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Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Jun 22

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090

← Jun 15Jun 22Jun 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

236 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 196▼ 66 vs year ago 302 · −21.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

444 head

▼ 66 vs last sale 510▼ 257 vs year ago 701 · −36.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 12▼ 26 vs year ago 41 · −63.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were good. In slaughter cows, Premium White and Breaker cows traded 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while Boners and Lean cows traded 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded 3.00 higher. Feeding cows traded 3.00 higher and feeder dairy heifers traded steady to 8.00 higher. The next available report will be Thursday, June 29, 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 $177.32/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$177.32

64 head · 947 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$374

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

$7.99/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
Medium and Large 1	985	179.07	1,763	50
Medium and Large 1-2	812	171.07	1,389	14thin

One grade step is worth $7.99/cwt here — about $374 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 sale64 hd

177.32

—

CO average1 barns · 64 hd

177.32

+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	—	High	1,705	119.54	2,038	27
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,770	120.85	2,139	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,675	106.28	1,780	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,436	100.92	1,449	222
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,135	89.70	1,018	113
Dairy Heifers	Prime	Average	1,695	125.00	2,119	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,340	140.00	1,876	2thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,860	128.00	2,381	1thin

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)	1,252	$1,900	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,520	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,515	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,300	1thin

Every lot

70 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	—	Medium and Large 1	568	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,519	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,363	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	829	194.72/cwt	192.50–199.00	1,614	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	866	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	1,762	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,070	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,873	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,133	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,824	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,185	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,789	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,543	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,157	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,333	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	869	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,304	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	919	187.25/cwt	187.25–187.25	1,721	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	950	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,544	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	959	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,343	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,055	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,783	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	1,081	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,821	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,125	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,783	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,675	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	368	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	607	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	488	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	293	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	585	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	556	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	785	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	569	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 3	825	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	784	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	855	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,248	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	875	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,321	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	930	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,372	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	960	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,517	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	965	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,351	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 2	990	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,411	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	1,017	159.44/cwt	155.00–160.50	1,622	26
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	1,055	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,187	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	1,072	162.29/cwt	161.50–162.50	1,740	14
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,090	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,390	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	1,125	158.32/cwt	155.00–160.50	1,781	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	1,157	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,892	14
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,165	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,544	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,205	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,747	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	1,235	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,982	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,250	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,625	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	1,258	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,975	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	1,355	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	2,121	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	1,440	150.00/cwt	149.00–151.00	2,160	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2-3	965	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,520	20
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,876	2
Steers	—	Prime	1,860	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,381	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,179	136.84/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,613	4
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,270	125.56/cwt	124.00–127.50	1,595	2
Bulls	—	—	1,703	106.43/cwt	77.50–115.50	1,813	8
Bulls	—	—	1,935	121.36/cwt	117.00–126.50	2,348	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	113.90/cwt	108.00–119.50	1,270	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,126	48.21/cwt	35.00–72.50	543	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,132	112.00/cwt	110.00–117.50	1,268	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,137	88.40/cwt	75.00–93.00	1,005	44
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,139	97.86/cwt	92.50–106.00	1,115	42
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,385	111.29/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,541	42
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,437	93.75/cwt	85.00–99.50	1,347	68
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,444	74.93/cwt	47.50–82.00	1,082	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,449	104.93/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,520	84
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,504	115.27/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,734	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,601	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,833	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,686	96.11/cwt	91.00–99.50	1,620	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,688	106.33/cwt	100.50–113.00	1,795	29
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,770	120.85/cwt	118.00–124.50	2,139	13
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Prime	1,695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,119	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	950	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,515	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,520	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,252	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,049	132.49/cwt	130.50–145.00	1,390	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 Jun 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 236Last week 196Year ago 302

Slaughter CattleReceipts 444Last week 510Year ago 701

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 12Year ago 41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,300.00	1,300.00

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	—	1,515	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,520	2,000.00	2,000.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,252	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,049	130.50–145.00	132.49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	959	140.00	140.00
3	—	620	215.00	215.00
2	—	520	222.50	222.50
1	—	1,155	145.00	145.00
4	—	869	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	169.00	169.00
1	—	1,125	158.50	158.50
1	—	950	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,081	168.50	168.50
29	—	919	187.25	187.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	866	203.50	203.50
2	—	1,185	151.00	151.00
3	—	1,133	161.00	161.00
4	—	1,070	175.00	175.00
6	—	568	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	127.50	127.50
9	—	829	192.50–199.00	194.72
3	—	580	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,165	132.50	132.50
2	—	340	150.00	150.00
1	—	930	147.50	147.50
1	—	1,090	127.50	127.50
1	—	1,205	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,250	130.00	130.00
1	—	855	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,017	155.00–160.50	159.44
3	—	1,125	155.00–160.50	158.32
1	—	1,235	160.50	160.50
14	—	1,157	163.50	163.50
1	—	875	151.00	151.00
1	—	1,355	156.50	156.50
2	—	1,440	149.00–151.00	150.00
6	—	368	165.00	165.00
1	—	960	158.00	158.00
14	—	1,072	161.50–162.50	162.29
2	—	1,258	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	112.50	112.50
1	—	585	95.00	95.00
2	—	785	72.50	72.50
2	—	488	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	965	157.50	157.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,179	135.00–140.00	136.84
2	—	1,270	124.00–127.50	125.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,935	117.00–126.50	121.36
8	—	1,703	77.50–115.50	106.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,385	105.00–113.00	111.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,601	114.50	114.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,688	100.50–113.00	106.33
5	—	1,686	91.00–99.50	96.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,139	92.50–106.00	97.86
14	—	1,126	35.00–72.50	48.21
3	—	1,115	108.00–119.50	113.90
44	—	1,137	75.00–93.00	88.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,132	110.00–117.50	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,504	114.00–118.00	115.27
84	—	1,449	100.00–113.00	104.93
68	—	1,437	85.00–99.50	93.75
17	—	1,444	47.50–82.00	74.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,770	118.00–124.50	120.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,860	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	125.00	125.00

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.