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Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, May 25

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090

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Feeder Cattle receipts

280 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 293▼ 34 vs year ago 314 · −10.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

550 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 574▼ 141 vs year ago 691 · −20.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 83▼ 24 vs year ago 76 · −31.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand good on slaughter cows and bulls. Trade activity light on good demand for feeder cattle. Feeder dairy heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $205.05/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$205.05

46 head · 756 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,550

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$751

per head · Small 2 over Medium and Large 1

$16.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 2	451	217.50	982	12thin
Medium and Large 1	864	200.66	1,733	34

One grade step is worth $16.84/cwt here — about −$751 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 sale46 hd

205.05

—

CO average1 barns · 46 hd

205.05

+0.00

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	1,774	121.79	2,161	47
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,580	127.40	2,013	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,638	106.06	1,738	91
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,452	99.11	1,439	200
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,217	87.53	1,065	185

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)	1,619	$1,817	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,480	$1,625	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,282	$1,539	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,210	$1,566	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,476	$1,951	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,542	$1,897	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,480	5

Every lot

87 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 2	386	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	888	7
Steers	—	Small 2	543	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,086	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,455	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,500	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,593	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,528	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,008	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,814	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,169	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,894	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	95	250.00/head	250.00–250.00	250	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	103	256.07/head	200.00–300.00	256	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	155	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	228	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	2
Heifers	—	Small 2	345	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	750	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	348	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	792	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	456	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,008	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	641	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,314	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,397	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,379	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,267	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,205	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,868	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	80	125.00/head	125.00–125.00	125	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	150	325.00/head	325.00–325.00	325	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	218	466.60/head	450.00–475.00	467	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	617	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,435	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	748	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,481	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	180	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	213	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	421	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	383	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	504	325.00/head	325.00–325.00	325	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Small and Medium 4	576	86.79/cwt	82.50–87.50	500	7
Dairy Heifers	—	Small and Medium 4	662	88.96/cwt	85.00–90.00	589	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	775	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	628	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	832	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,152	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	880	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,197	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	931	139.25/cwt	138.50–140.00	1,296	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	935	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,258	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	985	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,379	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,027	145.12/cwt	144.50–145.50	1,490	16
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	1,032	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,584	29
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	1,067	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,467	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,068	144.23/cwt	143.50–144.50	1,540	15
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,124	144.10/cwt	143.50–145.00	1,620	10
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	1,125	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,536	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,331	142.76/cwt	140.50–143.50	1,900	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2	1,089	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,693	27
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	973	149.98/cwt	147.50–152.50	1,459	2
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,463	105.44/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,543	5
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,611	119.70/cwt	113.00–124.00	1,928	4
Bulls	—	—	1,724	109.47/cwt	102.00–111.00	1,887	5
Bulls	—	—	1,847	119.86/cwt	113.00–122.50	2,214	13
Bulls	—	—	1,947	128.47/cwt	125.00–135.50	2,501	18
Slaughter Cattle · Cows20 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,020	61.24/cwt	52.50–76.00	625	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,032	84.58/cwt	80.00–89.00	873	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	107.20/cwt	104.50–113.00	1,222	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,152	97.23/cwt	93.50–104.50	1,120	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,218	94.53/cwt	89.00–100.50	1,151	59
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,235	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,371	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,243	84.24/cwt	76.00–88.50	1,047	80
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,296	69.32/cwt	55.00–74.00	898	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,338	94.86/cwt	88.00–97.00	1,269	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,377	107.53/cwt	100.50–111.00	1,481	52
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	109.24/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,540	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,436	89.17/cwt	83.00–93.00	1,280	37
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,485	109.20/cwt	101.50–110.00	1,622	19
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,508	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,991	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,518	98.25/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,491	88
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,563	71.30/cwt	61.00–78.00	1,114	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,655	114.76/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,899	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,677	105.78/cwt	103.00–112.00	1,774	63
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,709	94.69/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,618	6
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,870	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	2,038	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 4	1,170	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 4	1,183	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,195	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,270	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,437	1,963.41/head	1,925.00–2,100.00	1,963	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,525	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,544	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,553	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,039	126.37/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,313	13
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,195	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,326	1
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	1,203	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,305	2
Stock Cows	—	Large 2	1,250	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,738	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,210	1,565.83/head	1,500.00–1,635.00	1,566	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,282	1,538.82/head	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,539	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,480	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,619	1,817.32/head	1,625.00–1,900.00	1,817	3

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 May 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 280Last week 293Year ago 314

Slaughter CattleReceipts 550Last week 574Year ago 691

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 83Year ago 76

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	348	227.50	227.50
6	—	456	221.00	221.00
1	—	745	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
2	—	228	375.00	375.00
1	—	155	350.00	350.00
1	—	95	250.00	250.00
5	—	103	200.00–300.00	256.07
3	—	722	191.00	191.00
2	—	678	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	641	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	345	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,205	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	764	200.00	200.00
4	—	565	257.50	257.50
9	—	674	222.50	222.50
2	—	705	226.00	226.00
6	—	1,008	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	386	230.00	230.00
5	—	543	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,169	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	931	138.50–140.00	139.25
10	—	1,124	143.50–145.00	144.10
5	—	832	138.50	138.50
4	—	1,331	140.50–143.50	142.76
16	—	1,027	144.50–145.50	145.12
15	—	1,068	143.50–144.50	144.23
1	—	880	136.00	136.00
1	—	985	140.00	140.00
4	—	504	325.00	325.00
3	—	213	375.00	375.00
3	—	180	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	576	82.50–87.50	86.79
5	—	662	85.00–90.00	88.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,032	153.50	153.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	421	91.00	91.00
1	—	935	134.50	134.50
1	—	775	81.00	81.00
1	—	1,125	136.50	136.50
3	—	1,067	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,089	155.50	155.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
1	—	80	125.00	125.00
1	—	150	325.00	325.00
3	—	218	450.00–475.00	466.60
4	—	748	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	232.50	232.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,218	89.00–100.50	94.53
6	—	1,140	104.50–113.00	107.20
80	—	1,243	76.00–88.50	84.24
16	—	1,296	55.00–74.00	69.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,870	109.00	109.00
4	—	1,508	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	111.00	111.00
52	—	1,377	100.50–111.00	107.53
8	—	1,338	88.00–97.00	94.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,436	83.00–93.00	89.17
11	—	1,410	107.00–111.00	109.24
88	—	1,518	94.00–105.00	98.25
3	—	1,563	61.00–78.00	71.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,020	52.50–76.00	61.24
8	—	1,032	80.00–89.00	84.58
13	—	1,152	93.50–104.50	97.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,485	101.50–110.00	109.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,709	94.00–98.00	94.69
63	—	1,677	103.00–112.00	105.78
3	—	1,655	113.00–118.00	114.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,724	102.00–111.00	109.47
13	—	1,847	113.00–122.50	119.86
18	—	1,947	125.00–135.50	128.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,611	113.00–124.00	119.70
5	—	1,463	100.00–110.00	105.44
2	—	973	147.50–152.50	149.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 4$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,183	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,437	1,925.00–2,100.00	1,963.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,553	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,544	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,525	1,875.00	1,875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	139.00	139.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,203	108.50	108.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	111.00	111.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,039	120.00–133.00	126.37

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,210	1,500.00–1,635.00	1,565.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,619	1,625.00–1,900.00	1,817.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,480	1,625.00	1,625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,282	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,538.82

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.