Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2024-03-15

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Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2024-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-15

Feeder Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Fri, Mar 15

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1906

← Mar 1Mar 15Apr 5 →

Receipts

730 head

▼ 844 vs last sale 1,574▼ 876 vs year ago 1,606 · −54.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was light. No trend available for feeder steers and heifers as last reported sale was 2 weeks ago and numbers and quality were much higher at that sale. 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 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.14/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −94.93 against this barn's trailing median of $342.06.

Average price

$247.14

89 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,394

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$364

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

$93.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−42.81

vs CO average

−29.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	295.94	1,547	23
Medium and Large 1-2	559	282.50	1,578	8thin
Medium and Large 2	581	225.71	1,311	51
Medium 1-2	584	202.50	1,183	7thin

One grade step is worth $93.44/cwt here — about $364 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale89 hd

247.14

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CO average3 barns · 1,626 hd

289.95

−42.81

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−29.03

This barn, trailing median2 sales

342.06

−94.93

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

45 lots · USDA AMS · Livestock Exchange Feeder Cattle Auction (Friday) - 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,096	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	332	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,179	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,374	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	340.51/cwt	337.00–347.50	1,457	12
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	432	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,307	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	330.63/cwt	322.50–337.50	1,567	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	303.70/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,476	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,736	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	599	317.08/cwt	312.50–321.00	1,899	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,653	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	302.94/cwt	295.00–309.75	1,893	57
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	630	221.40/cwt	218.00–232.50	1,395	48
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,872	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	249.51/cwt	247.00–258.00	1,779	36
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	782	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,885	3
Steers	800–850	Large 2	826	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,466	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	882	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,108	17
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	904	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,043	13
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	965	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,882	3
Steers	950–1000	Large 2	975	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,658	2
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,011	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,032	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,160	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	394	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,162	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	316.63/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,305	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	292.13/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,262	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,387	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	493	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,269	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	295.61/cwt	295.00–298.00	1,528	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,500	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,636	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	225.71/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,311	51
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1-2	584	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,183	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,655	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	260.03/cwt	258.00–261.00	1,597	37
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	647	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,637	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	669	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,385	34
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	687	240.65/cwt	237.00–249.00	1,653	54
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	236.97/cwt	232.00–239.00	1,687	18
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,791	30
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	819	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,515	9
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	881	198.77/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,751	26
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	882	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,605	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	978	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,770	8
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,098	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,839	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,537	6

How this sale compares

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 Feeder Cattle Auction (Friday) - Brush, CO

Fri Mar 15, 2024

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

Receipts 730Last week 1,574Year ago 1,606

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	800–850	826	177.50	177.50
2	950–1000	975	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	302.50	302.50
48	600–650	630	218.00–232.50	221.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	599	312.50–321.00	317.08
57	600–650	625	295.00–309.75	302.94
3	650–700	657	285.00	285.00
17	850–900	882	239.00	239.00
13	900–950	904	226.00	226.00
16	1000–1050	1,011	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	332	355.00	355.00
8	350–400	386	356.00	356.00
12	400–450	428	337.00–347.50	340.51
22	450–500	474	322.50–337.50	330.63
3	550–600	574	302.50	302.50
36	700–750	713	247.00–258.00	249.51
3	750–800	782	241.00	241.00
3	950–1000	965	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	342.50	342.50
6	450–500	486	295.00–312.50	303.70
8	600–650	618	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	584	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	373	311.00	311.00
9	400–450	412	312.50–320.00	316.63
3	450–500	470	295.00	295.00
19	500–550	517	295.00–298.00	295.61
4	550–600	550	297.50	297.50
37	600–650	614	258.00–261.00	260.03
54	650–700	687	237.00–249.00	240.65
18	700–750	712	232.00–239.00	236.97
30	750–800	782	229.00	229.00
26	850–900	881	198.00–200.00	198.77
8	950–1000	978	181.00	181.00
2	1050–1100	1,098	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	394	295.00	295.00
7	400–450	432	285.00–295.00	292.13
4	500–550	531	282.50	282.50
4	550–600	586	282.50	282.50
15	600–650	647	253.00	253.00
9	800–850	819	185.00	185.00
3	850–900	882	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	493	257.50	257.50
51	550–600	581	220.00–235.00	225.71
34	650–700	669	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	521	295.00	295.00

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.