Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2022-12-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison is available as the last several week's sales have been canceled due to storms and road closures. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. The next available report will be Thursday, January 5, 2023.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $170.34/cwt on 165 head.

Average price

$170.34

165 head · 648 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,103

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$222

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

$17.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	475	179.47	853	27
Medium and Large 1	693	172.75	1,197	84
Medium and Large 1-2	663	162.03	1,074	54

One grade step is worth $17.45/cwt here — about −$222 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 sale165 hd

170.34

—

CO average1 barns · 165 hd

170.34

+0.00

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	—	Low	1,737	94.30	1,638	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,742	76.31	1,329	76
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,504	70.39	1,059	435
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,172	63.79	748	277

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)	1,346	$1,377	24
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	996	$1,337	37
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,284	$1,237	150
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,354	$1,144	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,356	$1,112	29
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,241	$980	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,270	$883	138
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,310	$850	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	984	$1,400	8
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	977	$1,282	9

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1-2	—	1,088	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	834	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	168.07/cwt	166.00–170.00	802	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	962	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,063	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	935	6
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	1,142	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	857	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	844	118.45/cwt	118.00–118.50	1,000	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	935	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	655	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	973	122.28/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,190	25
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,360	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,591	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	888	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,066	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	740	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	807	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,010	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,182	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	665	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	549	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,071	123.79/cwt	123.50–124.00	1,326	33
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,180	123.89/cwt	123.00–124.50	1,462	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	933	121.82/cwt	119.50–122.50	1,137	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	995	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,124	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	871	117.16/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,020	18
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,335	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,253	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	171.75/cwt	171.75–171.75	1,183	61
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	861	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,114	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,123	123.32/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,385	30
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,020	123.17/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,256	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	152.13/cwt	150.00–152.50	878	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	167.59/cwt	167.00–175.00	1,027	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,187	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	176.34/cwt	175.00–185.00	850	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	960	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,158	124.52/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,442	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,333	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,123	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,117	128.97/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,441	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,025	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	74.13/cwt	73.00–75.00	852	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,201	65.65/cwt	60.00–71.50	788	158
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	38.45/cwt	22.50–46.00	459	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,397	46.46/cwt	41.00–52.00	649	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	90.23/cwt	83.00–96.00	1,277	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,351	75.16/cwt	72.00–81.00	1,015	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,466	65.79/cwt	56.00–69.50	964	152
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,701	79.19/cwt	76.50–85.00	1,347	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,796	72.55/cwt	68.00–75.00	1,303	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,379	67.70/cwt	62.00–69.50	934	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,064	82.16/cwt	76.00–90.00	874	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,136	65.88/cwt	61.00–72.50	748	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,558	73.13/cwt	70.00–80.50	1,139	234
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	54.07/cwt	49.00–59.00	601	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,263	90.90/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,148	5
Bulls	—	—	1,717	86.47/cwt	79.00–89.50	1,485	10
Bulls	—	—	2,320	106.98/cwt	106.50–107.50	2,482	2
Bulls	—	—	1,830	93.40/cwt	90.00–100.50	1,709	13
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,030	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	953	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	998	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,272	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,270	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,317	1,357.30/head	1,275.00–1,375.00	1,357	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,405	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,355	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,218	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,088	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,185	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	1,042	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,220	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,272	887.24/head	775.00–960.00	887	128
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,170	1,004.65/head	975.00–1,100.00	1,005	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	1,282.32/head	1,225.00–1,385.00	1,282	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	953	1,280.93/head	1,235.00–1,325.00	1,281	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,319	1,278.01/head	1,175.00–1,325.00	1,278	85
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,032.29/head	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,032	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,353	1,478.18/head	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,478	37
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,388	1,192.56/head	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,193	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,473	1,032.77/head	1,025.00–1,035.00	1,033	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,356	1,103.15/head	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,103	27

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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 547Last week 149Year ago 291

Slaughter CattleReceipts 854Last week 987Year ago 382

Replacement CattleReceipts 433Last week 142Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,088	129.00	129.00
9	—	545	176.50	176.50
11	—	721	147.50	147.50
6	—	603	155.00	155.00
54	—	582	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,020	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	515	162.00	162.00
8	—	477	166.00–170.00	168.07
7	—	577	150.00–152.50	152.13
4	—	1,090	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,158	121.00–128.00	124.52
4	—	1,117	126.00–130.00	128.97
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,142	75.00	75.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	844	118.00–118.50	118.45
1	—	740	109.00	109.00
1	—	1,010	117.00	117.00
1	—	995	113.00	113.00
18	—	871	115.00–119.00	117.16
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	70.00	70.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	973	121.00–123.00	122.28
2	—	1,360	117.00	117.00
5	—	888	120.00	120.00
33	—	1,071	123.50–124.00	123.79
4	—	1,180	123.00–124.50	123.89
13	—	933	119.50–122.50	121.82
1	—	1,335	123.00	123.00
30	—	1,123	122.00–124.00	123.32
41	—	1,020	122.00–124.00	123.17
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	82.50	82.50
1	—	740	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	733	171.00	171.00
61	—	689	171.75	171.75
1	—	1,005	138.00	138.00
6	—	784	170.00	170.00
10	—	607	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	436	197.50	197.50
23	—	482	175.00–185.00	176.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	165.00	165.00
40	—	613	167.00–175.00	167.59
11	—	842	141.00	141.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,150	73.00–75.00	74.13
158	—	1,201	60.00–71.50	65.65
14	—	1,193	22.50–46.00	38.45
28	—	1,112	49.00–59.00	54.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,397	41.00–52.00	46.46
3	—	1,415	83.00–96.00	90.23
152	—	1,466	56.00–69.50	65.79
234	—	1,558	70.00–80.50	73.13
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,351	72.00–81.00	75.16
21	—	1,379	62.00–69.50	67.70
5	—	1,263	86.00–93.00	90.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,701	76.50–85.00	79.19
33	—	1,796	68.00–75.00	72.55
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,064	76.00–90.00	82.16
62	—	1,136	61.00–72.50	65.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,717	79.00–89.50	86.47
2	—	2,320	106.50–107.50	106.98
13	—	1,830	90.00–100.50	93.40
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	92.50	92.50
2	—	998	127.50	127.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,270	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,088	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,170	975.00–1,100.00	1,004.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	—	953	1,235.00–1,325.00	1,280.93
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,317	1,275.00–1,375.00	1,357.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	128	—	1,272	775.00–960.00	887.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	85	—	1,319	1,175.00–1,325.00	1,278.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,260	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,032.29
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,388	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,192.56
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	—	1,356	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,103.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,405	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,355	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,218	1,625.00	1,625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,310	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	37	—	1,353	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,478.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,473	1,025.00–1,035.00	1,032.77
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,185	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,042	675.00	675.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	984	1,400.00	1,400.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	977	1,225.00–1,385.00	1,282.32

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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