Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded 3.00 to 8.00 higher, while slaughter bulls traded 7.75 higher. Feeding cows traded steady and feeder dairy heifers were steady to 2.00 higher. Trade activity and demand were good. The next available report will be Thursday, July 6, 2023.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $191.84/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$191.84

38 head · 836 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,605

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$29

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

$74.17/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 2	598	220.00	1,316	3thin
Medium and Large 1	806	216.45	1,745	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	908	164.03	1,490	14thin
Medium 1-2	922	145.83	1,345	3thin

One grade step is worth $74.17/cwt here — about −$29 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 sale38 hd

191.84

—

CO average1 barns · 38 hd

191.84

+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	—	High	1,564	124.34	1,944	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,696	111.31	1,888	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,466	104.34	1,529	172
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,101	94.95	1,045	97
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,493	160.18	2,391	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,885	124.00	2,337	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,493	$2,500	3thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 1-2	—	889	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,511	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	158.98/cwt	152.00–162.50	1,542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,337	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,513	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	838	151.01/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,265	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	945	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,436	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,270	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	2,013	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	765	125.03/cwt	122.50–127.50	956	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,356	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,709	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,045	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,620	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	972	159.01/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,546	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,165	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,759	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	721	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	916	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	815	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,271	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,030	159.49/cwt	158.00–161.00	1,643	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,131	160.76/cwt	159.00–162.00	1,818	17
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,171	163.92/cwt	161.50–169.00	1,920	33
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	906	159.14/cwt	157.00–159.50	1,442	21
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,086	161.25/cwt	160.50–162.00	1,751	4
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	—	587	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	308	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	873	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,310	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	1,020	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,234	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,962	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	238.28/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,520	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	598	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,316	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,105	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,160	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,309	122.89/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,609	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,433	111.72/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,601	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,139	118.03/cwt	115.50–122.50	1,344	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	106.23/cwt	95.00–109.50	1,838	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,482	96.91/cwt	86.00–104.50	1,436	68
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,678	114.52/cwt	110.50–121.50	1,922	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,446	119.73/cwt	116.00–124.50	1,731	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,475	107.89/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,591	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	63.60/cwt	52.50–75.00	644	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	90.26/cwt	80.00–95.00	941	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	66.25/cwt	62.50–70.00	884	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,493	160.18/cwt	150.00–166.00	2,391	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,885	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,337	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	101.26/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,178	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,735	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	1,570	1
Bulls	—	—	1,896	136.27/cwt	134.00–139.50	2,584	8
Bulls	—	—	1,728	129.09/cwt	125.00–132.50	2,231	9
Bulls	—	—	1,491	116.10/cwt	105.00–120.50	1,731	12
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,090	122.22/cwt	122.00–122.50	1,332	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,144	112.90/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,292	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	930	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,256	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	129.21/cwt	120.00–141.00	1,476	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,271	151.52/cwt	149.00–158.00	1,926	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091	141.25/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,541	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,493	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,572	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,212	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,963	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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 236Year ago 251

Slaughter CattleReceipts 350Last week 444Year ago 723

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 15Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	889	170.00	170.00
3	—	970	152.00–162.50	158.98
3	—	775	172.50	172.50
2	—	1,073	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	873	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,020	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,234	159.00	159.00
11	—	638	235.00–239.00	238.28
2	—	660	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	598	220.00	220.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	838	149.00–153.00	151.01
2	—	945	152.00	152.00
1	—	1,045	155.00	155.00
1	—	1,165	151.00	151.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	158.50	158.50
8	—	972	156.00–160.00	159.01
1	—	815	156.00	156.00
10	—	1,030	158.00–161.00	159.49
17	—	1,131	159.00–162.00	160.76
33	—	1,171	161.50–169.00	163.92
21	—	906	157.00–159.50	159.14
4	—	1,086	160.50–162.00	161.25
2	—	1,212	162.00	162.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	122.50–127.50	125.03
7	—	721	127.00	127.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	587	52.50	52.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,005	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,310	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,105	105.00	105.00
11	—	1,139	115.50–122.50	118.03
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,309	118.00–128.00	122.89
23	—	1,433	105.00–115.00	111.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,730	95.00–109.50	106.23
27	—	1,678	110.50–121.50	114.52
1	—	1,735	90.50	90.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,482	86.00–104.50	96.91
6	—	1,446	116.00–124.50	119.73
69	—	1,475	105.00–115.00	107.89
2	—	1,335	62.50–70.00	66.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,013	52.50–75.00	63.60
32	—	1,042	80.00–95.00	90.26
40	—	1,163	97.00–107.00	101.26
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,493	150.00–166.00	160.18
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,885	124.00	124.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,896	134.00–139.50	136.27
9	—	1,728	125.00–132.50	129.09
12	—	1,491	105.00–120.50	116.10
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	122.00–122.50	122.22
4	—	1,144	110.00–119.00	112.90
1	—	930	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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,142	120.00–141.00	129.21
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,091	140.00–146.00	141.25
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,271	149.00–158.00	151.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,493	2,500.00	2,500.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) - Brush, CO

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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