Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity moderate on good demand. Feeder steers and heifers too thinly traded for an accurate trend. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bull offerings today were heavy muscled and carrying light flesh.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $207.14/cwt on 14 head.

Average price

$207.14

14 head · 674 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,396

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$60.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.27

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	583	230.00	1,340	6thin
Medium and Large 1	743	192.86	1,433	7thin
Medium and Large 3	740	170.00	1,258	1thin

One grade step is worth $60.00/cwt here — about $82 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

207.14

—

CO average1 barns · 16 hd

199.88

+7.27

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	—	Average	1,828	125.37	2,291	35
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,719	112.73	1,938	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,518	108.10	1,641	88
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,384	103.04	1,426	249
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,186	92.01	1,091	208
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,373	149.00	2,046	2thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,424	$2,093	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$2,068	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,476	$2,000	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,065	$2,150	3thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	494	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,223	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,397	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,029	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,826	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	150	385.00/head	385.00–385.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	815	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,443	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	95	250.00/head	250.00–250.00	250	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	935	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,618	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,235	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,487	2,123.88/head	1,950.00–2,225.00	2,124	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,388	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	2,020	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	495	137.96/cwt	127.50–140.00	683	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	743	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,048	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,090	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,575	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	855	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,231	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,714	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	902	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,330	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,021	148.98/cwt	148.00–150.50	1,521	18
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,430	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,074	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	850	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,173	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	619	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	836	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	808	131.79/cwt	120.00–143.50	1,065	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	986	148.17/cwt	147.50–151.00	1,461	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,143	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,686	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,183	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,763	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	635	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	905	2
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	—	775	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	705	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,056	149.42/cwt	148.50–150.00	1,578	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,168	153.55/cwt	149.00–158.00	1,793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	915	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,382	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	150.01/cwt	147.50–152.50	1,973	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,452	93.79/cwt	85.00–98.00	1,362	69
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,747	95.16/cwt	87.00–98.00	1,662	4
Bulls	—	—	1,779	122.87/cwt	116.50–128.00	2,186	11
Bulls	—	—	2,073	131.65/cwt	128.50–136.50	2,729	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,279	85.91/cwt	75.00–90.50	1,099	50
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,707	112.25/cwt	104.50–117.00	1,916	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,374	113.64/cwt	113.00–114.50	1,561	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,745	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,256	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,086	95.57/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,038	28
Bulls	—	—	1,458	109.88/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,602	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,404	102.39/cwt	99.00–110.50	1,438	90
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,887	119.26/cwt	118.00–121.00	2,250	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,249	69.59/cwt	60.00–72.50	869	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	95.06/cwt	91.00–104.00	1,158	86
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,337	105.50/cwt	103.50–106.50	1,411	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,455	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,979	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,318	109.74/cwt	103.00–115.00	1,446	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,404	97.48/cwt	91.00–102.00	1,369	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	983	115.98/cwt	111.00–123.00	1,140	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,226	119.91/cwt	117.00–128.00	1,470	21
Heifers	Choice	—	1,373	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,046	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	106.62/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,123	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	103.96/cwt	101.00–112.50	1,646	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	868	62.17/cwt	57.50–67.50	540	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,137	88.89/cwt	77.50–91.50	1,011	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,471	111.37/cwt	108.00–113.50	1,638	49
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,530	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,729	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,513	117.78/cwt	113.50–125.00	1,782	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,813	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	880	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,012	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	1,200	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,524	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,476	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Stock Cows	Large 2	—	1,057	144.36/cwt	138.00–147.50	1,526	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,124	132.22/cwt	122.50–142.00	1,486	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	798	155.59/cwt	146.00–170.00	1,242	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,120	1,927.23/head	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,927	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 Jun 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 197Last week 219Year ago 616

Slaughter CattleReceipts 651Last week 632Year ago 656

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 60Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	494	247.50	247.50
1	—	1,025	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	815	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	262.50	262.50
1	—	445	275.00	275.00
6	—	1,029	177.50	177.50
1	—	150	385.00	385.00
1	—	605	267.50	267.50
1	—	960	178.50	178.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
1	—	95	250.00	250.00
2	—	1,168	149.00–158.00	153.55
1	—	1,110	152.50	152.50
1	—	1,070	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,010	151.00	151.00
1	—	915	151.00	151.00
2	—	1,315	147.50–152.50	150.01
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	144.00	144.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,388	145.50	145.50
8	—	855	144.00	144.00
13	—	902	147.50	147.50
18	—	1,021	148.00–150.50	148.98
1	—	1,430	145.00	145.00
15	—	986	147.50–151.00	148.17
2	—	1,143	147.50	147.50
2	—	1,183	149.00	149.00
2	—	635	142.50	142.50
12	—	1,056	148.50–150.00	149.42
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	495	127.50–140.00	137.96
1	—	850	138.00	138.00
10	—	619	135.00	135.00
2	—	808	120.00–143.50	131.79
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	743	141.00	141.00
4	—	1,090	144.50	144.50
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	91.00	91.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,487	1,950.00–2,225.00	2,123.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,476	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	2,350.00	2,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,120	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,927.23
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	115.00	115.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	127.00	127.00
Stock Cows — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,057	138.00–147.50	144.36
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,124	122.50–142.00	132.22
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	798	146.00–170.00	155.59
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,065	2,150.00	2,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,452	85.00–98.00	93.79
4	—	1,374	113.00–114.50	113.64
1	—	1,745	72.00	72.00
90	—	1,404	99.00–110.50	102.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,747	87.00–98.00	95.16
31	—	1,583	101.00–112.50	103.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,279	75.00–90.50	85.91
9	—	1,249	60.00–72.50	69.59
86	—	1,218	91.00–104.00	95.06
2	—	1,053	105.00–108.00	106.62
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,707	104.50–117.00	112.25
3	—	1,887	118.00–121.00	119.26
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,086	92.00–99.00	95.57
13	—	983	111.00–123.00	115.98
5	—	868	57.50–67.50	62.17
15	—	1,137	77.50–91.50	88.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,337	103.50–106.50	105.50
1	—	1,455	136.00	136.00
49	—	1,471	108.00–113.50	111.37
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,318	103.00–115.00	109.74
8	—	1,404	91.00–102.00	97.48
21	—	1,226	117.00–128.00	119.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,779	116.50–128.00	122.87
15	—	2,073	128.50–136.50	131.65
2	—	1,458	106.00–114.00	109.88
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	113.00	113.00
5	—	1,513	113.50–125.00	117.78
1	—	1,295	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	149.00	149.00

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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