Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2024-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand this week was moderate. Average dress slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 higher, while bulls traded 3.00 higher on a light test. Dairy heifers traded higher steady to 2.00. Next available report will be as receipts warrant.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.67/cwt on 18 head.

Average price

$160.67

18 head · 992 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$15.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−85.05

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	1,010	166.74	1,684	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	964	151.14	1,457	7thin

One grade step is worth $15.60/cwt here — about $227 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

160.67

—

CO average5 barns · 5,558 hd

245.73

−85.05

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	1,717	110.18	1,891	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,822	98.83	1,801	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,513	93.59	1,416	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,337	91.36	1,221	488
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,231	78.73	969	98

Every lot, as filed

43 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,508	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,508	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	166.74/cwt	164.00–169.00	1,684	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	153.25/cwt	153.00–154.00	1,414	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	932	146.50/cwt	146.00–147.00	1,365	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,032	146.17/cwt	145.50–147.00	1,508	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	749	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,034	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,502	136.33/cwt	133.00–137.00	2,048	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,461	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,075	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	960	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,411	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	540	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	635	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,382	143.09/cwt	143.00–143.50	1,978	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,423	142.72/cwt	142.50–143.00	2,031	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,200	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,734	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,280	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,837	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	765	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,079	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,082	146.07/cwt	145.50–146.50	1,580	22
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,290	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,690	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,178	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,720	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,044	121.37/cwt	111.00–142.50	1,267	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,187	85.83/cwt	81.00–117.50	1,019	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,415	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,571	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	94.09/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,258	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	87.13/cwt	80.00–92.50	1,242	249
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	98.52/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,430	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	66.32/cwt	65.00–67.50	702	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,232	86.95/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,071	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	81.17/cwt	73.00–84.50	998	57
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,822	98.83/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,801	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,489	77.95/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,161	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	93.28/cwt	88.50–97.50	1,425	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,134	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,371	45.89/cwt	31.00–51.00	629	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,232	94.97/cwt	83.50–130.00	1,170	186
Bulls	—	—	1,955	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,711	1
Bulls	—	—	1,781	104.21/cwt	100.50–108.00	1,856	6
Bulls	—	—	2,096	114.46/cwt	112.00–119.50	2,399	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,212	117.59/cwt	102.00–127.00	1,425	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,325	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,908	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,126	146.37/cwt	146.00–146.50	1,648	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	683	131.27/cwt	125.00–132.50	897	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 Cattle Auction (Thursday) - Brush, CO

Thu Jan 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 120Last week 510Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 677Last week 456Year ago 640

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,080	150.00	150.00
1	—	970	145.00	145.00
4	—	923	153.00–154.00	153.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,010	164.00–169.00	166.74
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	107.50	107.50
4	—	749	138.00	138.00
1	—	540	117.50	117.50
1	—	1,290	131.00	131.00
6	—	683	125.00–132.50	131.27
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	932	146.00–147.00	146.50
6	—	1,032	145.50–147.00	146.17
6	—	1,502	133.00–137.00	136.33
3	—	1,461	142.00	142.00
3	—	960	147.00	147.00
11	—	1,382	143.00–143.50	143.09
9	—	1,423	142.50–143.00	142.72
1	—	1,200	144.50	144.50
1	—	1,280	143.50	143.50
1	—	765	141.00	141.00
22	—	1,082	145.50–146.50	146.07
3	—	1,178	146.00	146.00
4	—	1,325	144.00	144.00
4	—	1,126	146.00–146.50	146.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,044	111.00–142.50	121.37
186	—	1,232	83.50–130.00	94.97
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,187	81.00–117.50	85.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	111.00	111.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,337	93.00–100.00	94.09
249	—	1,425	80.00–92.50	87.13
4	—	1,489	76.00–79.00	77.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,451	98.00–100.00	98.52
38	—	1,528	88.50–97.50	93.28
2	—	1,400	81.00	81.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,058	65.00–67.50	66.32
7	—	1,232	85.00–89.00	86.95
57	—	1,230	73.00–84.50	81.17
10	—	1,371	31.00–51.00	45.89
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,822	97.00–101.00	98.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,955	87.50	87.50
6	—	1,781	100.50–108.00	104.21
5	—	2,096	112.00–119.50	114.46
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,212	102.00–127.00	117.59

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.

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