Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2024-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. No trend available on feeder steers and heifers due to low receipts. Dairy heifers traded 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Average dress weigh cows traded 6.00 to 8.00 higher, while average dress bulls traded steady. 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 $305.00/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$305.00

3 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,784

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−34.45

vs CO average

−5.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	585	305.00	1,784	3thin

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

305.00

—

CO average3 barns · 354 hd

339.45

−34.45

National average156 barns · 8,291 hd

310.26

−5.26

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	1,866	152.47	2,845	45
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	2,002	140.90	2,821	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,686	137.72	2,322	73
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,450	130.55	1,893	263
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,236	114.89	1,420	155

Every lot, as filed

43 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%	—	1,486	127.86/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,900	158
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,194	150.84/cwt	137.00–167.50	1,801	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,709	137.83/cwt	134.00–141.00	2,356	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,495	105.88/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,583	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	79.04/cwt	57.50–91.00	899	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	116.47/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,580	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,148	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1300–1350	1,310	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1650–1700	1,655	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,060	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1400–1450	1,435	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,690	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	950–1000	985	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,719	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1200–1250	1,245	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,104	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,015	175.00/cwt	174.50–175.50	1,776	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	144.49/cwt	142.50–146.50	2,216	4
Bulls	—	—	1,954	147.61/cwt	142.50–154.50	2,884	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,463	136.88/cwt	133.00–145.00	2,003	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,698	126.07/cwt	121.00–130.00	2,141	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,376	135.39/cwt	125.00–144.00	1,863	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,554	137.92/cwt	137.50–138.00	2,143	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	2,002	140.90/cwt	137.00–142.00	2,821	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,271	118.60/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,507	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,241	107.79/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,338	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,207	128.29/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,548	28
Bulls	—	—	1,643	132.07/cwt	121.00–140.00	2,170	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,015	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,320	1
Bulls	—	—	1,983	160.67/cwt	156.00–164.50	3,186	23
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,240	152.09/cwt	143.00–168.00	1,886	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,063	124.62/cwt	118.00–135.00	1,325	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	503	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	855	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,077	173.81/cwt	173.00–175.50	1,872	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,131	174.71/cwt	172.50–175.50	1,976	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	857	164.16/cwt	157.50–169.00	1,407	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1200–1250	1,217	173.99/cwt	173.00–174.50	2,117	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1150–1200	1,188	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	2,073	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,705	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	898	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,994	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,887	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,527	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,065	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,725	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	845	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,360	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 Mar 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 160Last week 313Year ago 205

Slaughter CattleReceipts 587Last week 543Year ago 464

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
158	—	1,486	120.00–132.00	127.86
2	—	1,495	105.00–107.00	105.88
11	—	1,357	113.00–119.00	116.47
41	—	1,463	133.00–145.00	136.88
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,194	137.00–167.50	150.84
43	—	1,376	125.00–144.00	135.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,709	134.00–141.00	137.83
4	—	1,534	142.50–146.50	144.49
3	—	1,698	121.00–130.00	126.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,138	57.50–91.00	79.04
85	—	1,271	112.00–124.00	118.60
22	—	1,241	100.00–111.00	107.79
28	—	1,207	126.00–133.00	128.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,554	137.50–138.00	137.92
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	2,002	137.00–142.00	140.90
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,063	118.00–135.00	124.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,954	142.50–154.50	147.61
5	—	1,643	121.00–140.00	132.07
23	—	1,983	156.00–164.50	160.67
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	130.00	130.00
3	—	1,240	143.00–168.00	152.09

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	532	287.00	287.00
4	700–750	703	242.50	242.50
2	800–850	845	200.00	200.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	180.00	180.00
2	1100–1150	1,148	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	585	305.00	305.00
3	700–750	740	255.00	255.00
4	850–900	898	222.00	222.00
1	1300–1350	1,310	167.00	167.00
1	1400–1450	1,435	163.00	163.00
1	1650–1700	1,655	152.00	152.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	985	174.50	174.50
8	1000–1050	1,015	174.50–175.50	175.00
13	1050–1100	1,077	173.00–175.50	173.81
10	1100–1150	1,131	172.50–175.50	174.71
6	1150–1200	1,188	174.50	174.50
9	1200–1250	1,217	173.00–174.50	173.99
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	503	170.00	170.00
1	800–850	845	161.00	161.00
3	850–900	857	157.50–169.00	164.16
1	1050–1100	1,065	162.00	162.00
1	1200–1250	1,245	169.00	169.00

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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