Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2022-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand moderate. Slaughter cows traded steady to 3.75 higher, while slaughter bulls traded 1.50 higher. Feeding cows traded unevenly steady and dairy heifers traded steady to 1.50 higher. The next available report will be Thursday, December 15, 2022.

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	—	Low	1,725	87.02	1,501	57
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,745	79.48	1,387	77
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,478	64.75	957	395
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,143	60.34	690	396

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,435	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,368	$1,153	20
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,243	$779	9
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	921	$518	78
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,355	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	921	518.26/head	425.00–575.00	518	78
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	837	89.64/cwt	88.00–90.00	750	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	112.92/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,146	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,192	748.68/head	725.00–825.00	749	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,650	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	978	123.78/cwt	122.50–124.50	1,211	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,115	125.67/cwt	125.50–126.00	1,401	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	776	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	873	17
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,060	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,261	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,185	125.82/cwt	125.50–126.00	1,491	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,063	123.88/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,317	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	673	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	538	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	610	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	488	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	820	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	968	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	714	109.78/cwt	109.00–110.00	784	19
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	925	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,092	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,320	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,637	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,285	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,587	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	700	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	525	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,214	124.57/cwt	123.00–125.50	1,512	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,017	124.79/cwt	123.50–125.50	1,269	20
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	590	76.62/cwt	75.00–80.00	452	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	815	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	982	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	922	122.18/cwt	120.00–123.50	1,126	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	875	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,068	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,442	75.74/cwt	72.00–82.00	1,092	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,374	65.68/cwt	61.00–69.00	902	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,485	86.64/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,287	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,492	52.59/cwt	30.00–55.50	785	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	62.32/cwt	60.00–70.00	696	64
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,708	81.75/cwt	75.00–87.50	1,396	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,518	62.15/cwt	56.00–69.00	943	150
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,509	74.00/cwt	70.00–81.00	1,117	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	38.05/cwt	27.50–45.00	396	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	54.43/cwt	47.00–62.00	640	195
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	976	83.88/cwt	80.00–87.50	819	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,368	88.83/cwt	83.00–100.00	1,215	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,769	70.01/cwt	61.00–74.50	1,238	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,799	91.05/cwt	89.00–91.50	1,638	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,177	67.09/cwt	62.00–76.00	790	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,227	57.85/cwt	57.50–59.00	710	6
Bulls	—	—	1,803	84.87/cwt	76.00–89.50	1,530	39
Bulls	—	—	1,916	92.17/cwt	90.00–96.50	1,766	10
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,160	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	986	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,100	91.89/cwt	91.00–97.50	1,011	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,098	124.41/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,366	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,380	1,054.37/head	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,054	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,359	1,233.38/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,233	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1

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 Dec 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 149Last week 122Year ago 152

Slaughter CattleReceipts 987Last week 1,192Year ago 587

Replacement CattleReceipts 142Last week 50Year ago 99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	78	—	921	425.00–575.00	518.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,192	725.00–825.00	748.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,380	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,054.37
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,650	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,359	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,233.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,435	1,250.00	1,250.00
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	837	88.00–90.00	89.64
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,015	108.00–118.00	112.92
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,098	121.00–128.00	124.41
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,355	1,300.00	1,300.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	978	122.50–124.50	123.78
3	—	1,115	125.50–126.00	125.67
11	—	1,185	125.50–126.00	125.82
8	—	1,063	123.00–125.00	123.88
1	—	1,320	124.00	124.00
1	—	1,285	123.50	123.50
7	—	1,214	123.00–125.50	124.57
20	—	1,017	123.50–125.50	124.79
1	—	815	120.50	120.50
3	—	922	120.00–123.50	122.18
1	—	875	122.00	122.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	776	112.50	112.50
1	—	1,060	119.00	119.00
1	—	820	118.00	118.00
19	—	714	109.00–110.00	109.78
1	—	925	118.00	118.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	80.00	80.00
4	—	610	80.00	80.00
2	—	700	75.00	75.00
3	—	590	75.00–80.00	76.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,442	72.00–82.00	75.74
68	—	1,374	61.00–69.00	65.68
3	—	1,368	83.00–100.00	88.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	84.00–89.00	86.64
68	—	1,492	30.00–55.50	52.59
150	—	1,518	56.00–69.00	62.15
60	—	1,509	70.00–81.00	74.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,117	60.00–70.00	62.32
16	—	1,041	27.50–45.00	38.05
195	—	1,175	47.00–62.00	54.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,708	75.00–87.50	81.75
26	—	1,769	61.00–74.50	70.01
14	—	1,799	89.00–91.50	91.05
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	976	80.00–87.50	83.88
78	—	1,177	62.00–76.00	67.09
6	—	1,227	57.50–59.00	57.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,803	76.00–89.50	84.87
10	—	1,916	90.00–96.50	92.17
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	85.00	85.00
7	—	1,100	91.00–97.50	91.89

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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