Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2024-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-04

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 2.00 lower. Average dress slaughter cows traded steady, while average dress slaughter bulls traded 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Next available report will be as receipts warrant.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb heifers averaged $212.50/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$212.50

1 head · 720 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,530

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs CO average

−22.07 vs national

What quality paid 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	720	212.50	1,530	1thin

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

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

212.50

—

CO average1 barns · 1 hd

212.50

+0.00

National average143 barns · 8,972 hd

234.57

−22.07

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	1,793	157.21	2,819	38
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,870	141.00	2,637	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,725	134.92	2,328	74
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,387	132.87	1,843	288
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,203	117.69	1,415	193

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	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,215	134.70/cwt	128.00–147.50	1,637	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,059	156.74/cwt	140.00–187.00	1,660	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	138.34/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,917	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	83.52/cwt	67.50–97.50	1,011	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,232	118.30/cwt	112.50–124.00	1,457	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,238	127.55/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,579	29
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1150–1200	1,164	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,956	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	908	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,544	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,028	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	100	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1250–1300	1,279	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,123	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1200–1250	1,200	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	182.53/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,150	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,035	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,863	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,128	171.93/cwt	168.00–185.00	1,939	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	50–100	99	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	50–100	96	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,530	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,484	128.28/cwt	121.00–133.00	1,904	174
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,367	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,019	131.42/cwt	126.00–137.50	1,339	2
Bulls	—	—	1,897	149.44/cwt	144.00–156.50	2,835	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	118.03/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,543	23
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	992	173.07/cwt	145.00–197.00	1,717	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	144.42/cwt	142.50–146.50	2,354	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,870	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,637	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	105.99/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,282	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,743	135.40/cwt	134.00–140.00	2,360	64
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,607	128.75/cwt	125.00–132.00	2,069	8
Bulls	—	—	1,649	133.31/cwt	126.00–138.00	2,198	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	800–850	825	172.24/cwt	170.00–174.50	1,421	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1450–1500	1,455	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,372	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1150–1200	1,168	171.04/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,998	23
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	500–550	513	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	962	2
Bulls	—	—	2,216	162.98/cwt	158.00–170.00	3,612	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,116	126.09/cwt	114.00–130.00	1,407	40
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1250–1300	1,290	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	2,096	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1200–1250	1,207	164.45/cwt	156.00–173.00	1,985	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1300–1350	1,325	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,822	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,080	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,674	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1400–1450	1,405	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,122	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	650–700	666	175.60/cwt	175.00–176.00	1,169	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,068	172.07/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,838	28
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,028	172.50/cwt	168.00–174.00	1,773	26
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	504	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	857	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	948	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,545	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1350–1400	1,365	162.88/cwt	161.00–163.50	2,223	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	795	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,272	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	950–1000	980	172.16/cwt	172.00–173.00	1,687	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	900–950	908	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,571	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	383	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	689	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1250–1300	1,283	168.02/cwt	159.00–172.00	2,156	16
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	350–400	371	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	835	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	734	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,240	8
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,137	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,956	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 Apr 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 275Last week 160Year ago 73

Slaughter CattleReceipts 870Last week 587Year ago 821

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,215	128.00–147.50	134.70
39	—	1,059	140.00–187.00	156.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,386	134.00–145.00	138.34
174	—	1,484	121.00–133.00	128.28
1	—	1,290	106.00	106.00
23	—	1,307	110.00–120.00	118.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,210	67.50–97.50	83.52
87	—	1,232	112.50–124.00	118.30
29	—	1,238	125.00–133.00	127.55
22	—	1,210	100.00–111.00	105.99
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,019	126.00–137.50	131.42
40	—	1,116	114.00–130.00	126.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,630	142.50–146.50	144.42
64	—	1,743	134.00–140.00	135.40
8	—	1,607	125.00–132.00	128.75
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,870	141.00	141.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,897	144.00–156.50	149.44
6	—	1,649	126.00–138.00	133.31
15	—	2,216	158.00–170.00	162.98
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	992	145.00–197.00	173.07

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,028	169.00	169.00
3	1100–1150	1,137	172.00	172.00
4	1150–1200	1,164	168.00	168.00
1	1200–1250	1,200	170.00	170.00
6	1250–1300	1,279	166.00	166.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	908	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
6	100–150	100	575.00	575.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	212.50	212.50
1	850–900	890	187.50	187.50
2	950–1000	975	180.00–185.00	182.53
1	1000–1050	1,035	180.00	180.00
1	1150–1200	1,150	177.00	177.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	666	175.00–176.00	175.60
2	800–850	825	170.00–174.50	172.24
5	900–950	908	173.00	173.00
6	950–1000	980	172.00–173.00	172.16
26	1000–1050	1,028	168.00–174.00	172.50
28	1050–1100	1,068	165.00–173.00	172.07
14	1100–1150	1,128	168.00–185.00	171.93
23	1150–1200	1,168	170.00–172.00	171.04
16	1250–1300	1,283	159.00–172.00	168.02
1	1400–1450	1,405	151.00	151.00
1	1450–1500	1,455	163.00	163.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	504	170.00	170.00
8	700–750	734	169.00	169.00
1	750–800	795	160.00	160.00
2	900–950	948	163.00	163.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	155.00	155.00
2	1200–1250	1,207	156.00–173.00	164.45
3	1250–1300	1,290	162.50	162.50
1	1300–1350	1,325	137.50	137.50
4	1350–1400	1,365	161.00–163.50	162.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
6	50–100	99	600.00	600.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
10	50–100	96	500.00	500.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	371	225.00	225.00
2	500–550	513	187.50	187.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	383	180.00	180.00

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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