Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2024-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate. No trend available on feeder cattle as there was too light of a test and no trend available on replacement dairy cattle as the last sale was a month ago but seemed to have upward tones. Dairy heifers traded 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Average dress slaughter cows were mostly steady, while average dress slaughter bulls traded 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Next available report will be as receipts warrant.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $191.00/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$191.00

6 head · 695 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,327

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs CO average

−47.69 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	695	191.00	1,327	6thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale6 hd

191.00

—

CO average1 barns · 6 hd

191.00

+0.00

National average173 barns · 24,150 hd

238.69

−47.69

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	1,760	118.04	2,077	25
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,851	110.85	2,052	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,350	105.06	1,419	327
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,601	104.78	1,677	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,304	90.99	1,187	225

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 Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	725	$750	1thin
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	1,330	$1,872	30

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	1,375	1,990.91/head	1,800.00–2,085.00	1,991	20
Bred Heifers	MediumJersey	—	725	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	840	115.05/cwt	104.00–126.50	966	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,286	60.55/cwt	42.50–71.00	779	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,851	110.85/cwt	108.50–112.50	2,052	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,609	104.13/cwt	100.00–109.50	1,675	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,308	109.60/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,434	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,350	93.47/cwt	87.50–99.00	1,262	133
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,458	100.13/cwt	93.00–105.00	1,460	153
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,542	107.40/cwt	107.00–107.50	1,656	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,690	67.18/cwt	55.00–77.50	1,135	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,505	86.26/cwt	81.00–91.50	1,298	3
Bulls	—	—	1,593	93.19/cwt	85.00–102.00	1,485	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,305	100.25/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,308	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,124	100.29/cwt	95.00–112.50	1,127	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,123	117.32/cwt	105.00–145.00	1,318	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,273	81.00/cwt	75.00–86.00	1,031	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	109.28/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,302	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,785	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,981	1
Bulls	—	—	1,713	116.28/cwt	109.50–120.00	1,992	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	533	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	786	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	745	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,043	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,140	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,710	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	615	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	892	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4Replacement	550–600	575	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	736	20
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1250–1300	1,265	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,916	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,010	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,535	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Replacement	500–550	512	146.68/cwt	142.50–152.50	751	29
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1200–1250	1,212	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,860	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,069	154.60/cwt	153.50–155.00	1,653	19
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,107	154.88/cwt	151.00–155.50	1,715	43
Springer Heifers	MediumJersey	—	1,000	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	1,268	1,693.30/head	1,600.00–1,775.00	1,693	9
Bulls	—	—	2,010	126.52/cwt	122.50–134.50	2,543	9
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,138	126.81/cwt	110.00–147.50	1,443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,523	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1400–1450	1,423	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,248	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,327	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	904	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,582	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1350–1400	1,351	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,054	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,125	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1300–1350	1,338	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,114	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,030	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,080	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1350–1400	1,390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,085	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	922	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,779	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1300–1350	1,318	150.25/cwt	148.00–152.50	1,980	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Replacement	450–500	475	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	808	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Replacement	600–650	615	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	892	10
Heifers	Medium 1-2	1300–1350	1,310	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,873	1
Heifers	Medium 1	900–950	924	172.60/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,595	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,580	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	950–1000	970	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,499	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1150–1200	1,172	153.76/cwt	152.00–155.50	1,802	19
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	900–950	920	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,412	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	562	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	801	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	750–800	790	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,146	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	600–650	616	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,140	5

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 Feb 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 238Last week 332Year ago 200

Slaughter CattleReceipts 688Last week 852Year ago 660

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 104Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	1,375	1,800.00–2,085.00	1,990.91
Springer Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,100.00	1,100.00
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,268	1,600.00–1,775.00	1,693.30
Bred Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per head · actual wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	725	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	840	104.00–126.50	115.05
22	—	1,124	95.00–112.50	100.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,286	42.50–71.00	60.55
133	—	1,350	87.50–99.00	93.47
21	—	1,305	99.00–104.00	100.25
32	—	1,273	75.00–86.00	81.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,851	108.50–112.50	110.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,609	100.00–109.50	104.13
1	—	1,785	111.00	111.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	1,308	100.00–120.00	109.60
18	—	1,123	105.00–145.00	117.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
153	—	1,458	93.00–105.00	100.13
2	—	1,690	55.00–77.50	67.18
3	—	1,505	81.00–91.50	86.26
61	—	1,191	106.00–114.00	109.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,542	107.00–107.50	107.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,593	85.00–102.00	93.19
11	—	1,713	109.50–120.00	116.28
9	—	2,010	122.50–134.50	126.52
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,138	110.00–147.50	126.81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	420	160.00	160.00
4	500–550	533	147.50	147.50
6	550–600	562	142.50	142.50
1	600–650	615	145.00	145.00
1	700–750	745	140.00	140.00
1	1100–1150	1,140	150.00	150.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
20	550–600	575	128.00	128.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	616	185.00	185.00
2	750–800	790	145.00	145.00
1	900–950	920	153.50	153.50
5	950–1000	970	154.50	154.50
1	1000–1050	1,010	152.00	152.00
19	1050–1100	1,069	153.50–155.00	154.60
43	1100–1150	1,107	151.00–155.50	154.88
19	1150–1200	1,172	152.00–155.50	153.76
3	1200–1250	1,212	153.50	153.50
1	1250–1300	1,265	151.50	151.50
2	1300–1350	1,318	148.00–152.50	150.25
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	475	170.00	170.00
29	500–550	512	142.50–152.50	146.68
10	600–650	615	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	750–800	769	198.00	198.00
10	900–950	922	193.00	193.00
1	1100–1150	1,125	160.00	160.00
2	1350–1400	1,390	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	695	191.00	191.00
15	800–850	821	192.50	192.50
1	850–900	865	176.00	176.00
5	900–950	904	175.00	175.00
5	1350–1400	1,351	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	955	151.00	151.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	152.00	152.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1300–1350	1,310	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	900–950	924	170.00–173.00	172.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1300–1350	1,338	158.00	158.00
2	1400–1450	1,423	158.00	158.00

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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Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

What quality paid 600–700 lb

How it compared 600–700 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) - Brush, CO

Replacement Dairy Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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