Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2024-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. Average dress slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 higher, while average dress slaughter bulls traded 5.00 lower. Dairy heifers traded 1.00 to 2.00 higher. No trend available on replacement cattle due to the last large replacement sale being over a month ago. No trend available on feeder cattle due to limited numbers. 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 $235.11/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$235.11

92 head · 659 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,549

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$22

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$137.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.38

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	277.69	1,501	45
Medium and Large 1-2	594	227.70	1,352	27
Medium and Large 2	941	153.90	1,448	5thin
Medium 1-2	1,031	149.00	1,536	13thin
Medium 1	1,088	140.00	1,523	2thin

One grade step is worth $137.69/cwt here — about −$22 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 sale92 hd

235.11

—

CO average5 barns · 3,252 hd

257.49

−22.38

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	1,712	116.46	1,993	23
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,758	111.15	1,954	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,514	106.27	1,609	91
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,381	102.99	1,423	457
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,203	91.02	1,095	229

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,172	$2,500	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$2,300	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,573	$2,100	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,356	$2,038	118
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,325	$1,925	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,505	$1,850	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,351	$1,793	63
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,529	$1,750	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,311	$1,718	137
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,256	$1,530	138
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,103	$1,325	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,289	$1,305	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,047	$2,800	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	970	$1,741	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,545	$1,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,545	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	196.40/cwt	195.00–197.50	1,316	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	176.17/cwt	170.00–182.50	1,462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	980	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,401	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,015	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,210	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,562	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,301	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	241.58/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,379	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	1,031	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,536	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,176	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	830	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,216	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,017	151.10/cwt	149.50–152.00	1,537	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,665	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,655	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,645	27
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,108	135.03/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,496	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,374	148.51/cwt	147.00–151.50	2,041	18
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,159	150.90/cwt	150.50–152.50	1,749	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,215	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,829	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,420	144.96/cwt	140.50–147.50	2,058	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	903	150.75/cwt	150.00–151.50	1,361	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,135	151.18/cwt	150.00–151.50	1,716	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	983	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,494	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,490	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,952	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,090	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,668	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	935	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,365	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,065	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,491	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,336	151.26/cwt	150.00–152.00	2,021	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,440	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	1,088	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,523	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,758	111.15/cwt	109.50–114.50	1,954	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,368	112.97/cwt	110.00–117.50	1,545	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,287	105.31/cwt	96.00–127.50	1,355	118
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,185	128.59/cwt	105.50–145.00	1,524	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,442	99.66/cwt	94.00–103.50	1,437	263
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	105.64/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,407	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,259	60.07/cwt	42.50–74.00	756	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,271	82.32/cwt	79.00–85.50	1,046	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,346	99.97/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,346	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,234	93.15/cwt	87.00–98.00	1,149	109
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,542	90.65/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,398	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	105.92/cwt	102.00–108.50	1,612	86
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	111.45/cwt	109.50–113.50	1,532	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,114	96.39/cwt	93.00–125.00	1,074	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,015	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	914	1
Bulls	—	—	1,455	101.24/cwt	95.00–106.50	1,473	4
Bulls	—	—	2,059	130.60/cwt	125.00–137.00	2,689	7
Bulls	—	—	1,618	112.95/cwt	110.00–120.50	1,828	11
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,335	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,562	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,559.27/head	1,325.00–1,650.00	1,559	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,322	1,753.19/head	1,600.00–1,775.00	1,753	112
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,220	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,164	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,426	1,923.29/head	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,923	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,351	1,792.63/head	1,725.00–1,850.00	1,793	63
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,505	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	1,447.95/head	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,448	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,257	1,548.36/head	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,548	113
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,047	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,740.67/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,741	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,573	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,529	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	7
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,358	1,385.00/head	1,385.00–1,385.00	1,385	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,358	2,014.34/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,014	101
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,130	1,460.00/head	1,460.00–1,460.00	1,460	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,229	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1

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 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 332Last week 120Year ago 339

Slaughter CattleReceipts 852Last week 400Year ago 1,219

Replacement CattleReceipts 546Last week 0Year ago 77

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,220	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,325	1,925.00	1,925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	—	1,260	1,325.00–1,650.00	1,559.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,426	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,923.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,103	1,325.00	1,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,268	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,447.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	112	—	1,322	1,600.00–1,775.00	1,753.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,164	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	63	—	1,351	1,725.00–1,850.00	1,792.63
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,505	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,195	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	113	—	1,257	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,548.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,573	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,529	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	101	—	1,358	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,014.34
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,220	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,358	1,385.00	1,385.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,130	1,460.00	1,460.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,229	2,550.00	2,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,545	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,047	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	970	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,740.67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	670	195.00–197.50	196.40
2	—	830	170.00–182.50	176.17
7	—	356	285.00	285.00
5	—	571	237.50–247.50	241.58
2	—	490	240.00	240.00
1	—	1,025	167.50	167.50
1	—	985	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	980	143.00	143.00
1	—	785	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	400	302.50	302.50
7	—	868	180.00	180.00
1	—	1,075	152.50	152.50
1	—	930	187.50	187.50
1	—	985	185.00	185.00
19	—	466	309.00	309.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,031	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,088	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	369	352.50	352.50
1	—	1,405	130.00	130.00
4	—	600	277.50	277.50
24	—	541	306.00	306.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	462	356.00	356.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	146.50	146.50
10	—	1,017	149.50–152.00	151.10
18	—	1,374	147.00–151.50	148.51
5	—	1,159	150.50–152.50	150.90
2	—	1,215	150.50	150.50
14	—	1,420	140.50–147.50	144.96
2	—	903	150.00–151.50	150.75
9	—	1,135	150.00–151.50	151.18
2	—	983	152.00	152.00
1	—	1,090	153.00	153.00
19	—	1,336	150.00–152.00	151.26
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,108	130.00–140.00	135.03
3	—	1,490	131.00	131.00
1	—	935	146.00	146.00
1	—	1,065	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,758	109.50–114.50	111.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,368	110.00–117.50	112.97
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	1,287	96.00–127.50	105.31
26	—	1,185	105.50–145.00	128.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
263	—	1,442	94.00–103.50	99.66
37	—	1,332	104.00–110.00	105.64
13	—	1,542	85.00–93.00	90.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,259	42.50–74.00	60.07
20	—	1,271	79.00–85.50	82.32
8	—	1,346	99.00–101.00	99.97
109	—	1,234	87.00–98.00	93.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	1,522	102.00–108.50	105.92
2	—	1,375	109.50–113.50	111.45
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,114	93.00–125.00	96.39
1	—	1,015	90.00	90.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,455	95.00–106.50	101.24
7	—	2,059	125.00–137.00	130.60
11	—	1,618	110.00–120.50	112.95
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	117.00	117.00

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.

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