Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Average dress slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 lower, while slaughter bulls traded 1.00 lower. Feeding cows traded steady to 2.00 higher and feeder dairy heifers traded 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle and replacement cattle had no comparisons from last week. The next available report will be Thursday, May 4, 2023.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $201.73/cwt on 429 head.

Average price

$201.73

429 head · 663 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,338

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$281

per head · Medium 1-2 over Medium 1

$37.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.36

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	466	225.00	1,049	6thin
Medium and Large 2	526	213.95	1,125	37
Medium and Large 1-2	642	205.02	1,316	149
Medium and Large 1	709	198.22	1,405	210
Large 1-2	645	189.42	1,221	21
Medium 1	709	187.50	1,329	6thin

One grade step is worth $37.50/cwt here — about −$281 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 sale429 hd

201.73

—

CO average3 barns · 587 hd

203.09

−1.36

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	1,806	111.09	2,007	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,745	91.27	1,592	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,461	90.08	1,316	266
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,128	84.84	957	218
Dairy Heifers	Prime	Average	1,475	132.00	1,947	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,345	132.50	1,782	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,705	117.00	1,995	1thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,122	$2,950	43
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,329	$2,004	33
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,253	$1,247	8

Every lot, as filed

105 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,550	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	194.90/cwt	194.00–196.00	1,610	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	630	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,181	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,426	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	218.10/cwt	216.00–219.00	1,278	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	201.26/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,385	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	226.41/cwt	223.00–228.00	1,553	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	200.93/cwt	197.50–205.00	1,441	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	639	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,262	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	250.18/cwt	242.50–252.50	941	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	237.76/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,241	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	248.16/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,045	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	246.24/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,209	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	240.89/cwt	233.00–245.00	1,530	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,528	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,451	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	544	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,210	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,578	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	244.99/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,426	22
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,310	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	252.06/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,538	51
Steers	Large 1-2	—	593	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,408	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	895	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,316	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,155	145.15/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,676	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,117	138.67/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,549	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,027	145.44/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,494	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,378	137.51/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,895	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,225	141.77/cwt	138.50–145.00	1,737	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,315	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,447	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,282	144.16/cwt	143.50–145.50	1,848	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	858	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,201	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	971	143.59/cwt	142.50–144.00	1,394	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,005	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,357	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,119	146.39/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,638	35
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	975	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,355	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	895	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,244	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,091	146.50/cwt	146.00–147.00	1,598	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	832	137.59/cwt	135.00–138.50	1,145	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	921	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,317	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	445	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	367	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	901	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,252	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,159	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,013	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,530	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,205	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	214.30/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,333	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	228.77/cwt	226.00–231.00	1,299	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	867	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,396	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	87.75/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,020	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	914	61.40/cwt	51.00–69.00	561	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,774	88.17/cwt	81.00–94.00	1,564	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,476	83.96/cwt	73.00–89.50	1,239	139
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,495	71.58/cwt	70.00–72.50	1,070	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,461	93.74/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,370	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,773	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,647	102.78/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,693	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,810	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,177	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,396	106.57/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,488	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,421	98.85/cwt	91.00–103.50	1,405	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,052	108.46/cwt	106.00–112.50	1,141	8
Dairy Heifers	Prime	—	1,475	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,947	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,705	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,995	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,345	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,782	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	80.18/cwt	70.50–84.50	884	97
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,196	91.76/cwt	86.00–97.50	1,097	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,454	105.14/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,529	15
Bulls	—	—	1,606	104.47/cwt	88.00–109.50	1,678	15
Bulls	—	—	2,267	127.91/cwt	125.50–129.50	2,900	3
Bulls	—	—	2,003	115.63/cwt	110.00–122.50	2,316	14
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,240	103.69/cwt	102.50–105.00	1,286	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,085	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,029	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,680	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,241	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	938	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,406	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	203.22/cwt	196.00–208.00	1,274	22
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	680	185.66/cwt	185.00–186.00	1,262	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	238.43/cwt	237.50–241.00	1,154	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,233	8
Heifers	Medium 1	—	709	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,329	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	466	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,049	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	217.96/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,157	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	571	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,142	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	230.31/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,179	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,473	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	232.15/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,014	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,389	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,023	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,473	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	839	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,359	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,039	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,304	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,419	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	199.30/cwt	199.00–201.00	1,417	74
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	1,246.66/head	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,247	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,595	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,332	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,425	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	139.76/cwt	132.00–147.50	1,201	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	126.35/cwt	117.50–132.50	1,336	13

