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Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Jul 20

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090

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Feeder Cattle receipts

496 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 506▲ 256 vs year ago 240 · +106.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

366 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 363▼ 469 vs year ago 835 · −56.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 17▲ 9 vs year ago 23 · +39.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, while slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeding cows and feeder dairy heifers sold steady. Trade activity and demand were good.

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 $253.88/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$253.88

20 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,483

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$39.35/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	576	280.50	1,616	5thin
Medium and Large 2	448	270.00	1,210	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	608	241.15	1,467	13thin

One grade step is worth $39.35/cwt here — about $149 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 sale20 hd

253.88

—

CO average1 barns · 20 hd

253.88

+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	1,634	121.56	1,986	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,728	120.52	2,083	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,678	109.81	1,843	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,431	105.09	1,504	182
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,158	94.85	1,099	87
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,384	143.14	1,981	4thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,507	$2,600	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,319	$2,211	26

Every lot

56 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,089	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	448	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,210	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,431	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	495	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,485	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,685	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,472	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,536	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	86	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	172	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	124	285.00/head	285.00–285.00	285	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,791	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	90	210.00/head	210.00–210.00	210	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	163	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	478	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	598	9
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	601	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	992	45
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	602	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	617	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3-4	708	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,020	16
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	714	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,128	45
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	728	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,216	46
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	816	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,302	52
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	833	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,341	51
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	862	157.91/cwt	152.00–158.50	1,361	33
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	918	156.05/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,433	19
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	950	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,482	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	983	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,583	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,008	158.33/cwt	157.50–158.50	1,596	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	1,030	162.27/cwt	161.50–163.00	1,671	18
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	1,071	161.43/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,729	14
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,099	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,747	12
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	1,128	163.51/cwt	162.00–164.00	1,844	16
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	1,164	162.66/cwt	162.00–163.00	1,893	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,175	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,851	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	1,222	162.16/cwt	161.50–162.50	1,982	12
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	1,255	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	2,027	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,298	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	2,096	10
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,318	146.69/cwt	130.00–155.00	1,933	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	1,370	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,206	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	1,414	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	2,284	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,384	143.14/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,981	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,537	113.78/cwt	82.50–122.50	1,749	9
Bulls	—	—	1,743	130.32/cwt	125.00–135.50	2,271	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,119	87.51/cwt	78.00–95.00	979	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,123	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,359	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,156	112.17/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,297	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,159	100.56/cwt	96.00–108.00	1,165	60
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,229	48.80/cwt	36.00–62.00	600	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,364	108.38/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,478	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,416	116.23/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,646	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,433	106.54/cwt	101.50–113.00	1,527	125
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,451	96.05/cwt	85.00–101.00	1,394	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,553	61.62/cwt	40.00–77.00	957	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,672	110.96/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,855	52
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,713	103.15/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,767	9
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,728	120.52/cwt	117.00–124.00	2,083	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,319	2,210.86/head	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,211	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,507	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	132.02/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,347	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 Jul 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 496Last week 506Year ago 240

Slaughter CattleReceipts 366Last week 363Year ago 835

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 17Year ago 23

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, while slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeding cows and feeder dairy heifers sold steady. Trade activity and demand were good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,414	161.50	161.50
4	—	983	161.00	161.00
46	—	728	167.00	167.00
1	—	1,370	161.00	161.00
2	—	1,255	161.50	161.50
14	—	1,071	160.00–163.00	161.43
12	—	1,222	161.50–162.50	162.16
45	—	601	165.00	165.00
18	—	1,030	161.50–163.00	162.27
16	—	1,128	162.00–164.00	163.51
51	—	833	161.00	161.00
3	—	1,164	162.00–163.00	162.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,099	159.00	159.00
3	—	1,318	130.00–155.00	146.69
52	—	816	159.50	159.50
1	—	1,175	157.50	157.50
1	—	950	156.00	156.00
19	—	918	155.00–158.00	156.05
10	—	1,298	161.50	161.50
33	—	862	152.00–158.50	157.91
45	—	714	158.00	158.00
6	—	1,008	157.50–158.50	158.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	602	102.50	102.50
9	—	478	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	708	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
6	—	90	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
2	—	163	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,210	148.00	148.00
4	—	86	200.00	200.00
5	—	124	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	302.50	302.50
7	—	669	220.00	220.00
2	—	485	295.00	295.00
2	—	768	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	267.50	267.50
2	—	495	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	448	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,672	106.00–116.00	110.96
9	—	1,713	99.00–105.00	103.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,416	114.00–122.00	116.23
125	—	1,433	101.50–113.00	106.54
6	—	1,553	40.00–77.00	61.62
18	—	1,451	85.00–101.00	96.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,364	106.00–111.00	108.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,123	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,728	117.00–124.00	120.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,159	96.00–108.00	100.56
4	—	1,156	109.00–114.00	112.17
13	—	1,119	78.00–95.00	87.51
8	—	1,229	36.00–62.00	48.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,537	82.50–122.50	113.78
8	—	1,743	125.00–135.50	130.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,384	139.00–148.00	143.14

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,507	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,319	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,210.86

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	2	—	1,020	131.00–133.00	132.02

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.