Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week trade activity and demand was moderate. Feeder steers and heifers had no comparable trades from the prior sale. Feeder dairy heifers weighing 950-1350 pounds sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Average dressing slaughter cows sold uneven; bulls sold 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $199.36/cwt on 22 head.

Average price

$199.36

22 head · 916 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,826

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−34.53

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	916	199.36	1,826	22

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 sale22 hd

199.36

—

CO average4 barns · 1,781 hd

233.89

−34.53

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	1,613	119.56	1,928	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,576	119.70	1,887	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,510	101.37	1,530	158
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,193	90.71	1,082	182

Every lot, as filed

43 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 3	—	1,340	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,117	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	950	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,511	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,125	156.50/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,761	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,090	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,739	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	764	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,177	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	929	154.66/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,437	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	981	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,560	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,084	158.88/cwt	158.50–159.00	1,722	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	924	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,469	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,282	158.74/cwt	158.50–159.00	2,035	19
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,312	157.96/cwt	157.00–158.00	2,072	27
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,185	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,872	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	965	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,998	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	1,022	189.76/cwt	181.00–192.00	1,939	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	813	217.97/cwt	216.00–222.00	1,772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,143	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,115	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	943	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,933	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,245	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,967	4
Bulls	—	—	1,657	118.75/cwt	109.00–125.00	1,968	23
Bulls	—	—	1,500	132.28/cwt	129.00–137.50	1,984	5
Bulls	—	—	1,388	97.04/cwt	87.50–102.50	1,347	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,520	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,079	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	831	116.94/cwt	115.00–124.00	972	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,543	106.25/cwt	100.00–115.50	1,639	97
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	89.09/cwt	77.50–94.50	1,063	119
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	95.83/cwt	93.00–105.00	1,174	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,599	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	117.96/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,541	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,471	91.72/cwt	81.00–99.00	1,349	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,222	72.32/cwt	71.00–76.00	884	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	129.52/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,982	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,582	119.57/cwt	116.00–128.00	1,892	18
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,363	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,154	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,120	159.25/cwt	158.50–159.50	1,784	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,038	159.32/cwt	159.00–159.50	1,654	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,010	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,667	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,020	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,612	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	693	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,095	13
Heifers	Medium 2	—	703	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,371	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	795	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,821	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	1,085	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,975	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	1,142	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,856	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	945	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,550	1

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 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 240Last week 91Year ago 208

Slaughter CattleReceipts 478Last week 439Year ago 726

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	158.00	158.00
12	—	1,125	151.00–157.00	156.50
14	—	764	154.00	154.00
15	—	929	154.00–159.00	154.66
1	—	1,020	158.00	158.00
13	—	693	158.00	158.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	950	159.00	159.00
1	—	1,090	159.50	159.50
19	—	1,282	158.50–159.00	158.74
27	—	1,312	157.00–158.00	157.96
1	—	1,185	158.00	158.00
6	—	1,363	158.00	158.00
4	—	1,120	158.50–159.50	159.25
3	—	1,010	165.00	165.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	981	159.00	159.00
12	—	1,084	158.50–159.00	158.88
5	—	924	159.00	159.00
4	—	1,245	158.00	158.00
8	—	1,038	159.00–159.50	159.32
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,142	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	207.00	207.00
8	—	1,022	181.00–192.00	189.76
3	—	813	216.00–222.00	217.97
3	—	703	195.00	195.00
3	—	795	229.00	229.00
2	—	1,085	182.00	182.00
1	—	945	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	185.00	185.00
2	—	943	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,657	109.00–125.00	118.75
5	—	1,500	129.00–137.50	132.28
2	—	1,388	87.50–102.50	97.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	71.00	71.00
97	—	1,543	100.00–115.50	106.25
6	—	1,306	116.00–119.00	117.96
53	—	1,471	81.00–99.00	91.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	831	115.00–124.00	116.94
119	—	1,193	77.50–94.50	89.09
48	—	1,225	93.00–105.00	95.83
10	—	1,222	71.00–76.00	72.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	102.50	102.50
2	—	1,530	129.00–130.00	129.52
18	—	1,582	116.00–128.00	119.57

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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