Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week trade activity and demand were steady. Slaughter cows average dress Premium Whites and Breakers traded 2.00 to 3.00 higher and Boners and Lean cows were steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady. Feeder cows trade was moderate compared to last week but no comparison from the previous week. Feeder Dairy heifers sold unevenly steady. Next available report will by as receipts warrant report.

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	1,555	110.84	1,723	61
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,780	121.41	2,161	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,658	106.11	1,759	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,465	102.30	1,499	113
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,302	86.40	1,125	240

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
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	1,342	$2,097	29
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	1,296	$1,818	4thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	1,030	165.69/cwt	160.00–168.50	1,707	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	868	157.35/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,366	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,208	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,939	20
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,287	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,021	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,012	159.10/cwt	158.50–159.50	1,610	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	1,050	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,470	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	848	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,039	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	975	158.50/cwt	157.00–159.50	1,545	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,068	160.25/cwt	160.00–160.50	1,711	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	680	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	935	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,185	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,890	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,073	158.79/cwt	156.00–159.50	1,704	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	1,345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,749	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	967	160.28/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,550	22
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	770	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,201	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	931	158.72/cwt	152.50–159.50	1,478	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	600	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	855	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,393	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,103	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,029	160.75/cwt	160.00–161.50	1,654	18
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	—	865	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,393	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,195	160.50/cwt	158.50–161.50	1,918	27
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	—	820	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	472	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	825	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,287	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	905	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,457	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,235	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,115	160.42/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,789	25
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	758	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	462	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,328	144.05/cwt	135.00–157.50	1,913	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,227	159.39/cwt	158.50–159.50	1,956	18
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	1,296	1,818.31/head	1,600.00–2,025.00	1,818	4
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	1,342	2,096.73/head	1,850.00–2,400.00	2,097	29
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	935	115.05/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,076	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,005	134.38/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,351	2
Bulls	—	—	1,724	114.82/cwt	111.50–118.50	1,979	20
Bulls	—	—	1,850	120.49/cwt	118.50–125.50	2,229	5
Bulls	—	—	1,476	105.11/cwt	90.00–111.00	1,551	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,058	122.52/cwt	103.00–146.00	1,296	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,754	99.30/cwt	94.00–100.50	1,742	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,340	93.08/cwt	92.00–96.50	1,247	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,404	107.16/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,505	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,246	83.44/cwt	75.00–88.50	1,040	95
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,244	62.73/cwt	50.00–76.00	780	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,830	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,141	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,780	121.41/cwt	118.00–127.00	2,161	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,464	95.11/cwt	87.00–97.50	1,392	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,401	91.91/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,288	103
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,576	101.88/cwt	96.00–108.00	1,606	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	110.20/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,763	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,086	96.53/cwt	95.00–102.50	1,048	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,225	116.51/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,427	3

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 Oct 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 249Last week 247Year ago 195

Slaughter CattleReceipts 479Last week 348Year ago 821

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 33Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,030	160.00–168.50	165.69
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	868	155.00–160.00	157.35
5	—	1,287	157.00	157.00
10	—	1,012	158.50–159.50	159.10
3	—	975	157.00–159.50	158.50
1	—	1,185	159.50	159.50
5	—	1,073	156.00–159.50	158.79
2	—	770	156.00	156.00
11	—	931	152.50–159.50	158.72
3	—	1,393	151.00	151.00
1	—	825	156.00	156.00
5	—	1,328	135.00–157.50	144.05
18	—	1,227	158.50–159.50	159.39
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,208	160.50	160.50
6	—	1,068	160.00–160.50	160.25
22	—	967	160.00–161.00	160.28
18	—	1,029	160.00–161.50	160.75
27	—	1,195	158.50–161.50	160.50
6	—	905	161.00	161.00
1	—	1,490	150.00	150.00
25	—	1,115	160.00–161.00	160.42
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	140.00	140.00
2	—	848	122.50	122.50
1	—	680	137.50	137.50
1	—	1,345	130.00	130.00
1	—	600	142.50	142.50
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	161.00	161.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	57.50	57.50
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	758	61.00	61.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,296	1,600.00–2,025.00	1,818.31
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	29	—	1,342	1,850.00–2,400.00	2,096.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	935	110.00–120.00	115.05
2	—	1,005	130.00–140.00	134.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,724	111.50–118.50	114.82
5	—	1,850	118.50–125.50	120.49
32	—	1,476	90.00–111.00	105.11
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,058	103.00–146.00	122.52
5	—	1,086	95.00–102.50	96.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,754	94.00–100.50	99.30
10	—	1,600	106.00–115.00	110.20
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,340	92.00–96.50	93.08
43	—	1,404	103.00–110.00	107.16
3	—	1,225	114.00–120.00	116.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	1,246	75.00–88.50	83.44
28	—	1,244	50.00–76.00	62.73
103	—	1,401	89.00–99.00	91.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	117.00	117.00
30	—	1,464	87.00–97.50	95.11
32	—	1,576	96.00–108.00	101.88
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,780	118.00–127.00	121.41

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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How this sale compares

Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) - Brush, CO

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