Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded 2.50 to 7.50 higher, while slaughter bulls traded 5.25 higher on a light test. Feeding cows traded 7.50 to 10.25 higher and feeder dairy heifers traded 1.00 to 5.00 higher. The next available report will be Thursday, February 23, 2023.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.25/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$121.25

4 head · 979 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,187

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$486

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

$11.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−61.20

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	1,133	127.00	1,439	2thin
Medium and Large 2	825	115.50	953	2thin

One grade step is worth $11.50/cwt here — about $486 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 sale4 hd

121.25

—

CO average3 barns · 1,658 hd

182.45

−61.20

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	1,530	92.91	1,421	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,788	85.11	1,522	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,494	80.99	1,210	201
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,152	75.47	870	136

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,546	$1,700	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,530	$1,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	1,133	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	953	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,058	125.27/cwt	121.50–126.50	1,325	18
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	964	123.60/cwt	120.00–125.50	1,192	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,280	124.26/cwt	122.50–126.00	1,591	2
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	—	1,160	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	360	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,160	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,467	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	916	122.26/cwt	121.50–123.50	1,120	96
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	856	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,031	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	834	117.74/cwt	115.50–119.50	982	18
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	779	85.50/cwt	82.50–95.00	666	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	417	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	344	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,068	116.02/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,239	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	660	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	528	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	854	118.16/cwt	117.00–118.50	1,009	27
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,408	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,676	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,350	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,607	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,118	124.84/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,396	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,027	125.87/cwt	122.50–126.50	1,293	23
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,090	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,530	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,546	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,112	105.24/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,170	9
Bulls	—	—	1,088	75.78/cwt	71.00–100.00	824	8
Bulls	—	—	1,971	110.05/cwt	107.00–112.50	2,169	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,405	92.09/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,294	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,165	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	990	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,178	91.34/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,076	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,514	78.57/cwt	68.00–82.00	1,190	94
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	89.17/cwt	87.00–96.00	946	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,758	77.93/cwt	71.00–82.00	1,370	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,860	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,116	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	47.56/cwt	37.50–60.00	464	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	71.55/cwt	67.00–74.00	834	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,407	97.87/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,377	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,793	87.05/cwt	83.50–92.50	1,561	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,206	80.22/cwt	75.00–86.00	967	82
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,476	56.03/cwt	40.00–61.50	827	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,499	87.20/cwt	83.00–94.50	1,307	67

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 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 232Last week 186Year ago 83

Slaughter CattleReceipts 439Last week 563Year ago 524

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 299Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	115.00–116.00	115.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,058	121.50–126.50	125.27
4	—	964	120.00–125.50	123.60
2	—	1,280	122.50–126.00	124.26
1	—	1,160	126.50	126.50
96	—	916	121.50–123.50	122.26
11	—	856	120.50	120.50
10	—	1,118	120.00–126.00	124.84
23	—	1,027	122.50–126.50	125.87
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,160	31.00	31.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	834	115.50–119.50	117.74
2	—	1,068	113.00–119.00	116.02
27	—	854	117.00–118.50	118.16
3	—	1,408	119.00	119.00
1	—	1,350	119.00	119.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	779	82.50–95.00	85.50
3	—	417	82.50	82.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	80.00	80.00

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	116.00	116.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,112	105.00–106.00	105.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,530	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,546	1,700.00	1,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,088	71.00–100.00	75.78
8	—	1,971	107.00–112.50	110.05
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,405	87.00–95.00	92.09
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	85.00	85.00
3	—	1,178	90.00–92.00	91.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	1,514	68.00–82.00	78.57
3	—	1,407	95.00–103.00	97.87
18	—	1,476	40.00–61.50	56.03
67	—	1,499	83.00–94.50	87.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,061	87.00–96.00	89.17
20	—	975	37.50–60.00	47.56
17	—	1,166	67.00–74.00	71.55
82	—	1,206	75.00–86.00	80.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,758	71.00–82.00	77.93
1	—	1,860	60.00	60.00
50	—	1,793	83.50–92.50	87.05

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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Reporter comment USDA

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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