Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week trade activity and demand was moderate. No trend on feeder heifers as there was too light of a test. Dairy heifers traded 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Average dress Premium White and Breaker slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 3.00 lower, Boner cows traded steady and Lean cows traded 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Average dress slaughter bulls traded mostly 2.00 higher. No comparison on Replacement cattle from the previous week. 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 $159.28/cwt on 9 head.

Average price

$159.28

9 head · 1,004 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$515

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$42.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−71.15

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	994	180.00	1,789	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	146.00	1,562	3thin
Large 3	925	137.75	1,274	2thin

One grade step is worth $42.25/cwt here — about $515 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 sale9 hd

159.28

—

CO average5 barns · 3,980 hd

230.43

−71.15

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	1,432	115.37	1,652	39
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,775	94.86	1,684	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,258	93.43	1,176	724
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,534	89.79	1,377	89
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	73.42	792	225

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,138	$1,550	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,595	$1,410	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,298	$1,347	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,392	$1,250	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,266	$1,025	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,214	$1,009	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,109	$985	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	885	$1,200	1thin
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	1,417	$1,575	53
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	1,458	$1,550	2thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	1,324	1,416.78/head	1,400.00–1,425.00	1,417	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,109	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,595	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,210	140.65/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,702	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	749	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	944	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,193	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,622	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,353	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,827	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	760	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	931	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	389	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	486	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,074	142.21/cwt	142.00–142.50	1,527	17
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	970	142.37/cwt	142.00–143.00	1,381	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,126	142.36/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,603	22
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	833	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,150	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	655	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	966	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,042	142.48/cwt	140.50–145.50	1,485	23
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,020	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,408	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,339	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,928	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	887	136.14/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,208	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	493	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	616	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,065	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,459	1
Dairy Heifers	Small 3-4	—	704	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	493	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	911	141.87/cwt	141.00–142.00	1,292	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,293	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,862	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	1,030	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,483	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,187	142.50/cwt	141.00–143.50	1,691	30
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,598	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,758	3
Dairy Heifers	Small 3-4	—	803	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	618	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	994	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,789	4
Heifers	Large 3	—	1,270	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,753	1
Heifers	Large 3	—	580	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	798	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,434	73.44/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,053	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	89.96/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,381	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,204	63.80/cwt	57.50–67.50	768	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	928	77.57/cwt	70.00–83.00	720	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	849	81.64/cwt	81.00–90.00	693	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	45.15/cwt	32.50–55.00	520	9
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,700	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,683	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,850	90.72/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,678	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	83.58/cwt	81.00–87.00	910	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,221	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,013	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	736	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	405	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,433	58.94/cwt	57.50–60.00	845	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	77.00/cwt	69.00–80.00	966	101
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,204	94.50/cwt	82.00–136.00	1,138	245
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	90.06/cwt	89.00–95.00	992	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	82.83/cwt	76.00–88.00	1,121	356
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	82.29/cwt	80.50–84.00	1,224	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,043	138.41/cwt	90.00–180.00	1,444	86
Bulls	—	—	1,588	89.94/cwt	87.50–91.00	1,428	6
Bulls	—	—	1,820	109.90/cwt	108.00–112.50	2,000	8
Bulls	—	—	1,686	103.62/cwt	100.00–106.50	1,747	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,142	135.21/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,544	14
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,224	111.62/cwt	106.00–132.50	1,366	6
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	1,358	1,346.59/head	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,347	5
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	1,423	1,599.17/head	1,500.00–1,735.00	1,599	48
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	1,458	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	885	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,165	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,266	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,392	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,214	1,008.87/head	925.00–1,125.00	1,009	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	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 Dec 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 236Last week 345Year ago 149

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,163Last week 877Year ago 987

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 0Year ago 142

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 55Last week 0Year ago 0

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 (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,324	1,400.00–1,425.00	1,416.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,595	1,410.00	1,410.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,138	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,109	985.00	985.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	1,266	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,392	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,214	925.00–1,125.00	1,008.87
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	1,200.00	1,200.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,210	140.00–142.00	140.65
17	—	1,074	142.00–142.50	142.21
11	—	970	142.00–143.00	142.37
22	—	1,126	142.00–145.00	142.36
1	—	655	147.50	147.50
23	—	1,042	140.50–145.50	142.48
5	—	1,339	144.00	144.00
8	—	911	141.00–142.00	141.87
2	—	1,293	144.00	144.00
30	—	1,187	141.00–143.50	142.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	749	126.00	126.00
3	—	1,193	136.00	136.00
2	—	1,353	135.00	135.00
1	—	760	122.50	122.50
5	—	389	125.00	125.00
2	—	833	138.00	138.00
1	—	1,020	138.00	138.00
6	—	887	135.00–142.00	136.14
1	—	493	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,065	137.00	137.00
3	—	1,598	110.00	110.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	704	70.00	70.00
13	—	803	77.00	77.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,030	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,070	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	994	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	138.00	138.00
1	—	580	137.50	137.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,434	70.00–75.00	73.44
2	—	1,433	57.50–60.00	58.94
23	—	1,101	89.00–95.00	90.06
356	—	1,353	76.00–88.00	82.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	1,535	85.00–95.00	89.96
2	—	1,488	80.50–84.00	82.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,204	57.50–67.50	63.80
9	—	1,151	32.50–55.00	45.15
14	—	1,089	81.00–87.00	83.58
101	—	1,255	69.00–80.00	77.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	928	70.00–83.00	77.57
14	—	849	81.00–90.00	81.64
26	—	736	55.00	55.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,700	99.00	99.00
2	—	1,850	88.00–94.00	90.72
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,221	83.00	83.00
245	—	1,204	82.00–136.00	94.50
86	—	1,043	90.00–180.00	138.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,588	87.50–91.00	89.94
8	—	1,820	108.00–112.50	109.90
5	—	1,686	100.00–106.50	103.62
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,142	134.00–137.00	135.21
6	—	1,224	106.00–132.50	111.62

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,358	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,346.59
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	48	—	1,423	1,500.00–1,735.00	1,599.17
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,458	1,550.00	1,550.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) - Brush, CO

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