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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 941Last week 252Year ago 333

Slaughter CattleReceipts 615Last week 621Year ago 561

Replacement CattleReceipts 107Last week 143Year ago 107

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	758	204.50	204.50
11	—	826	194.00–196.00	194.90
7	—	729	216.50	216.50
1	—	990	171.00	171.00
51	—	610	250.00–254.00	252.06
2	—	675	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	686	223.00–228.00	226.41
9	—	717	197.50–205.00	200.93
3	—	848	189.00	189.00
37	—	635	233.00–245.00	240.89
7	—	794	192.50	192.50
22	—	582	242.00–248.00	244.99
4	—	521	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	639	197.50	197.50
10	—	544	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	376	242.50–252.50	250.18
14	—	522	232.50–240.00	237.76
8	—	421	245.00–250.00	248.16
18	—	491	245.00–247.50	246.24
5	—	631	230.00	230.00
2	—	895	175.00	175.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	593	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	630	187.50	187.50
12	—	680	185.00–186.00	185.66
5	—	571	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	864	165.00	165.00
10	—	586	216.00–219.00	218.10
24	—	375	250.00	250.00
22	—	627	196.00–208.00	203.22
17	—	484	237.50–241.00	238.43
8	—	512	227.50–235.00	230.31
9	—	1,052	140.00	140.00
10	—	817	170.00	170.00
6	—	433	240.00	240.00
3	—	705	185.00	185.00
33	—	795	178.50	178.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	688	200.00–212.50	201.26
5	—	1,013	151.00	151.00
26	—	622	212.00–216.00	214.30
22	—	568	226.00–231.00	228.77
6	—	752	187.00	187.00
8	—	519	237.50	237.50
74	—	711	199.00–201.00	199.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	653	177.50	177.50
4	—	634	190.00	190.00
3	—	588	211.00	211.00
8	—	531	216.00–220.00	217.96
16	—	437	230.00–235.00	232.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	867	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	709	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	466	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,023	144.00	144.00
5	—	839	162.00	162.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	146.00	146.00
7	—	1,155	141.00–146.00	145.15
15	—	1,027	145.00–146.00	145.44
2	—	1,378	135.00–140.00	137.51
4	—	1,225	138.50–145.00	141.77
3	—	1,282	143.50–145.50	144.16
2	—	858	140.00	140.00
11	—	971	142.50–144.00	143.59
35	—	1,119	144.00–147.00	146.39
12	—	1,091	146.00–147.00	146.50
10	—	921	143.00	143.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,117	138.00–139.00	138.67
1	—	1,315	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,005	135.00	135.00
1	—	975	139.00	139.00
1	—	895	139.00	139.00
6	—	832	135.00–138.50	137.59
6	—	901	139.00	139.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	100.00	100.00
1	—	445	82.50	82.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,162	85.00–95.00	87.75
8	—	914	51.00–69.00	61.40
97	—	1,102	70.50–84.50	80.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,774	81.00–94.00	88.17
1	—	1,535	115.50	115.50
15	—	1,647	95.00–107.00	102.78
1	—	1,810	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
139	—	1,476	73.00–89.50	83.96
4	—	1,495	70.00–72.50	71.58
62	—	1,461	90.00–103.00	93.74
9	—	1,396	104.00–111.00	106.57
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,421	91.00–103.50	98.85
15	—	1,454	104.00–111.00	105.14
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,052	106.00–112.50	108.46
36	—	1,196	86.00–97.50	91.76
Dairy Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	132.00	132.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	132.50	132.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,606	88.00–109.50	104.47
3	—	2,267	125.50–129.50	127.91
14	—	2,003	110.00–122.50	115.63
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	102.50–105.00	103.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	1,475.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,029	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,680	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	43	—	1,122	2,950.00	2,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,253	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,246.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,595	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,332	2,100.00	2,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,425	1,650.00	1,650.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	859	132.00–147.50	139.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,057	117.50–132.50	126.35

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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