Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2024-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate. Feeder steers and heifers did not have enough receipts to accurately trend. Feeder dairy heifers traded 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Average dress boner and lean cows sold steady, while average dress breaker cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Average dress slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, keeping in mind that receipts were low. Feeding cows traded 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Next available report will be Thursday, May 2, 2024.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $296.60/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$296.60

30 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$76.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.60

vs CO average

+26.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	313.00	1,599	14thin
Medium and Large 2	558	288.71	1,612	14thin
Medium 2	585	237.00	1,386	2thin

One grade step is worth $76.00/cwt here — about $213 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 sale30 hd

296.60

—

CO average3 barns · 97 hd

273.00

+23.60

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

+26.41

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	1,654	149.92	2,480	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,680	132.08	2,219	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,476	123.91	1,828	125
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,236	109.50	1,353	136

Every lot, as filed

72 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 2	700–750	725	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,625	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	298.55/cwt	292.00–307.50	1,323	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	596	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,714	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	661	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,838	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	641	258.27/cwt	255.00–258.50	1,656	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,010	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,507	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	544	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,459	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,876	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	259.55/cwt	258.50–262.00	1,744	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,599	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	293.08/cwt	292.50–299.00	1,940	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,846	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,145	120.43/cwt	112.00–132.00	1,379	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,780	126.99/cwt	125.00–129.00	2,260	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	134.62/cwt	133.00–137.00	2,194	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,564	115.35/cwt	102.50–120.50	1,804	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	135.46/cwt	134.50–137.00	1,896	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,508	127.29/cwt	121.00–133.00	1,920	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	80.09/cwt	60.00–89.00	866	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,217	104.02/cwt	91.00–110.00	1,266	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,115	102.41/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,142	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,243	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,345	115.35/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,551	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,022	160.95/cwt	150.00–175.00	1,645	3
Bulls	—	—	1,763	148.85/cwt	145.00–152.50	2,624	8
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,287	143.38/cwt	138.00–150.00	1,845	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	955	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,791	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,363	132.46/cwt	125.00–142.50	1,805	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,518	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,304	114.30/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,490	62
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1400–1450	1,430	164.10/cwt	160.00–167.50	2,347	20
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1100–1150	1,121	174.91/cwt	173.50–175.50	1,961	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	900–950	913	174.37/cwt	171.00–175.50	1,592	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,035	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,666	3
Bulls	—	—	1,504	136.64/cwt	125.00–143.50	2,055	6
Bulls	—	—	2,111	167.47/cwt	163.50–171.50	3,535	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	450–500	484	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	774	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	750–800	790	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,264	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,025	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,702	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	550–600	585	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,068	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1150–1200	1,157	173.80/cwt	172.00–174.50	2,011	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	950–1000	977	174.80/cwt	173.00–175.50	1,708	36
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	835	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,403	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	903	166.75/cwt	165.00–168.50	1,506	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	475	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	808	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	754	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,274	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	343	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	575	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1200–1250	1,229	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	2,132	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	850–900	890	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,562	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1050–1100	1,072	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,871	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1450–1500	1,463	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,312	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1300–1350	1,343	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,243	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1350–1400	1,368	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,298	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1000–1050	1,008	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,759	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	836	212.60/cwt	212.50–213.00	1,777	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,200	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,906	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,197	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,669	2
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	585	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	1250–1300	1,293	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	2,166	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,010	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,747	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 Apr 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 423Last week 334Year ago 941

Slaughter CattleReceipts 361Last week 589Year ago 615

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	443	292.00–307.50	298.55
4	500–550	529	298.00	298.00
10	550–600	570	285.00	285.00
15	600–650	641	255.00–258.50	258.27
1	700–750	725	242.50	242.50
1	1000–1050	1,010	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	327.50	327.50
3	450–500	453	322.00	322.00
14	500–550	511	313.00	313.00
17	650–700	672	258.50–262.00	259.55
10	700–750	710	260.00	260.00
1	950–1000	950	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	585	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1250–1300	1,293	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	309	387.50	387.50
5	400–450	435	350.00	350.00
3	450–500	470	357.00	357.00
4	600–650	623	306.00	306.00
23	650–700	662	292.50–299.00	293.08
3	700–750	727	258.00	258.00
5	800–850	836	212.50–213.00	212.60
1	950–1000	980	187.50	187.50
1	1200–1250	1,200	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	477	316.00	316.00
4	500–550	544	304.00	304.00
6	550–600	596	287.50	287.50
6	650–700	661	278.00	278.00
1	950–1000	955	180.00	180.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	187.50	187.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	182.50	182.50
12	850–900	890	175.50	175.50
12	900–950	913	171.00–175.50	174.37
36	950–1000	977	173.00–175.50	174.80
11	1000–1050	1,008	174.50	174.50
5	1050–1100	1,072	174.50	174.50
12	1100–1150	1,121	173.50–175.50	174.91
5	1150–1200	1,157	172.00–174.50	173.80
6	1200–1250	1,229	173.50	173.50
3	1300–1350	1,343	167.00	167.00
3	1350–1400	1,368	168.00	168.00
20	1400–1450	1,430	160.00–167.50	164.10
3	1450–1500	1,463	158.00	158.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	484	160.00	160.00
1	750–800	790	160.00	160.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	167.50	167.50
1	450–500	475	170.00	170.00
4	750–800	754	169.00	169.00
1	800–850	835	168.00	168.00
2	900–950	903	165.00–168.50	166.75
1	1000–1050	1,025	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	940	177.50	177.50

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	—	1,145	112.00–132.00	120.43
4	—	1,115	90.00–110.00	102.41
3	—	1,035	161.00	161.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,780	125.00–129.00	126.99
4	—	1,630	133.00–137.00	134.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,564	102.50–120.50	115.35
4	—	1,400	134.50–137.00	135.46
28	—	1,508	121.00–133.00	127.29
1	—	1,445	86.00	86.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,081	60.00–89.00	80.09
49	—	1,217	91.00–110.00	104.02
1	—	1,150	132.00	132.00
62	—	1,304	111.00–120.00	114.30
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,345	115.00–116.00	115.35
3	—	1,022	150.00–175.00	160.95
32	—	1,363	125.00–142.50	132.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,763	145.00–152.50	148.85
6	—	1,504	125.00–143.50	136.64
4	—	2,111	163.50–171.50	167.47
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,287	138.00–150.00	143.38
1	—	955	187.50	187.50

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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