Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Slaughter cows traded steady to 4.00 lower, while slaughter bulls traded 1.00 lower. Feeding cow and feeder dairy heifers traded steady. No other classes of cattle had enough comparable trades for an accurate trend. The next available report will be Thursday, May 11, 2023.

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	1,632	117.74	1,922	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,752	93.56	1,639	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,442	89.96	1,297	175
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,126	84.46	951	106

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)	1,223	$1,975	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,405	$1,663	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,273	$1,450	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,984	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,398	$1,908	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$1,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,393	$1,581	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,320	$1,425	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,031	158.55/cwt	151.00–167.00	1,635	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,984.03/head	1,975.00–2,000.00	1,984	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	955	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	1,740.81/head	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,741	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,314	1,519.68/head	1,425.00–1,600.00	1,520	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	1,662.61/head	1,650.00–1,675.00	1,663	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	654	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	768	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	503	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	591	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,000	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,380	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,168	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,775	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	798	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,057	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,240	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,798	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,121	145.62/cwt	144.50–146.00	1,632	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	918	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,294	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	1,035	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	916	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	988	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,541	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,089	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,584	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	732	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	897	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,485	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,975	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	325	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	284	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,295	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,826	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,035	144.87/cwt	144.50–145.50	1,499	23
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	979	143.84/cwt	143.00–144.50	1,408	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	780	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	644	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,180	145.16/cwt	142.00–145.50	1,713	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,473	82.91/cwt	77.00–87.50	1,221	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,138	102.56/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,167	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,388	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,457	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,290	85.00/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,097	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	108.21/cwt	106.50–110.00	1,415	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	62.41/cwt	41.00–69.50	713	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	79.28/cwt	71.00–84.50	851	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	71.38/cwt	71.00–72.00	984	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,473	89.59/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,320	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,035	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	88.28/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,013	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,773	86.27/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,530	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,723	103.62/cwt	98.50–108.50	1,785	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,406	99.61/cwt	90.50–103.50	1,401	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,195	90.77/cwt	87.50–95.00	1,085	11
Bulls	—	—	1,948	121.67/cwt	120.00–123.50	2,370	3
Bulls	—	—	1,618	103.45/cwt	96.00–108.00	1,674	8
Bulls	—	—	1,802	114.21/cwt	109.50–118.50	2,058	29
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,108	136.37/cwt	131.00–147.00	1,511	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	1,450.36/head	1,335.00–1,525.00	1,450	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,223	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,349	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,458	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,795	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	119.47/cwt	117.00–122.50	1,306	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,088	135.90/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,479	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	142.90/cwt	137.50–148.00	1,610	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 May 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 178Last week 941Year ago 248

Slaughter CattleReceipts 597Last week 615Year ago 628

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 107Year ago 96

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,031	151.00–167.00	158.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,088	131.00–141.00	135.90
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,093	117.00–122.50	119.47
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,127	137.50–148.00	142.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,125	1,975.00–2,000.00	1,984.03
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,600	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,740.81
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,314	1,425.00–1,600.00	1,519.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,458	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,795	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,110	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	955	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,405	1,650.00–1,675.00	1,662.61
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,273	1,335.00–1,525.00	1,450.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	—	1,062	127.00	127.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,223	1,975.00	1,975.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	654	117.50	117.50
2	—	503	117.50	117.50
9	—	732	122.50	122.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	138.00	138.00
2	—	798	132.50	132.50
1	—	1,485	133.00	133.00
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,168	152.00	152.00
3	—	988	156.00	156.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	145.00	145.00
8	—	1,121	144.50–146.00	145.62
2	—	918	141.00	141.00
4	—	1,089	145.50	145.50
1	—	1,295	141.00	141.00
23	—	1,035	144.50–145.50	144.87
12	—	979	143.00–144.50	143.84
10	—	1,180	142.00–145.50	145.16
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	88.50	88.50
1	—	325	87.50	87.50
1	—	780	82.50	82.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	1,473	77.00–87.50	82.91
2	—	1,308	106.50–110.00	108.21
3	—	1,378	71.00–72.00	71.38
34	—	1,473	88.00–99.00	89.59
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,138	99.00–106.00	102.56
11	—	1,195	87.50–95.00	90.77
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,388	105.00	105.00
5	—	1,290	84.00–87.00	85.00
56	—	1,406	90.50–103.50	99.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,142	41.00–69.50	62.41
36	—	1,074	71.00–84.50	79.28
1	—	1,045	99.00	99.00
41	—	1,148	85.00–95.00	88.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,773	81.00–89.00	86.27
21	—	1,723	98.50–108.50	103.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,948	120.00–123.50	121.67
8	—	1,618	96.00–108.00	103.45
29	—	1,802	109.50–118.50	114.21
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,108	131.00–147.00	136.37

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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