Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week available due to the holidays. Trade activity and demand today was moderate. Next report will be as receipts warrant.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.46/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$158.46

36 head · 954 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,512

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$452

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

$39.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−54.49

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	1,008	166.94	1,682	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	919	161.15	1,481	14thin
Medium and Large 2	941	150.78	1,419	9thin
Medium 1-2	965	127.50	1,230	2thin

One grade step is worth $39.44/cwt here — about $452 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 sale36 hd

158.46

—

CO average3 barns · 1,181 hd

212.95

−54.49

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	1,574	101.45	1,597	44
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,687	101.94	1,720	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,572	91.46	1,438	128
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,301	89.41	1,164	370
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,205	74.08	893	114

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	1,245	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,805	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	937	150.33/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,409	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	613	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	889	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,155	146.25/cwt	145.00–147.50	1,689	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	465	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	663	18
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,170	151.50/cwt	150.00–152.50	1,773	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,073	152.58/cwt	151.50–153.00	1,637	24
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	585	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	161.77/cwt	161.00–162.50	1,492	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	993	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	910	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,374	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,115	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,778	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,308	151.77/cwt	150.50–152.00	1,985	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,185	160.55/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,903	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,368	151.49/cwt	151.00–152.00	2,072	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,561	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	847	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,296	17
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,244	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,990	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	748	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,144	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,023	152.29/cwt	151.00–153.50	1,558	18
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,254	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,912	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,473	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,327	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	880	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,324	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,112	152.69/cwt	150.00–153.50	1,698	60
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	328	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	394	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,415	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	2,101	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	990	152.11/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,506	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,019	166.92/cwt	162.50–168.00	1,701	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,508	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,945	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,424	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,178	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,649	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,189	44.33/cwt	35.00–55.00	527	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	67.62/cwt	62.00–74.00	916	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	84.47/cwt	82.50–85.50	1,470	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	100.74/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,494	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,687	101.94/cwt	97.00–108.00	1,720	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,028	121.21/cwt	87.00–142.50	1,246	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,392	88.32/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,229	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,215	91.89/cwt	83.00–121.00	1,116	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,069	81.71/cwt	81.00–83.00	873	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	91.22/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,460	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,212	81.81/cwt	80.00–86.00	992	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,241	75.26/cwt	70.00–79.00	934	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	829	111.35/cwt	84.00–141.00	923	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,281	62.36/cwt	61.00–66.00	799	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,648	53.95/cwt	47.50–60.00	889	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	82.94/cwt	76.00–86.50	1,128	228
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,342	96.26/cwt	93.50–108.00	1,292	22
Bulls	—	—	1,708	107.75/cwt	106.50–112.50	1,840	11
Bulls	—	—	1,672	101.65/cwt	95.50–104.50	1,700	14
Bulls	—	—	1,510	87.51/cwt	71.00–93.00	1,321	10
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,378	107.65/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,483	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,271	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,404	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	151.75/cwt	151.00–152.50	1,328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,763	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	965	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,230	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	645	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	968	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	737	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	980	5
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	—	784	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	549	5
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	—	704	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	493	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,040	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,430	1

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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 345Last week 164Year ago 122

Slaughter CattleReceipts 877Last week 1,099Year ago 1,192

No comparison to last week available due to the holidays. Trade activity and demand today was moderate. Next report will be as receipts warrant.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	145.00	145.00
1	—	613	145.00	145.00
6	—	1,155	145.00–147.50	146.25
18	—	465	142.50	142.50
3	—	328	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,040	137.50	137.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	937	150.00–153.00	150.33
12	—	1,170	150.00–152.50	151.50
24	—	1,073	151.50–153.00	152.58
1	—	585	152.50	152.50
11	—	1,308	150.50–152.00	151.77
2	—	1,368	151.00–152.00	151.49
17	—	847	153.00	153.00
2	—	748	153.00	153.00
18	—	1,023	151.00–153.50	152.29
15	—	1,254	152.50	152.50
2	—	880	150.50	150.50
60	—	1,112	150.00–153.50	152.69
5	—	1,415	148.50	148.50
27	—	990	150.00–153.00	152.11
6	—	1,508	129.00	129.00
2	—	645	150.00	150.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	159.50	159.50
9	—	1,185	160.00–161.00	160.55
4	—	1,244	160.00	160.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	737	133.00	133.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	784	70.00	70.00
7	—	704	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	922	161.00–162.50	161.77
8	—	876	162.50	162.50
1	—	1,065	155.00	155.00
1	—	1,105	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	845	155.00	155.00
1	—	993	155.00	155.00
1	—	910	151.00	151.00
2	—	1,178	140.00	140.00
2	—	875	151.00–152.50	151.75
1	—	770	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	918	170.00	170.00
8	—	1,019	162.50–168.00	166.92
1	—	1,095	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	158.00	158.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,189	35.00–55.00	44.33
37	—	1,212	80.00–86.00	81.81
49	—	1,241	70.00–79.00	75.26
4	—	1,281	61.00–66.00	62.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	62.00–74.00	67.62
37	—	1,392	87.00–93.00	88.32
2	—	1,648	47.50–60.00	53.95
228	—	1,360	76.00–86.50	82.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,740	82.50–85.50	84.47
5	—	1,483	97.00–107.00	100.74
82	—	1,600	86.00–96.00	91.22
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,687	97.00–108.00	101.94
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,028	87.00–142.50	121.21
54	—	1,215	83.00–121.00	91.89
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,069	81.00–83.00	81.71
4	—	829	84.00–141.00	111.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,342	93.50–108.00	96.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,708	106.50–112.50	107.75
14	—	1,672	95.50–104.50	101.65
10	—	1,510	71.00–93.00	87.51
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,378	106.00–111.00	107.65
4	—	1,271	110.00–111.00	110.50

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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