Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded 3.00 to 6.00 higher, while slaughter bulls traded steady. Feeding cows traded steady to 6.00 higher and feeder dairy heifers traded steady. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. The next available report will be Thursday, May, 25, 2023.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $190.16/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$190.16

99 head · 674 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,281

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$81

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

$62.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.17

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	578	199.38	1,152	43
Medium and Large 1	746	188.25	1,404	45
Medium and Large 2	738	164.45	1,214	10thin
Medium 1	900	137.00	1,233	1thin

One grade step is worth $62.38/cwt here — about −$81 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 sale99 hd

190.16

—

CO average1 barns · 101 hd

188.99

+1.17

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	1,581	116.75	1,846	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,774	104.82	1,859	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,419	99.96	1,418	235
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,135	92.09	1,045	102
Dairy Heifers	Prime	Average	1,818	111.00	2,018	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,365	131.00	1,788	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,560	146.00	2,278	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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,389	$1,510	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,180	$1,982	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,457	$1,841	41
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,316	$1,544	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,224	$1,280	12
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,116	$2,300	7

Every lot, as filed

92 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 2	—	807	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,420	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	354	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	903	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	498	254.37/cwt	252.50–257.50	1,267	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	194.26/cwt	193.00–197.50	1,498	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,223	5
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	—	1,060	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,493	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,380	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	853	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	933	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,286	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,385	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,383	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	159.24/cwt	157.50–161.00	1,529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	152.33/cwt	152.00–153.00	1,341	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,347	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,564	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	933	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	499	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,098	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,064	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	139.84/cwt	137.50–141.00	1,506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	146.50/cwt	146.00–147.50	1,568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	869	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,116	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,685	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	895	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,280	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,155	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,733	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,182	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,732	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	977	143.30/cwt	141.50–147.50	1,400	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,076	145.73/cwt	145.50–146.50	1,568	22
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	800	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	700	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,155	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,617	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,024	144.50/cwt	144.00–145.50	1,480	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	980	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,348	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,924	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,205	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,777	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	935	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,337	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,423	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,907	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	930	139.99/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,302	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,118	145.45/cwt	144.50–146.50	1,626	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	845	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,203	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,026	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,282	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	207.83/cwt	202.50–217.50	1,016	11
Heifers	Medium 1	—	900	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,233	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,340	102.86/cwt	99.50–105.50	1,378	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,105	107.44/cwt	102.50–112.00	1,187	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,459	88.30/cwt	77.50–93.00	1,288	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,384	108.46/cwt	106.00–119.00	1,501	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	60.99/cwt	57.50–62.50	611	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,810	113.58/cwt	110.00–120.00	2,056	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	103.43/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,138	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	83.08/cwt	75.00–89.00	932	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	94.66/cwt	89.00–100.00	1,099	61
Heifers	Choice	—	1,355	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,924	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,757	103.99/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,827	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,381	107.54/cwt	106.00–110.50	1,485	29
Dairy Heifers	Prime	—	1,818	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	2,018	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,560	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,278	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,650	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,770	94.56/cwt	87.50–98.50	1,674	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,436	99.56/cwt	94.00–105.50	1,430	112
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,150	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,093	1
Bulls	—	—	1,546	104.98/cwt	95.00–111.50	1,623	12
Bulls	—	—	2,127	128.82/cwt	124.50–131.50	2,740	3
Bulls	—	—	1,790	117.34/cwt	112.50–122.50	2,100	18
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,034	140.13/cwt	132.50–152.50	1,449	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,333	114.24/cwt	110.00–118.50	1,523	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,146	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	935	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	846	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,133	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,439	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,156	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,252	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	950	122.25/cwt	117.50–127.00	1,161	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	208.28/cwt	204.00–212.50	1,302	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,408	1,703.09/head	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,703	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,982.46/head	1,900.00–2,025.00	1,982	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,116	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,469	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,542.74/head	1,475.00–1,575.00	1,543	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,366	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,224	1,280.30/head	1,225.00–1,350.00	1,280	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,626	2,238.35/head	2,175.00–2,250.00	2,238	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,282	1,290.67/head	1,275.00–1,325.00	1,291	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 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 293Last week 196Year ago 415

Slaughter CattleReceipts 574Last week 584Year ago 1,168

Replacement CattleReceipts 83Last week 293Year ago 318

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	807	176.00	176.00
2	—	853	160.00	160.00
2	—	393	237.50	237.50
2	—	410	227.50	227.50
2	—	663	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	354	255.00	255.00
5	—	515	237.50	237.50
2	—	553	232.50	232.50
4	—	609	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	498	252.50–257.50	254.37
7	—	771	193.00–197.50	194.26
6	—	622	240.00	240.00
9	—	569	242.50	242.50
5	—	677	231.00	231.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	92.50	92.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,116	151.00	151.00
3	—	1,155	150.00	150.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	143.00	143.00
6	—	1,182	146.50	146.50
12	—	977	141.50–147.50	143.30
22	—	1,076	145.50–146.50	145.73
6	—	1,024	144.00–145.50	144.50
9	—	1,205	147.50	147.50
1	—	935	143.00	143.00
9	—	1,118	144.50–146.50	145.45
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	87.50	87.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	140.00	140.00
1	—	980	137.50	137.50
1	—	1,480	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,423	134.00	134.00
2	—	930	139.00–141.00	139.99
1	—	845	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	728	190.00	190.00
2	—	960	157.50–161.00	159.24
4	—	499	220.00	220.00
3	—	1,070	146.00–147.50	146.50
2	—	1,203	135.00	135.00
2	—	573	212.50	212.50
2	—	423	242.50	242.50
3	—	527	215.00	215.00
13	—	822	175.00	175.00
4	—	625	204.00–212.50	208.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	880	152.00–153.00	152.33
1	—	945	142.50	142.50
3	—	532	200.00	200.00
3	—	1,077	137.50–141.00	139.84
12	—	366	237.50	237.50
11	—	489	202.50–217.50	207.83
3	—	580	197.50	197.50
1	—	1,100	122.50	122.50
2	—	425	225.00	225.00
2	—	670	172.50	172.50
2	—	813	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	115.00	115.00
1	—	935	129.00	129.00
4	—	380	222.50	222.50
1	—	795	151.00	151.00
2	—	950	117.50–127.00	122.25
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,340	99.50–105.50	102.86
29	—	1,381	106.00–110.50	107.54
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,105	102.50–112.00	107.44
1	—	1,150	95.00	95.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,459	77.50–93.00	88.30
32	—	1,384	106.00–119.00	108.46
112	—	1,436	94.00–105.50	99.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,001	57.50–62.50	60.99
14	—	1,100	101.00–109.00	103.43
18	—	1,122	75.00–89.00	83.08
61	—	1,161	89.00–100.00	94.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,810	110.00–120.00	113.58
33	—	1,757	100.00–109.00	103.99
11	—	1,770	87.50–98.50	94.56
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	142.00	142.00
1	—	1,375	120.00	120.00
Dairy Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,818	111.00	111.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	146.00	146.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,546	95.00–111.50	104.98
3	—	2,127	124.50–131.50	128.82
18	—	1,790	112.50–122.50	117.34
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,034	132.50–152.50	140.13
9	—	1,333	110.00–118.50	114.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,408	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,703.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,180	1,900.00–2,025.00	1,982.46
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,325	1,475.00–1,575.00	1,542.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,366	1,775.00	1,775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,224	1,225.00–1,350.00	1,280.30
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,626	2,175.00–2,250.00	2,238.35
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,116	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,469	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,282	1,275.00–1,325.00	1,290.67

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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