Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, while slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. Feeding cows sold steady to 2.50 higher and feeder dairy heifers sold steady. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. The next available report will be Thursday, August 24, 2023.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $230.32/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$230.32

47 head · 791 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,822

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	791	230.32	1,822	47

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 sale47 hd

230.32

—

CO average1 barns · 47 hd

230.32

+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	1,714	120.49	2,066	29
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,622	120.47	1,954	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,679	105.23	1,767	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,466	101.95	1,495	204
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,156	94.15	1,088	123
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,245	169.00	2,104	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,395	132.17	1,844	3thin

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,468	$1,963	4thin

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,447	67.62/cwt	58.00–74.00	978	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	484	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,215	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	701	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,647	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	373	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	690	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,016	163.66/cwt	160.00–164.50	1,663	15
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	—	681	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	545	4
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	—	713	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	542	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	403	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	524	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	677	168.12/cwt	168.00–169.00	1,138	33
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	825	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,163	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	488	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	720	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,086	165.31/cwt	164.50–165.50	1,795	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	985	164.00/cwt	160.00–164.50	1,615	19
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	874	164.73/cwt	164.50–165.50	1,440	26
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	855	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,334	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,118	164.61/cwt	164.50–165.50	1,840	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	610	153.10/cwt	150.00–155.00	934	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	540	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	837	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,055	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,583	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	656	154.60/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,014	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	567	139.96/cwt	135.00–142.50	794	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	715	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,180	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,238	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	2,024	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	616	165.11/cwt	164.00–165.50	1,017	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	585	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	913	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	805	156.65/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,261	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	738	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,114	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,310	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	351	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	842	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,816	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	197.39/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,852	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,173	163.30/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,916	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,155	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,698	1
Bulls	—	—	1,678	115.37/cwt	100.00–124.50	1,936	20
Bulls	—	—	1,847	128.69/cwt	125.00–136.00	2,377	7
Bulls	—	—	2,075	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,884	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,409	112.43/cwt	106.00–115.50	1,584	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,145	107.65/cwt	106.00–110.50	1,233	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,275	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,779	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,622	120.47/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,954	6
Heifers	Prime	—	1,245	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,104	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	102.10/cwt	99.00–110.00	1,223	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	89.87/cwt	75.00–98.50	1,018	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	67.06/cwt	56.00–73.00	771	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,248	121.85/cwt	116.00–125.50	1,521	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,455	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,870	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,674	99.30/cwt	89.50–103.00	1,662	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,170	125.24/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,465	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,442	95.05/cwt	82.00–102.50	1,371	91
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,546	105.10/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,625	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,421	119.68/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,701	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,683	109.98/cwt	106.00–119.00	1,851	25

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 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 332Last week 280Year ago 193

Slaughter CattleReceipts 462Last week 503Year ago 802

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 8Year ago 40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,447	58.00–74.00	67.62
91	—	1,442	82.00–102.50	95.05
68	—	1,546	103.00–114.00	105.10
4	—	1,421	116.00–124.00	119.68
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,409	106.00–115.50	112.43
5	—	1,248	116.00–125.50	121.85
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,145	106.00–110.50	107.65
4	—	1,170	120.00–127.00	125.24
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,622	120.00–121.00	120.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,198	99.00–110.00	102.10
63	—	1,133	75.00–98.50	89.87
10	—	1,149	56.00–73.00	67.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,674	89.50–103.00	99.30
25	—	1,683	106.00–119.00	109.98
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	147.00	147.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,678	100.00–124.50	115.37
7	—	1,847	125.00–136.00	128.69
1	—	2,075	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	139.50	139.50
2	—	1,455	128.50	128.50
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	169.00	169.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	484	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	240.00	240.00
2	—	1,125	161.00	161.00
5	—	701	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	695	222.50	222.50
3	—	582	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	373	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	351	240.00	240.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,016	160.00–164.50	163.66
33	—	677	168.00–169.00	168.12
16	—	1,086	164.50–165.50	165.31
19	—	985	160.00–164.50	164.00
26	—	874	164.50–165.50	164.73
9	—	1,118	164.50–165.50	164.61
1	—	715	165.00	165.00
3	—	1,238	163.50	163.50
4	—	616	164.00–165.50	165.11
5	—	1,173	161.00–165.00	163.30
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	681	80.00	80.00
4	—	713	76.00	76.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	130.00	130.00
1	—	825	141.00	141.00
2	—	488	147.50	147.50
3	—	567	135.00–142.50	139.96
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	855	156.00	156.00
4	—	610	150.00–155.00	153.10
2	—	540	155.00	155.00
1	—	1,055	150.00	150.00
5	—	656	153.00–155.00	154.60
2	—	585	156.00	156.00
3	—	805	150.00–160.00	156.65
7	—	738	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	724	241.00	241.00
36	—	776	234.00	234.00
2	—	825	225.00	225.00
5	—	938	195.00–201.00	197.39

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,450	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,520	2,000.00	2,000.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

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