Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Trade activity and demand were good. Average dress slaughter cows traded 4.00 to 11.00 higher, while slaughter bulls traded 5.50 higher. Feeding cows traded 5.00 to 10.00 higher and feeder dairy heifers traded steady. The next available report will be Thursday, February 9, 2023.

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	1,615	102.04	1,648	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,770	84.67	1,499	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,426	80.18	1,143	361
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,186	74.93	889	173
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,255	102.50	1,286	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,338	$1,060	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	965	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,770	$1,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,490	$1,275	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 Heifers	Medium 2	—	965	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,165	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,338	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,770	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	1,020	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	918	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	395	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	425	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	1,315	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,381	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,219	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,512	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,036	120.86/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,252	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,340	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,648	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,100	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,298	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	866	116.22/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,006	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	331	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	248	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,040	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,186	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	752	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	865	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	283	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	219	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	490	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	576	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,284	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,579	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,078	122.34/cwt	121.50–122.50	1,319	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	924	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,081	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	730	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	657	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	870	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,044	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	417	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	313	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,230	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,439	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	979	121.03/cwt	120.00–121.50	1,185	27
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	931	120.14/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,119	22
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,182	121.67/cwt	120.50–123.00	1,438	19
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,053	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,253	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,155	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,374	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,125	122.35/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,376	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,133	93.20/cwt	90.50–96.00	1,056	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,223	94.26/cwt	94.00–94.50	1,153	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,309	85.68/cwt	80.00–88.50	1,122	94
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,245	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,008	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,754	76.44/cwt	74.50–79.00	1,341	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,444	70.33/cwt	60.00–75.50	1,016	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	89.41/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,238	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,429	51.39/cwt	36.00–57.50	734	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	67.81/cwt	58.00–72.50	776	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	85.48/cwt	85.00–86.00	968	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	79.48/cwt	73.00–84.50	968	106
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,478	80.81/cwt	76.00–87.00	1,194	206
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,255	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,286	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	50.54/cwt	37.50–57.50	549	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,766	94.45/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,668	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,772	84.05/cwt	80.00–91.50	1,489	57
Bulls	—	—	1,719	96.37/cwt	88.50–99.50	1,657	10
Bulls	—	—	2,273	115.05/cwt	114.50–115.50	2,615	2
Bulls	—	—	1,812	104.81/cwt	100.50–111.50	1,899	7
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,270	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,143	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,020	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,199	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,155	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,184	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,031	105.74/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,090	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	120.44/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,313	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 Feb 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 200Last week 339Year ago 64

Slaughter CattleReceipts 660Last week 1,219Year ago 378

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 77Year ago 29

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,338	1,060.00	1,060.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,490	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,770	1,550.00	1,550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,031	105.00–114.00	105.74
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,090	120.00–121.00	120.44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	90.00	90.00
7	—	331	75.00	75.00
2	—	283	77.50	77.50
1	—	730	90.00	90.00
5	—	417	75.00	75.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	395	107.50	107.50
1	—	1,315	105.00	105.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,219	124.00	124.00
7	—	1,036	120.00–121.00	120.86
1	—	1,340	123.00	123.00
2	—	1,284	123.00	123.00
9	—	1,078	121.50–122.50	122.34
1	—	870	120.00	120.00
27	—	979	120.00–121.50	121.03
22	—	931	120.00–121.00	120.14
19	—	1,182	120.50–123.00	121.67
14	—	1,125	122.00–123.00	122.35
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	118.00	118.00
14	—	866	115.00–117.00	116.22
6	—	1,040	114.00	114.00
3	—	752	115.00	115.00
1	—	490	117.50	117.50
10	—	924	117.00	117.00
2	—	1,230	117.00	117.00
3	—	1,053	119.00	119.00
1	—	1,155	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,133	90.50–96.00	93.20
1	—	1,245	81.00	81.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	94.00–94.50	94.26
94	—	1,309	80.00–88.50	85.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,754	74.50–79.00	76.44
7	—	1,766	92.00–98.00	94.45
57	—	1,772	80.00–91.50	84.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,444	60.00–75.50	70.33
6	—	1,385	88.00–94.00	89.41
11	—	1,429	36.00–57.50	51.39
206	—	1,478	76.00–87.00	80.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,144	58.00–72.50	67.81
3	—	1,133	85.00–86.00	85.48
106	—	1,218	73.00–84.50	79.48
10	—	1,087	37.50–57.50	50.54
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,255	102.50	102.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,719	88.50–99.50	96.37
2	—	2,273	114.50–115.50	115.05
7	—	1,812	100.50–111.50	104.81
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,270	90.00	90.00
3	—	1,020	117.50	117.50
2	—	1,155	102.50	102.50

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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