.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 5.00 while slaughter bulls traded 10.00 lower. Feeding cows and dairy heifers traded unevenly steady. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will be Thursday, July 28, 2022.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $171.48/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$171.48

50 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$974

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$40

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

$7.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	173.69	961	35
Medium and Large 1-2	602	166.33	1,001	15thin

One grade step is worth $7.35/cwt here — about −$40 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 sale50 hd

171.48

—

CO average1 barns · 50 hd

171.48

+0.00

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	1,794	99.63	1,787	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,769	80.63	1,426	73
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,481	74.39	1,102	404
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,160	64.65	750	273
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,461	96.38	1,408	9thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,630	116.00	1,891	1thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,481	$1,541	17

Every lot

70 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	190	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	212	560.00/head	560.00–560.00	560	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	283	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	671	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	235.76/cwt	234.00–236.00	776	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	781	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	834	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	883	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,084	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	803	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,205	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	888	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,310	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	956	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,329	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	205	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	260	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	550	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	262	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	527	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	209.28/cwt	203.00–216.00	649	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	192.00/cwt	189.00–198.00	739	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	182.63/cwt	179.00–189.00	769	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	944	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,024	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	899	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,223	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	916	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,269	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,055	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,287	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	195	425.00/head	425.00–425.00	425	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	248	460.00/head	460.00–460.00	460	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	263	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	597	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	322	215.83/cwt	215.00–217.50	695	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3-4	280	235.00/head	235.00–235.00	235	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	317	225.00/head	225.00–225.00	225	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3-4	408	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	326	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	490	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	331	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	573	50.98/cwt	46.00–70.00	292	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	655	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	590	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	655	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	393	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	703	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	359	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	734	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	661	11
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3-4	758	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	606	8
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3-4	805	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	644	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	846	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	948	8
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	850	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	850	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	883	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	962	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	932	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,016	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	959	116.03/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,113	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,025	113.35/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,162	8
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,083	115.22/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,248	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,112	112.96/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,256	30
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,273	103.47/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,317	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,320	107.02/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,413	8
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,630	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,891	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,240	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,352	1
Bulls	—	—	1,536	93.67/cwt	86.00–99.00	1,439	12
Bulls	—	—	2,022	103.52/cwt	100.00–108.00	2,093	16
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,149	45.69/cwt	37.00–52.50	525	43
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	63.89/cwt	55.00–69.50	737	119
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,154	72.24/cwt	70.00–77.00	834	61
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,185	74.29/cwt	72.50–85.00	880	38
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,222	71.09/cwt	70.50–71.50	869	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,392	74.62/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,039	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,452	92.22/cwt	89.50–97.00	1,339	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,464	50.03/cwt	40.00–61.00	732	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,465	68.98/cwt	62.00–75.50	1,011	193
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,504	81.43/cwt	76.00–87.50	1,225	172
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,546	87.31/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,350	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,727	88.02/cwt	84.50–93.00	1,520	34
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,791	74.69/cwt	71.00–80.50	1,338	37
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	2,070	65.05/cwt	63.00–67.00	1,347	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,461	96.38/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,408	9
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	112.93/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,135	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,310	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,507	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,441	1,561.39/head	1,550.00–1,575.00	1,561	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,539	1,511.91/head	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,512	7

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 Jul 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 240Last week 311Year ago 242

Slaughter CattleReceipts 835Last week 931Year ago 359

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 106Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	846	112.00	112.00
2	—	1,273	101.00–106.00	103.47
8	—	1,320	105.00–109.00	107.02
30	—	1,112	105.00–116.00	112.96
3	—	932	109.00	109.00
4	—	883	109.00	109.00
5	—	1,083	112.00–116.00	115.22
4	—	959	115.00–119.00	116.03
8	—	1,025	107.00–116.00	113.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	80.00	80.00
8	—	758	80.00	80.00
3	—	280	235.00	235.00
3	—	408	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	90.00	90.00
11	—	734	90.00	90.00
1	—	850	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	573	46.00–70.00	50.98
3	—	317	225.00	225.00
3	—	490	67.50	67.50
2	—	703	51.00	51.00
1	—	655	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	329	234.00–236.00	235.76
3	—	355	220.00	220.00
2	—	283	237.00	237.00
1	—	190	500.00	500.00
3	—	212	560.00	560.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	445	187.50	187.50
4	—	453	195.00	195.00
3	—	888	147.50	147.50
3	—	630	172.00	172.00
2	—	803	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	956	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	899	136.00	136.00
7	—	262	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	260	211.50	211.50
5	—	310	203.00–216.00	209.28
3	—	640	160.00	160.00
6	—	916	138.50	138.50
3	—	385	189.00–198.00	192.00
3	—	205	475.00	475.00
5	—	565	167.00	167.00
9	—	421	179.00–189.00	182.63
2	—	1,055	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
2	—	248	460.00	460.00
1	—	195	425.00	425.00
6	—	263	227.00	227.00
3	—	322	215.00–217.50	215.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,392	73.00–75.00	74.62
9	—	1,546	84.00–88.00	87.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,070	63.00–67.00	65.05
37	—	1,791	71.00–80.50	74.69
34	—	1,727	84.50–93.00	88.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,464	40.00–61.00	50.03
3	—	1,452	89.50–97.00	92.22
172	—	1,504	76.00–87.50	81.43
193	—	1,465	62.00–75.50	68.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,149	37.00–52.50	45.69
119	—	1,153	55.00–69.50	63.89
61	—	1,154	70.00–77.00	72.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,222	70.50–71.50	71.09
38	—	1,185	72.50–85.00	74.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,461	95.00–107.00	96.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,536	86.00–99.00	93.67
16	—	2,022	100.00–108.00	103.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	109.00	109.00

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	1	—	1,310	115.00	115.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,005	110.00–115.00	112.93

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,539	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,511.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,441	1,550.00–1,575.00	1,561.39

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.