Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2022-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were moderate. Slaughter cows traded 1.75 to 3.00 higher, while slaughter bulls traded 1.00 higher. Feeding cows traded 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Dairy heifers and replacement cattle were mostly steady. The next available report will be Thursday, November 3, 2022.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.44/cwt on 9 head.

Average price

$133.44

9 head · 1,021 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,363

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$2.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−37.16

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	1,028	133.75	1,375	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	965	131.00	1,264	1thin

One grade step is worth $2.75/cwt here — about $111 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 sale9 hd

133.44

—

CO average6 barns · 2,799 hd

170.61

−37.16

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	1,555	86.17	1,340	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,705	79.19	1,350	102
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,483	74.91	1,111	552
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,170	62.21	728	199
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,297	122.00	1,582	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,378	112.50	1,550	3thin

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,453	$1,182	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$959	5

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	1,105	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,007	135.33/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,363	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,264	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,072	116.74/cwt	116.00–117.50	1,251	21
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	930	116.32/cwt	114.50–116.50	1,082	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,404	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	982	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,144	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	819	108.14/cwt	102.00–113.00	886	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	877	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,013	22
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,333	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,513	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	874	111.61/cwt	110.00–114.50	975	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	958	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,097	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,145	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,328	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,014	117.06/cwt	116.00–117.50	1,187	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	740	94.14/cwt	92.50–97.50	697	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	800	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	784	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	958.56/head	925.00–1,000.00	959	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,016	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,128	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	98.10/cwt	91.00–108.00	966	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,453	1,181.66/head	1,150.00–1,235.00	1,182	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	122.05/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,166	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,145	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,076	1
Bulls	—	—	1,653	92.92/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,536	10
Bulls	—	—	1,978	111.16/cwt	106.50–119.00	2,199	4
Bulls	—	—	1,448	77.82/cwt	65.00–89.00	1,127	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,407	82.31/cwt	76.00–87.00	1,158	195
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,173	73.96/cwt	67.00–77.00	868	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,867	62.15/cwt	61.00–64.50	1,160	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	53.79/cwt	46.00–61.00	623	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,173	81.36/cwt	79.00–87.50	954	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,519	49.69/cwt	38.00–55.50	755	31
Heifers	Prime	—	1,297	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,582	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,378	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,550	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,634	83.56/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,365	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,499	65.79/cwt	57.00–69.50	986	109
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	90.88/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,220	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	40.82/cwt	31.00–45.00	472	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,542	76.24/cwt	70.00–83.50	1,176	214
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,770	75.61/cwt	68.00–79.50	1,338	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	67.68/cwt	62.00–73.50	801	72

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 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 130Last week 66Year ago 69

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,021Last week 888Year ago 902

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 141Year ago 199

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	128.00	128.00
6	—	1,007	131.00–137.00	135.33
1	—	1,080	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	131.00	131.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,072	116.00–117.50	116.74
11	—	930	114.50–116.50	116.32
7	—	982	116.50	116.50
22	—	877	115.00–116.00	115.50
6	—	1,333	113.50	113.50
3	—	1,145	116.00	116.00
14	—	1,014	116.00–117.50	117.06
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	819	102.00–113.00	108.14
16	—	874	110.00–114.50	111.61
2	—	958	114.50	114.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	740	92.50–97.50	94.14
1	—	800	98.00	98.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	990	925.00–1,000.00	958.56
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,453	1,150.00–1,235.00	1,181.66
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,016	111.00	111.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	25	—	985	91.00–108.00	98.10
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	955	121.00–123.00	122.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	94.00	94.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,653	90.00–96.00	92.92
4	—	1,978	106.50–119.00	111.16
21	—	1,448	65.00–89.00	77.82
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
195	—	1,407	76.00–87.00	82.31
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,173	67.00–77.00	73.96
18	—	1,173	79.00–87.50	81.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,867	61.00–64.50	62.15
51	—	1,634	80.00–89.00	83.56
48	—	1,770	68.00–79.50	75.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,158	46.00–61.00	53.79
22	—	1,157	31.00–45.00	40.82
72	—	1,183	62.00–73.50	67.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,519	38.00–55.50	49.69
109	—	1,499	57.00–69.50	65.79
3	—	1,342	90.00–93.00	90.88
214	—	1,542	70.00–83.50	76.24
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,297	122.00	122.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,378	112.50	112.50

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) - Brush, CO

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