Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.75 lower, while slaughter bulls sold 5.25 lower on a very thin test. Feeding cows sold uneven and feeder dairy heifers sold 1.50 to 2.50 lower. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will be Thursday, September 14, 2023.

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	1,487	131.03	1,948	38
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,782	120.65	2,150	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,731	107.20	1,855	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,471	99.37	1,462	150
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,137	91.33	1,038	173
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,385	156.00	2,161	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,563	130.00	2,032	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,650	146.00	2,409	1thin

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 (5-8 yrs)	1,660	$2,159	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,433	$1,800	8

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	1,132	162.14/cwt	161.50–162.50	1,835	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,168	162.63/cwt	161.50–163.00	1,900	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,080	161.65/cwt	161.00–162.50	1,746	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	973	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,537	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	531	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	823	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	773	144.35/cwt	142.50–148.00	1,116	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	925	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,388	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	925	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	897	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,014	162.38/cwt	162.00–162.50	1,647	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	870	160.21/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,394	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,045	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,667	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	865	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,367	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,342	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	2,140	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,265	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	2,030	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	935	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,515	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	988	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,591	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,355	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,127	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	716	141.29/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,012	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,268	124.49/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,579	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,433	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,660	2,159.34/head	2,075.00–2,200.00	2,159	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	168.54/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,601	15
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,036	152.62/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,581	5
Bulls	—	—	1,903	123.85/cwt	120.00–128.50	2,357	6
Bulls	—	—	1,103	161.44/cwt	135.50–168.00	1,781	8
Bulls	—	—	1,635	114.81/cwt	101.00–145.00	1,877	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,127	100.01/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,127	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	994	89.71/cwt	86.00–95.00	892	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,507	104.02/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,568	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,464	92.25/cwt	80.00–99.00	1,351	62
Steers	Choice	—	1,650	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,409	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,563	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,032	4
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,385	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,161	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,163	111.75/cwt	111.00–112.50	1,300	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,400	114.90/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,609	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,428	122.83/cwt	118.00–129.00	1,754	9
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,782	120.65/cwt	120.00–121.00	2,150	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,747	97.67/cwt	92.00–103.00	1,706	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	72.82/cwt	69.50–78.00	1,019	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,305	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,220	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,595	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,882	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	64.87/cwt	57.50–72.50	617	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,729	108.13/cwt	104.50–117.00	1,870	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	100.37/cwt	97.00–108.00	1,150	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,181	88.47/cwt	75.00–95.00	1,045	86

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 Sep 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 91Last week 255Year ago 162

Slaughter CattleReceipts 439Last week 344Year ago 592

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 4Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,132	161.50–162.50	162.14
12	—	1,168	161.50–163.00	162.63
13	—	1,080	161.00–162.50	161.65
4	—	1,014	162.00–162.50	162.38
5	—	870	160.00–161.00	160.21
3	—	1,342	159.50	159.50
1	—	1,265	160.50	160.50
2	—	935	162.00	162.00
2	—	988	161.00	161.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	158.00	158.00
10	—	531	155.00	155.00
3	—	773	142.50–148.00	144.35
1	—	925	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,045	159.50	159.50
1	—	865	158.00	158.00
3	—	1,355	157.00	157.00
8	—	716	140.00–145.00	141.29
2	—	1,268	120.00–129.00	124.49
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	925	97.00	97.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,433	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,660	2,075.00–2,200.00	2,159.34
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	15	—	950	165.00–173.00	168.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,036	150.00–160.00	152.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,903	120.00–128.50	123.85
8	—	1,103	135.50–168.00	161.44
19	—	1,635	101.00–145.00	114.81
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,127	96.00–105.00	100.01
12	—	994	86.00–95.00	89.71
2	—	1,163	111.00–112.50	111.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,507	100.00–113.00	104.02
62	—	1,464	80.00–99.00	92.25
8	—	1,400	69.50–78.00	72.82
1	—	1,595	118.00	118.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,400	110.00–116.00	114.90
9	—	1,428	118.00–129.00	122.83
1	—	1,305	93.50	93.50
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,782	120.00–121.00	120.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,747	92.00–103.00	97.67
51	—	1,729	104.50–117.00	108.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	951	57.50–72.50	64.87
37	—	1,146	97.00–108.00	100.37
86	—	1,181	75.00–95.00	88.47
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	146.00	146.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,563	130.00	130.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	156.00	156.00

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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