Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2024-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate. Dairy feeder heifers traded 1.00 to 2.00 higher. No trend available on feeder heifers and steers due to limited numbers. Average dress slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 2.00 higher, no slaughter bulls were traded. 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 $203.22/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$203.22

33 head · 807 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$604

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

$2.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−57.78

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	542	205.00	1,111	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	805	204.17	1,643	9thin
Medium and Large 1	847	202.57	1,715	21

One grade step is worth $2.43/cwt here — about −$604 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 sale33 hd

203.22

—

CO average5 barns · 3,163 hd

261.01

−57.78

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,561	107.13	1,673	46
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,682	103.81	1,746	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,526	102.49	1,564	215
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,310	92.34	1,209	192

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,513	$2,594	29
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,273	$2,400	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,550	$2,150	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,471	$1,891	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$1,758	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,433	$1,681	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,465	$1,668	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,370	$1,350	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,153	$2,977	11
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,322	$2,636	13
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,313	$2,350	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,139	$2,242	8
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	946	$2,122	6
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,249	$2,075	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	930	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,674	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,724	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,423	108.07/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,538	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,561	106.33/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,660	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,340	82.33/cwt	75.00–86.00	1,103	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,473	86.22/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,270	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	983	118.09/cwt	112.50–119.00	1,161	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,543	101.95/cwt	93.50–105.00	1,573	193
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,799	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	542	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,111	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	211.76/cwt	208.00–215.00	1,641	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,879	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,409	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,156	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,068	155.37/cwt	155.00–156.50	1,659	20
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	785	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,119	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,228	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,817	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,287	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,931	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,051	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,332	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,998	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	739	138.13/cwt	135.00–142.50	1,021	4
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,329	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,060	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,011	154.67/cwt	154.50–155.50	1,564	12
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	983	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	973	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,355	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,046	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,267	153.61/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,946	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,124	155.56/cwt	153.00–156.50	1,748	26
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,328	149.25/cwt	149.00–149.50	1,982	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	953	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,549	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	883	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,498	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	827	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,282	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,158	155.28/cwt	154.50–155.50	1,798	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	970	155.30/cwt	153.50–156.00	1,506	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,060	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	1,667.86/head	1,660.00–1,675.00	1,668	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,320	1,666.41/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,666	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,467	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,076	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,197	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,249	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,139	2,241.64/head	2,050.00–2,350.00	2,242	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,370	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,757.83/head	1,585.00–1,800.00	1,758	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,527	2,512.59/head	2,450.00–2,550.00	2,513	22
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	946	2,122.41/head	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,122	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,170	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,457	1,699.61/head	1,600.00–1,925.00	1,700	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,359	2,336.62/head	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,337	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,306	2,768.53/head	2,650.00–2,800.00	2,769	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,561	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,065	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,651	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,286	111.19/cwt	101.00–124.00	1,430	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	112.49/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,759	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	54.33/cwt	32.50–72.50	674	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,324	94.75/cwt	87.00–99.50	1,254	151
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,379	101.15/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,395	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,735	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,900	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 Feb 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 280Last week 238Year ago 186

Slaughter CattleReceipts 482Last week 688Year ago 563

Replacement CattleReceipts 153Last week 0Year ago 299

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,674	103.00	103.00
1	—	1,735	109.50	109.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,423	106.00–112.00	108.07
4	—	1,473	82.00–90.00	86.22
193	—	1,543	93.50–105.00	101.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,561	100.00–111.00	106.33
6	—	1,564	112.00–113.00	112.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,340	75.00–86.00	82.33
12	—	1,240	32.50–72.50	54.33
151	—	1,324	87.00–99.50	94.75
7	—	1,379	100.00–104.00	101.15
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	983	112.50–119.00	118.09
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	155.00	155.00
7	—	1,286	101.00–124.00	111.19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	918	196.00	196.00
13	—	775	208.00–215.00	211.76
1	—	1,050	167.00	167.00
1	—	1,145	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	542	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	157.50	157.50
2	—	565	257.50	257.50
2	—	1,193	157.50	157.50
1	—	910	160.00	160.00
3	—	600	230.00	230.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,409	153.00	153.00
1	—	1,290	159.00	159.00
4	—	1,329	155.00	155.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,068	155.00–156.50	155.37
12	—	1,011	154.50–155.50	154.67
1	—	1,355	151.00	151.00
4	—	1,267	150.00–155.00	153.61
26	—	1,124	153.00–156.50	155.56
2	—	1,328	149.00–149.50	149.25
3	—	827	155.00	155.00
9	—	1,158	154.50–155.50	155.28
10	—	970	153.50–156.00	155.30
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	142.50	142.50
2	—	1,228	148.00	148.00
4	—	739	135.00–142.50	138.13
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,287	150.00	150.00
7	—	1,332	150.00	150.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	983	99.00	99.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	953	162.50	162.50
3	—	883	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	803	215.00	215.00
3	—	1,020	202.00	202.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,465	1,660.00–1,675.00	1,667.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,273	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,467	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,550	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,290	1,585.00–1,800.00	1,757.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,457	1,600.00–1,925.00	1,699.61
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,561	2,025.00	2,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,320	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,666.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,370	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	—	1,527	2,450.00–2,550.00	2,512.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,076	3,900.00	3,900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,197	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,249	2,075.00	2,075.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,139	2,050.00–2,350.00	2,241.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,313	2,350.00	2,350.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	946	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,122.41
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,306	2,650.00–2,800.00	2,768.53
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,359	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,336.62

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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Every lot, as filed

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