Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-12-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was light. Feeder cattle trade was too light to trend, however, it did show upward tones. Dairy heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher. Average dress slaughter cows traded mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Average dress bulls traded 7.00 lower on a light test. Next available report will be as receipts warrant.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $274.65/cwt on 131 head.

Average price

$274.65

131 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,454

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$277

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

$6.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.73

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	275.83	1,506	107
Medium and Large 1-2	456	269.35	1,229	24

One grade step is worth $6.48/cwt here — about $277 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 sale131 hd

274.65

—

CO average4 barns · 1,381 hd

251.92

+22.73

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	1,766	103.12	1,821	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,654	98.79	1,634	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,574	92.23	1,452	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,405	88.21	1,239	149
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,240	81.40	1,009	144

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	432	305.37/cwt	302.50–307.50	1,319	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	231.47/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,567	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,479	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	848	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,320	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	256.18/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,506	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,664	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	825	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,122	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,176	142.86/cwt	142.00–143.50	1,680	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,361	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,047	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	319.94/cwt	310.00–321.00	1,325	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,121	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,614	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	669	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	809	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,014	143.16/cwt	142.00–144.50	1,452	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	634	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	793	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	558	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	670	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	298	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	298	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	880	142.72/cwt	142.50–143.00	1,256	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,232	143.20/cwt	142.50–144.00	1,764	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,273	141.75/cwt	141.50–142.50	1,804	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	964	143.75/cwt	143.50–144.00	1,386	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,855	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	928	143.83/cwt	143.00–144.00	1,335	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	575	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	733	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	757	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,045	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	701	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	953	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,082	143.65/cwt	143.00–144.00	1,554	27
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	820	142.50/cwt	142.00–143.00	1,169	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	224.04/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,416	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,005	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	222.22/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,264	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,209	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	670	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,387	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	52.48/cwt	40.00–60.00	625	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	70.78/cwt	65.00–74.00	848	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,654	98.79/cwt	97.50–100.50	1,634	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,168	103.27/cwt	92.50–128.00	1,206	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,115	92.57/cwt	87.00–125.00	1,032	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,192	85.96/cwt	78.00–120.00	1,025	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,506	86.85/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,308	100
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,426	92.58/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,320	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,305	79.09/cwt	74.00–84.00	1,032	57
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,201	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	92.38/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,457	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,328	88.52/cwt	85.00–89.50	1,176	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	74.24/cwt	71.00–77.00	1,039	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	950	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	580	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,078	100.34/cwt	89.00–132.50	1,082	8
Bulls	—	—	1,743	88.09/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,535	3
Bulls	—	—	1,948	106.82/cwt	106.50–107.50	2,081	3
Bulls	—	—	1,885	99.62/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,878	7
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,108	132.33/cwt	127.50–137.50	1,466	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	533	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,079	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,033	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	283.69/cwt	278.00–290.00	1,163	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,139	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,408	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	738	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,264	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	286.86/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,036	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	303.25/cwt	297.00–313.00	1,413	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,198	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,720	2

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 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 437Last week 338Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 396Last week 790Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	432	302.50–307.50	305.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	677	230.00–234.00	231.47
25	—	588	252.00–265.00	256.18
13	—	708	235.00	235.00
10	—	414	310.00–321.00	319.94
2	—	753	220.00	220.00
27	—	466	297.00–313.00	303.25
8	—	363	330.00	330.00
3	—	602	250.00	250.00
2	—	823	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	606	244.00	244.00
6	—	285	297.50	297.50
4	—	528	250.00	250.00
2	—	333	297.50	297.50
1	—	550	247.50	247.50
3	—	355	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	738	215.00	215.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	136.00	136.00
6	—	669	121.00	121.00
6	—	634	125.00	125.00
2	—	558	120.00	120.00
2	—	298	100.00	100.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,176	142.00–143.50	142.86
6	—	1,121	144.00	144.00
7	—	1,014	142.00–144.50	143.16
9	—	880	142.50–143.00	142.72
5	—	1,232	142.50–144.00	143.20
4	—	1,273	141.50–142.50	141.75
4	—	964	143.50–144.00	143.75
1	—	1,325	140.00	140.00
6	—	928	143.00–144.00	143.83
1	—	575	127.50	127.50
6	—	757	138.00	138.00
4	—	701	136.00	136.00
27	—	1,082	143.00–144.00	143.65
4	—	820	142.00–143.00	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	632	222.00–230.00	224.04
3	—	950	190.00	190.00
2	—	1,033	155.00	155.00
34	—	410	278.00–290.00	283.69
2	—	460	247.50	247.50
6	—	577	244.00	244.00
1	—	810	187.50	187.50
12	—	361	280.00–287.50	286.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	237.50	237.50
11	—	569	220.00–226.00	222.22
5	—	521	232.00	232.00
1	—	1,020	158.00	158.00
5	—	602	210.00	210.00
1	—	765	175.00	175.00
1	—	725	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	533	202.50	202.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,190	40.00–60.00	52.48
12	—	1,198	65.00–74.00	70.78
57	—	1,305	74.00–84.00	79.09
11	—	1,328	85.00–89.50	88.52
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,654	97.50–100.50	98.79
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,168	92.50–128.00	103.27
33	—	1,115	87.00–125.00	92.57
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,192	78.00–120.00	85.96
1	—	950	61.00	61.00
8	—	1,078	89.00–132.50	100.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	1,506	80.00–90.00	86.85
7	—	1,426	90.00–94.00	92.58
6	—	1,400	71.00–77.00	74.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	84.00	84.00
54	—	1,577	90.00–96.00	92.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,743	85.00–90.00	88.09
3	—	1,948	106.50–107.50	106.82
7	—	1,885	96.00–105.00	99.62
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,108	127.50–137.50	132.33

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