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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Feb 2

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090

← Jan 26Feb 2Feb 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

200 head

▼ 139 vs last sale 339▲ 136 vs year ago 64 · +212.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

660 head

▼ 559 vs last sale 1,219▲ 282 vs year ago 378 · +74.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 77▼ 9 vs year ago 29 · −31.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Trade activity and demand were good. Average dress slaughter cows traded 4.00 to 11.00 higher, while slaughter bulls traded 5.50 higher. Feeding cows traded 5.00 to 10.00 higher and feeder dairy heifers traded steady. The next available report will be Thursday, February 9, 2023.

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	1,615	102.04	1,648	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,770	84.67	1,499	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,426	80.18	1,143	361
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,186	74.93	889	173
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,255	102.50	1,286	3thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,338	$1,060	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	965	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,770	$1,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,490	$1,275	1thin

Every lot

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. 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 · Dairy Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	283	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	219	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	331	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	248	7
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3-4	395	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	425	12
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	417	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	313	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	490	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	576	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	730	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	657	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	752	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	865	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	866	116.22/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,006	14
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	870	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,044	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	924	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,081	10
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	931	120.14/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,119	22
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	979	121.03/cwt	120.00–121.50	1,185	27
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	1,020	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	918	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,036	120.86/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,252	7
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,040	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,186	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,053	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,253	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,078	122.34/cwt	121.50–122.50	1,319	9
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,100	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,298	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,125	122.35/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,376	14
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,155	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,374	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,182	121.67/cwt	120.50–123.00	1,438	19
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,219	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,512	8
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,230	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,439	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,284	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,579	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3-4	1,315	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,381	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,340	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,648	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,255	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,286	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,020	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,199	3
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,155	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,184	2
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,270	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,143	3
Bulls	—	—	1,719	96.37/cwt	88.50–99.50	1,657	10
Bulls	—	—	1,812	104.81/cwt	100.50–111.50	1,899	7
Bulls	—	—	2,273	115.05/cwt	114.50–115.50	2,615	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,087	50.54/cwt	37.50–57.50	549	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,133	93.20/cwt	90.50–96.00	1,056	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	85.48/cwt	85.00–86.00	968	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,144	67.81/cwt	58.00–72.50	776	49
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,218	79.48/cwt	73.00–84.50	968	106
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,223	94.26/cwt	94.00–94.50	1,153	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,245	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,008	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,309	85.68/cwt	80.00–88.50	1,122	94
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	89.41/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,238	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,429	51.39/cwt	36.00–57.50	734	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,444	70.33/cwt	60.00–75.50	1,016	42
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,478	80.81/cwt	76.00–87.00	1,194	206
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,754	76.44/cwt	74.50–79.00	1,341	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,766	94.45/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,668	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,772	84.05/cwt	80.00–91.50	1,489	57
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	965	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,165	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,338	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,490	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,770	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,031	105.74/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,090	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,090	120.44/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,313	2

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 Feb 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 200Last week 339Year ago 64

Slaughter CattleReceipts 660Last week 1,219Year ago 378

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 77Year ago 29

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,338	1,060.00	1,060.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,490	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,770	1,550.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,031	105.00–114.00	105.74
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,090	120.00–121.00	120.44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	90.00	90.00
7	—	331	75.00	75.00
2	—	283	77.50	77.50
1	—	730	90.00	90.00
5	—	417	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	395	107.50	107.50
1	—	1,315	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,219	124.00	124.00
7	—	1,036	120.00–121.00	120.86
1	—	1,340	123.00	123.00
2	—	1,284	123.00	123.00
9	—	1,078	121.50–122.50	122.34
1	—	870	120.00	120.00
27	—	979	120.00–121.50	121.03
22	—	931	120.00–121.00	120.14
19	—	1,182	120.50–123.00	121.67
14	—	1,125	122.00–123.00	122.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	118.00	118.00
14	—	866	115.00–117.00	116.22
6	—	1,040	114.00	114.00
3	—	752	115.00	115.00
1	—	490	117.50	117.50
10	—	924	117.00	117.00
2	—	1,230	117.00	117.00
3	—	1,053	119.00	119.00
1	—	1,155	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,133	90.50–96.00	93.20
1	—	1,245	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	94.00–94.50	94.26
94	—	1,309	80.00–88.50	85.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,754	74.50–79.00	76.44
7	—	1,766	92.00–98.00	94.45
57	—	1,772	80.00–91.50	84.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,444	60.00–75.50	70.33
6	—	1,385	88.00–94.00	89.41
11	—	1,429	36.00–57.50	51.39
206	—	1,478	76.00–87.00	80.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,144	58.00–72.50	67.81
3	—	1,133	85.00–86.00	85.48
106	—	1,218	73.00–84.50	79.48
10	—	1,087	37.50–57.50	50.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,255	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,719	88.50–99.50	96.37
2	—	2,273	114.50–115.50	115.05
7	—	1,812	100.50–111.50	104.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,270	90.00	90.00
3	—	1,020	117.50	117.50
2	—	1,155	102.50	102.50

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.