Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week trade activity and demand was moderate. Holstein Springer Heifers were 200.00 to 250.00 lower on a very light test. Trade on feeder cattle was too light to trend. Dairy Feeder Heifers were mostly 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls average dress traded 1.00 to 4.00 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 $170.21/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$170.21

45 head · 1,023 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$332

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

$35.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−75.12

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	1,031	178.20	1,837	25
Medium and Large 1-2	1,028	166.11	1,708	9thin
Medium 1	925	163.50	1,512	2thin
Large 1	984	162.50	1,599	5thin
Medium 1-2	1,056	142.50	1,505	4thin

One grade step is worth $35.70/cwt here — about $332 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 sale45 hd

170.21

—

CO average6 barns · 4,113 hd

245.33

−75.12

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	—	High	1,905	108.63	2,069	29
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,743	113.94	1,986	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	103.84	1,565	97
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,355	96.61	1,309	409
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,191	82.49	982	162

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)	—	1,348	$1,622	26
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	1,190	$1,450	1thin

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	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,270	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,245	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,323	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,409	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	93.71/cwt	88.00–100.00	1,296	235
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,839	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	895	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	997	167.85/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,673	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	988	171.32/cwt	162.50–180.00	1,693	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	969	159.29/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,544	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	865	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,375	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	683	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,161	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,260	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,991	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	727	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,243	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,019	161.15/cwt	158.00–162.00	1,642	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	607	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	995	22
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,103	159.50/cwt	159.00–161.00	1,759	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,093	161.94/cwt	160.00–162.50	1,770	30
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	923	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,468	3
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	751	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	526	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	846	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,366	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,189	160.82/cwt	160.00–161.50	1,912	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	753	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,212	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,353	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	2,104	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,340	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	2,137	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	673	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,010	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,425	153.49/cwt	153.00–154.00	2,187	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	931	160.36/cwt	159.00–161.50	1,493	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,241	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,010	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,888	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,016	178.22/cwt	173.00–180.00	1,811	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	984	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,314	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	1,056	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,505	4
Heifers	Medium 1	—	955	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,821	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	568	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	852	2
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	1,365	1,723.42/head	1,600.00–1,825.00	1,723	17
Springer Heifers	Common	—	1,330	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	1,190	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	1,314	1,452.20/head	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,452	8
Bulls	—	—	2,075	119.04/cwt	115.00–126.50	2,470	7
Bulls	—	—	1,738	92.20/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,602	5
Bulls	—	—	1,884	109.18/cwt	102.00–113.50	2,057	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,000	123.26/cwt	117.50–137.50	1,233	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,333	97.78/cwt	87.50–120.00	1,303	116
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,154	118.09/cwt	104.00–132.50	1,363	27
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,743	113.94/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,986	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	96.91/cwt	91.00–107.00	1,498	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,184	77.65/cwt	72.50–83.00	919	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,412	102.99/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,454	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	46.94/cwt	40.00–67.50	451	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,254	88.83/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,114	102
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,406	84.07/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,182	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	104.68/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,585	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,189	97.90/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,164	6

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 Nov 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 218Last week 123Year ago 66

Slaughter CattleReceipts 759Last week 810Year ago 1,583

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 27Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	98.00	98.00
116	—	1,333	87.50–120.00	97.78
27	—	1,154	104.00–132.50	118.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,323	106.50	106.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
235	—	1,383	88.00–100.00	93.71
18	—	1,412	101.00–107.00	102.99
12	—	1,406	80.00–86.00	84.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	113.50	113.50
13	—	1,546	91.00–107.00	96.91
77	—	1,514	99.00–109.00	104.68
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,000	117.50–137.50	123.26
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,743	110.00–117.00	113.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,184	72.50–83.00	77.65
23	—	960	40.00–67.50	46.94
102	—	1,254	84.00–94.00	88.83
6	—	1,189	95.00–105.00	97.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	2,075	115.00–126.50	119.04
5	—	1,738	90.00–95.00	92.20
17	—	1,884	102.00–113.50	109.18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	158.00	158.00
1	—	955	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	997	167.00–170.00	167.85
2	—	1,138	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	988	162.50–180.00	171.32
18	—	1,055	179.00	179.00
4	—	1,016	173.00–180.00	178.22
1	—	740	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	984	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,056	142.50	142.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	969	158.00–160.00	159.29
1	—	865	159.00	159.00
3	—	683	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,260	158.00	158.00
16	—	1,019	158.00–162.00	161.15
22	—	607	164.00	164.00
6	—	1,103	159.00–161.00	159.50
30	—	1,093	160.00–162.50	161.94
16	—	846	161.50	161.50
14	—	1,189	160.00–161.50	160.82
12	—	753	161.00	161.00
3	—	1,353	155.50	155.50
1	—	1,340	159.50	159.50
2	—	1,425	153.00–154.00	153.49
7	—	931	159.00–161.50	160.36
6	—	1,241	162.00	162.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	727	171.00	171.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	923	159.00	159.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	751	70.00	70.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	140.00	140.00
2	—	673	150.00	150.00
2	—	568	150.00	150.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,365	1,600.00–1,825.00	1,723.42
Springer Heifers — Common$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	1,250.00	1,250.00
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per head · actual wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,450.00	1,450.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,314	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,452.20

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) - Brush, CO

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Dairy Cattle