Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week trade and activity were higher. Slaughter cows average dress Premium Whites traded 11.00-14.00 lower, while Breakers, Boners, and Leans were 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cows traded moderate compared to the previous week. Feeder Dairy Heifers traded 1.00 to 6.00 lower. There was no comparable to trade in replacement cattle from the previous week. Next available report will be as receipts warrant coverage.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $189.25/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$189.25

8 head · 1,034 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,957

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$217

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 1

$4.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−60.31

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	981	191.00	1,874	5thin
Medium and Large 1	1,122	186.33	2,091	3thin

One grade step is worth $4.67/cwt here — about −$217 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 sale8 hd

189.25

—

CO average5 barns · 2,084 hd

249.56

−60.31

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	1,687	108.05	1,823	37
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,595	112.04	1,787	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,493	107.37	1,603	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,351	99.58	1,345	288
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,230	85.60	1,053	389

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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,750	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,215	$1,920	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,137	$1,878	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,348	$1,793	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,266	$1,651	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,570	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,207	$1,225	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,338	$2,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,665	$2,225	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,620	$2,000	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,102	157.78/cwt	153.00–163.00	1,739	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,403	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,201	1,626.21/head	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,626	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,655	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,012	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,488.93/head	1,475.00–1,500.00	1,489	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,665	2,224.85/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,225	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,620	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,338	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	313	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	438	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,325	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,054	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,231	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,963	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	930	159.50/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,483	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,105	158.86/cwt	158.00–161.00	1,755	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,545	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,970	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	981	160.58/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,575	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,029	159.99/cwt	159.50–161.00	1,646	19
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	694	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,048	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	598	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	963	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	363	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	499	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	823	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,300	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,160	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,862	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,750	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,570	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,239	1,278.85/head	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,279	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	1,977.23/head	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,977	15
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,355	117.33/cwt	114.00–122.50	1,590	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,162	114.04/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,325	3
Bulls	—	—	1,617	98.93/cwt	87.50–103.50	1,600	10
Bulls	—	—	1,780	107.62/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,916	12
Bulls	—	—	1,999	113.21/cwt	111.50–114.50	2,263	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,133	126.67/cwt	118.00–137.50	1,435	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	80.69/cwt	73.00–84.50	976	148
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	917	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	87.12/cwt	81.00–92.50	1,152	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,376	107.37/cwt	105.50–113.00	1,477	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	117.39/cwt	114.00–124.00	2,007	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	62.67/cwt	47.50–72.50	749	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,290	92.13/cwt	86.00–110.50	1,188	74
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,464	95.60/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,400	72
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,439	109.02/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,569	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,271	88.72/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,128	168
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,188	95.76/cwt	92.00–115.00	1,138	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,084	137.25/cwt	125.00–152.50	1,488	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,188	84.93/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,009	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,369	107.05/cwt	102.00–116.00	1,466	86
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,595	112.04/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,787	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	105.15/cwt	101.00–111.00	1,594	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,094	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,098	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,086	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	981	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,874	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	790	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,248	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,266	159.35/cwt	158.50–159.50	2,017	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,073	160.53/cwt	159.50–161.50	1,722	17

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 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 134Last week 148Year ago 66

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,025Last week 595Year ago 888

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 20Year ago 141

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,345	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,201	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,626.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,207	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,180	1,475.00–1,500.00	1,488.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,570	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,239	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,278.85
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,403	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	2,025.00	2,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,655	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,012	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,750	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,220	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,977.23
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,102	153.00–163.00	157.78
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,950.00	1,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,665	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,224.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,620	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,338	2,500.00	2,500.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	313	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,325	155.00	155.00
8	—	694	151.00	151.00
6	—	598	161.00	161.00
4	—	363	137.50	137.50
3	—	823	158.00	158.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,231	159.50	159.50
2	—	930	159.00–160.00	159.50
14	—	1,105	158.00–161.00	158.86
1	—	1,545	127.50	127.50
7	—	981	160.00–161.00	160.58
19	—	1,029	159.50–161.00	159.99
1	—	1,160	160.50	160.50
3	—	790	158.00	158.00
10	—	1,266	158.50–159.50	159.35
17	—	1,073	159.50–161.50	160.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	179.00	179.00
2	—	1,098	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	981	191.00	191.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,355	114.00–122.50	117.33
3	—	1,162	110.00–120.00	114.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,617	87.50–103.50	98.93
12	—	1,780	105.00–111.00	107.62
8	—	1,999	111.50–114.50	113.21
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,133	118.00–137.50	126.67
74	—	1,290	86.00–110.50	92.13
86	—	1,369	102.00–116.00	107.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
148	—	1,210	73.00–84.50	80.69
1	—	940	97.50	97.50
23	—	1,195	47.50–72.50	62.67
168	—	1,271	85.00–94.00	88.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,322	81.00–92.50	87.12
5	—	1,376	105.50–113.00	107.37
72	—	1,464	90.00–102.00	95.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,710	114.00–124.00	117.39
33	—	1,516	101.00–111.00	105.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,439	106.00–111.00	109.02
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,188	92.00–115.00	95.76
9	—	1,084	125.00–152.50	137.25
14	—	1,188	84.00–88.00	84.93
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,595	109.00–117.00	112.04

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) - Brush, CO

Replacement Cattle

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