Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Slaughter cows traded 3.00 to 6.00 lower and slaughter bulls had too thin of a test last week for an accurate comparison. Feeding cows traded steady to 4.00 higher and feeder dairy heifers traded unevenly steady. The next available report will be Thursday, March 16, 2023.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $173.20/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$173.20

62 head · 766 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,327

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$26.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.87

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	752	179.22	1,347	48
Medium and Large 1-2	814	152.55	1,242	14thin

One grade step is worth $26.66/cwt here — about $105 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 sale62 hd

173.20

—

CO average4 barns · 1,282 hd

194.06

−20.87

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	1,736	101.09	1,755	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,735	86.94	1,509	83
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,453	84.62	1,229	291
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,170	79.08	926	193

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 (5-8 yrs)	1,393	$1,835	208
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,218	$1,789	16
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,290	$1,700	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$1,634	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,369	$1,592	31
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,383	$1,384	80
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,260	$1,800	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	891	$1,535	9

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	1,085	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,038	142.50/cwt	142.00–143.00	1,479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,381	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,272	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,407	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	793	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,031	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	880	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,144	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	931	132.70/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,235	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	198.25/cwt	197.50–201.00	1,124	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,205	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,548	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,119	130.05/cwt	129.50–132.50	1,455	26
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	1,280	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,280	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	397	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	427	2
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	—	824	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	573	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	830	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,087	1
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	—	767	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	468	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,082	132.78/cwt	128.50–135.00	1,437	28
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,033	127.68/cwt	127.50–129.00	1,319	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,156	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,485	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,341	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,623	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	973	132.17/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,286	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	689	100.39/cwt	97.50–105.00	692	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	493	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	407	2
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	—	668	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	384	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	147.25/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,271	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,092	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,127	135.83/cwt	135.00–137.50	1,531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,072	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,354	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,209	82.46/cwt	80.00–91.00	997	65
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,686	92.08/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,552	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,399	55.85/cwt	50.00–65.00	781	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	59.65/cwt	42.50–64.00	636	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	74.93/cwt	65.00–79.50	869	86
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,462	78.77/cwt	66.00–82.50	1,152	90
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,779	82.38/cwt	76.00–85.50	1,466	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,484	85.25/cwt	83.00–97.00	1,265	108
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	101.37/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,422	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,168	90.20/cwt	81.00–94.00	1,054	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,131	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,127	102.56/cwt	96.00–109.00	1,156	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,195	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,291	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,412	94.51/cwt	84.00–97.50	1,334	75
Bulls	—	—	1,878	106.04/cwt	101.50–113.50	1,991	19
Bulls	—	—	1,601	95.52/cwt	81.00–100.00	1,529	14
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	930	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	791	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,338	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,481	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	108.94/cwt	102.00–119.00	1,207	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	131.75/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,410	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,391	1,402.77/head	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,403	68
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,354	1,674.52/head	1,510.00–1,700.00	1,675	92
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	1,535.15/head	1,450.00–1,675.00	1,535	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,424	1,962.28/head	1,725.00–2,150.00	1,962	116
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	1,679.36/head	1,650.00–1,725.00	1,679	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,257	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,633.50/head	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,634	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,336	1,530.71/head	1,525.00–1,550.00	1,531	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	936	5

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 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 252Last week 183Year ago 126

Slaughter CattleReceipts 703Last week 754Year ago 362

Replacement CattleReceipts 413Last week 90Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	135.00	135.00
2	—	1,038	142.00–143.00	142.50
16	—	885	159.00	159.00
8	—	567	197.50–201.00	198.25
1	—	490	225.00	225.00
3	—	1,127	135.00–137.50	135.83
2	—	523	205.00	205.00
10	—	728	186.00	186.00
5	—	407	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	863	140.00–148.00	147.25
3	—	635	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	177.00	177.00
5	—	603	211.00	211.00
1	—	665	207.50	207.50
1	—	580	217.50	217.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	793	130.00	130.00
11	—	880	130.00	130.00
10	—	931	130.00–133.00	132.70
1	—	1,205	128.50	128.50
26	—	1,119	129.50–132.50	130.05
1	—	830	131.00	131.00
28	—	1,082	128.50–135.00	132.78
8	—	1,033	127.50–129.00	127.68
9	—	1,156	128.50	128.50
8	—	1,341	121.00	121.00
11	—	973	130.00–133.00	132.17
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	100.00	100.00
13	—	689	97.50–105.00	100.39
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	397	107.50	107.50
2	—	493	82.50	82.50
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	824	69.50	69.50
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	767	61.00	61.00
7	—	668	57.50	57.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,209	80.00–91.00	82.46
13	—	1,067	42.50–64.00	59.65
86	—	1,160	65.00–79.50	74.93
1	—	1,190	95.00	95.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,686	87.00–97.00	92.08
44	—	1,779	76.00–85.50	82.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,399	50.00–65.00	55.85
90	—	1,462	66.00–82.50	78.77
108	—	1,484	83.00–97.00	85.25
4	—	1,403	98.00–106.00	101.37
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,168	81.00–94.00	90.20
5	—	1,127	96.00–109.00	102.56
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	108.00	108.00
75	—	1,412	84.00–97.50	94.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,878	101.50–113.50	106.04
14	—	1,601	81.00–100.00	95.52
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	85.00	85.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,338	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	92	—	1,354	1,510.00–1,700.00	1,674.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,168	1,650.00–1,725.00	1,679.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,325	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,633.50
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	—	1,336	1,525.00–1,550.00	1,530.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,481	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	68	—	1,391	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,402.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,290	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	116	—	1,424	1,725.00–2,150.00	1,962.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,257	1,875.00	1,875.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,108	102.00–119.00	108.94
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,070	120.00–139.00	131.75
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,260	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	891	1,450.00–1,675.00	1,535.15

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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