Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 lower, while slaughter bulls traded 2.00 lower. Feeding cows had no comparison from last week and feeder dairy heifers traded 1.00 to 6.00 higher. No other classes of cattle had enough comparisons for an accurate trend. The next available report will be Thursday, March 9, 2023.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.91/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$133.91

23 head · 988 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,324

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$7.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−56.19

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	1,039	137.82	1,432	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	942	130.32	1,227	12thin

One grade step is worth $7.49/cwt here — about $205 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 sale23 hd

133.91

—

CO average4 barns · 1,561 hd

190.09

−56.19

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	1,515	102.14	1,547	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,751	94.89	1,662	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,498	86.05	1,289	245
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,133	79.36	899	132

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)	1,263	$1,425	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,203	$1,190	33
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,115	$1,939	18
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$1,885	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,540	$1,425	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,185	$1,846	4thin

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 1	—	1,092	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,474	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	997	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,436	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,027	130.37/cwt	125.00–132.50	1,339	28
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	—	650	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	247	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,313	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,383	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	730	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	785	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	920	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,113	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	630	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	551	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	994	126.38/cwt	120.00–131.50	1,256	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,165	132.06/cwt	132.00–132.50	1,538	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,084	130.45/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,414	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	909	128.45/cwt	127.50–128.50	1,168	19
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	560	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	448	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,065	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,092	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	805	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	966	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	690	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	518	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,118	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,459	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	377	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	298	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	1,090	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,101	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,980	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,475	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	864	126.13/cwt	122.50–130.50	1,090	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	129.72/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,119	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,425	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,451	99.66/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,446	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	55.05/cwt	40.00–62.50	573	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	76.56/cwt	65.00–82.00	863	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,488	62.22/cwt	61.00–66.00	926	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,412	81.52/cwt	71.00–85.00	1,151	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,732	98.40/cwt	93.00–105.00	1,704	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,161	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	85.97/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,008	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,802	85.54/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,541	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,552	88.56/cwt	86.00–97.00	1,374	153
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,343	90.35/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,213	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,140	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,112	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,072	91.44/cwt	88.00–95.00	980	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,360	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,142	1
Bulls	—	—	1,732	98.49/cwt	81.00–105.50	1,706	11
Bulls	—	—	2,210	112.38/cwt	110.00–114.50	2,484	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,260	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,273	10
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,105	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,243	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	125.75/cwt	122.50–130.00	1,213	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	880	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,210	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,254	1,288.28/head	1,250.00–1,335.00	1,288	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,263	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	1,071.82/head	1,025.00–1,110.00	1,072	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	113.59/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,251	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,885.00/head	1,885.00–1,885.00	1,885	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	1,939.01/head	1,925.00–1,975.00	1,939	18
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,846.23/head	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,846	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,540	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,249	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,156	1

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 Mar 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 183Last week 86Year ago 134

Slaughter CattleReceipts 754Last week 368Year ago 710

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 18Year ago 79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,092	135.00	135.00
3	—	997	144.00	144.00
1	—	1,135	129.00	129.00
1	—	1,025	139.00	139.00
1	—	820	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	129.00	129.00
1	—	1,125	124.00	124.00
1	—	1,085	127.50	127.50
1	—	785	137.50	137.50
4	—	863	125.00–133.00	129.72
1	—	1,180	118.00	118.00
1	—	1,030	129.00	129.00
1	—	745	145.00	145.00
1	—	925	135.00	135.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,027	125.00–132.50	130.37
10	—	994	120.00–131.50	126.38
9	—	1,165	132.00–132.50	132.06
9	—	1,084	121.00–132.00	130.45
19	—	909	127.50–128.50	128.45
2	—	1,118	130.00–131.00	130.50
1	—	1,980	125.00	125.00
23	—	864	122.50–130.50	126.13
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	650	38.00	38.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	107.50	107.50
1	—	920	121.00	121.00
1	—	1,065	102.50	102.50
1	—	805	120.00	120.00
1	—	750	110.00	110.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	87.50	87.50
1	—	560	80.00	80.00
1	—	690	75.00	75.00
2	—	377	79.00	79.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,313	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,451	98.00–103.00	99.66
9	—	1,488	61.00–66.00	62.22
63	—	1,412	71.00–85.00	81.52
153	—	1,552	86.00–97.00	88.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,041	40.00–62.50	55.05
45	—	1,127	65.00–82.00	76.56
1	—	1,080	107.50	107.50
60	—	1,173	83.00–94.00	85.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,732	93.00–105.00	98.40
12	—	1,802	80.00–91.00	85.54
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,343	86.00–96.00	90.35
1	—	1,360	84.00	84.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	97.50	97.50
8	—	1,072	88.00–95.00	91.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,732	81.00–105.50	98.49
2	—	2,210	110.00–114.50	112.38
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,260	101.00	101.00
3	—	1,105	112.50	112.50

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	3	—	965	122.50–130.00	125.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,101	106.00–116.00	113.59
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	880	137.50	137.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,254	1,250.00–1,335.00	1,288.28
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,263	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,142	1,025.00–1,110.00	1,071.82
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,000	1,885.00	1,885.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,115	1,925.00–1,975.00	1,939.01
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,185	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,846.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,540	1,425.00	1,425.00

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

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