Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand good on slaughter cows and bulls. Trade activity light on good demand for feeder cattle. Feeder dairy heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $205.05/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$205.05

46 head · 756 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,550

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$751

per head · Small 2 over Medium and Large 1

$16.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 2	451	217.50	982	12thin
Medium and Large 1	864	200.66	1,733	34

One grade step is worth $16.84/cwt here — about −$751 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 sale46 hd

205.05

—

CO average1 barns · 46 hd

205.05

+0.00

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	1,774	121.79	2,161	47
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,580	127.40	2,013	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,638	106.06	1,738	91
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,452	99.11	1,439	200
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,217	87.53	1,065	185

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)	1,619	$1,817	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,480	$1,625	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,282	$1,539	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,210	$1,566	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,476	$1,951	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,542	$1,897	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,480	5

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	348	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,008	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	155	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	95	250.00/head	250.00–250.00	250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	103	256.07/head	200.00–300.00	256	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,528	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,455	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,500	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,267	1
Steers	Small 2	—	386	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	888	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,008	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,814	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,169	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,894	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,379	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	641	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,314	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	931	139.25/cwt	138.50–140.00	1,296	4
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	—	576	86.79/cwt	82.50–87.50	500	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,124	144.10/cwt	143.50–145.00	1,620	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	832	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,152	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,331	142.76/cwt	140.50–143.50	1,900	4
Steers	Small 2	—	543	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,086	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,027	145.12/cwt	144.50–145.50	1,490	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,068	144.23/cwt	143.50–144.50	1,540	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	880	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,197	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	985	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,379	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,032	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,584	29
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	421	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	383	6
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	1,089	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,693	27
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	935	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,258	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	775	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	628	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	—	662	88.96/cwt	85.00–90.00	589	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	504	325.00/head	325.00–325.00	325	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	1,125	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,536	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	1,067	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,467	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	213	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	180	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	3
Heifers	Small 2	—	345	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	80	125.00/head	125.00–125.00	125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	150	325.00/head	325.00–325.00	325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	218	466.60/head	450.00–475.00	467	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	748	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,481	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	617	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,435	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	94.53/cwt	89.00–100.50	1,151	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	107.20/cwt	104.50–113.00	1,222	6
Bulls	—	—	1,724	109.47/cwt	102.00–111.00	1,887	5
Bulls	—	—	1,847	119.86/cwt	113.00–122.50	2,214	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,870	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	2,038	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,235	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,371	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,436	89.17/cwt	83.00–93.00	1,280	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	109.24/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,540	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,377	107.53/cwt	100.50–111.00	1,481	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,020	61.24/cwt	52.50–76.00	625	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,032	84.58/cwt	80.00–89.00	873	8
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,508	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,991	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,485	109.20/cwt	101.50–110.00	1,622	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,518	98.25/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,491	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,243	84.24/cwt	76.00–88.50	1,047	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,296	69.32/cwt	55.00–74.00	898	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,709	94.69/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,618	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,677	105.78/cwt	103.00–112.00	1,774	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	114.76/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,899	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,563	71.30/cwt	61.00–78.00	1,114	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,338	94.86/cwt	88.00–97.00	1,269	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,152	97.23/cwt	93.50–104.50	1,120	13
Bulls	—	—	1,947	128.47/cwt	125.00–135.50	2,501	18
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,611	119.70/cwt	113.00–124.00	1,928	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,463	105.44/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,543	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	973	149.98/cwt	147.50–152.50	1,459	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 4	—	1,170	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 4	—	1,183	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,437	1,963.41/head	1,925.00–2,100.00	1,963	8
Stock Cows	Large 2	—	1,250	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,738	1
Stock Cows	Large 1	—	1,203	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,305	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,195	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,326	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,039	126.37/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,313	13
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,210	1,565.83/head	1,500.00–1,635.00	1,566	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,619	1,817.32/head	1,625.00–1,900.00	1,817	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,282	1,538.82/head	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,539	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,480	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,553	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,544	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,525	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,195	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,270	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,205	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,868	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,397	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 May 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 280Last week 293Year ago 314

Slaughter CattleReceipts 550Last week 574Year ago 691

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 83Year ago 76

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	348	227.50	227.50
6	—	456	221.00	221.00
1	—	745	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
2	—	228	375.00	375.00
1	—	155	350.00	350.00
1	—	95	250.00	250.00
5	—	103	200.00–300.00	256.07
3	—	722	191.00	191.00
2	—	678	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	641	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	345	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,205	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	764	200.00	200.00
4	—	565	257.50	257.50
9	—	674	222.50	222.50
2	—	705	226.00	226.00
6	—	1,008	180.00	180.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	386	230.00	230.00
5	—	543	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,169	162.00	162.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	931	138.50–140.00	139.25
10	—	1,124	143.50–145.00	144.10
5	—	832	138.50	138.50
4	—	1,331	140.50–143.50	142.76
16	—	1,027	144.50–145.50	145.12
15	—	1,068	143.50–144.50	144.23
1	—	880	136.00	136.00
1	—	985	140.00	140.00
4	—	504	325.00	325.00
3	—	213	375.00	375.00
3	—	180	375.00	375.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	576	82.50–87.50	86.79
5	—	662	85.00–90.00	88.96
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,032	153.50	153.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	421	91.00	91.00
1	—	935	134.50	134.50
1	—	775	81.00	81.00
1	—	1,125	136.50	136.50
3	—	1,067	137.50	137.50
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,089	155.50	155.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
1	—	80	125.00	125.00
1	—	150	325.00	325.00
3	—	218	450.00–475.00	466.60
4	—	748	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	232.50	232.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,218	89.00–100.50	94.53
6	—	1,140	104.50–113.00	107.20
80	—	1,243	76.00–88.50	84.24
16	—	1,296	55.00–74.00	69.32
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,870	109.00	109.00
4	—	1,508	132.00	132.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	111.00	111.00
52	—	1,377	100.50–111.00	107.53
8	—	1,338	88.00–97.00	94.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,436	83.00–93.00	89.17
11	—	1,410	107.00–111.00	109.24
88	—	1,518	94.00–105.00	98.25
3	—	1,563	61.00–78.00	71.30
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,020	52.50–76.00	61.24
8	—	1,032	80.00–89.00	84.58
13	—	1,152	93.50–104.50	97.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,485	101.50–110.00	109.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,709	94.00–98.00	94.69
63	—	1,677	103.00–112.00	105.78
3	—	1,655	113.00–118.00	114.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,724	102.00–111.00	109.47
13	—	1,847	113.00–122.50	119.86
18	—	1,947	125.00–135.50	128.47
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,611	113.00–124.00	119.70
5	—	1,463	100.00–110.00	105.44
2	—	973	147.50–152.50	149.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 4$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,183	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,437	1,925.00–2,100.00	1,963.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,553	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,544	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,525	1,875.00	1,875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	1,500.00	1,500.00
Stock Cows — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	139.00	139.00
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,203	108.50	108.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	111.00	111.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,039	120.00–133.00	126.37
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,210	1,500.00–1,635.00	1,565.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,619	1,625.00–1,900.00	1,817.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,480	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,282	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,538.82

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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