Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2022-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were moderate. Slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 5.00 lower, while slaughter bulls traded 3.00 higher. Feeding cows traded steady to 2.50 higher and dairy heifers traded steady to 3.75 higher. The next available report will be Thursday, October 6, 2022.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $188.80/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$188.80

51 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$939

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+11.69

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	497	188.80	939	51

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 sale51 hd

188.80

—

CO average4 barns · 2,619 hd

177.11

+11.69

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	1,472	94.57	1,392	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,768	82.24	1,454	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,470	72.49	1,066	210
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,176	63.67	749	160
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,410	95.00	1,340	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
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,223	$862	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	979	$1,235	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,605	$1,516	3thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,032	120.77/cwt	119.00–124.50	1,246	21
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	995	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,194	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	945	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	685	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	980	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,078	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,175	122.49/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,439	36
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,005	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,166	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,217	121.33/cwt	121.00–122.00	1,477	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,063	114.26/cwt	107.50–116.00	1,215	5
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	—	779	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	312	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	365	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	183.61/cwt	181.00–184.00	962	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,065	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	853	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	200.66/cwt	200.00–202.50	761	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	825	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	916	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	1,160	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,044	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	710	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	568	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,330	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,530	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	610	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	427	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	905	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,018	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	850	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	723	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,076	121.67/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,309	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	936	118.20/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,106	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,125	123.54/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,390	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	44.04/cwt	31.00–50.00	533	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,492	54.09/cwt	37.50–62.00	807	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,038	85.74/cwt	81.00–92.50	890	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,353	84.22/cwt	80.00–89.50	1,139	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,768	74.66/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,320	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,216	68.76/cwt	65.00–75.50	836	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	94.61/cwt	93.00–96.50	1,526	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	58.16/cwt	51.00–64.50	661	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,420	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,544	78.19/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,207	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,484	68.27/cwt	63.00–74.50	1,013	81
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,788	82.59/cwt	80.50–89.50	1,477	16
Heifers	Choice	—	1,410	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,340	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,298	99.16/cwt	98.50–100.00	1,287	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,183	75.86/cwt	72.00–80.00	897	14
Bulls	—	—	1,473	105.06/cwt	100.50–109.00	1,548	9
Bulls	—	—	1,554	86.91/cwt	75.00–99.50	1,351	14
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	760	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	737	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,030	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,082	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	979	1,235.00/head	1,235.00–1,235.00	1,235	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	861.86/head	850.00–875.00	862	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,605	1,516.28/head	1,500.00–1,525.00	1,516	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	571	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	428	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	765	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	543	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,231	113.77/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,401	8

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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 237Last week 96Year ago 110

Slaughter CattleReceipts 460Last week 614Year ago 459

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 34Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,032	119.00–124.50	120.77
2	—	995	120.00	120.00
36	—	1,175	120.00–124.00	122.49
3	—	1,217	121.00–122.00	121.33
9	—	1,076	118.00–124.00	121.67
10	—	936	118.00–120.00	118.20
15	—	1,125	123.00–124.00	123.54
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	72.50	72.50
3	—	610	70.00	70.00
7	—	571	75.00	75.00
1	—	765	71.00	71.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,005	116.00	116.00
5	—	1,063	107.50–116.00	114.26
2	—	365	107.50	107.50
1	—	825	111.00	111.00
1	—	1,330	115.00	115.00
1	—	905	112.50	112.50
8	—	1,231	110.00–115.00	113.77
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	779	40.00	40.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	90.00	90.00
2	—	710	80.00	80.00
1	—	850	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	524	181.00–184.00	183.61
16	—	579	184.00	184.00
8	—	443	192.50	192.50
11	—	379	200.00–202.50	200.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,210	31.00–50.00	44.04
62	—	1,216	65.00–75.50	68.76
44	—	1,136	51.00–64.50	58.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,492	37.50–62.00	54.09
1	—	1,420	100.00	100.00
52	—	1,544	75.00–85.00	78.19
81	—	1,484	63.00–74.50	68.27
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,038	81.00–92.50	85.74
14	—	1,183	72.00–80.00	75.86
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,353	80.00–89.50	84.22
2	—	1,298	98.50–100.00	99.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,768	70.00–77.00	74.66
2	—	1,613	93.00–96.50	94.61
16	—	1,788	80.50–89.50	82.59
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	95.00	95.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,473	100.50–109.00	105.06
14	—	1,554	75.00–99.50	86.91
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	97.00	97.00
1	—	1,030	105.00	105.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	979	1,235.00	1,235.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,223	850.00–875.00	861.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,605	1,500.00–1,525.00	1,516.28

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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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

Replacement Cattle