Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand good on slaughter cows, slaughter bulls, stock cows, bred cows and cow/calf pairs; moderate on feeders. No comparable trades on feeder steers and heifers. Feeder dairy heifers 900-1200 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $194.41/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$194.41

41 head · 777 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,511

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$328

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

$29.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.62

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	586	214.00	1,254	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	714	203.00	1,449	15thin
Medium and Large 1	855	185.00	1,582	22

One grade step is worth $29.00/cwt here — about −$328 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 sale41 hd

194.41

—

CO average3 barns · 423 hd

222.04

−27.62

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	—	High	1,619	122.93	1,990	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,668	100.64	1,678	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,481	92.79	1,374	102
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,249	84.69	1,058	134

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,575	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,624	$1,679	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,473	$1,475	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,408	$1,250	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,408	$1,150	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,100	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	953	$850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,416	$2,167	47
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,441	$1,750	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,375	$1,550	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,095	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,503	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,418	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,375	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,417	2,409.74/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,410	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,406	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	83	255.15/head	250.00–260.00	255	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,365	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	954	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,555	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,266	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,943	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,460	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	910	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	110	250.00/head	250.00–250.00	250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,582	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	980	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	903	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,308	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	120	260.00/head	260.00–260.00	260	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	1,020	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	877	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	587	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	558	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,165	144.17/cwt	144.00–144.50	1,680	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	830	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,403	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,254	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	509	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	445	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,220	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,763	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,003	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,439	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	622	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	591	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	955	145.25/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,387	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	945	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,351	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	1,095	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,013	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,300	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,853	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,360	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,530	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	834	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,118	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	985	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,404	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	653	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	751	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	343	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	364	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	770	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	955	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	458	98.32/cwt	95.00–99.00	450	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,016	144.34/cwt	144.00–144.50	1,466	6
Heifers	Medium 1	—	587	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,168	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,471	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	85	277.57/head	210.00–425.00	278	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	173	485.87/head	475.00–500.00	486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	120	386.74/head	250.00–485.00	387	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,077	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,285	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,201	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,638	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,687	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,382	108.46/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,499	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,148	85.93/cwt	71.00–88.00	986	8
Bulls	—	—	2,079	126.04/cwt	122.50–128.50	2,620	4
Bulls	—	—	1,959	117.07/cwt	111.00–121.50	2,293	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	98.76/cwt	97.50–100.00	1,116	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,289	89.17/cwt	85.00–97.00	1,149	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,845	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,661	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,495	106.48/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,592	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	865	55.19/cwt	47.50–65.00	477	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,132	92.71/cwt	88.50–98.00	1,049	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,451	93.66/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,359	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	56.07/cwt	52.50–62.50	683	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,663	104.88/cwt	102.00–108.50	1,744	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,328	89.16/cwt	85.50–91.00	1,184	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,070	106.42/cwt	103.00–112.50	1,139	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,328	79.24/cwt	67.50–84.50	1,052	43
Bulls	—	—	1,983	98.40/cwt	91.00–107.50	1,951	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,622	86.49/cwt	79.50–89.50	1,403	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,359	96.64/cwt	92.00–104.00	1,313	23
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,641	111.36/cwt	108.50–115.00	1,827	7
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,083	147.16/cwt	133.00–160.00	1,594	18
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,449	104.79/cwt	99.00–110.00	1,518	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,140	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,397	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,325	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,495	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,323	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,306	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,515	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,408	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,575	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,660	1,788.77/head	1,650.00–1,960.00	1,789	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	128.63/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,299	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,430	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,408	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,515	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,427	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,678	1,588.45/head	1,550.00–1,625.00	1,588	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,112	155.00/cwt	139.00–159.00	1,724	24
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,699	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	985	114.23/cwt	102.50–119.00	1,125	3
Bred Cows	Medium 3	—	953	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	2

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 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 252Last week 363Year ago 545

Slaughter CattleReceipts 621Last week 700Year ago 679

Replacement CattleReceipts 143Last week 179Year ago 92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,503	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,418	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,406	1,725.00	1,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,323	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,306	1,775.00	1,775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,417	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,409.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,495	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,515	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,475	1,900.00	1,900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	122.50	122.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,010	125.00–135.00	128.63
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,040	137.50	137.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,112	139.00–159.00	155.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,180	144.00	144.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	985	102.50–119.00	114.23
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,200	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,408	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,408	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,515	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,575	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,660	1,650.00–1,960.00	1,788.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,678	1,550.00–1,625.00	1,588.45
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,427	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	953	850.00	850.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,800.00	1,800.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
2	—	83	250.00–260.00	255.15
4	—	954	163.00	163.00
6	—	1,266	153.50	153.50
1	—	120	260.00	260.00
1	—	925	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	730	187.00	187.00
9	—	654	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	142.50	142.50
2	—	463	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	587	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	723	202.00	202.00
3	—	678	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
1	—	110	250.00	250.00
22	—	855	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	586	214.00	214.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	86.00	86.00
7	—	587	95.00	95.00
4	—	509	87.50	87.50
3	—	622	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,095	92.50	92.50
3	—	653	115.00	115.00
3	—	343	106.00	106.00
6	—	458	95.00–99.00	98.32
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,165	144.00–144.50	144.17
1	—	830	147.50	147.50
1	—	1,220	144.50	144.50
4	—	955	143.00–146.00	145.25
1	—	945	143.00	143.00
1	—	1,300	142.50	142.50
6	—	1,016	144.00–144.50	144.34
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,003	143.50	143.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	112.50	112.50
5	—	834	134.00	134.00
2	—	985	142.50	142.50
1	—	770	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
4	—	85	210.00–425.00	277.57
2	—	173	475.00–500.00	485.87
3	—	120	250.00–485.00	386.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	590	182.50	182.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	93.50	93.50
4	—	1,638	103.00	103.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,382	105.00–115.00	108.46
3	—	1,328	85.50–91.00	89.16
23	—	1,359	92.00–104.00	96.64
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,148	71.00–88.00	85.93
2	—	865	47.50–65.00	55.19
23	—	1,132	88.50–98.00	92.71
3	—	1,070	103.00–112.50	106.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	97.50–100.00	98.76
46	—	1,289	85.00–97.00	89.17
7	—	1,218	52.50–62.50	56.07
43	—	1,328	67.50–84.50	79.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,845	90.00	90.00
7	—	1,663	102.00–108.50	104.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,495	106.00–107.00	106.48
35	—	1,451	90.00–103.00	93.66
34	—	1,622	79.50–89.50	86.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,079	122.50–128.50	126.04
19	—	1,959	111.00–121.50	117.07
6	—	1,983	91.00–107.50	98.40
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,641	108.50–115.00	111.36
18	—	1,083	133.00–160.00	147.16
6	—	1,449	99.00–110.00	104.79

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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