Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2022-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Slaughter cows traded steady while slaughter bulls traded 3.25 higher. Feeding cows traded steady to 4.00 lower and dairy heifers traded mostly steady. The next available report will be Thursday, September 22, 2022.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $177.33/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$177.33

32 head · 665 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,179

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$146

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

$34.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.17

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	196.48	1,080	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	755	162.44	1,226	18thin

One grade step is worth $34.03/cwt here — about −$146 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 sale32 hd

177.33

—

CO average3 barns · 390 hd

185.50

−8.17

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	—	Average	1,723	103.21	1,778	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,761	88.28	1,554	78
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,478	81.96	1,211	305
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,141	69.30	791	235

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,116	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,231	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,176	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,446	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,295	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,386	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,020	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,183	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	930	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,023	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,027	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,294	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,214	123.20/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,496	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	693	71.67/cwt	70.00–72.50	497	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	795	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	676	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	693	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	554	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,062	111.95/cwt	107.50–115.00	1,189	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,088	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	935	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,159	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,026	124.44/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,277	18
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,079	123.80/cwt	121.00–124.50	1,336	22
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,121	123.64/cwt	123.00–124.50	1,386	21
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	995	123.60/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,230	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,396	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,633	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	840	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	993	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	564	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,095	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,325	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	875	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	757	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,683	102.92/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,732	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,406	63.53/cwt	61.00–66.00	893	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,757	91.83/cwt	89.00–96.50	1,613	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,204	78.74/cwt	75.00–86.00	948	88
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,506	87.64/cwt	84.00–95.50	1,320	117
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,459	79.34/cwt	77.00–82.50	1,158	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,423	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,387	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	78.01/cwt	71.00–83.50	1,147	133
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	45.16/cwt	30.00–59.50	447	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,086	92.30/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,002	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,220	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,196	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,768	84.16/cwt	74.00–87.50	1,488	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	69.94/cwt	60.00–74.50	824	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	89.73/cwt	87.50–94.00	1,035	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,186	79.27/cwt	55.00–85.00	940	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,456	89.82/cwt	87.50–93.00	1,308	21
Bulls	—	—	1,771	107.00/cwt	100.00–112.50	1,895	27
Bulls	—	—	1,793	92.49/cwt	85.00–97.00	1,658	16
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,065	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,172	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,135	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,407	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,305	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	200.81/cwt	198.00–203.00	1,058	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,243	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,044	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,336	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	821	3

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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 208Last week 162Year ago 260

Slaughter CattleReceipts 726Last week 592Year ago 318

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 3Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	603	185.00	185.00
2	—	495	210.00	210.00
7	—	527	198.00–203.00	200.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	873	141.00	141.00
4	—	588	185.00	185.00
4	—	823	151.00	151.00
4	—	1,044	128.00	128.00
3	—	382	215.00	215.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,176	123.00	123.00
5	—	1,214	123.00–124.00	123.20
2	—	935	124.00	124.00
18	—	1,026	122.00–125.00	124.44
22	—	1,079	121.00–124.50	123.80
21	—	1,121	123.00–124.50	123.64
5	—	995	123.00–124.00	123.60
14	—	1,396	117.00	117.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	107.00	107.00
2	—	1,020	116.00	116.00
1	—	930	110.00	110.00
5	—	1,062	107.50–115.00	111.95
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	693	70.00–72.50	71.67
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	85.00	85.00
3	—	693	80.00	80.00
1	—	840	89.00	89.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,027	126.00	126.00
5	—	1,095	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	162.00	162.00
3	—	503	174.00	174.00
9	—	876	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	293	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	340	222.50	222.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,683	100.00–106.00	102.92
37	—	1,757	89.00–96.50	91.83
39	—	1,768	74.00–87.50	84.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,406	61.00–66.00	63.53
117	—	1,506	84.00–95.50	87.64
2	—	1,423	97.50	97.50
133	—	1,470	71.00–83.50	78.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	1,204	75.00–86.00	78.74
55	—	989	30.00–59.50	45.16
62	—	1,178	60.00–74.50	69.94
9	—	1,153	87.50–94.00	89.73
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,459	77.00–82.50	79.34
1	—	1,220	98.00	98.00
21	—	1,456	87.50–93.00	89.82
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,086	90.00–95.00	92.30
16	—	1,186	55.00–85.00	79.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,771	100.00–112.50	107.00
16	—	1,793	85.00–97.00	92.49
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	110.00	110.00
3	—	1,135	124.00	124.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,200.00	1,200.00

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

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