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Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Aug 10

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090

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Feeder Cattle receipts

280 head

▲ 140 vs last sale 140▲ 2 vs year ago 278 · +0.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

503 head

▲ 74 vs last sale 429▼ 300 vs year ago 803 · −37.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 12▼ 33 vs year ago 41 · −80.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Slaughter cows sold steady to 6.00 lower, while slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeding cows sold 1.00 lower and feeder dairy heifers sold steady. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. The next available report will be Thursday, August 17, 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 $242.21/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$242.21

17 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,182

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$309

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

$6.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.70

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	588	247.50	1,455	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	475	241.50	1,147	15thin

One grade step is worth $6.00/cwt here — about $309 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 sale17 hd

242.21

—

CO average3 barns · 56 hd

242.90

−0.70

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	1,742	123.35	2,148	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,756	104.74	1,839	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,440	100.48	1,447	255
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,119	96.59	1,081	162
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,484	118.67	1,761	9thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,270	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,385	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,456	$1,959	6

Every lot

54 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,177	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,468	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,045	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,154	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,283	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,455	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	546	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,447	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	180	210.00/head	210.00–210.00	210	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	227	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	20
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	252	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	19
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	334	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	520	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	780	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	635	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	968	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Small 3	661	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	644	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	705	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,022	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	795	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,193	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	835	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,336	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	844	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,376	15
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	925	162.96/cwt	161.00–163.00	1,507	47
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	963	159.34/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,534	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	977	164.17/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,604	12
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	1,022	164.24/cwt	163.50–165.00	1,679	17
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,070	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,685	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	1,077	164.49/cwt	164.00–165.50	1,772	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	1,141	165.58/cwt	165.00–166.00	1,889	19
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,168	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,845	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	1,180	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,941	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,275	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,976	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,335	158.44/cwt	157.00–159.00	2,115	15
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	1,397	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,235	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,293	129.33/cwt	127.50–131.00	1,672	2
Bulls	—	—	1,629	114.36/cwt	100.00–119.00	1,863	9
Bulls	—	—	1,835	126.78/cwt	121.00–133.50	2,326	16
Bulls	—	—	2,155	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	2,963	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	72.94/cwt	51.00–77.50	667	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	94.10/cwt	81.00–99.00	1,066	68
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,146	107.35/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,230	31
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	105.27/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,258	32
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,208	115.17/cwt	113.50–116.00	1,391	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,222	113.68/cwt	113.00–114.00	1,389	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,305	109.77/cwt	106.50–115.50	1,432	44
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,331	121.63/cwt	119.00–124.50	1,619	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,432	94.59/cwt	84.00–103.50	1,355	112
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,500	76.96/cwt	61.00–81.00	1,154	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,518	107.20/cwt	104.00–116.50	1,627	78
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,580	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,880	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,733	113.93/cwt	112.50–116.00	1,974	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,760	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,408	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,764	102.42/cwt	92.00–109.00	1,807	25
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,484	118.67/cwt	117.50–120.00	1,761	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,385	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,420	1,938.51/head	1,925.00–1,975.00	1,939	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,528	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	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 Aug 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 280Last week 140Year ago 278

Slaughter CattleReceipts 503Last week 429Year ago 803

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 12Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	546	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	164.50	164.50
12	—	977	163.00–165.00	164.17
19	—	1,141	165.00–166.00	165.58
17	—	1,022	163.50–165.00	164.24
5	—	334	650.00	650.00
3	—	1,397	160.00	160.00
47	—	925	161.00–163.00	162.96
6	—	1,077	164.00–165.50	164.49
15	—	844	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	150.00	150.00
20	—	227	375.00	375.00
19	—	252	400.00	400.00
4	—	180	210.00	210.00
15	—	1,335	157.00–159.00	158.44
4	—	1,168	158.00	158.00
1	—	1,275	155.00	155.00
1	—	1,070	157.50	157.50
1	—	835	160.00	160.00
1	—	705	145.00	145.00
1	—	635	152.50	152.50
1	—	520	150.00	150.00
6	—	963	156.00–160.00	159.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	661	97.50	97.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	515	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	428	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	476	242.50	242.50
4	—	418	250.00	250.00
2	—	583	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	247.50	247.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,133	81.00–99.00	94.10
3	—	1,222	113.00–114.00	113.68
32	—	1,195	100.00–112.00	105.27
24	—	915	51.00–77.50	72.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	80.00	80.00
9	—	1,733	112.50–116.00	113.93
25	—	1,764	92.00–109.00	102.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,208	113.50–116.00	115.17
31	—	1,146	104.00–112.00	107.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	1,432	84.00–103.50	94.59
1	—	1,580	119.00	119.00
78	—	1,518	104.00–116.50	107.20
16	—	1,500	61.00–81.00	76.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,331	119.00–124.50	121.63
44	—	1,305	106.50–115.50	109.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,484	117.50–120.00	118.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,629	100.00–119.00	114.36
16	—	1,835	121.00–133.50	126.78
1	—	2,155	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	127.50–131.00	129.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,325.00	1,325.00

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,420	1,925.00–1,975.00	1,938.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,385	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,528	2,000.00	2,000.00

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.