Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2024-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Feeder cattle did not have enough comparisons to accurately trend. Feeder dairy heifers sold mostly steady. In slaughter cattle, average dress Breaker and Boner cows sold steady to 3.75 higher, while average dress Lean cows sold 2.00 lower. Average dress slaughter bulls sold 1.15 higher and feeding cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. The next available report will be Thursday, April 25, 2024.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $280.82/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$280.82

56 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,458

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$44.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.68

vs CO average

+16.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	288.00	1,483	47
Medium 1-2	541	243.33	1,317	9thin

One grade step is worth $44.67/cwt here — about $166 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale56 hd

280.82

—

CO average3 barns · 439 hd

279.14

+1.68

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

+16.30

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	1,832	146.96	2,692	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,811	123.26	2,233	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,521	117.05	1,780	219
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,161	109.20	1,268	175
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,400	144.00	2,016	1thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,358	$2,728	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,398	$2,605	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,540	$2,385	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,558	$1,998	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$1,412	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,315	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$3,419	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,505	$2,996	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,313	$2,804	13
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	805	$2,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,483	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,015	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,530	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	954	177.14/cwt	172.50–190.00	1,690	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	301.49/cwt	301.00–305.00	1,239	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,774	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	247.57/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	902.89/head	880.00–925.00	903	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	834	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,927	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	242.85/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,678	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,715	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,261	1,923.51/head	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,362	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,398	2,605.36/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,605	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	3,419.27/head	3,350.00–3,500.00	3,419	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,984	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	2,996.48/head	2,850.00–3,075.00	2,996	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	981	159.32/cwt	152.50–165.00	1,563	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	2,728.45/head	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,728	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,190	1,411.71/head	1,350.00–1,475.00	1,412	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,215	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	350–400	395	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Bulls	Small 2	450–500	453	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,272	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,093	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,213	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	138.97/cwt	138.00–140.00	2,151	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,549	114.14/cwt	104.00–121.00	1,768	167
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,578	90.61/cwt	87.50–96.00	1,430	3
Bulls	—	—	2,185	171.70/cwt	164.50–185.00	3,752	3
Bulls	—	—	2,006	152.16/cwt	148.00–158.50	3,052	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,440	120.11/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,730	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,556	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,220	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,708	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,400	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,016	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	103.37/cwt	90.00–111.00	1,215	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	114.55/cwt	112.00–123.00	1,386	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	71.32/cwt	60.00–87.50	694	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,055	136.90/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,444	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,535	127.02/cwt	123.50–131.00	1,950	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,364	133.14/cwt	127.00–136.50	1,816	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,083	117.75/cwt	112.00–127.50	1,275	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,829	122.21/cwt	119.50–130.50	2,235	30
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1100–1150	1,129	172.96/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,953	23
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	750–800	765	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	727	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	755	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,265	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1400–1450	1,415	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,321	1
Bulls	—	—	1,732	140.59/cwt	130.50–147.50	2,435	23
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,260	141.53/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,783	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,558	1,997.57/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	1,998	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1000–1050	1,024	172.86/cwt	171.50–173.50	1,770	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	900–950	900	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,562	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	850–900	880	172.65/cwt	171.00–173.50	1,519	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1250–1300	1,271	167.08/cwt	166.50–167.50	2,124	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1200–1250	1,227	166.57/cwt	166.50–167.00	2,044	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1200–1250	1,206	172.10/cwt	172.00–172.50	2,076	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	950–1000	979	173.86/cwt	173.50–174.00	1,702	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1150–1200	1,168	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	2,026	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1050–1100	1,077	172.27/cwt	171.50–173.50	1,855	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	513	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	877	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1300–1350	1,300	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,089	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,355	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	567	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,361	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	509	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,260	4
Bulls	Medium 2	650–700	653	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,224	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium 2	—	805	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	921	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,681	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,165	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,068	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	890	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	447	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,274	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,103	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,930	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	848	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	952	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,723	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	1000–1050	1,035	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,760	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,128	175.76/cwt	167.00–178.00	1,983	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,830	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	2,385.28/head	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,385	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	886	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,617	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	848	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,548	2

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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 334Last week 216Year ago 252

Slaughter CattleReceipts 589Last week 406Year ago 621

Replacement CattleReceipts 91Last week 40Year ago 143

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	500–550	515	288.00	288.00
2	800–850	848	187.00	187.00
2	1000–1050	1,015	170.00	170.00
5	1100–1150	1,103	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	880.00–925.00	902.89
26	400–450	411	301.00–305.00	301.49
12	450–500	488	279.00	279.00
4	600–650	626	245.00–250.00	247.57
9	650–700	691	237.50–245.00	242.85
1	750–800	765	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	509	247.50	247.50
5	550–600	567	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,035	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	650–700	689	257.50	257.50
2	850–900	858	187.50	187.50
6	900–950	921	182.50	182.50
6	950–1000	952	181.00	181.00
2	1150–1200	1,165	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	690	245.00	245.00
2	800–850	848	182.50	182.50
5	850–900	886	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
2	350–400	395	800.00	800.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
2	450–500	453	750.00	750.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	653	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	447	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	950.00	950.00
2	450–500	475	322.00	322.00
2	600–650	618	277.50	277.50
7	800–850	834	231.00	231.00
1	850–900	880	225.50	225.50
1	1000–1050	1,015	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	342.50	342.50
2	400–450	420	322.50	322.50
1	450–500	465	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	795	207.50	207.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	850–900	880	171.00–173.50	172.65
3	900–950	900	173.50	173.50
7	950–1000	979	173.50–174.00	173.86
7	1000–1050	1,024	171.50–173.50	172.86
9	1050–1100	1,077	171.50–173.50	172.27
23	1100–1150	1,129	170.00–174.00	172.96
13	1150–1200	1,168	173.50	173.50
5	1200–1250	1,206	172.00–172.50	172.10
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	765	95.00	95.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	513	171.00	171.00
3	750–800	755	167.50	167.50
7	1200–1250	1,227	166.50–167.00	166.57
7	1250–1300	1,271	166.50–167.50	167.08
1	1300–1350	1,300	162.00	162.00
1	1400–1450	1,415	164.00	164.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	954	172.50–190.00	177.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	981	152.50–165.00	159.32
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	136.00	136.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	152.50	152.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,128	167.00–178.00	175.76
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,261	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,923.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,330	3,350.00–3,500.00	3,419.27
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,505	2,850.00–3,075.00	2,996.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,272	2,975.00	2,975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,830	2,850.00	2,850.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	2,750.00	2,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,398	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,605.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,358	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,728.45
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,540	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,385.28
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,190	1,350.00–1,475.00	1,411.71
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,558	1,900.00–2,100.00	1,997.57
Heifer Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	2,550.00	2,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,093	111.00	111.00
7	—	1,055	132.00–140.00	136.90
16	—	1,083	112.00–127.50	117.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	138.00–140.00	138.97
30	—	1,829	119.50–130.50	122.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
167	—	1,549	104.00–121.00	114.14
3	—	1,578	87.50–96.00	90.61
12	—	1,535	123.50–131.00	127.02
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,440	119.00–123.00	120.11
1	—	1,220	140.00	140.00
24	—	1,364	127.00–136.50	133.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	125.00	125.00
62	—	1,175	90.00–111.00	103.37
71	—	1,210	112.00–123.00	114.55
10	—	973	60.00–87.50	71.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,185	164.50–185.00	171.70
17	—	2,006	148.00–158.50	152.16
23	—	1,732	130.50–147.50	140.59
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,260	137.00–144.00	141.53
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	144.00	144.00

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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