Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows traded steady, while slaughter bulls traded 6.75 higher. Feeding cows traded unevenly steady and feeder dairy heifers traded 1.00 to 2.50 higher. The next available report will be Thursday, April 6, 2023.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $187.38/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$187.38

57 head · 715 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,340

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$125

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

$74.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.28

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	495	207.63	1,027	8thin
Medium and Large 1	747	186.22	1,390	47
Medium and Large 2	863	133.49	1,152	2thin

One grade step is worth $74.13/cwt here — about −$125 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 sale57 hd

187.38

—

CO average3 barns · 2,086 hd

190.66

−3.28

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	1,741	107.36	1,869	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,732	93.72	1,623	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,433	88.38	1,267	251
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,160	84.15	976	101

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)	1,382	$1,711	13
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,458	$1,625	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,373	$1,525	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,305	$1,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,239	$1,324	6
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,450	2thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,132	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	840	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,301	1
Bulls	—	—	1,721	103.84/cwt	94.00–110.50	1,787	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	88.99/cwt	82.50–89.50	1,499	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	780	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	227.99/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,108	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	863	133.49/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,152	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	594	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,218	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,458	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,373	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,205	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,265	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	117.25/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,441	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,348.64/head	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,349	3
Heifer Pairs	Small 2	—	770	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,411	1,786.52/head	1,775.00–1,825.00	1,787	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,460.35/head	1,425.00–1,475.00	1,460	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,180	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,328	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,150	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,179	1
Bulls	—	—	1,860	116.35/cwt	111.50–120.50	2,164	10
Bulls	—	—	2,310	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	2,922	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,346	91.44/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,231	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,648	99.93/cwt	98.50–104.50	1,647	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	80.77/cwt	71.00–83.50	1,171	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,446	88.32/cwt	84.00–95.50	1,277	118
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	77.58/cwt	67.00–82.50	850	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	58.38/cwt	50.00–65.00	696	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	87.19/cwt	83.00–93.50	1,031	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,169	90.34/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,056	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,160	98.71/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,145	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	106.47/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,842	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,397	99.42/cwt	97.00–106.50	1,389	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,520	102.08/cwt	97.00–108.00	1,552	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	64.00/cwt	60.00–69.00	901	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,768	92.95/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,643	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,451	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,091	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,202	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,404	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,323	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	995	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	205.35/cwt	204.00–206.00	1,281	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,404	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,106	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	180.66/cwt	175.00–182.50	1,303	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,689	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	940	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,137	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,219	135.11/cwt	133.00–136.50	1,647	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,080	136.12/cwt	135.00–136.50	1,470	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,384	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,130	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,328	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,105	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,508	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	991	136.05/cwt	133.00–136.50	1,348	27
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,184	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,628	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	480	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	444	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	697	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	662	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,025	135.28/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,387	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	890	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,157	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	1,009	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	845	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,035	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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 205Last week 98Year ago 89

Slaughter CattleReceipts 464Last week 730Year ago 600

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 67Year ago 164

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	147.00	147.00
3	—	1,132	141.00	141.00
1	—	840	161.00	161.00
1	—	765	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	343	227.50	227.50
2	—	950	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	486	225.00–230.00	227.99
1	—	1,140	146.00	146.00
3	—	594	205.00	205.00
5	—	890	163.00	163.00
1	—	1,160	139.00	139.00
3	—	822	161.00	161.00
1	—	995	160.00	160.00
12	—	624	204.00–206.00	205.35
11	—	721	175.00–182.50	180.66
1	—	1,215	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	863	132.00–135.00	133.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,009	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	267.50	267.50
4	—	458	262.50	262.50
3	—	702	200.00	200.00
7	—	1,404	150.00	150.00
5	—	548	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	845	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	353	252.50	252.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	121.00	121.00
1	—	760	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,130	117.50	117.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,219	133.00–136.50	135.11
4	—	1,080	135.00–136.50	136.12
1	—	1,105	136.50	136.50
27	—	991	133.00–136.50	136.05
8	—	1,184	137.50	137.50
11	—	1,025	133.00–136.00	135.28
4	—	890	130.00	130.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	92.50	92.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	697	95.00	95.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,721	94.00–110.50	103.84
10	—	1,860	111.50–120.50	116.35
1	—	2,310	126.50	126.50
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	112.50	112.50
1	—	1,150	102.50	102.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,685	82.50–89.50	88.99
5	—	1,730	103.00–110.00	106.47
31	—	1,768	90.00–101.00	92.95
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,346	85.00–96.00	91.44
36	—	1,397	97.00–106.50	99.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,648	98.50–104.50	99.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,450	71.00–83.50	80.77
118	—	1,446	84.00–95.50	88.32
10	—	1,520	97.00–108.00	102.08
6	—	1,408	60.00–69.00	64.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,096	67.00–82.50	77.58
8	—	1,193	50.00–65.00	58.38
52	—	1,183	83.00–93.50	87.19
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,169	86.00–95.00	90.34
12	—	1,160	97.00–107.00	98.71

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,187	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,290	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,348.64
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	1,575.00	1,575.00
Heifer Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,305	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,458	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,285	1,425.00–1,475.00	1,460.35
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,373	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,411	1,775.00–1,825.00	1,786.52
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	105.00	105.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,229	110.00–120.00	117.25

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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