Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity moderate on good demand. Slaughter cows traded 1.50 to 3.50 higher while slaughter bulls traded 4.00 higher. Feeding cows traded 1.00 lower and feeder dairy heifers traded steady to 8.00 higher. The next available report will be Thursday, March 23, 2023.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.52/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$141.52

55 head · 1,049 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,485

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$476

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

$11.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−61.01

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	795	148.33	1,180	21
Medium and Large 1	1,206	137.31	1,656	34

One grade step is worth $11.02/cwt here — about −$476 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 sale55 hd

141.52

—

CO average3 barns · 2,485 hd

202.53

−61.01

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	1,538	111.13	1,709	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,733	91.68	1,589	63
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,448	86.65	1,255	272
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,142	81.32	929	175
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,620	119.00	1,928	2thin

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)	1,418	$1,647	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,623	$1,643	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,185	$1,310	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,312	$1,275	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,555	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,530	$1,658	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,052	$1,833	3thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	1,039	145.04/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,507	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,333	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,786	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	977	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,446	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	86.09/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,031	81
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,426	78.12/cwt	71.00–82.00	1,114	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,399	98.69/cwt	97.00–101.50	1,381	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,094	98.70/cwt	94.00–107.50	1,080	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,073	88.91/cwt	85.00–92.00	954	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,430	92.78/cwt	86.00–96.50	1,327	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	94.50/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,143	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	51.17/cwt	37.50–64.00	542	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,760	80.07/cwt	71.00–83.00	1,409	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,729	93.62/cwt	87.00–98.50	1,619	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	59.78/cwt	53.00–66.00	825	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	87.43/cwt	83.00–95.50	1,285	144
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,620	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,928	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	74.86/cwt	66.00–82.00	823	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,448	98.56/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,427	12
Bulls	—	—	1,917	110.26/cwt	107.00–115.00	2,114	26
Bulls	—	—	1,545	98.73/cwt	80.00–105.00	1,525	7
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	945	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	851	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	984	128.86/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,268	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,144	114.44/cwt	107.50–116.00	1,309	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	956	134.48/cwt	121.00–140.00	1,286	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	116.05/cwt	115.00–117.50	1,311	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	742	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	946	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,648	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,623	1,642.68/head	1,600.00–1,675.00	1,643	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,372	1,596.75/head	1,325.00–1,660.00	1,597	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,312	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,555	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,292	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,718	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,214	136.61/cwt	135.00–137.50	1,658	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,170	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	1,031	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	959	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,335	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,789	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,008	135.97/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,371	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	922	133.67/cwt	133.50–134.00	1,232	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	625	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	469	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	875	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	984	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	759	125.08/cwt	125.00–126.00	949	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,272	134.99/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,717	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,205	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,645	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	705	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	670	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	852	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	809	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,265	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,632	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	942	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	933	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,133	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,450	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,063	136.25/cwt	134.00–136.50	1,448	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,410	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,896	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	824	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,079	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	978	134.24/cwt	132.00–135.50	1,313	23
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	683	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	478	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	821	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	805	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,115	134.63/cwt	134.50–135.50	1,501	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,189	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,161	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,557	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	862	131.64/cwt	131.00–132.00	1,135	20
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,167	136.13/cwt	135.00–136.50	1,589	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,005	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,266	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,530	1,658.12/head	1,650.00–1,675.00	1,658	3

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 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 198Last week 252Year ago 114

Slaughter CattleReceipts 609Last week 703Year ago 540

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 413Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,039	139.00–147.00	145.04
3	—	1,333	134.00	134.00
3	—	977	148.00	148.00
10	—	1,292	133.00	133.00
14	—	1,214	135.00–137.50	136.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	807	145.00	145.00
10	—	772	154.00	154.00
2	—	860	135.00	135.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,031	93.00	93.00
1	—	705	95.00	95.00
3	—	852	95.00	95.00
5	—	942	99.00	99.00
5	—	821	98.00	98.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	134.00	134.00
2	—	1,008	132.00–140.00	135.97
3	—	922	133.50–134.00	133.67
4	—	1,272	132.00–136.00	134.99
1	—	1,205	136.50	136.50
10	—	1,063	134.00–136.50	136.25
3	—	1,410	134.50	134.50
4	—	824	131.00	131.00
23	—	978	132.00–135.50	134.24
8	—	1,115	134.50–135.50	134.63
20	—	862	131.00–132.00	131.64
8	—	1,167	135.00–136.50	136.13
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	75.00	75.00
4	—	683	70.00	70.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	112.50	112.50
2	—	740	120.00	120.00
13	—	759	125.00–126.00	125.08
2	—	1,265	129.00	129.00
2	—	1,133	128.00	128.00
3	—	1,005	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	1,198	80.00–92.00	86.09
2	—	1,210	94.00–95.00	94.50
12	—	1,059	37.50–64.00	51.17
58	—	1,099	66.00–82.00	74.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,426	71.00–82.00	78.12
9	—	1,399	97.00–101.50	98.69
10	—	1,380	53.00–66.00	59.78
144	—	1,470	83.00–95.50	87.43
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,094	94.00–107.50	98.70
6	—	1,073	85.00–92.00	88.91
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,430	86.00–96.50	92.78
12	—	1,448	97.00–106.00	98.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,760	71.00–83.00	80.07
54	—	1,729	87.00–98.50	93.62
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	119.00	119.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,917	107.00–115.00	110.26
7	—	1,545	80.00–105.00	98.73
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	90.00	90.00
4	—	984	120.00–136.00	128.86
18	—	1,144	107.50–116.00	114.44

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	12	—	956	121.00–140.00	134.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,130	115.00–117.50	116.05
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	742	127.50	127.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,648	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,623	1,600.00–1,675.00	1,642.68
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,185	1,310.00	1,310.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,372	1,325.00–1,660.00	1,596.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,312	1,275.00	1,275.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,165	1,925.00	1,925.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,650.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,555	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,530	1,650.00–1,675.00	1,658.12

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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