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Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Oct 26

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090

← Oct 19Oct 26Nov 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

123 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 134▼ 7 vs year ago 130 · −5.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

810 head

▼ 215 vs last sale 1,025▼ 211 vs year ago 1,021 · −20.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, trade and demand was moderate. Slaughter cows average dress Premium Whites traded up $1.00 to 2.00, while Breakers, Boners, and Leans traded down 2.00 to 4.00. Slaughter bulls traded steady. Trade on feeder cattle was light. Dairy heifers traded 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Next available report will be as receipts warrant coverage.

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 $158.18/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$158.18

17 head · 1,059 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$826

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$21.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−88.34

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	1,201	166.00	1,993	8thin
Medium and Large 2	949	152.00	1,443	8thin
Medium 2	805	145.00	1,167	1thin

One grade step is worth $21.00/cwt here — about $826 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

158.18

—

CO average6 barns · 3,847 hd

246.52

−88.34

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	1,633	106.12	1,733	49
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,694	114.11	1,933	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,546	104.64	1,618	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,373	93.21	1,280	266
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,220	88.72	1,083	381

Every lot

46 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 · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	805	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,167	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	895	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,351	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,573	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,022	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,686	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,112	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,724	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,170	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,907	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,383	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,323	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	535	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	829	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	571	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	999	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	580	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	928	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	640	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,088	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	674	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,132	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	785	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,276	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	891	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,408	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	937	158.17/cwt	158.00–158.50	1,482	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	974	158.78/cwt	158.50–159.00	1,547	9
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,015	156.99/cwt	156.00–159.00	1,593	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,072	157.54/cwt	154.50–159.50	1,689	13
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,130	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,791	7
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,163	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,832	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,233	157.80/cwt	157.50–158.00	1,946	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,483	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,780	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,073	122.75/cwt	122.50–123.00	1,317	2
Bulls	—	—	1,349	95.17/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,284	7
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,505	97.48/cwt	95.50–100.50	1,467	5
Bulls	—	—	1,692	107.33/cwt	103.00–111.50	1,816	30
Bulls	—	—	2,026	116.15/cwt	112.50–125.00	2,353	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows19 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,030	131.32/cwt	119.00–140.00	1,353	55
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,087	116.04/cwt	110.00–129.50	1,261	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,121	52.18/cwt	37.50–77.00	585	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,190	78.06/cwt	70.00–81.50	929	85
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,202	88.15/cwt	82.00–115.00	1,060	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	101.73/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,228	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,294	83.12/cwt	81.50–85.00	1,076	29
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,298	85.34/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,108	144
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,314	90.25/cwt	83.00–101.00	1,186	45
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,331	84.34/cwt	80.00–86.50	1,123	53
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,332	100.02/cwt	85.00–115.00	1,332	87
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,416	94.23/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,334	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,420	106.06/cwt	102.50–107.50	1,506	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,504	92.09/cwt	87.00–99.00	1,385	75
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	113.11/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,725	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,611	102.28/cwt	98.00–109.00	1,648	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,980	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,694	114.11/cwt	106.50–118.00	1,933	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,713	96.67/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,656	10

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 Oct 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 123Last week 134Year ago 130

Slaughter CattleReceipts 810Last week 1,025Year ago 1,021

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	160.00	160.00
1	—	535	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	170.00	170.00
4	—	674	168.00	168.00
2	—	1,163	157.50	157.50
6	—	1,015	156.00–159.00	156.99
4	—	571	175.00	175.00
5	—	1,233	157.50–158.00	157.80
9	—	974	158.50–159.00	158.78
2	—	1,483	120.00	120.00
13	—	1,072	154.50–159.50	157.54
1	—	785	162.50	162.50
4	—	891	158.00	158.00
7	—	1,130	158.50	158.50
6	—	937	158.00–158.50	158.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	895	151.00	151.00
2	—	1,112	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,022	165.00	165.00
3	—	1,170	163.00	163.00
3	—	1,383	168.00	168.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,505	95.50–100.50	97.48
2	—	1,073	122.50–123.00	122.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,692	103.00–111.50	107.33
5	—	2,026	112.50–125.00	116.15
7	—	1,349	90.00–100.00	95.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,420	102.50–107.50	106.06
1	—	1,650	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,504	87.00–99.00	92.09
53	—	1,331	80.00–86.50	84.34
3	—	1,207	100.00–105.00	101.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,713	95.00–97.00	96.67
8	—	1,611	98.00–109.00	102.28
7	—	1,525	110.00–118.00	113.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,087	110.00–129.50	116.04
87	—	1,332	85.00–115.00	100.02
45	—	1,314	83.00–101.00	90.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,416	93.00–100.00	94.23
85	—	1,190	70.00–81.50	78.06
23	—	1,121	37.50–77.00	52.18
144	—	1,298	82.00–92.00	85.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,202	82.00–115.00	88.15
55	—	1,030	119.00–140.00	131.32
29	—	1,294	81.50–85.00	83.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,694	106.50–118.00	114.11

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.