Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were good. Slaughter cows traded steady to 5.00 higher while slaughter bulls traded 2.75 higher. Feeding cows traded mostly 1.00 lower and feeder dairy heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher. The next available report will be Thursday, June 8, 2023.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $215.19/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$215.19

74 head · 650 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,398

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$501

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

$9.08/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
Medium and Large 1-2	435	222.92	969	11thin
Medium and Large 1	687	213.84	1,470	63

One grade step is worth $9.08/cwt here — about −$501 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 sale74 hd

215.19

—

CO average1 barns · 74 hd

215.19

+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	1,616	121.36	1,962	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,683	103.48	1,742	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,418	100.37	1,423	333
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,143	93.79	1,072	188
Dairy Heifers	Prime	Average	1,490	139.00	2,071	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,675	135.00	2,261	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
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	2,070	$2,200	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,282	$2,061	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,588	$2,301	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,163	$2,172	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,427	$1,968	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,314	$1,607	6

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1	—	665	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	905	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	220.43/cwt	217.50–222.50	1,045	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,486	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,318	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,627	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,140	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	687	221.94/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,525	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	640	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	897	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,772	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	236.50/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,335	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,298	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,850	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	253.91/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,435	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	211.06/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,834	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	489	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,027	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,355	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,951	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	900	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,247	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	975	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,394	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,188	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,717	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,334	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,894	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,029	144.04/cwt	142.50–145.00	1,482	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,415	140.29/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,985	17
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,143	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,663	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,217	144.61/cwt	144.50–145.50	1,760	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	940	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	549	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,222	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	976	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,776	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,454	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,062	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	588	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,397	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,325	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,272	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,468	113.39/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,665	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,410	105.63/cwt	100.00–112.50	1,489	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	94.43/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,087	85
Bulls	—	—	1,423	110.08/cwt	99.00–115.50	1,566	11
Bulls	—	—	1,743	122.70/cwt	116.50–127.50	2,139	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,616	114.89/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,857	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	84.10/cwt	75.00–89.50	949	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,677	103.97/cwt	100.00–112.50	1,744	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,747	94.00/cwt	85.00–98.50	1,642	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,457	91.24/cwt	80.00–97.50	1,329	97
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,211	95.76/cwt	91.00–102.00	1,160	19
Dairy Heifers	Prime	—	1,490	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,071	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,675	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,261	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	71.40/cwt	52.50–77.50	1,050	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	114.49/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,476	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,392	103.78/cwt	98.00–112.50	1,445	114
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	64.42/cwt	45.00–72.50	694	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	107.68/cwt	103.00–112.00	1,226	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,124	112.96/cwt	106.00–121.00	1,270	28
Bulls	—	—	2,053	132.29/cwt	129.50–135.50	2,716	6
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,285	126.44/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,625	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	980	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,127	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,167	132.00/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,540	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	143.40/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,468	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	127.68/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,344	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,546	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,314	1,606.84/head	1,475.00–1,650.00	1,607	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,374	1,948.32/head	1,850.00–1,975.00	1,948	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,587	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,220	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,403	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,588	2,251.99/head	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,252	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	2,171.85/head	2,125.00–2,200.00	2,172	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,587	2,028.40/head	1,975.00–2,125.00	2,028	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,070	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,702.82/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,324	2,214.81/head	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,215	7

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 Jun 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 219Last week 280Year ago 293

Slaughter CattleReceipts 632Last week 550Year ago 660

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 52Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	207.50	207.50
5	—	786	189.00	189.00
2	—	613	215.00	215.00
6	—	475	240.00	240.00
9	—	549	222.50	222.50
5	—	976	182.00	182.00
6	—	575	235.00	235.00
9	—	718	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	402	225.00	225.00
5	—	474	217.50–222.50	220.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	687	220.00–226.00	221.94
2	—	640	228.00	228.00
6	—	897	197.50	197.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	638	255.00	255.00
3	—	703	222.50	222.50
3	—	677	232.50–245.00	236.50
1	—	1,190	151.00	151.00
14	—	565	252.50–255.00	253.91
6	—	869	207.00–215.00	211.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	545	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	489	210.00	210.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,298	142.50	142.50
1	—	1,355	144.00	144.00
1	—	975	143.00	143.00
2	—	1,188	144.50	144.50
9	—	1,334	142.00	142.00
15	—	1,029	142.50–145.00	144.04
17	—	1,415	140.00–141.00	140.29
8	—	1,143	145.50	145.50
9	—	1,217	144.50–145.50	144.61
1	—	940	141.00	141.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
1	—	900	138.50	138.50
1	—	520	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	237.50	237.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	96.00	96.00
23	—	1,468	112.00–119.00	113.39
70	—	1,410	100.00–112.50	105.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	1,151	90.00–101.00	94.43
34	—	1,129	75.00–89.50	84.10
14	—	1,078	45.00–72.50	64.42
8	—	1,139	103.00–112.00	107.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,616	113.00–118.00	114.89
27	—	1,677	100.00–112.50	103.97
11	—	1,747	85.00–98.50	94.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	1,457	80.00–97.50	91.24
13	—	1,470	52.50–77.50	71.40
15	—	1,289	113.00–118.00	114.49
114	—	1,392	98.00–112.50	103.78
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,211	91.00–102.00	95.76
28	—	1,124	106.00–121.00	112.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,423	99.00–115.50	110.08
17	—	1,743	116.50–127.50	122.70
6	—	2,053	129.50–135.50	132.29
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	125.00–128.00	126.44
1	—	980	115.00	115.00
3	—	1,167	129.00–138.00	132.00
Dairy Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	139.00	139.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	135.00	135.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,024	140.00–145.00	143.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,053	120.00–135.00	127.68
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	142.50	142.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	115.00	115.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,314	1,475.00–1,650.00	1,606.84
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,374	1,850.00–1,975.00	1,948.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,587	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,588	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,251.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,163	2,125.00–2,200.00	2,171.85
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,587	1,975.00–2,125.00	2,028.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	2,070	2,200.00	2,200.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,183	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,702.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	7	—	1,324	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,214.81

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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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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