Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2023-12-28

Brush

Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-12-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Dec 28

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090

← Dec 21Dec 28Jan 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

112 head

▼ 325 vs last sale 437▼ 435 vs year ago 547 · −79.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

283 head

▼ 113 vs last sale 396▼ 571 vs year ago 854 · −66.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand this week was light. With a light test, average dress slaughter cows traded down 1.00 to 3.00, while bulls were too light to trend. Dairy heifers traded steady. To light of a run to trend feeder cattle. Next available report will be as receipts warrant.

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 $175.91/cwt on 18 head.

Average price

$175.91

18 head · 951 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$69

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

$35.34/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	920	179.84	1,655	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	144.50	1,724	2thin

One grade step is worth $35.34/cwt here — about −$69 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 sale18 hd

175.91

—

CO average1 barns · 18 hd

175.91

+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	94.33	1,541	3thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,877	97.39	1,828	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,692	90.38	1,529	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,494	88.64	1,324	105
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,300	75.36	980	151

Every lot

33 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	883	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,876	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,185	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,943	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	1,360	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,149	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,316	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,032	164.78/cwt	156.00–171.00	1,701	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,724	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	676	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	852	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Small 3-4	815	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	660	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	845	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,191	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	966	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,386	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,072	144.67/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,551	12
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,155	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,657	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,280	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,824	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,315	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,723	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,346	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,918	10
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,385	141.75/cwt	141.50–143.00	1,963	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,409	139.97/cwt	139.50–141.00	1,972	19
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,490	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,026	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,531	135.72/cwt	135.00–137.00	2,078	14
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,603	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,459	2
Bulls	—	—	1,695	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,712	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,164	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,502	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,199	40.54/cwt	37.50–47.50	486	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,252	101.94/cwt	76.00–110.00	1,276	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,278	62.49/cwt	56.00–67.50	799	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,307	77.09/cwt	71.00–83.00	1,008	134
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,331	89.59/cwt	88.50–95.00	1,192	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,428	75.34/cwt	72.50–77.00	1,076	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,238	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,538	89.13/cwt	89.00–89.50	1,371	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,565	84.59/cwt	76.00–88.00	1,324	74
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,724	91.69/cwt	87.00–95.50	1,581	6
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,877	97.39/cwt	96.50–99.00	1,828	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 Dec 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 112Last week 437Year ago 547

Slaughter CattleReceipts 283Last week 396Year ago 854

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	585	225.00	225.00
12	—	1,032	156.00–171.00	164.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,193	144.50	144.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	164.00	164.00
2	—	883	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	845	141.00	141.00
10	—	1,346	142.50	142.50
12	—	1,072	144.00–145.00	144.67
19	—	1,409	139.50–141.00	139.97
2	—	1,155	143.50	143.50
1	—	1,280	142.50	142.50
6	—	1,385	141.50–143.00	141.75
14	—	1,531	135.00–137.00	135.72
1	—	1,490	136.00	136.00
6	—	966	143.50	143.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	131.00	131.00
6	—	676	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	81.00	81.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,603	91.00	91.00
1	—	1,695	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,252	76.00–110.00	101.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,331	88.50–95.00	89.59
8	—	1,164	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,199	37.50–47.50	40.54
8	—	1,278	56.00–67.50	62.49
134	—	1,307	71.00–83.00	77.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,538	89.00–89.50	89.13
3	—	1,428	72.50–77.00	75.34
74	—	1,565	76.00–88.00	84.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,724	87.00–95.50	91.69
1	—	1,500	82.50	82.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,877	96.50–99.00	97.39

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.