Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand moderate on slaughter cows and bulls; good on feeder dairy heifers. Feeder dairy heifers sold unevenly steady. Average dressing slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls too lightly tested for a market trend, but lower undertones noted. The next available report will be Thursday, January 19, 2023.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.50/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$132.50

3 head · 930 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,232

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−51.48

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	930	132.50	1,232	3thin

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 sale3 hd

132.50

—

CO average5 barns · 7,493 hd

183.98

−51.48

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	1,878	89.57	1,682	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,829	79.48	1,454	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,510	70.05	1,058	189
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,314	62.92	827	340

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,422	$1,137	10
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$1,100	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,220	$870	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,298	$1,175	2thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 2-3	—	1,193	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,467	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,335	122.68/cwt	122.50–123.00	1,638	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,018	122.23/cwt	121.00–123.50	1,244	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,008	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,210	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	865	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	995	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	919	118.37/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,088	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	641	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	596	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	860	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	946	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,229	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,530	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,060	123.68/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,311	27
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	974	122.54/cwt	122.00–123.50	1,194	27
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	—	758	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	322	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	595	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	506	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,420	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	1,835	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,090	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,297	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,517	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,669	5
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	—	580	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	276	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	745	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	838	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	810	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,037	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	530	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	477	15
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	—	633	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	301	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	985	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	905	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,267	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,129	123.59/cwt	122.00–124.50	1,395	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	900	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,103	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,213	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,061	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,608	54.55/cwt	51.00–58.00	877	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,279	43.67/cwt	37.50–50.00	559	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,643	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,331	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,831	79.88/cwt	74.50–81.00	1,463	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,975	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,383	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,274	58.50/cwt	51.00–62.00	745	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,381	65.30/cwt	60.00–74.00	902	212
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,573	66.56/cwt	61.00–70.50	1,047	103
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,584	73.66/cwt	70.50–83.50	1,167	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,400	69.46/cwt	61.00–71.00	972	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,338	76.90/cwt	74.50–83.50	1,029	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,055	55.74/cwt	50.00–63.50	588	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	981	88.41/cwt	82.50–95.00	867	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,181	73.48/cwt	66.00–77.50	868	18
Bulls	—	—	1,949	93.86/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,829	14
Bulls	—	—	1,802	84.96/cwt	77.50–90.50	1,531	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,014	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,220	870.19/head	800.00–910.00	870	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,422	1,136.50/head	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,137	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,298	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,056	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,375	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,430	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,085	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,193	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2

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 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 234Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 640Last week 784Year ago 843

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 78Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,193	123.00	123.00
14	—	1,335	122.50–123.00	122.68
4	—	1,018	121.00–123.50	122.23
5	—	1,229	124.50	124.50
27	—	1,060	123.00–124.00	123.68
27	—	974	122.00–123.50	122.54
4	—	1,420	129.25	129.25
5	—	1,517	110.00	110.00
1	—	810	128.00	128.00
10	—	1,129	122.00–124.50	123.59
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,008	120.00	120.00
7	—	865	115.00	115.00
4	—	919	114.00–121.00	118.37
3	—	1,090	119.00	119.00
1	—	745	112.50	112.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	641	93.00	93.00
1	—	860	110.00	110.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	42.50	42.50
1	—	580	47.50	47.50
7	—	633	47.50	47.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	85.00	85.00
15	—	530	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	135.00	135.00
1	—	905	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	122.50	122.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,213	87.50	87.50
15	—	1,400	61.00–71.00	69.46
38	—	1,338	74.50–83.50	76.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,608	51.00–58.00	54.55
103	—	1,573	61.00–70.50	66.56
29	—	1,584	70.50–83.50	73.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,279	37.50–50.00	43.67
58	—	1,274	51.00–62.00	58.50
212	—	1,381	60.00–74.00	65.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,643	81.00	81.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,831	74.50–81.00	79.88
1	—	1,975	70.00	70.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,055	50.00–63.50	55.74
5	—	981	82.50–95.00	88.41
18	—	1,181	66.00–77.50	73.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,949	91.00–96.00	93.86
13	—	1,802	77.50–90.50	84.96

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	97.50	97.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	102.50	102.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	104.00	104.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,220	800.00–910.00	870.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,193	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,422	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,136.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,298	1,175.00	1,175.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle