Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand good. Feeder steers and heifers too thinly traded to trend. Feeder dairy heifers sold unevenly steady on a light test. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Cow/calf pairs sold 200.00 to 315.00 higher on comparable trades.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $204.89/cwt on 14 head.

Average price

$204.89

14 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,116

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$82.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.21

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	235.00	1,238	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	505	213.25	1,076	8thin
Medium and Large 2	670	152.50	1,022	3thin

One grade step is worth $82.50/cwt here — about $217 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 sale14 hd

204.89

—

CO average2 barns · 283 hd

215.10

−10.21

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	1,427	124.61	1,778	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,590	101.14	1,608	66
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,436	95.70	1,374	214
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,176	84.24	990	204

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)	1,205	$1,648	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,414	$1,570	14
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,334	$1,350	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,244	$1,347	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$1,325	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,231	$1,787	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,249	$2,009	41
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,434	$1,836	52
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,416	$1,600	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,357	$1,455	47
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	978	$2,410	73

Every lot, as filed

87 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 1	—	1,495	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,416	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,508	1,687.01/head	1,625.00–1,700.00	1,687	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,100	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,334	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium 2	—	880	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,031	126.23/cwt	115.00–133.00	1,301	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,231	1,786.66/head	1,625.00–1,825.00	1,787	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 4	—	1,020	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,523	1,783.03/head	1,550.00–1,875.00	1,783	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,438	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	2,096.16/head	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,096	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 4	—	1,164	1,239.11/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,239	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,410	1,519.72/head	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,520	18
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,130	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,695	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,020	143.29/cwt	143.00–144.00	1,462	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,046	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,084	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	868	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,285	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,022	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,090	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,575	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 2Fleshy	—	880	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,210	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	797	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,064	17
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	899	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,268	10
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	—	653	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	441	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	980	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,411	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	810	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,102	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	915	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,267	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,103	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,594	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,115	143.84/cwt	143.50–144.50	1,604	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	908	140.76/cwt	139.00–142.50	1,278	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,150	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,662	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	361	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	460	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	620	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	605	1
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	—	478	32.50/cwt	32.50–32.50	155	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,015	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,477	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	949	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,362	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	899	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,232	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	695	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	886	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,238	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	130	275.00/head	275.00–275.00	275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	125	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	120	255.63/head	250.00–260.00	256	2
Bulls	Large 2	—	110	250.00/head	250.00–250.00	250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	215	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	1
Bulls	—	—	1,810	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,919	1
Bulls	—	—	1,674	118.84/cwt	114.00–120.50	1,989	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	78.88/cwt	70.00–84.00	927	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	99.30/cwt	97.50–101.00	1,147	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,228	88.66/cwt	85.00–92.50	1,089	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,347	107.06/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,442	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,331	97.48/cwt	91.00–104.00	1,297	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,525	86.74/cwt	84.50–88.50	1,323	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,555	107.67/cwt	105.50–108.00	1,674	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,001	106.44/cwt	100.00–112.50	1,065	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,443	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	1,436	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,089	81.77/cwt	75.00–84.00	890	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,774	93.05/cwt	89.50–94.50	1,651	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,505	84.99/cwt	78.00–88.50	1,279	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,228	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,463	94.70/cwt	89.00–103.50	1,385	96
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	56.84/cwt	42.50–65.00	611	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	114.24/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,703	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	101.01/cwt	95.00–106.50	1,611	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,174	88.06/cwt	80.00–97.50	1,034	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,032	49.29/cwt	47.50–50.00	509	3
Bulls	—	—	1,723	122.74/cwt	120.50–127.50	2,115	8
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,050	138.39/cwt	124.50–145.00	1,453	15
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,490	105.83/cwt	101.00–111.00	1,577	6
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,730	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	2,007	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	972	2,437.95/head	2,175.00–2,500.00	2,438	70
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	1,040	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,226	2,016.18/head	1,900.00–2,175.00	2,016	33
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 2	—	1,203	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,270	1,338.70/head	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,339	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,602	1,753.05/head	1,625.00–1,775.00	1,753	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,213	1,662.89/head	1,500.00–1,725.00	1,663	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,289	1,412.93/head	1,375.00–1,485.00	1,413	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,805	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,393	1,754.22/head	1,525.00–1,875.00	1,754	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,423	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,445	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	1,085	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,215	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,350	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,721	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,195	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,140	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,244	1,347.41/head	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,347	17

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 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 178Year ago 305

Slaughter CattleReceipts 584Last week 597Year ago 701

Replacement CattleReceipts 293Last week 90Year ago 101

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,495	2,275.00	2,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,416	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,270	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,338.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,195	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 4$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,350.00	1,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,164	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,239.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,523	1,550.00–1,875.00	1,783.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,410	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,519.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,226	1,900.00–2,175.00	2,016.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,602	1,625.00–1,775.00	1,753.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,393	1,525.00–1,875.00	1,754.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,423	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,438	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,520	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,096.16
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,203	1,625.00	1,625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,805	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,508	1,625.00–1,700.00	1,687.01
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,334	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,213	1,500.00–1,725.00	1,662.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,289	1,375.00–1,485.00	1,412.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,244	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,347.41
Heifer Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	1,350.00	1,350.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	70	—	972	2,175.00–2,500.00	2,437.95
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,445	2,300.00	2,300.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	1,600.00	1,600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,031	115.00–133.00	126.23
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	112.00	112.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,350	127.50	127.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,231	1,625.00–1,825.00	1,786.66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,130	150.00	150.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,020	143.00–144.00	143.29
12	—	1,090	144.50	144.50
17	—	797	133.50	133.50
10	—	899	141.00	141.00
1	—	980	144.00	144.00
1	—	810	136.00	136.00
3	—	1,115	143.50–144.50	143.84
2	—	908	139.00–142.50	140.76
1	—	1,150	144.50	144.50
4	—	695	127.50	127.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	137.50	137.50
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	653	67.50	67.50
3	—	478	32.50	32.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	915	138.50	138.50
7	—	899	137.00	137.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,103	144.50	144.50
15	—	1,015	145.50	145.50
15	—	949	143.50	143.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	361	127.50	127.50
1	—	620	97.50	97.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	450	232.50	232.50
4	—	559	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	868	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
1	—	130	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
1	—	125	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per head · actual wt
2	—	120	250.00–260.00	255.63
Bulls — Large 2$ per head · actual wt
1	—	110	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
1	—	215	375.00	375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	106.00	106.00
9	—	1,674	114.00–120.50	118.84
8	—	1,723	120.50–127.50	122.74
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,050	124.50–145.00	138.39
6	—	1,490	101.00–111.00	105.83
1	—	1,730	116.00	116.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,175	70.00–84.00	78.88
2	—	1,155	97.50–101.00	99.30
55	—	1,228	85.00–92.50	88.66
8	—	1,075	42.50–65.00	56.84
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,347	104.00–114.00	107.06
53	—	1,331	91.00–104.00	97.48
2	—	1,525	84.50–88.50	86.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,555	105.50–108.00	107.67
32	—	1,505	78.00–88.50	84.99
96	—	1,463	89.00–103.50	94.70
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,001	100.00–112.50	106.44
9	—	1,089	75.00–84.00	81.77
70	—	1,174	80.00–97.50	88.06
3	—	1,032	47.50–50.00	49.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,443	99.50	99.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,774	89.50–94.50	93.05
1	—	1,535	80.00	80.00
5	—	1,491	110.00–122.00	114.24
53	—	1,595	95.00–106.50	101.01

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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