Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Average dress slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 higher, while average dress slaughter bulls traded 13.00 higher. Average dress feeding cows traded 3.75 to 6.50 higher and dairy heifers traded steady. All other classes of cattle were too thinly tested for an accurate comparison. The next available report will be Thursday, January 12, 2023.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.32/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$146.32

50 head · 959 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,403

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$452

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

$3.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.54

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	780	148.24	1,156	23
Medium and Large 1	1,112	144.69	1,609	27

One grade step is worth $3.55/cwt here — about −$452 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 sale50 hd

146.32

—

CO average3 barns · 392 hd

165.86

−19.54

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	1,870	92.56	1,731	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,747	78.65	1,374	97
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,494	72.52	1,083	422
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,168	65.69	767	186
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,543	86.00	1,327	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)	1,615	$1,300	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,088	$1,250	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,360	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,299	$958	8
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	957	$1,525	38
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	929	$1,127	15
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	865	$1,425	3thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 1Replacement	—	1,168	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	121.14/cwt	119.00–127.50	1,341	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	993	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	211.74/cwt	210.00–212.50	809	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,010	122.74/cwt	122.50–125.00	1,240	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	660	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	479	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,502	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,652	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	828	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	890	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,392	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,656	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,067	123.21/cwt	122.50–123.50	1,315	26
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	925	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,101	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	817	115.66/cwt	115.00–116.00	945	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	1,125	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	703	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,470	115.75/cwt	115.50–116.00	1,702	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,322	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,600	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,440	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,714	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	979	122.87/cwt	122.50–123.00	1,203	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,276	123.46/cwt	122.50–123.50	1,575	24
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,166	123.61/cwt	122.50–124.00	1,441	22
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	733	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	520	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	625	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	359	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	892	116.65/cwt	112.50–118.00	1,041	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	785	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	887	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	775	68.64/cwt	60.00–77.50	532	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	950	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	168.63/cwt	167.00–170.00	946	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,123	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,062	139.54/cwt	136.00–150.00	1,482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	146.66/cwt	145.00–147.50	1,635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	973	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	1,129	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,637	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,221	123.38/cwt	122.50–124.00	1,506	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,630	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	939.43/head	925.00–950.00	939	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	90.43/cwt	87.00–95.00	926	5
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,615	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	957	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	38
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	852	1,033.98/head	1,000.00–1,060.00	1,034	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,396	87.51/cwt	76.00–93.50	1,222	5
Bulls	—	—	2,155	106.61/cwt	102.50–108.50	2,297	5
Bulls	—	—	2,040	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	2,356	1
Bulls	—	—	1,957	85.01/cwt	70.00–90.00	1,664	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,368	89.18/cwt	87.50–90.00	1,220	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,515	67.04/cwt	57.50–71.50	1,016	164
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	41.01/cwt	35.00–48.00	438	19
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,543	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,327	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,197	72.33/cwt	66.00–77.50	866	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,429	78.97/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,128	79
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,625	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,747	70.61/cwt	65.00–74.00	1,234	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,196	68.80/cwt	64.00–74.00	823	106
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	969	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,456	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	801	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,747	79.71/cwt	75.00–85.50	1,393	83
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	58.82/cwt	51.00–63.00	676	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,131	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,510	75.54/cwt	72.00–83.50	1,141	165
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,059	82.66/cwt	78.00–87.00	875	8

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 Jan 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 234Last week 547Year ago 127

Slaughter CattleReceipts 784Last week 854Year ago 474

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 433Year ago 371

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,168	146.50	146.50
15	—	1,129	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,107	119.00–127.50	121.14
11	—	561	167.00–170.00	168.63
6	—	802	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,265	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	147.00	147.00
4	—	1,062	136.00–150.00	139.54
3	—	1,115	145.00–147.50	146.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	210.00–212.50	211.74
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,010	122.50–125.00	122.74
3	—	1,502	110.00	110.00
10	—	1,392	119.00	119.00
26	—	1,067	122.50–123.50	123.21
4	—	1,470	115.50–116.00	115.75
6	—	1,322	121.00	121.00
1	—	1,440	119.00	119.00
4	—	979	122.50–123.00	122.87
24	—	1,276	122.50–123.50	123.46
22	—	1,166	122.50–124.00	123.61
17	—	1,221	122.50–124.00	123.38
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	72.50	72.50
1	—	1,125	62.50	62.50
2	—	733	71.00	71.00
1	—	625	57.50	57.50
2	—	775	60.00–77.50	68.64
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	828	107.50	107.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	119.00	119.00
3	—	817	115.00–116.00	115.66
4	—	892	112.50–118.00	116.65
3	—	785	113.00	113.00
1	—	950	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	155.00	155.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,630	1,085.00	1,085.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,615	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,252	925.00–950.00	939.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,088	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,360	1,175.00	1,175.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,024	87.00–95.00	90.43
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	865	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	38	—	957	1,525.00	1,525.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,235	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	852	1,000.00–1,060.00	1,033.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,396	76.00–93.50	87.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,155	102.50–108.50	106.61
1	—	2,040	115.50	115.50
9	—	1,957	70.00–90.00	85.01
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,368	87.50–90.00	89.18
79	—	1,429	75.00–82.00	78.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
164	—	1,515	57.50–71.50	67.04
10	—	1,456	55.00	55.00
1	—	1,300	87.00	87.00
165	—	1,510	72.00–83.50	75.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,067	35.00–48.00	41.01
106	—	1,196	64.00–74.00	68.80
6	—	1,153	84.00	84.00
31	—	1,150	51.00–63.00	58.82
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,197	66.00–77.50	72.33
8	—	1,059	78.00–87.00	82.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	95.00	95.00
13	—	1,747	65.00–74.00	70.61
83	—	1,747	75.00–85.50	79.71
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,543	86.00	86.00

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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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

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Replacement Cattle

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