Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-07-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were good. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower, while slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. Feeding cows did not have enough comparisons for an accurate market trend and feeder dairy heifers traded steady. The next available report will be Thursday, July 13, 2023.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $221.18/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$221.18

17 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,141

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$996

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

$12.50/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	285	227.50	648	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	513	221.15	1,134	13thin
Medium and Large 1	765	215.00	1,645	2thin

One grade step is worth $12.50/cwt here — about −$996 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 sale17 hd

221.18

—

CO average1 barns · 17 hd

221.18

+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	—	Average	1,510	124.23	1,876	28
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,726	122.36	2,112	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,710	113.60	1,943	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,421	103.32	1,468	204
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,107	94.75	1,049	94

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,350	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,157	$2,733	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,620	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,420	$2,100	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,030	$2,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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 1	—	1,120	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,332	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	865	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,298	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,088	158.25/cwt	157.50–159.50	1,722	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,180	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,829	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,020	158.74/cwt	157.00–159.50	1,619	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,180	160.95/cwt	160.50–161.00	1,899	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	473	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	710	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	994	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,561	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	358	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	564	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	700	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	917	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	825	149.85/cwt	148.50–150.50	1,236	27
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	419	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	629	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,123	157.64/cwt	150.00–159.50	1,770	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	900	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,427	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,245	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,973	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,478	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,084	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	767	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,166	3
Dairy Heifers	Small 3-4	—	628	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	440	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,399	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	787	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,299	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	940	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,434	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,088	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	992	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,726	122.36/cwt	120.00–127.00	2,112	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,459	94.98/cwt	82.50–99.00	1,386	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,294	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	117.96/cwt	114.00–129.00	1,661	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	107.03/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,498	114
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,474	62.99/cwt	52.50–79.00	928	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,684	104.08/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,753	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	88.31/cwt	76.00–94.00	1,029	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	58.56/cwt	45.00–72.50	543	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	99.94/cwt	95.00–106.50	1,109	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,713	114.63/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,964	46
Bulls	—	—	1,901	130.99/cwt	125.50–134.50	2,490	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	995	109.15/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,086	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,015	102.83/cwt	102.00–103.50	1,044	3
Bulls	—	—	1,429	116.32/cwt	85.00–125.50	1,662	9
Bulls	—	—	1,995	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,753	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,160	129.63/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,504	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,128	116.62/cwt	106.00–124.00	1,315	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	891	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,042	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,378	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,070	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,035	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,620	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	965	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	675	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,544	1

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 Jul 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 200Last week 187Year ago 190

Slaughter CattleReceipts 402Last week 350Year ago 781

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 23Year ago 77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	166.00	166.00
1	—	1,150	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	202.50	202.50
5	—	756	185.00	185.00
6	—	262	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	215.00	215.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	150.00	150.00
8	—	1,088	157.50–159.50	158.25
1	—	1,180	155.00	155.00
14	—	1,020	157.00–159.50	158.74
8	—	473	150.00	150.00
12	—	994	157.00	157.00
5	—	358	157.50	157.50
27	—	825	148.50–150.50	149.85
6	—	419	150.00	150.00
5	—	1,123	150.00–159.50	157.64
1	—	900	158.50	158.50
1	—	1,245	158.50	158.50
2	—	1,478	141.00	141.00
3	—	767	152.00	152.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	140.00	140.00
1	—	670	115.00	115.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,180	160.50–161.00	160.95
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	700	131.00	131.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	628	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	787	165.00	165.00
3	—	940	152.50	152.50
2	—	518	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	252.50	252.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,726	120.00–127.00	122.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,459	82.50–99.00	94.98
24	—	1,408	114.00–129.00	117.96
114	—	1,400	100.00–113.00	107.03
7	—	1,474	52.50–79.00	62.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	112.50	112.50
24	—	1,165	76.00–94.00	88.31
6	—	928	45.00–72.50	58.56
58	—	1,110	95.00–106.50	99.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,684	103.00–105.00	104.08
46	—	1,713	108.00–119.00	114.63
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	995	108.00–110.00	109.15
3	—	1,015	102.00–103.50	102.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,901	125.50–134.50	130.99
9	—	1,429	85.00–125.50	116.32
1	—	1,995	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,160	126.00–135.00	129.63
4	—	1,128	106.00–124.00	116.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,355	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,253	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,620	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,420	2,100.00	2,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	2,200.00	2,200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	891	117.00	117.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	967	142.50	142.50
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	2,600.00	2,600.00

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

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

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