Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2024-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers and heifers were too light to trend. Dairy heifers traded mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Average dress slaughter cows traded 4.00 to 10.00 higher. No trend available on replacement cattle and dairy cattle as last sale was a month ago. Next available report will be as receipts warrant.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $324.89/cwt on 19 head.

Average price

$324.89

19 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,769

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$6.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.33

vs CO average

+11.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	329.00	1,790	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	545	322.50	1,758	12thin

One grade step is worth $6.50/cwt here — about $32 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale19 hd

324.89

—

CO average4 barns · 468 hd

317.56

+7.33

National average178 barns · 13,961 hd

313.00

+11.89

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	1,597	126.43	2,019	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,429	118.03	1,687	228
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,245	110.60	1,378	138

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,230	$2,011	15
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,309	$1,975	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,389	$1,925	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,148	$1,900	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,350	$1,893	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,357	$1,888	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,365	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,430	$2,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	813	$1,600	2thin
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	1,304	$1,645	21
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	735	$975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	1,148	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,011.42/head	1,975.00–2,125.00	2,011	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	544	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,790	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,430	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	838	227.73/cwt	222.50–231.00	1,908	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,895	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1250–1300	1,285	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,515	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,758	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,309	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	450–500	487	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	828	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	900–950	915	168.41/cwt	166.50–169.00	1,541	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1200–1250	1,249	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,048	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,093	165.89/cwt	165.50–166.00	1,813	9
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,245	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,067	8
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1500–1550	1,520	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,447	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	850–900	885	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,460	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1400–1450	1,425	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	2,173	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1350–1400	1,395	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,911	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	995	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,567	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1250–1300	1,268	161.01/cwt	159.50–162.50	2,042	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	400–450	440	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	748	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1450–1500	1,473	149.02/cwt	146.00–152.00	2,195	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	800–850	817	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,368	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	390	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	675	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	150–200	182	289.97/head	285.00–300.00	290	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	350–400	383	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	718	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	650–700	681	173.99/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,185	45
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	650–700	680	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,020	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	750–800	790	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,264	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1300–1350	1,320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,848	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	689	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,164	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	324	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	535	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1350–1400	1,368	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,079	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3Fancy	550–600	561	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,024	23
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	700–750	720	163.06/cwt	157.50–164.00	1,174	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,118	165.04/cwt	164.50–166.50	1,845	24
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,028	165.78/cwt	164.50–167.50	1,704	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1150–1200	1,176	165.75/cwt	164.50–167.50	1,949	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	600–650	635	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,080	2
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	1,490	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	1,295	1,633.27/head	1,500.00–1,775.00	1,633	20
Springer Heifers	CommonJersey	—	735	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,253	93.76/cwt	87.50–99.00	1,175	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,285	74.59/cwt	51.00–94.00	958	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,314	131.05/cwt	124.50–133.00	1,722	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,323	106.96/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,415	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,063	127.52/cwt	112.00–175.00	1,356	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	937	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,499	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	905	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	792	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,405	114.27/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,605	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,224	130.81/cwt	112.00–155.00	1,601	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1250–1300	1,252	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	2,122	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,190	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,981	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,120	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,911	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,163	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,389	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,357	1,888.16/head	1,825.00–2,025.00	1,888	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,892.61/head	1,825.00–2,000.00	1,893	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,262	121.11/cwt	111.00–133.00	1,528	59
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,925	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	2,233	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,688	125.37/cwt	122.00–130.00	2,116	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	106.94/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,414	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,429	123.55/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,766	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,520	115.54/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,756	134

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 Mar 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 375Last week 199Year ago 252

Slaughter CattleReceipts 443Last week 494Year ago 703

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 0Year ago 413

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 23Last week 0Year ago 0

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,148	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,230	1,975.00–2,125.00	2,011.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,309	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,365	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,389	1,925.00	1,925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,357	1,825.00–2,025.00	1,888.16
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,350	1,825.00–2,000.00	1,892.61
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,430	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	813	1,600.00	1,600.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	544	329.00	329.00
5	700–750	722	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	545	322.50	322.50
4	750–800	788	242.50	242.50
13	800–850	838	222.50–231.00	227.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	638	237.50	237.50
2	900–950	910	167.50	167.50
1	1250–1300	1,285	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	165.00	165.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	383	187.50	187.50
10	400–450	440	170.00	170.00
12	450–500	487	170.00	170.00
2	600–650	635	170.00	170.00
45	650–700	681	170.00–180.00	173.99
14	700–750	720	157.50–164.00	163.06
1	750–800	790	160.00	160.00
3	800–850	817	167.50	167.50
1	850–900	885	165.00	165.00
12	900–950	915	166.50–169.00	168.41
7	1000–1050	1,028	164.50–167.50	165.78
9	1050–1100	1,093	165.50–166.00	165.89
24	1100–1150	1,118	164.50–166.50	165.04
16	1150–1200	1,176	164.50–167.50	165.75
5	1200–1250	1,249	164.00	164.00
2	1250–1300	1,268	159.50–162.50	161.01
2	1350–1400	1,368	152.00	152.00
1	1400–1450	1,425	152.50	152.50
2	1450–1500	1,473	146.00–152.00	149.02
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	150–200	182	285.00–300.00	289.97
7	300–350	324	165.00	165.00
9	350–400	390	173.00	173.00
4	650–700	689	169.00	169.00
1	950–1000	995	157.50	157.50
1	1300–1350	1,320	140.00	140.00
1	1350–1400	1,395	137.00	137.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	150.00	150.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	550–600	561	182.50	182.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1100–1150	1,120	169.00	169.00
1	1150–1200	1,190	166.50	166.50
8	1200–1250	1,245	166.00	166.00
6	1250–1300	1,252	169.50	169.50
1	1500–1550	1,520	161.00	161.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,490	1,875.00	1,875.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	1,295	1,500.00–1,775.00	1,633.27
Springer Heifers — Common · Jersey$ per head · actual wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	735	975.00	975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,253	87.50–99.00	93.76
13	—	1,285	51.00–94.00	74.59
57	—	1,323	100.00–111.00	106.96
16	—	1,405	113.00–116.00	114.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,314	124.50–133.00	131.05
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,063	112.00–175.00	127.52
16	—	937	160.00	160.00
1	—	905	87.50	87.50
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,224	112.00–155.00	130.81
59	—	1,262	111.00–133.00	121.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,925	116.00	116.00
12	—	1,688	122.00–130.00	125.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,322	105.00–110.00	106.94
21	—	1,429	121.00–129.00	123.55
134	—	1,520	111.00–120.00	115.54

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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