Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher. Feeding cows sold steady to 7.00 lower on a light test. Feeder dairy heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. The next available report will be Thursday, August 31, 2023.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.73/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$206.73

30 head · 876 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,811

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$456

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

$30.85/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	891	210.85	1,878	26
Medium and Large 2	775	180.00	1,395	2thin
Medium 1-2	790	180.00	1,422	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.85/cwt here — about $456 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 sale30 hd

206.73

—

CO average1 barns · 30 hd

206.73

+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	1,515	120.97	1,832	39
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,705	123.66	2,108	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,771	106.91	1,893	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,471	98.54	1,449	199
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,144	86.60	990	113
Dairy Heifers	Prime	Average	1,445	141.00	2,037	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,607	128.02	2,057	9thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,528	160.11	2,446	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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,303	$1,725	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$1,525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	Prime	—	1,445	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,037	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,232	99.66/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,228	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	89.16/cwt	78.00–96.00	1,011	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,033	100.17/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,035	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,021	93.65/cwt	92.00–95.00	956	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,705	123.66/cwt	120.00–127.00	2,108	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,757	100.53/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,766	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,843	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,057	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,136	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,532	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	970	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,601	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	870	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,349	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,064	162.68/cwt	162.00–164.50	1,731	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	861	161.81/cwt	161.00–163.00	1,393	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,161	163.69/cwt	163.00–164.50	1,900	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,205	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,970	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	974	163.83/cwt	163.00–164.50	1,596	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,015	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,614	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	633	131.67/cwt	130.00–132.50	833	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,348	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,103	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,400	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,974	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,131	164.32/cwt	163.50–164.50	1,858	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,273	161.48/cwt	160.50–164.00	2,056	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	978	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	2,010	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	995	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,244	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	—	651	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	391	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	426	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	648	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,023	162.50/cwt	161.00–164.50	1,662	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	990	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,579	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,817	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	918	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,992	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	560	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	966	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	932	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,528	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	1,210	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,634	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	790	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,422	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,303	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,121	128.59/cwt	125.00–143.00	1,441	12
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,080	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,026	1
Bulls	—	—	1,641	114.28/cwt	86.00–123.50	1,875	19
Bulls	—	—	1,908	129.80/cwt	124.00–135.00	2,477	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,363	112.06/cwt	110.50–114.00	1,527	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,058	116.45/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,232	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,523	153.92/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,344	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,384	67.10/cwt	51.00–75.00	929	8
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,533	166.29/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,549	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,607	128.02/cwt	125.00–128.50	2,057	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,774	108.44/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,924	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,365	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,604	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,453	91.53/cwt	80.00–99.50	1,330	71
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,504	103.39/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,555	105
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,376	119.96/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,651	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	57.78/cwt	46.00–72.50	659	24

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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 170Last week 332Year ago 254

Slaughter CattleReceipts 423Last week 462Year ago 627

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 4Year ago 19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	141.00	141.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,607	125.00–128.50	128.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,232	97.00–105.00	99.66
42	—	1,134	78.00–96.00	89.16
24	—	1,140	46.00–72.50	57.78
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,033	98.00–103.00	100.17
11	—	1,021	92.00–95.00	93.65
2	—	1,058	115.00–118.00	116.45
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,705	120.00–127.00	123.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,757	96.00–103.00	100.53
25	—	1,774	105.00–115.00	108.44
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,363	110.50–114.00	112.06
1	—	1,365	117.50	117.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,384	51.00–75.00	67.10
71	—	1,453	80.00–99.50	91.53
105	—	1,504	100.00–109.00	103.39
4	—	1,376	116.00–125.00	119.96
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,121	125.00–143.00	128.59
1	—	1,080	95.00	95.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,641	86.00–123.50	114.28
7	—	1,908	124.00–135.00	129.80
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	150.00–159.00	153.92
2	—	1,533	164.00–169.00	166.29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	703	230.00	230.00
9	—	917	201.00	201.00
2	—	1,210	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	918	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	790	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,090	196.00	196.00
6	—	978	205.50	205.50
7	—	811	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	659	232.50	232.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	165.00	165.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	155.00	155.00
1	—	1,015	159.00	159.00
2	—	1,348	156.00	156.00
1	—	1,400	141.00	141.00
8	—	426	152.00	152.00
1	—	990	159.50	159.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,064	162.00–164.50	162.68
5	—	861	161.00–163.00	161.81
8	—	1,161	163.00–164.50	163.69
1	—	1,205	163.50	163.50
12	—	974	163.00–164.50	163.83
14	—	1,131	163.50–164.50	164.32
4	—	1,273	160.50–164.00	161.48
11	—	1,023	161.00–164.50	162.50
2	—	560	172.50	172.50
5	—	932	164.00	164.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	145.00	145.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	135.00	135.00
3	—	633	130.00–132.50	131.67
1	—	995	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,210	135.00	135.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	651	60.00	60.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,303	1,725.00	1,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	1,525.00	1,525.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

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