Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2022-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded steady, while slaughter bulls traded 1.75 lower on a lighter test. Feeding cows traded 2.00 to 3.00 lower and dairy feeder heifers traded 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will be Thursday, October 13, 2022.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $123.96/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$123.96

26 head · 1,129 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,399

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$197

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

$3.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−53.93

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	1,007	126.00	1,269	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	122.88	1,466	17thin

One grade step is worth $3.12/cwt here — about −$197 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 sale26 hd

123.96

—

CO average4 barns · 2,156 hd

177.89

−53.93

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	1,643	96.34	1,583	68
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,735	82.48	1,431	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,466	72.27	1,059	330
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,171	63.53	744	270
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,458	105.00	1,531	11
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,317	110.42	1,454	3thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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 2	—	1,007	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,269	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,066	117.40/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,251	20
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,200	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,200	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,127	117.46/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,324	38
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	640	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	448	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	935	106.23/cwt	102.50–110.00	993	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,306	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,450	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	488	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	293	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,315	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,394	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,160	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,305	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	885	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,009	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,250	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,406	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,045	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,202	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,119	110.39/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,235	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	552	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	386	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	690	67.00/cwt	65.00–69.00	462	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	725	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	515	2
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	—	765	43.50/cwt	43.50–43.50	333	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,155	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,374	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	831	111.18/cwt	109.00–114.50	924	21
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	974	116.30/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,133	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,218	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,407	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,261	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,475	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	915	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,061	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,224	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,481	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,448	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,576	90.04/cwt	88.00–91.50	1,419	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,222	68.58/cwt	65.00–75.00	838	94
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,459	77.64/cwt	74.00–85.00	1,133	83
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	53.04/cwt	42.50–59.00	764	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,070	87.45/cwt	81.00–94.00	936	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,181	72.57/cwt	65.50–80.00	857	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	38.83/cwt	20.00–49.00	439	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,401	82.30/cwt	76.50–86.50	1,153	69
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,723	83.03/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,431	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,779	92.01/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,637	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,790	73.47/cwt	71.00–77.00	1,315	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,509	67.03/cwt	61.00–73.50	1,011	142
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,458	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,531	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	59.71/cwt	50.00–64.50	692	91
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	916	1
Heifers	Prime	—	1,375	107.63/cwt	102.00–114.00	1,480	2
Heifers	Prime	—	1,200	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,392	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,265	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,151	4
Bulls	—	—	2,079	103.23/cwt	100.00–108.50	2,146	15
Bulls	—	—	1,594	90.81/cwt	80.00–99.50	1,448	41
Bulls	—	—	2,260	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	2,656	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,168	110.68/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,293	9
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,215	82.97/cwt	75.00–91.00	1,008	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,156	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,409	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	955	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	931	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	986	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,119	5

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 Oct 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 195Last week 237Year ago 128

Slaughter CattleReceipts 821Last week 460Year ago 630

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 10Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,007	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,224	121.00	121.00
8	—	1,158	125.00	125.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,066	116.00–118.00	117.40
38	—	1,127	116.00–118.00	117.46
6	—	1,306	111.00	111.00
1	—	1,045	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,155	119.00	119.00
14	—	974	115.00–118.00	116.30
7	—	1,218	115.50	115.50
5	—	1,261	117.00	117.00
3	—	915	116.00	116.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	100.00	100.00
2	—	935	102.50–110.00	106.23
1	—	1,315	106.00	106.00
1	—	1,160	112.50	112.50
2	—	885	114.00	114.00
1	—	1,250	112.50	112.50
6	—	1,119	105.00–114.00	110.39
21	—	831	109.00–114.50	111.18
5	—	986	113.50	113.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	640	70.00	70.00
2	—	488	60.00	60.00
3	—	552	70.00	70.00
2	—	690	65.00–69.00	67.00
2	—	725	71.00	71.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	765	43.50	43.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	97.50	97.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,576	88.00–91.50	90.04
83	—	1,459	74.00–85.00	77.64
28	—	1,440	42.50–59.00	53.04
142	—	1,509	61.00–73.50	67.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	1,222	65.00–75.00	68.58
37	—	1,130	20.00–49.00	38.83
91	—	1,159	50.00–64.50	59.71
1	—	1,090	84.00	84.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,070	81.00–94.00	87.45
24	—	1,181	65.50–80.00	72.57
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,401	76.50–86.50	82.30
4	—	1,265	91.00	91.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,723	80.00–90.00	83.03
4	—	1,779	91.00–93.00	92.01
7	—	1,790	71.00–77.00	73.47
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,458	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	102.00–114.00	107.63
1	—	1,200	116.00	116.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	2,079	100.00–108.50	103.23
41	—	1,594	80.00–99.50	90.81
1	—	2,260	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,168	100.00–113.00	110.68
2	—	1,215	75.00–91.00	82.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	4	—	1,101	105.00	105.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,155	122.00	122.00

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) - Brush, CO

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle