Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2024-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate. No trend available on feeder cattle due to low receipts. Dairy heifers traded mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Average dress slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while average dress bulls traded steady. Next available report will be available as receipts warrant.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $161.55/cwt on 11 head.

Average price

$161.55

11 head · 1,058 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$112

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

$60.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−116.75

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	835	167.50	1,399	1thin
Medium and Large 1	1,044	166.89	1,742	9thin
Medium 1-2	1,405	107.50	1,510	1thin

One grade step is worth $60.00/cwt here — about −$112 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 sale11 hd

161.55

—

CO average4 barns · 1,769 hd

278.30

−116.75

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	—	High	1,474	110.16	1,623	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,516	109.42	1,659	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,426	105.68	1,507	173
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,263	91.53	1,156	233

Every lot, as filed

45 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,371	110.74/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,518	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,322	79.78/cwt	75.00–86.00	1,055	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,495	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,515	102.76/cwt	97.00–108.50	1,557	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	936	183.49/cwt	182.50–187.50	1,717	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,863	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	820	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,230	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,168	154.67/cwt	154.50–155.50	1,807	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	875	154.15/cwt	154.00–154.50	1,349	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,035	155.42/cwt	153.50–157.00	1,609	38
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,338	155.96/cwt	152.50–157.00	2,087	31
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,127	154.82/cwt	154.00–157.50	1,745	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,423	149.33/cwt	148.00–150.00	2,125	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	967	154.48/cwt	154.00–155.50	1,494	21
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,380	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,153	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	767	126.26/cwt	125.00–127.50	968	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,060	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,648	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,215	154.77/cwt	154.50–155.50	1,880	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	2,006	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,280	155.67/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,993	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	813	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,240	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4Thin Fleshed	—	144	80.00/head	80.00–80.00	80	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	968	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,413	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	732	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,032	11
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	1,405	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,044	166.89/cwt	162.00–167.50	1,742	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,399	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	900	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,391	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	178	150.00/head	150.00–150.00	150	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	652	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	880	6
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,165	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,689	1
Bulls	—	—	1,709	116.65/cwt	112.00–119.50	1,994	7
Bulls	—	—	1,825	123.10/cwt	120.50–124.50	2,247	5
Bulls	—	—	1,164	95.67/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,114	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,245	111.58/cwt	100.00–129.00	1,389	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,138	130.06/cwt	122.00–142.50	1,480	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,287	96.30/cwt	90.00–102.50	1,239	144
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,307	102.85/cwt	102.50–104.50	1,344	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,115	105.47/cwt	92.50–121.00	1,176	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,426	111.89/cwt	110.00–112.50	1,596	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	58.37/cwt	37.50–71.00	672	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,627	107.55/cwt	102.00–113.00	1,750	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	895	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,020	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,466	90.92/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,333	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 Feb 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 271Last week 280Year ago 232

Slaughter CattleReceipts 492Last week 482Year ago 439

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,371	110.00–113.00	110.74
107	—	1,515	97.00–108.50	102.76
6	—	1,466	86.00–95.00	90.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,322	75.00–86.00	79.78
144	—	1,287	90.00–102.50	96.30
5	—	1,307	102.50–104.50	102.85
19	—	1,152	37.50–71.00	58.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	99.00	99.00
9	—	1,627	102.00–113.00	107.55
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,245	100.00–129.00	111.58
3	—	1,138	122.00–142.50	130.06
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,115	92.50–121.00	105.47
1	—	895	114.00	114.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,426	110.00–112.50	111.89
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	145.00	145.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,709	112.00–119.50	116.65
5	—	1,825	120.50–124.50	123.10
10	—	1,164	90.00–101.00	95.67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	147.50	147.50
5	—	936	182.50–187.50	183.49
1	—	1,285	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,360	147.50	147.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	150.00	150.00
4	—	767	125.00–127.50	126.26
2	—	968	146.00	146.00
11	—	732	141.00	141.00
6	—	652	135.00	135.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,168	154.50–155.50	154.67
10	—	875	154.00–154.50	154.15
38	—	1,035	153.50–157.00	155.42
31	—	1,338	152.50–157.00	155.96
14	—	1,127	154.00–157.50	154.82
3	—	1,423	148.00–150.00	149.33
21	—	967	154.00–155.50	154.48
1	—	1,380	156.00	156.00
4	—	1,060	155.50	155.50
13	—	1,215	154.50–155.50	154.77
3	—	1,280	155.00–157.00	155.67
8	—	813	152.50	152.50
1	—	900	154.50	154.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
12	—	144	80.00	80.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per head · actual wt
11	—	178	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,044	162.00–167.50	166.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	167.50	167.50

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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