Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2024-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate. No trend available for feeder steers and heifers as receipts were low. Dairy heifers traded mostly steady. Average dress slaughter cows traded mostly steady with the only exception being average dress Boner cows that traded 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Average dress slaughter bulls traded 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Next available report will be Thursday, May 23, 2024.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $270.00/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$270.00

4 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,350

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−10.06

vs CO average

+0.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	270.00	1,350	4thin

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 sale4 hd

270.00

—

CO average3 barns · 97 hd

280.06

−10.06

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

+0.00

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	—	Low	1,934	153.09	2,961	28
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,717	144.96	2,489	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,577	138.90	2,191	78
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,374	134.16	1,843	170
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,190	110.71	1,318	111
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,383	167.00	2,310	14
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,408	143.95	2,027	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,618	167.28	2,707	25

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,405	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$2,250	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,540	$2,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,370	$2,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,528	$2,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$2,474	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,378	$2,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,540	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,377	$2,000	3thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 1	850–900	850	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	697	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,708	3
Heifers	Medium 1	1000–1050	1,043	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,648	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1050–1100	1,080	176.42/cwt	175.50–176.50	1,905	18
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1250–1300	1,265	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	2,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	988	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,917	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,898	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	50–100	70	325.00/head	325.00–325.00	325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,145	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	858	184.01/cwt	182.50–185.00	1,579	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1150–1200	1,170	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1100–1150	1,125	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	783	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	206.14/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,670	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	239.96/cwt	237.50–246.00	1,639	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,377	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,528	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,474.27/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,474	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	179.00/cwt	178.00–180.00	1,835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,125	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,952	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	105	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	968	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,718	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,411	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	139.52/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,896	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	84.72/cwt	72.50–92.50	912	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	107.16/cwt	99.00–113.00	1,222	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,044	160.02/cwt	150.00–172.00	1,671	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,307	139.89/cwt	132.00–146.50	1,828	69
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,744	132.48/cwt	127.00–136.00	2,310	7
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,318	146.35/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,929	2
Bulls	—	—	2,489	141.36/cwt	132.00–147.50	3,518	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	139.37/cwt	137.00–143.50	2,199	52
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,983	140.95/cwt	135.50–143.00	2,795	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,383	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,310	14
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,618	167.28/cwt	166.00–176.00	2,707	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,115	129.61/cwt	122.00–137.50	1,445	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,508	95.55/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,441	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,509	139.15/cwt	138.00–143.00	2,100	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,397	118.59/cwt	109.00–123.50	1,657	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	945	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,441	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,463	150.23/cwt	150.00–150.50	2,198	2
Bulls	—	—	1,930	168.29/cwt	163.50–174.50	3,248	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	144.39/cwt	141.00–148.00	2,185	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,580	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	2,283	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,584	146.96/cwt	144.50–151.50	2,328	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,264	119.07/cwt	114.00–124.50	1,505	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,280	125.65/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,608	6
Dairy Steers	Large 2	1250–1300	1,257	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	2,219	11
Dairy Steers	Large 2	950–1000	967	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,721	6
Dairy Steers	Large 2	1050–1100	1,072	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,914	6
Heifers	Medium 1	750–800	790	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,383	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	950–1000	973	174.75/cwt	174.50–175.00	1,700	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1150–1200	1,190	175.00/cwt	174.50–175.50	2,083	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1300–1350	1,315	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	2,308	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	900–950	938	175.67/cwt	174.00–176.50	1,648	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1200–1250	1,217	173.99/cwt	172.50–175.00	2,117	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	850–900	892	175.62/cwt	175.50–176.00	1,567	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1200–1250	1,220	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,025	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1250–1300	1,281	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	2,171	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1350–1400	1,377	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	2,251	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1450–1500	1,481	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	2,421	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1400–1450	1,429	165.20/cwt	165.00–166.00	2,361	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1500–1550	1,515	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,485	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2	1100–1150	1,131	177.20/cwt	176.50–177.50	2,004	17
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1100–1150	1,124	175.45/cwt	174.50–176.50	1,972	21
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1000–1050	1,032	174.83/cwt	174.50–175.50	1,804	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1200–1250	1,230	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	2,109	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,148	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,963	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	710	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,101	1
Bulls	—	—	1,932	153.42/cwt	148.50–158.50	2,964	16
Heifers	Choice	—	1,408	143.95/cwt	141.00–147.00	2,027	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,453	131.07/cwt	125.50–136.50	1,904	68

