Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compare to last sale: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, while slaughter bulls sold 6.50 lower on a light test. Feeding cows were too thinly tested this week for a comparison and feeder dairy heifers sold steady to 2.50 higher. Trade activity and demand were good. The next available report will be Thursday, August 3, 2023.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $178.50/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$178.50

4 head · 855 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,526

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$312

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

$66.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.70

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	812	195.00	1,583	3thin
Medium and Large 2	985	129.00	1,271	1thin

One grade step is worth $66.00/cwt here — about $312 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 sale4 hd

178.50

—

CO average1 barns · 5 hd

170.80

+7.70

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	1,709	120.05	2,052	33
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,735	122.50	2,125	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,660	112.31	1,864	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,426	101.95	1,453	144
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	92.87	1,040	102
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,525	144.00	2,196	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,360	140.00	1,904	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,510	142.50	2,152	2thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,438	117.03/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,683	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,434	108.82/cwt	102.50–113.00	1,560	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	102.68/cwt	97.00–109.50	1,127	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,696	101.93/cwt	91.00–105.50	1,729	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,448	68.61/cwt	62.50–71.00	993	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,412	91.94/cwt	80.00–101.00	1,298	55
Steers	Choice	—	1,545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,086	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,904	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,656	113.37/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,877	39
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,735	122.50/cwt	121.00–128.00	2,125	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	60.32/cwt	42.50–72.50	681	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	89.73/cwt	76.00–95.00	1,020	49
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,525	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,196	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,213	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,165	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,375	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,474	1
Bulls	—	—	1,708	114.12/cwt	100.00–121.00	1,949	19
Bulls	—	—	1,280	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,741	1
Bulls	—	—	1,867	123.64/cwt	121.00–127.50	2,308	11
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,068	148.72/cwt	147.50–150.00	1,588	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,320	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	2,079	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,245	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,843	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,128	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,867	7
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	690	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	656	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	668	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	668	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	783	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,261	30
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	533	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	778	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	865	150.29/cwt	142.50–158.00	1,300	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	739	154.28/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,140	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	407	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	560	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	671	150.10/cwt	147.50–151.00	1,007	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,225	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	2,015	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,000	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,580	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	755	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,133	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	610	148.11/cwt	145.00–149.00	903	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,167	163.83/cwt	163.50–164.00	1,912	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	597	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	896	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	809	151.79/cwt	142.50–155.00	1,228	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,027	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,679	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,077	163.77/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,764	20
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	924	166.18/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,536	19
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	962	163.32/cwt	162.00–164.50	1,571	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	839	161.45/cwt	161.00–162.00	1,355	40
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	883	162.18/cwt	161.00–164.00	1,432	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	898	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	985	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,583	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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 269Last week 496Year ago 167

Slaughter CattleReceipts 355Last week 366Year ago 518

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,438	114.00–123.00	117.03
72	—	1,434	102.50–113.00	108.82
4	—	1,448	62.50–71.00	68.61
55	—	1,412	80.00–101.00	91.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,098	97.00–109.50	102.68
9	—	1,129	42.50–72.50	60.32
49	—	1,137	76.00–95.00	89.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,696	91.00–105.50	101.93
39	—	1,656	107.00–117.00	113.37
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,735	121.00–128.00	122.50
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	118.00	118.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	110.00	110.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,475	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	140.00	140.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	144.00	144.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,708	100.00–121.00	114.12
1	—	1,280	136.00	136.00
11	—	1,867	121.00–127.50	123.64
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	147.50–150.00	148.72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	157.50	157.50
1	—	1,245	148.00	148.00
4	—	533	146.00	146.00
2	—	865	142.50–158.00	150.29
8	—	739	152.00–155.00	154.28
15	—	671	147.50–151.00	150.10
1	—	1,000	158.00	158.00
1	—	755	150.00	150.00
10	—	610	145.00–149.00	148.11
5	—	597	150.00	150.00
4	—	809	142.50–155.00	151.79
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,128	165.50	165.50
30	—	783	161.00	161.00
2	—	1,225	164.50	164.50
3	—	1,167	163.50–164.00	163.83
3	—	1,027	163.50	163.50
20	—	1,077	163.00–165.00	163.77
19	—	924	164.00–170.00	166.18
8	—	962	162.00–164.50	163.32
40	—	839	161.00–162.00	161.45
34	—	883	161.00–164.00	162.18
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	95.00	95.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	668	100.00	100.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	407	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	898	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	217.50	217.50
1	—	1,055	150.00	150.00

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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