Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, trade and demand was moderate. Slaughter cows average dress Premium Whites traded up $1.00 to 2.00, while Breakers, Boners, and Leans traded down 2.00 to 4.00. Slaughter bulls traded steady. Trade on feeder cattle was light. Dairy heifers traded 1.00 to 3.00 lower. 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 $158.18/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$158.18

17 head · 1,059 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$826

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$21.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−88.34

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	1,201	166.00	1,993	8thin
Medium and Large 2	949	152.00	1,443	8thin
Medium 2	805	145.00	1,167	1thin

One grade step is worth $21.00/cwt here — about $826 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 sale17 hd

158.18

—

CO average6 barns · 3,847 hd

246.52

−88.34

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	1,633	106.12	1,733	49
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,694	114.11	1,933	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,546	104.64	1,618	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,373	93.21	1,280	266
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,220	88.72	1,083	381

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	580	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	928	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	640	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	895	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,351	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,112	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,724	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	805	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,167	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,573	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	674	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,132	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,163	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,832	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,015	156.99/cwt	156.00–159.00	1,593	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	571	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	999	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	535	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	829	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,233	157.80/cwt	157.50–158.00	1,946	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	974	158.78/cwt	158.50–159.00	1,547	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,022	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,686	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,483	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,780	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,072	157.54/cwt	154.50–159.50	1,689	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	785	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,276	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	891	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,408	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,130	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,791	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,907	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,383	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,323	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	937	158.17/cwt	158.00–158.50	1,482	6
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,505	97.48/cwt	95.50–100.50	1,467	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,073	122.75/cwt	122.50–123.00	1,317	2
Bulls	—	—	1,692	107.33/cwt	103.00–111.50	1,816	30
Bulls	—	—	2,026	116.15/cwt	112.50–125.00	2,353	5
Bulls	—	—	1,349	95.17/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,284	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,420	106.06/cwt	102.50–107.50	1,506	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,504	92.09/cwt	87.00–99.00	1,385	75
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,713	96.67/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,656	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,611	102.28/cwt	98.00–109.00	1,648	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	113.11/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,725	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,087	116.04/cwt	110.00–129.50	1,261	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,980	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,416	94.23/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,334	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	78.06/cwt	70.00–81.50	929	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,202	88.15/cwt	82.00–115.00	1,060	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,030	131.32/cwt	119.00–140.00	1,353	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	84.34/cwt	80.00–86.50	1,123	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	101.73/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,228	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,294	83.12/cwt	81.50–85.00	1,076	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,332	100.02/cwt	85.00–115.00	1,332	87
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,314	90.25/cwt	83.00–101.00	1,186	45
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,694	114.11/cwt	106.50–118.00	1,933	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	52.18/cwt	37.50–77.00	585	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,298	85.34/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,108	144

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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 123Last week 134Year ago 130

Slaughter CattleReceipts 810Last week 1,025Year ago 1,021

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	160.00	160.00
1	—	535	155.00	155.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	170.00	170.00
4	—	674	168.00	168.00
2	—	1,163	157.50	157.50
6	—	1,015	156.00–159.00	156.99
4	—	571	175.00	175.00
5	—	1,233	157.50–158.00	157.80
9	—	974	158.50–159.00	158.78
2	—	1,483	120.00	120.00
13	—	1,072	154.50–159.50	157.54
1	—	785	162.50	162.50
4	—	891	158.00	158.00
7	—	1,130	158.50	158.50
6	—	937	158.00–158.50	158.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	895	151.00	151.00
2	—	1,112	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,022	165.00	165.00
3	—	1,170	163.00	163.00
3	—	1,383	168.00	168.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,505	95.50–100.50	97.48
2	—	1,073	122.50–123.00	122.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,692	103.00–111.50	107.33
5	—	2,026	112.50–125.00	116.15
7	—	1,349	90.00–100.00	95.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,420	102.50–107.50	106.06
1	—	1,650	120.00	120.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,504	87.00–99.00	92.09
53	—	1,331	80.00–86.50	84.34
3	—	1,207	100.00–105.00	101.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,713	95.00–97.00	96.67
8	—	1,611	98.00–109.00	102.28
7	—	1,525	110.00–118.00	113.11
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,087	110.00–129.50	116.04
87	—	1,332	85.00–115.00	100.02
45	—	1,314	83.00–101.00	90.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,416	93.00–100.00	94.23
85	—	1,190	70.00–81.50	78.06
23	—	1,121	37.50–77.00	52.18
144	—	1,298	82.00–92.00	85.34
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,202	82.00–115.00	88.15
55	—	1,030	119.00–140.00	131.32
29	—	1,294	81.50–85.00	83.12
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,694	106.50–118.00	114.11

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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