Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, while slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeding cows and feeder dairy heifers sold steady. Trade activity and demand were good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $253.88/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$253.88

20 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,483

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$39.35/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	576	280.50	1,616	5thin
Medium and Large 2	448	270.00	1,210	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	608	241.15	1,467	13thin

One grade step is worth $39.35/cwt here — about $149 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 sale20 hd

253.88

—

CO average1 barns · 20 hd

253.88

+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	1,634	121.56	1,986	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,728	120.52	2,083	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,678	109.81	1,843	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,431	105.09	1,504	182
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,158	94.85	1,099	87
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,384	143.14	1,981	4thin

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)	1,507	$2,600	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,319	$2,211	26

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,414	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	2,284	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,099	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,747	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,318	146.69/cwt	130.00–155.00	1,933	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	983	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,583	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	816	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,302	52
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	728	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,216	46
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,370	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,206	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,255	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	2,027	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,175	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,851	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,672	110.96/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,855	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,416	116.23/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,646	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,433	106.54/cwt	101.50–113.00	1,527	125
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,553	61.62/cwt	40.00–77.00	957	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	90	210.00/head	210.00–210.00	210	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	163	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,089	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,472	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	86	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	172	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	950	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,482	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	602	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	617	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	478	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	598	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,071	161.43/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,729	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,222	162.16/cwt	161.50–162.50	1,982	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	918	156.05/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,433	19
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	708	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,020	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	601	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	992	45
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,030	162.27/cwt	161.50–163.00	1,671	18
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,298	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	2,096	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,685	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,431	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	862	157.91/cwt	152.00–158.50	1,361	33
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	714	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,128	45
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,008	158.33/cwt	157.50–158.50	1,596	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,128	163.51/cwt	162.00–164.00	1,844	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	124	285.00/head	285.00–285.00	285	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,485	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	833	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,341	51
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,164	162.66/cwt	162.00–163.00	1,893	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,210	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,507	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,319	2,210.86/head	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,211	26
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	132.02/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,347	2
Bulls	—	—	1,537	113.78/cwt	82.50–122.50	1,749	9
Bulls	—	—	1,743	130.32/cwt	125.00–135.50	2,271	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,364	108.38/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,478	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,123	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,359	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,728	120.52/cwt	117.00–124.00	2,083	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,713	103.15/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,767	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	100.56/cwt	96.00–108.00	1,165	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	112.17/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,297	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	87.51/cwt	78.00–95.00	979	13
Heifers	Choice	—	1,384	143.14/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,981	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,229	48.80/cwt	36.00–62.00	600	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,451	96.05/cwt	85.00–101.00	1,394	18

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 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 496Last week 506Year ago 240

Slaughter CattleReceipts 366Last week 363Year ago 835

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 17Year ago 23

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, while slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeding cows and feeder dairy heifers sold steady. Trade activity and demand were good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,414	161.50	161.50
4	—	983	161.00	161.00
46	—	728	167.00	167.00
1	—	1,370	161.00	161.00
2	—	1,255	161.50	161.50
14	—	1,071	160.00–163.00	161.43
12	—	1,222	161.50–162.50	162.16
45	—	601	165.00	165.00
18	—	1,030	161.50–163.00	162.27
16	—	1,128	162.00–164.00	163.51
51	—	833	161.00	161.00
3	—	1,164	162.00–163.00	162.66
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,099	159.00	159.00
3	—	1,318	130.00–155.00	146.69
52	—	816	159.50	159.50
1	—	1,175	157.50	157.50
1	—	950	156.00	156.00
19	—	918	155.00–158.00	156.05
10	—	1,298	161.50	161.50
33	—	862	152.00–158.50	157.91
45	—	714	158.00	158.00
6	—	1,008	157.50–158.50	158.33
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	602	102.50	102.50
9	—	478	125.00	125.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	708	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
6	—	90	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
2	—	163	500.00	500.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,210	148.00	148.00
4	—	86	200.00	200.00
5	—	124	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	302.50	302.50
7	—	669	220.00	220.00
2	—	485	295.00	295.00
2	—	768	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	267.50	267.50
2	—	495	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	448	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,672	106.00–116.00	110.96
9	—	1,713	99.00–105.00	103.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,416	114.00–122.00	116.23
125	—	1,433	101.50–113.00	106.54
6	—	1,553	40.00–77.00	61.62
18	—	1,451	85.00–101.00	96.05
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,364	106.00–111.00	108.38
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,123	121.00	121.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,728	117.00–124.00	120.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,159	96.00–108.00	100.56
4	—	1,156	109.00–114.00	112.17
13	—	1,119	78.00–95.00	87.51
8	—	1,229	36.00–62.00	48.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,537	82.50–122.50	113.78
8	—	1,743	125.00–135.50	130.32
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,384	139.00–148.00	143.14

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,507	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,319	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,210.86
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	131.00–133.00	132.02

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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Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle