Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week trade activity and demand were steady. Slaughter cows average dress Premium Whites traded 4.00 to 5.00 higher, Breakers and Boners were mostly down 2.00 to 3.00, and lean cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady. Feeder cows traded moderate compared to the previous week. Feeder Dairy Heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Next available report will be as receipts warrant.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $184.67/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$184.67

3 head · 963 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$6.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−61.50

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	980	189.00	1,852	1thin
Medium and Large 2	955	182.50	1,743	2thin

One grade step is worth $6.50/cwt here — about $109 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 sale3 hd

184.67

—

CO average4 barns · 2,069 hd

246.16

−61.50

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	1,730	111.04	1,921	41
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,610	130.81	2,106	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,587	111.14	1,764	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,386	103.81	1,439	279
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,281	91.30	1,170	228

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,523	111.29/cwt	109.00–112.50	1,695	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,363	135.89/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,852	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,145	123.58/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,415	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,304	98.93/cwt	93.00–112.50	1,290	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,189	97.64/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,161	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,640	126.22/cwt	125.00–127.00	2,070	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,303	69.42/cwt	52.50–76.00	905	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,311	94.71/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,242	124
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,468	102.77/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,509	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	115.99/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,949	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,622	106.55/cwt	103.00–112.00	1,728	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,305	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,566	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,493	112.97/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,687	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,499	99.98/cwt	95.00–108.50	1,499	106
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,202	84.82/cwt	77.50–89.00	1,020	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	90.85/cwt	88.50–94.00	1,198	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,339	108.05/cwt	101.00–114.00	1,447	102
Cows	Premium White 65-75%Return to Feed	—	1,550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,170	1
Bulls	—	—	1,681	106.41/cwt	90.00–111.00	1,789	14
Bulls	—	—	2,130	123.75/cwt	118.00–129.50	2,636	2
Bulls	—	—	1,896	113.93/cwt	111.50–118.50	2,160	19
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,279	100.18/cwt	92.50–102.50	1,281	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,003	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,254	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,070	138.65/cwt	127.50–149.00	1,484	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	441	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	287	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	900	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,646	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,033	162.83/cwt	162.50–163.50	1,682	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3Replacement	—	1,000	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,780	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,107	163.79/cwt	162.50–165.50	1,813	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	983	166.86/cwt	161.00–170.50	1,640	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,220	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,873	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,190	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,928	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,240	163.88/cwt	162.50–165.00	2,032	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	885	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,425	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	680	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	935	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,065	160.62/cwt	159.50–163.50	1,711	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	995	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,612	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	863	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,286	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,298	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	2,018	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	716	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,002	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	933	162.50/cwt	162.00–163.00	1,516	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	762	156.52/cwt	152.50–160.00	1,193	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,235	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,038	151.76/cwt	151.00–152.50	1,575	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,325	160.94/cwt	158.50–164.00	2,132	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,275	163.03/cwt	159.50–164.00	2,079	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,395	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,246	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,455	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,255	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2Replacement	—	948	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,711	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	856	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,624	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	998	141.02/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,407	11

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 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 148Last week 249Year ago 138

Slaughter CattleReceipts 595Last week 479Year ago 905

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,523	109.00–112.50	111.29
2	—	1,363	135.00–137.00	135.89
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,145	121.00–125.00	123.58
39	—	1,304	93.00–112.50	98.93
102	—	1,339	101.00–114.00	108.05
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,189	90.00–100.00	97.64
1	—	1,305	120.00	120.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,640	125.00–127.00	126.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,303	52.50–76.00	69.42
124	—	1,311	90.00–100.00	94.71
13	—	1,468	101.00–109.00	102.77
65	—	1,202	77.50–89.00	84.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,680	114.00–118.00	115.99
13	—	1,622	103.00–112.00	106.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,493	109.00–119.00	112.97
106	—	1,499	95.00–108.50	99.98
13	—	1,319	88.50–94.00	90.85
Cows — Premium White 65-75% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	140.00	140.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,681	90.00–111.00	106.41
2	—	2,130	118.00–129.50	123.75
19	—	1,896	111.50–118.50	113.93
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,279	92.50–102.50	100.18
2	—	1,003	125.00	125.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,070	127.50–149.00	138.65
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	147.00	147.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	998	140.00–147.00	141.02

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	441	65.00	65.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	165.50	165.50
3	—	1,033	162.50–163.50	162.83
7	—	1,107	162.50–165.50	163.79
12	—	983	161.00–170.50	166.86
1	—	1,190	162.00	162.00
8	—	1,240	162.50–165.00	163.88
2	—	885	161.00	161.00
5	—	1,065	159.50–163.50	160.62
12	—	1,325	158.50–164.00	160.94
16	—	1,275	159.50–164.00	163.03
1	—	1,395	161.00	161.00
1	—	1,455	155.00	155.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,000	178.00	178.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	153.50	153.50
1	—	680	137.50	137.50
1	—	995	162.00	162.00
2	—	1,298	155.50	155.50
2	—	933	162.00–163.00	162.50
5	—	762	152.50–160.00	156.52
1	—	1,490	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,038	151.00–152.50	151.76
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	716	140.00	140.00
1	—	685	125.00	125.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	948	180.50	180.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	179.00	179.00
1	—	885	186.00	186.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	863	149.00	149.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle