Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, trade activity and demand were good on slaughter cows/bulls and cow/calf pairs. Dairy feeder heifers over 800 lbs sold mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $212.50/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$212.50

2 head · 638 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,356

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

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 1-2	638	212.50	1,356	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

212.50

—

CO average1 barns · 2 hd

212.50

+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	1,587	123.18	1,954	26
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,721	122.97	2,116	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,558	117.70	1,834	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,454	111.83	1,626	105
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,244	97.88	1,217	146

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	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,375	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,536	$2,433	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,215	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,530	$2,338	2thin

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
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,262	163.67/cwt	163.50–164.00	2,066	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,360	163.45/cwt	163.00–163.50	2,223	10
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	1,105	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,356	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,017	164.40/cwt	163.50–165.00	1,672	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,181	165.00/cwt	164.50–165.50	1,949	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	710	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,172	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,311	163.64/cwt	163.50–164.50	2,145	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	978	164.50/cwt	164.00–165.00	1,609	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,209	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,989	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	880	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,443	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	785	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,185	1
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	800	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,080	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	733	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,165	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	865	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,349	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	955	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,490	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	—	585	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	395	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,080	164.80/cwt	163.00–166.50	1,780	23
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,475	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,375	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,119	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,841	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	930	158.70/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,476	3
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	—	750	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	675	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	763	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,049	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,425	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,223	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,375	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,380	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,348	2,375.14/head	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,375	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,490	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,215	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,445	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,615	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,825	2,522.60/head	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,523	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	940	157.51/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,481	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,215	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,185	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,530	121.28/cwt	115.00–137.50	1,856	13
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,400	147.59/cwt	147.00–148.00	2,066	2
Bulls	—	—	1,765	125.97/cwt	121.00–130.50	2,223	8
Bulls	—	—	1,613	112.83/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,820	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,238	119.70/cwt	116.00–127.50	1,482	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	124.24/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,872	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	113.90/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,786	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,582	118.50/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,875	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,343	52.66/cwt	26.00–75.00	707	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,640	100.34/cwt	87.50–102.00	1,646	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,261	105.76/cwt	101.00–111.50	1,334	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,242	93.91/cwt	76.00–100.00	1,166	74
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,710	124.23/cwt	120.00–128.00	2,124	8
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,765	117.92/cwt	117.00–119.00	2,081	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,417	113.27/cwt	102.50–118.50	1,605	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	117.28/cwt	116.50–118.00	1,393	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,490	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	782	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,365	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,392	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	955	88.81/cwt	77.50–100.00	848	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,101	108.58/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,195	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,502	121.34/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,823	11

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 Aug 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 140Last week 269Year ago 127

Slaughter CattleReceipts 429Last week 355Year ago 527

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 0Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,262	163.50–164.00	163.67
10	—	1,360	163.00–163.50	163.45
15	—	1,017	163.50–165.00	164.40
4	—	1,181	164.50–165.50	165.00
13	—	710	165.00	165.00
7	—	1,311	163.50–164.50	163.64
4	—	978	164.00–165.00	164.50
8	—	1,209	164.50	164.50
2	—	880	164.00	164.00
23	—	1,080	163.00–166.50	164.80
1	—	1,475	161.00	161.00
15	—	1,119	164.50	164.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	151.00	151.00
4	—	733	159.00	159.00
1	—	865	156.00	156.00
1	—	955	156.00	156.00
3	—	930	156.00–160.00	158.70
1	—	1,425	156.00	156.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	67.50	67.50
1	—	750	90.00	90.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	137.50	137.50
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	136.00	136.00
1	—	800	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	212.50	212.50

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,348	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,375.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,490	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,445	2,325.00	2,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,615	2,350.00	2,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,380	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,825	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,522.60
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	940	155.00–160.00	157.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	97.50	97.50
13	—	1,530	115.00–137.50	121.28
2	—	1,400	147.00–148.00	147.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,765	121.00–130.50	125.97
2	—	1,613	111.00–115.00	112.83
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,238	116.00–127.50	119.70
2	—	955	77.50–100.00	88.81
5	—	1,101	107.00–112.00	108.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,507	123.00–125.00	124.24
6	—	1,568	109.00–115.00	113.90
4	—	1,582	116.00–120.00	118.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,343	26.00–75.00	52.66
54	—	1,261	101.00–111.50	105.76
74	—	1,242	76.00–100.00	93.91
2	—	1,188	116.50–118.00	117.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,640	87.50–102.00	100.34
79	—	1,417	102.50–118.50	113.27
1	—	1,490	52.50	52.50
11	—	1,502	119.00–125.00	121.34
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,710	120.00–128.00	124.23
2	—	1,765	117.00–119.00	117.92
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	102.00	102.00

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

Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) - Brush, CO

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Replacement Cattle

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