Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity moderate on good demand for slaughter cows and bulls. Average dressing slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00 to 4.00 higher; average dressing bulls sold steady. Feeder dairy heifers weighing 800 to 1300 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle supply too thinly tested to trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $225.00/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$225.00

6 head · 701 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,577

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 2	701	225.00	1,577	6thin

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 sale6 hd

225.00

—

CO average1 barns · 6 hd

225.00

+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	1,410	140.19	1,976	48
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Very Low	1,701	118.98	2,024	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,638	111.22	1,822	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,417	106.27	1,506	104
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,234	89.94	1,110	142

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	701	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,577	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	878	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,431	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	693	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,022	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	830	161.00/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,336	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	405	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	638	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2Fancy	—	1,000	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,720	2
Dairy Steers	Large 1	—	1,327	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	2,263	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	1,210	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,785	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 4	—	863	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	820	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,255	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,983	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	765	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,358	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,170	164.24/cwt	162.50–166.00	1,922	4
Dairy Steers	Large 1	—	1,217	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	2,075	9
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	—	662	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	629	3
Dairy Steers	Large 1	—	1,373	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,320	6
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	1,280	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,163	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,345	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,112	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	371	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	594	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,272	162.58/cwt	162.00–164.50	2,068	20
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	959	162.00/cwt	161.00–162.50	1,554	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,198	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,935	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,019	164.30/cwt	163.50–165.00	1,674	23
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	865	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,125	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,325	159.09/cwt	157.50–161.50	2,108	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	635	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,032	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,082	163.43/cwt	162.50–164.00	1,768	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,209	163.85/cwt	163.00–167.00	1,981	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,357	160.40/cwt	159.50–161.00	2,177	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,113	163.82/cwt	162.00–164.50	1,823	11
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	900	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	891	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	1,190	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,845	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,445	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,097	151.12/cwt	144.00–162.50	1,658	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,646	108.33/cwt	100.00–118.00	1,783	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,265	156.57/cwt	137.50–166.00	1,981	26
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,387	123.53/cwt	119.50–134.00	1,713	9
Bulls	—	—	1,460	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,475	1
Bulls	—	—	1,801	129.15/cwt	122.00–135.50	2,326	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	968	94.66/cwt	94.00–95.00	916	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,985	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	2,134	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,451	93.92/cwt	86.00–100.00	1,363	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	67.21/cwt	52.50–77.50	941	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,637	111.74/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,829	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	51.29/cwt	30.00–73.00	567	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,233	127.48/cwt	122.50–133.00	1,572	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,648	103.98/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,714	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,302	100.09/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,303	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,228	89.96/cwt	80.00–96.00	1,105	49
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,595	122.58/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,955	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,853	114.40/cwt	113.00–116.00	2,120	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,005	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,256	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,202	115.25/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,385	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,421	107.82/cwt	102.00–114.00	1,532	81
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	118.49/cwt	117.50–119.00	1,645	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,178	113.01/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,331	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,385	113.58/cwt	111.00–116.50	1,573	5

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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 255Last week 170Year ago 1,431

Slaughter CattleReceipts 344Last week 423Year ago 380

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 13Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	701	225.00	225.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	878	163.00	163.00
1	—	765	177.50	177.50
4	—	1,170	162.50–166.00	164.24
20	—	1,272	162.00–164.50	162.58
23	—	1,019	163.50–165.00	164.30
15	—	1,325	157.50–161.50	159.09
15	—	1,082	162.50–164.00	163.43
10	—	1,209	163.00–167.00	163.85
10	—	1,357	159.50–161.00	160.40
11	—	1,113	162.00–164.50	163.82
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	693	147.50	147.50
3	—	405	157.50	157.50
1	—	1,210	147.50	147.50
8	—	371	160.00	160.00
2	—	865	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,190	155.00	155.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	160.00–162.00	161.00
2	—	1,345	157.00	157.00
6	—	959	161.00–162.50	162.00
3	—	1,198	161.50	161.50
2	—	635	162.50	162.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,000	172.00	172.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	662	95.00	95.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	99.00	99.00
Dairy Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,327	170.50	170.50
9	—	1,217	170.50	170.50
6	—	1,373	169.00	169.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	863	95.00	95.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	158.00	158.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	169.00	169.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	141.00	141.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,097	144.00–162.50	151.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,646	100.00–118.00	108.33
26	—	1,265	137.50–166.00	156.57
9	—	1,387	119.50–134.00	123.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	101.00	101.00
7	—	1,801	122.00–135.50	129.15
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	968	94.00–95.00	94.66
1	—	1,005	125.00	125.00
2	—	1,178	112.00–114.00	113.01
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,985	107.50	107.50
7	—	1,595	119.00–129.00	122.58
3	—	1,853	113.00–116.00	114.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,451	86.00–100.00	93.92
3	—	1,400	52.50–77.50	67.21
81	—	1,421	102.00–114.00	107.82
3	—	1,388	117.50–119.00	118.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,637	108.00–118.00	111.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,106	30.00–73.00	51.29
63	—	1,302	96.00–106.00	100.09
49	—	1,228	80.00–96.00	89.96
3	—	1,202	112.00–119.00	115.25
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,233	122.50–133.00	127.48
5	—	1,385	111.00–116.50	113.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,648	103.00–105.00	103.98

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) - Brush, CO

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle