Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2022-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 higher, with the exception of lean cows, which traded 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded 10.00 lower. Feeding cows traded 1.00 to 2.00 lower and dairy heifers traded steady to 2.00 lower. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will be Thursday, October 20, 2022.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.47/cwt on 19 head.

Average price

$121.47

19 head · 1,074 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,304

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−42.98

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	1,074	121.47	1,304	19thin

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 sale19 hd

121.47

—

CO average5 barns · 2,205 hd

164.45

−42.98

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	1,774	90.00	1,596	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,722	82.23	1,416	83
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,455	74.27	1,081	375
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,156	61.40	710	235
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,390	122.00	1,696	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,345	110.00	1,480	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,445	121.00	1,748	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,208	$1,162	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,383	$1,113	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$960	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,320	$910	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,273	$875	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,647	$1,452	14

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 3	—	845	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	938	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,657	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,325	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,564	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,283	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,469	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,084	115.77/cwt	115.50–116.00	1,255	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	638	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	447	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,225	115.79/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,418	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,164	115.92/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,349	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	936	113.76/cwt	113.00–114.00	1,065	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	984	114.60/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,128	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,134	115.46/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,309	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,310	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,389	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	475	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	333	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	562	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	393	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	810	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	648	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,025	115.67/cwt	115.50–116.00	1,186	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	755	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	642	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	762	76.08/cwt	75.00–77.50	580	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,107	119.48/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,323	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,068	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,303	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,229	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,383	1,113.07/head	1,060.00–1,135.00	1,113	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	1,162.42/head	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,162	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	960.46/head	885.00–1,000.00	960	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,125	102.49/cwt	97.50–111.00	1,153	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,130	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,311	1
Bulls	—	—	1,896	92.77/cwt	90.00–97.50	1,759	22
Bulls	—	—	1,770	85.86/cwt	71.00–89.50	1,520	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,035	81.77/cwt	80.00–94.00	846	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,393	80.14/cwt	73.00–87.50	1,116	116
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,402	93.22/cwt	89.00–100.00	1,307	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	91.50/cwt	91.50–91.50	1,432	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,345	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,480	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,390	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,696	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	39.81/cwt	32.50–46.00	457	14
Steers	Choice	—	1,445	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,748	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	64.15/cwt	60.00–71.00	752	111
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	54.45/cwt	49.00–59.50	629	75
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,441	46.32/cwt	30.00–56.00	667	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,506	77.52/cwt	72.00–85.50	1,167	149
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,713	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,028	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,723	85.38/cwt	80.00–90.50	1,471	63
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,329	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	937	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,167	71.56/cwt	65.00–76.00	835	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,467	65.34/cwt	57.00–71.00	959	84
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,731	74.33/cwt	70.00–79.50	1,287	15

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 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 138Last week 195Year ago 164

Slaughter CattleReceipts 905Last week 821Year ago 643

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 12Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	111.00	111.00
1	—	1,310	106.00	106.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	118.00	118.00
4	—	1,283	114.50	114.50
15	—	1,084	115.50–116.00	115.77
14	—	1,225	115.00–116.00	115.79
13	—	1,164	115.00–116.00	115.92
4	—	936	113.00–114.00	113.76
5	—	984	114.00–115.00	114.60
15	—	1,134	114.00–116.00	115.46
6	—	1,025	115.50–116.00	115.67
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	638	70.00	70.00
4	—	475	70.00	70.00
3	—	562	70.00	70.00
7	—	762	75.00–77.50	76.08
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	80.00	80.00
1	—	755	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,107	115.00–121.00	119.48
9	—	1,068	122.00	122.00
2	—	968	127.00	127.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,320	910.00	910.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,273	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,383	1,060.00–1,135.00	1,113.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,208	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,162.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	955	885.00–1,000.00	960.46
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,520	1,475.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,657	1,450.00	1,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,125	97.50–111.00	102.49
1	—	1,130	116.00	116.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,896	90.00–97.50	92.77
30	—	1,770	71.00–89.50	85.86
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,035	80.00–94.00	81.77
19	—	1,167	65.00–76.00	71.56
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	1,393	73.00–87.50	80.14
7	—	1,329	70.50	70.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,402	89.00–100.00	93.22
16	—	1,441	30.00–56.00	46.32
149	—	1,506	72.00–85.50	77.52
84	—	1,467	57.00–71.00	65.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	91.50	91.50
4	—	1,713	60.00	60.00
63	—	1,723	80.00–90.50	85.38
15	—	1,731	70.00–79.50	74.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,147	32.50–46.00	39.81
111	—	1,173	60.00–71.00	64.15
75	—	1,156	49.00–59.50	54.45
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	110.00	110.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,390	122.00	122.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	121.00	121.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Brush

Reporter comment USDA

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