Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 3.00 higher, while slaughter bulls traded 1.00 lower on a light test. Feeding cows traded 3.00 to 6.00 higher and feeder dairy heifers traded 2.00 higher. The next available report will be Thursday, April 13, 2023.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.13/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$157.13

23 head · 1,044 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$320

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

$7.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−47.32

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	1,051	157.45	1,655	22
Medium and Large 1-2	890	150.00	1,335	1thin

One grade step is worth $7.45/cwt here — about $320 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

157.13

—

CO average3 barns · 1,492 hd

204.45

−47.32

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	1,674	112.51	1,883	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,779	93.28	1,660	93
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,452	91.95	1,335	249
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,154	86.22	995	167
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,529	125.68	1,922	10
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,340	125.48	1,681	12

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
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,574	$2,264	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,040	$1,260	33
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,628	$1,641	2thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,000	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,300	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	985	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	763	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,200	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,644	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,073	138.25/cwt	138.00–138.50	1,483	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	1,057	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,504	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,174	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,614	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,325	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	2,100.92/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,101	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	1,015	1,179.05/head	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,179	27
Bulls	Medium 2	—	843	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,595	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,563	2,145.28/head	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,145	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,523	1,819.21/head	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,819	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,628	1,641.45/head	1,625.00–1,660.00	1,641	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	140.06/cwt	131.00–144.00	1,499	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,066	131.00/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,396	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,378	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	158.00/cwt	152.50–167.00	1,588	17
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,080	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,215	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,103	139.56/cwt	133.00–148.00	1,539	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,419	97.48/cwt	93.00–99.50	1,383	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,185	93.94/cwt	85.00–96.50	1,113	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,793	94.76/cwt	89.50–100.50	1,699	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,187	88.20/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,047	78
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,309	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,924	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	80.89/cwt	71.00–84.50	879	36
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,355	114.72/cwt	112.50–115.00	1,554	8
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,529	125.68/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,922	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,142	101.86/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,163	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,392	104.03/cwt	100.00–107.50	1,448	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,620	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,868	74.50/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,392	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	59.03/cwt	47.50–67.50	625	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,362	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,766	86.11/cwt	82.50–88.50	1,521	16
Bulls	—	—	1,845	114.43/cwt	110.00–118.50	2,111	23
Bulls	—	—	1,428	101.60/cwt	95.00–109.00	1,451	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,505	83.03/cwt	71.00–87.50	1,250	69
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,542	61.93/cwt	50.00–69.00	955	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,455	91.60/cwt	88.50–98.00	1,333	89
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,370	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,836	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,103	138.45/cwt	138.00–138.50	1,527	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,484	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,929	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,445	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,922	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	870	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,218	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,666	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,113	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,658	4

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 Apr 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 73Last week 205Year ago 70

Slaughter CattleReceipts 821Last week 464Year ago 377

Replacement CattleReceipts 87Last week 35Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	130.00	130.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	77.50	77.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	137.00	137.00
6	—	1,073	138.00–138.50	138.25
9	—	1,174	137.50	137.50
1	—	1,325	134.00	134.00
6	—	1,370	134.00	134.00
11	—	1,103	138.00–138.50	138.45
6	—	1,484	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,445	133.00	133.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,057	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	890	169.00	169.00
6	—	1,035	161.00	161.00
3	—	1,245	131.00	131.00
1	—	935	161.00	161.00
4	—	1,113	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	150.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,090	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,100.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,595	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	27	—	1,015	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,179.05
Bulls — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	843	950.00	950.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,563	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,145.28
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,523	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,819.21
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,628	1,625.00–1,660.00	1,641.45
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,070	131.00–144.00	140.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,098	125.00–126.00	125.49
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,066	130.00–134.00	131.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,005	152.50–167.00	158.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	112.50	112.50
2	—	1,103	133.00–148.00	139.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,845	110.00–118.50	114.43
9	—	1,428	95.00–109.00	101.60
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,419	93.00–99.50	97.48
53	—	1,392	100.00–107.50	104.03
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,185	85.00–96.50	93.94
6	—	1,142	100.00–106.00	101.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,793	89.50–100.50	94.76
4	—	1,543	105.00	105.00
2	—	1,868	74.00–75.00	74.50
16	—	1,766	82.50–88.50	86.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	1,187	85.00–95.00	88.20
36	—	1,087	71.00–84.50	80.89
12	—	1,058	47.50–67.50	59.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	106.00	106.00
69	—	1,505	71.00–87.50	83.03
6	—	1,542	50.00–69.00	61.93
89	—	1,455	88.50–98.00	91.60
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,309	147.00	147.00
8	—	1,355	112.50–115.00	114.72
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,529	124.00–134.00	125.68

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

Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) - Brush, CO

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Replacement Cattle

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