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Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Feb 23

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090

← Feb 16Feb 23Mar 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

86 head

▼ 146 vs last sale 232▼ 21 vs year ago 107 · −19.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

368 head

▼ 71 vs last sale 439▲ 30 vs year ago 338 · +8.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 17▼ 1 vs year ago 19 · −5.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were good. Slaughter cows traded 4.00 to 13.00 higher and feeder dairy heifers traded steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls and feeding cows were too thinly tested for a comparison. The next available report will be Thursday, March 2, 2023.

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 $126.60/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$126.60

5 head · 899 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,138

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$353

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

$14.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−61.49

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	995	135.00	1,343	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	933	128.00	1,194	2thin
Medium and Large 2	818	121.00	990	2thin

One grade step is worth $14.00/cwt here — about $353 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 sale5 hd

126.60

—

CO average5 barns · 1,082 hd

188.09

−61.49

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	—	Low	1,850	109.87	2,033	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,733	97.30	1,686	77
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,470	89.81	1,320	190
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,171	86.66	1,015	89
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,638	100.02	1,638	2thin

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,674	$1,546	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,425	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,242	$1,196	4thin

Every lot

34 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 · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	818	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	990	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,153	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,235	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	995	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,343	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	819	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,163	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	565	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	438	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	888	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,106	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 3	915	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	801	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	930	124.51/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,158	8
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	953	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,182	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,016	126.74/cwt	125.50–127.50	1,288	8
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,085	124.25/cwt	123.00–125.50	1,348	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,115	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,422	18
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,193	127.70/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,523	20
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,215	125.50/cwt	124.50–126.50	1,525	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,230	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,476	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,815	107.55/cwt	105.50–109.00	1,952	2
Bulls	—	—	1,920	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	2,198	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,002	47.40/cwt	37.50–55.00	475	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	71.76/cwt	63.00–79.00	814	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,174	96.45/cwt	94.50–102.00	1,132	38
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,203	86.33/cwt	80.00–93.00	1,039	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,381	99.14/cwt	98.50–101.00	1,369	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,411	101.68/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,435	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,472	91.51/cwt	86.00–97.00	1,347	149
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,486	77.47/cwt	71.00–85.00	1,151	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,530	63.82/cwt	60.00–67.50	976	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,715	89.79/cwt	88.00–92.50	1,540	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,740	100.31/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,745	55
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,638	100.02/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,638	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,242	1,195.87/head	1,150.00–1,235.00	1,196	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,674	1,546.31/head	1,410.00–1,585.00	1,546	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,044	108.61/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,134	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 Feb 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 86Last week 232Year ago 107

Slaughter CattleReceipts 368Last week 439Year ago 338

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 17Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	77.50	77.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	123.00–125.50	124.25
6	—	953	124.00	124.00
18	—	1,115	127.50	127.50
8	—	930	122.00–125.00	124.51
3	—	888	124.50	124.50
8	—	1,016	125.50–127.50	126.74
20	—	1,193	122.00–128.00	127.70
2	—	1,215	124.50–126.50	125.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	87.50	87.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	819	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	130.00	130.00
1	—	915	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	818	121.00	121.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,674	1,410.00–1,585.00	1,546.31

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,242	1,150.00–1,235.00	1,195.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,425	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,044	105.00–116.00	108.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,815	105.50–109.00	107.55
1	—	1,920	114.50	114.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,381	98.50–101.00	99.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	60.00–67.50	63.82
149	—	1,472	86.00–97.00	91.51
8	—	1,411	98.00–105.00	101.68
27	—	1,486	71.00–85.00	77.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,174	94.50–102.00	96.45
11	—	1,135	63.00–79.00	71.76
5	—	1,002	37.50–55.00	47.40
35	—	1,203	80.00–93.00	86.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,740	94.00–105.00	100.31
22	—	1,715	88.00–92.50	89.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,638	99.00–101.00	100.02

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.