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 May 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 277Last week 287Year ago 293

Slaughter CattleReceipts 463Last week 391Year ago 574

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 31Year ago 83

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	790	175.00	175.00
1	850–900	850	175.00	175.00
2	1000–1050	1,043	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–100	70	325.00	325.00
1	100–150	105	400.00	400.00
4	450–500	495	285.00	285.00
4	500–550	500	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	730	240.00	240.00
8	950–1000	988	194.00	194.00
2	1000–1050	1,025	178.00–180.00	179.00
1	1100–1150	1,125	173.50	173.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	683	237.50–246.00	239.96
2	750–800	763	211.00	211.00
8	800–850	810	205.00–208.00	206.14
5	850–900	858	182.50–185.00	184.01
4	950–1000	968	177.50	177.50
1	1100–1150	1,125	160.00	160.00
1	1150–1200	1,170	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	697	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	666	285.00	285.00
4	800–850	838	212.50	212.50
1	1100–1150	1,145	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	320.00	320.00
3	600–650	605	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	783	212.50	212.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	850–900	892	175.50–176.00	175.62
3	900–950	938	174.00–176.50	175.67
2	950–1000	973	174.50–175.00	174.75
6	1000–1050	1,032	174.50–175.50	174.83
18	1050–1100	1,080	175.50–176.50	176.42
21	1100–1150	1,124	174.50–176.50	175.45
2	1150–1200	1,190	174.50–175.50	175.00
5	1200–1250	1,217	172.50–175.00	173.99
1	1250–1300	1,265	175.50	175.50
1	1300–1350	1,315	175.50	175.50
10	1400–1450	1,429	165.00–166.00	165.20
7	1450–1500	1,481	163.50	163.50
1	1500–1550	1,515	164.00	164.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	155.00	155.00
3	1100–1150	1,148	171.00	171.00
1	1200–1250	1,220	166.00	166.00
8	1250–1300	1,281	169.50	169.50
5	1350–1400	1,377	163.50	163.50
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	950–1000	967	178.00	178.00
6	1050–1100	1,072	178.50	178.50
17	1100–1150	1,131	176.50–177.50	177.20
11	1250–1300	1,257	176.50	176.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1200–1250	1,230	171.50	171.50

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,405	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,450	2,250.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,540	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,370	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,540	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,377	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,528	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,200	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,474.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,435	2,600.00	2,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,359	137.00–145.00	139.52
2	—	1,508	90.00–101.00	95.55
17	—	1,397	109.00–123.50	118.59
68	—	1,453	125.50–136.50	131.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,076	72.50–92.50	84.72
25	—	1,140	99.00–113.00	107.16
52	—	1,264	114.00–124.50	119.07
6	—	1,280	125.00–128.00	125.65
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,044	150.00–172.00	160.02
69	—	1,307	132.00–146.50	139.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,744	127.00–136.00	132.48
52	—	1,578	137.00–143.50	139.37
2	—	1,513	141.00–148.00	144.39
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,983	135.50–143.00	140.95
8	—	1,584	144.50–151.50	146.96
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,115	122.00–137.50	129.61
1	—	945	152.50	152.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,509	138.00–143.00	139.15
1	—	1,580	144.50	144.50
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	143.00–150.00	146.35
2	—	1,463	150.00–150.50	150.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,489	132.00–147.50	141.36
4	—	1,930	163.50–174.50	168.29
16	—	1,932	148.50–158.50	153.42
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,383	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	141.00–147.00	143.95
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,618	166.00–176.00	167.28

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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