Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2022-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were moderate. Slaughter cows traded steady to 1.00 lower, while slaughter bulls traded 7.00 lower. Feeding cows traded steady to 8.00 higher and dairy heifers traded 1.00 to 3.00 higher. The next available report will be Thursday, September 15, 2022.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.00/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$125.00

3 head · 1,087 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,359

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−54.81

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	1,087	125.00	1,359	3thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

125.00

—

CO average3 barns · 485 hd

179.81

−54.81

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	1,744	93.99	1,639	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,823	88.70	1,617	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,521	81.08	1,233	315
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,166	68.36	797	125
Dairy Heifers	Prime	Average	1,500	114.50	1,718	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,798	101.00	1,816	8thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,389	116.96	1,625	6thin

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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,425	$1,275	3thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,359	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,172	123.99/cwt	120.00–124.50	1,453	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	834	107.82/cwt	106.00–115.00	899	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,233	123.71/cwt	122.50–124.50	1,525	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	865	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	865	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	920	121.55/cwt	121.50–122.00	1,118	20
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,274	122.40/cwt	121.50–124.00	1,559	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	982	123.60/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,214	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,090	124.08/cwt	123.50–125.00	1,352	42
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	950	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	903	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	1,280	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,178	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	858	112.73/cwt	107.50–118.00	967	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	1,085	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	949	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	531	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	372	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	840	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,029	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,125	124.38/cwt	124.00–124.50	1,399	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,025	124.14/cwt	123.50–124.50	1,272	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	1,050	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	761	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	790	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	553	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,304	94.63/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,234	6
Bulls	—	—	1,729	88.97/cwt	70.00–97.50	1,538	32
Bulls	—	—	1,939	103.79/cwt	100.00–110.00	2,012	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,399	89.17/cwt	85.50–91.50	1,247	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,051	91.42/cwt	89.00–96.00	961	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,144	84.50/cwt	78.00–86.50	967	4
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,798	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,816	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,487	57.01/cwt	39.00–67.00	848	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,499	77.49/cwt	70.00–83.50	1,162	154
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,201	78.70/cwt	75.00–84.00	945	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	87.97/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,023	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	68.64/cwt	61.00–74.00	777	35
Dairy Heifers	Prime	—	1,500	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,718	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,568	87.23/cwt	84.00–96.50	1,368	126
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,904	83.56/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,591	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,785	91.07/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,626	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	42.18/cwt	25.00–58.00	496	29
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,389	116.96/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,625	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,580	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,548	1

How this sale compares

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 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 162Last week 1,431Year ago 186

Slaughter CattleReceipts 592Last week 380Year ago 553

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 6Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,087	125.00	125.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,172	120.00–124.50	123.99
14	—	1,233	122.50–124.50	123.71
20	—	920	121.50–122.00	121.55
15	—	1,274	121.50–124.00	122.40
10	—	982	123.00–124.00	123.60
42	—	1,090	123.50–125.00	124.08
1	—	840	122.50	122.50
8	—	1,125	124.00–124.50	124.38
14	—	1,025	123.50–124.50	124.14
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	834	106.00–115.00	107.82
2	—	858	107.50–118.00	112.73
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	100.00	100.00
1	—	950	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,280	92.00	92.00
1	—	1,085	87.50	87.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	531	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,050	72.50	72.50
2	—	790	70.00	70.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,425	1,275.00	1,275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,304	90.00–98.00	94.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,729	70.00–97.50	88.97
16	—	1,939	100.00–110.00	103.79
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,399	85.50–91.50	89.17
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,051	89.00–96.00	91.42
4	—	1,144	78.00–86.50	84.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,487	39.00–67.00	57.01
154	—	1,499	70.00–83.50	77.49
126	—	1,568	84.00–96.50	87.23
1	—	1,580	98.00	98.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,201	75.00–84.00	78.70
2	—	1,163	87.00–89.00	87.97
35	—	1,132	61.00–74.00	68.64
29	—	1,177	25.00–58.00	42.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,904	79.00–86.00	83.56
26	—	1,785	89.00–99.00	91.07
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,798	101.00	101.00
Dairy Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	114.50	114.50
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,389	116.00–118.00	116.96

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.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) - Brush, CO

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle