Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2024-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. Dairy heifers traded mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Average dress slaughter cows traded steady to 6.00 higher while average dress slaughter bulls traded steady to 1.00 lower. No trend available for feeder steers and heifers due to low receipts. Next available report will be as receipts warrant.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb heifers averaged $317.50/cwt on 10 head.

Average price

$317.50

10 head · 422 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,340

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+8.45

vs CO average

+24.92 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	422	317.50	1,340	10thin

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

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale10 hd

317.50

—

CO average4 barns · 192 hd

309.05

+8.45

National average181 barns · 12,151 hd

292.58

+24.92

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	—	Average	1,619	144.68	2,343	66
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	2,039	133.10	2,714	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,877	129.72	2,435	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,424	124.80	1,777	176
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,250	107.54	1,345	160

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,296	$2,400	7

Every lot, as filed

57 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,282	111.45/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,429	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,321	120.81/cwt	117.00–128.00	1,596	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,402	131.95/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,850	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,541	112.18/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,729	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,079	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,834	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,296	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,019	171.99/cwt	167.50–177.50	1,753	12
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,030	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,782	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	95.48/cwt	91.00–103.00	1,119	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	959	144.11/cwt	124.00–150.00	1,382	7
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	962	172.20/cwt	172.00–173.00	1,657	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,086	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,958	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	918	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,588	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1250–1300	1,280	168.17/cwt	166.00–169.50	2,153	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,951	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,837	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,742	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,135	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,340	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,078	172.46/cwt	172.00–172.50	1,859	24
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	1700–1750	1,730	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	2,534	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,138	171.97/cwt	170.50–172.50	1,957	19
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	640	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1350–1400	1,380	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	2,174	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,160	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,902	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	960	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,584	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1200–1250	1,220	171.99/cwt	171.50–172.50	2,098	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	700–750	730	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,241	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	350–400	370	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	712	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	850–900	875	171.76/cwt	171.00–172.50	1,503	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1350–1400	1,364	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	2,230	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	550–600	575	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,021	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,658	138.80/cwt	137.00–142.00	2,301	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,237	136.62/cwt	128.50–177.50	1,690	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,889	129.22/cwt	126.00–136.00	2,441	54
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	2,039	133.10/cwt	132.00–139.00	2,714	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,212	73.04/cwt	50.00–90.00	885	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,489	120.97/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,801	99
Bulls	—	—	1,707	148.12/cwt	144.00–155.50	2,528	30
Bulls	—	—	1,654	132.75/cwt	111.00–142.00	2,196	12
Bulls	—	—	1,917	162.53/cwt	156.50–168.50	3,116	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,076	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,093	118.99/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,301	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,204	138.61/cwt	131.00–167.00	1,669	25
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1150–1200	1,182	172.10/cwt	171.50–172.50	2,034	19
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,094	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,909	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	800–850	844	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,456	19
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1300–1350	1,312	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	2,211	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	900–950	939	172.38/cwt	168.50–173.00	1,619	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,353	131.56/cwt	123.50–157.50	1,780	28
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	668	160.02/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,069	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	950–1000	983	171.00/cwt	168.00–172.50	1,681	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	410	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	718	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	825	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,361	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1400–1450	1,418	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,928	3

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 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 313Last week 144Year ago 98

Slaughter CattleReceipts 543Last week 477Year ago 730

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 43Year ago 67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	1,282	105.00–116.00	111.45
32	—	1,321	117.00–128.00	120.81
14	—	1,172	91.00–103.00	95.48
25	—	1,212	50.00–90.00	73.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,402	129.00–140.00	131.95
11	—	1,541	110.00–114.00	112.18
99	—	1,489	115.00–127.00	120.97
2	—	1,388	77.50	77.50
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	959	124.00–150.00	144.11
4	—	1,093	114.00–125.00	118.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,658	137.00–142.00	138.80
54	—	1,889	126.00–136.00	129.22
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	2,039	132.00–139.00	133.10
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,204	131.00–167.00	138.61
28	—	1,353	123.50–157.50	131.56
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,237	128.50–177.50	136.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,707	144.00–155.50	148.12
12	—	1,654	111.00–142.00	132.75
9	—	1,917	156.50–168.50	162.53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	422	317.50	317.50
3	850–900	850	207.50	207.50
6	900–950	918	173.00	173.00
12	1000–1050	1,019	167.50–177.50	171.99
4	1050–1100	1,079	170.00	170.00
1	1100–1150	1,135	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	317	342.50	342.50
7	700–750	723	241.00	241.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	950–1000	962	172.00–173.00	172.20
1	1000–1050	1,030	173.00	173.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	587	313.00	313.00
8	650–700	673	291.00	291.00
12	700–750	712	274.00	274.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	192.50	192.50
2	550–600	575	177.50	177.50
1	700–750	730	170.00	170.00
19	800–850	844	172.50	172.50
2	850–900	875	171.00–172.50	171.76
7	900–950	939	168.50–173.00	172.38
4	950–1000	983	168.00–172.50	171.00
24	1050–1100	1,078	172.00–172.50	172.46
19	1100–1150	1,138	170.50–172.50	171.97
19	1150–1200	1,182	171.50–172.50	172.10
4	1200–1250	1,220	171.50–172.50	171.99
17	1250–1300	1,280	166.00–169.50	168.17
9	1300–1350	1,312	168.50	168.50
6	1350–1400	1,364	163.50	163.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	175.00	175.00
2	650–700	668	155.00–165.00	160.02
4	800–850	825	165.00	165.00
1	950–1000	960	165.00	165.00
1	1150–1200	1,160	164.00	164.00
4	1350–1400	1,380	157.50	157.50
3	1400–1450	1,418	136.00	136.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	1050–1100	1,094	174.50	174.50
1	1700–1750	1,730	146.50	146.50

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,296	2,400.00	2,400.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

What quality paid 400–500 lb

How it compared 400–500 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) - Brush, CO

Slaughter Cattle

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