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Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2022-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Dec 1

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090

← Nov 17Dec 1Dec 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

122 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 162▼ 92 vs year ago 214 · −43.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

1,192 head

▲ 170 vs last sale 1,022▼ 51 vs year ago 1,243 · −4.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 87▼ 480 vs year ago 530 · −90.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Trade activity and demand were moderate. Slaughter cows traded steady to 4.00 higher, while slaughter bulls traded steady. Feeding cows and dairy heifers both traded steady to 3.00 higher. The next available report will be Thursday, December 8, 2022.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.51/cwt on 11 head.

Average price

$128.51

11 head · 1,067 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,371

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$10.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−44.36

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	1,091	132.44	1,444	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	121.63	1,247	4thin

One grade step is worth $10.80/cwt here — about $197 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 sale11 hd

128.51

—

CO average3 barns · 1,946 hd

172.86

−44.36

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	—	Average	1,915	85.57	1,639	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,738	75.45	1,311	67
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,494	66.33	991	476
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,115	54.32	606	337

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$1,147	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,049	$1,100	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,492	$1,050	7
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,410	$986	20

Every lot

39 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,125	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,485	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,238	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,043	119.52/cwt	113.00–126.00	1,247	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,063	137.81/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,465	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,227	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,140	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,368	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,180	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,392	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	618	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	479	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	730	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	621	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	768	82.98/cwt	80.00–85.00	637	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	917	121.76/cwt	120.00–123.50	1,117	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,010	123.85/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,251	14
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,068	123.78/cwt	123.00–124.50	1,322	23
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,110	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,382	10
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,183	124.82/cwt	122.00–125.50	1,477	13
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,241	122.88/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,525	8
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,260	122.72/cwt	122.50–123.50	1,546	14
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,435	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,672	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,443	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,587	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,467	114.00/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,672	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,898	81.44/cwt	70.00–86.50	1,546	20
Bulls	—	—	1,937	90.73/cwt	87.00–94.50	1,757	16
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	24.63/cwt	11.00–45.00	214	58
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	966	90.98/cwt	85.00–97.50	879	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,112	54.76/cwt	46.00–58.50	609	130
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,186	68.06/cwt	62.00–76.00	807	38
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,238	63.10/cwt	59.00–70.00	781	105
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,454	74.61/cwt	70.00–82.00	1,085	79
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,460	65.30/cwt	59.00–69.50	953	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,496	62.58/cwt	56.00–69.50	936	238
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,515	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,303	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,515	52.00/cwt	35.00–55.50	788	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,516	73.11/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,108	110
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,727	77.93/cwt	76.50–89.00	1,346	47
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,764	69.62/cwt	65.50–73.00	1,228	20
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,035	1,146.62/head	1,085.00–1,185.00	1,147	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,049	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,410	985.97/head	875.00–1,125.00	986	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,492	1,050.36/head	1,025.00–1,110.00	1,050	7

This sale against other markets

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 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 122Last week 162Year ago 214

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,192Last week 1,022Year ago 1,243

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 87Year ago 530

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,063	133.00–139.00	137.81
1	—	1,140	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,180	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	137.50	137.50
1	—	1,115	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,043	113.00–126.00	119.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,125	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	85.00	85.00
5	—	768	80.00–85.00	82.98
2	—	618	77.50	77.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,010	122.00–125.00	123.85
23	—	1,068	123.00–124.50	123.78
4	—	917	120.00–123.50	121.76
8	—	1,241	122.00–123.00	122.88
3	—	1,435	116.50	116.50
13	—	1,183	122.00–125.50	124.82
14	—	1,260	122.50–123.50	122.72
10	—	1,110	124.50	124.50
3	—	1,467	112.00–115.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,443	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	20	—	1,410	875.00–1,125.00	985.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,049	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	1,035	1,085.00–1,185.00	1,146.62

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,492	1,025.00–1,110.00	1,050.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,937	87.00–94.50	90.73
20	—	1,898	70.00–86.50	81.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,460	59.00–69.50	65.30
79	—	1,454	70.00–82.00	74.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,186	62.00–76.00	68.06
6	—	966	85.00–97.50	90.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,764	65.50–73.00	69.62
47	—	1,727	76.50–89.00	77.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	870	11.00–45.00	24.63
105	—	1,238	59.00–70.00	63.10
130	—	1,112	46.00–58.50	54.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,515	35.00–55.50	52.00
110	—	1,516	70.00–79.00	73.11
1	—	1,515	86.00	86.00
238	—	1,496	56.00–69.50	62.58

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.