Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2024-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. No trend available on feeder steers and heifers due to low receipts the previous sale, however today's trade had strong tones. Dairy heifers traded mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Average dress slaughter cows traded mostly steady, while average dress slaughter bulls traded 1.00 higher. Next available report will be Thursday, May 30, 2024.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $253.25/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$253.25

8 head · 657 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+18.53

vs CO average

−3.22 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	657	253.25	1,664	8thin

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

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale8 hd

253.25

—

CO average2 barns · 63 hd

234.72

+18.53

National average155 barns · 8,837 hd

256.47

−3.22

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	1,777	156.31	2,778	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,555	146.00	2,270	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,602	137.47	2,202	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,370	132.39	1,813	215
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,233	116.44	1,436	95

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)	1,263	$2,400	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,388	$2,292	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,723	$2,275	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,275	$2,075	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,325	$1,775	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,245	$2,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,466	$3,000	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,409	$2,625	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,276	$2,533	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,301	$2,419	12
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	845	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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	450–500	461	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,418	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,483	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,460	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,463	2,458.43/head	2,450.00–2,475.00	2,458	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,075	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	2,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	130	560.00/head	560.00–560.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,245	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,313	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1300–1350	1,305	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,931	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,312	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	397	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,439	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,938	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,096	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	370.13/cwt	369.00–372.50	1,355	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,548	3
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	697	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,708	3
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	499	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,260	4
Heifers	Medium 1	800–850	830	186.63/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,549	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,115	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	845	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,615	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	251.60/cwt	251.00–252.00	1,678	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,723	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,409	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,458	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,141	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	298	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	217.81/cwt	207.50–218.00	2,015	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	332.17/cwt	331.00–332.50	1,741	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,859	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,249	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	9
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	950–1000	980	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,201	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	50–100	85	360.00/head	360.00–360.00	360	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,555	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,270	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	128.04/cwt	124.50–131.00	1,534	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,278	117.50/cwt	114.00–123.50	1,502	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,439	129.62/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,865	104
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	915	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	961	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,409	120.76/cwt	112.50–124.50	1,702	27
Bulls	—	—	1,864	154.73/cwt	149.50–158.50	2,884	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,321	86.89/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,148	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,488	155.15/cwt	147.50–172.00	2,309	6
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,228	143.82/cwt	141.00–147.50	1,766	2
Bulls	—	—	2,205	165.21/cwt	161.00–171.50	3,643	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	888	155.85/cwt	140.00–177.50	1,384	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,532	138.69/cwt	137.50–140.50	2,125	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	139.34/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,837	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,403	127.81/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,793	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,142	156.22/cwt	144.50–182.50	1,784	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,278	138.31/cwt	126.00–142.50	1,768	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,735	133.48/cwt	129.50–134.00	2,316	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1350–1400	1,384	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	2,346	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,630	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	106.60/cwt	100.00–112.50	1,311	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,000	107.18/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,072	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,136	121.05/cwt	116.50–126.50	1,375	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,571	138.86/cwt	135.50–142.50	2,181	25
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	600–650	605	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,013	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	1400–1450	1,405	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,248	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	800–850	810	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,450	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1450–1500	1,483	168.46/cwt	168.00–168.50	2,498	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1400–1450	1,449	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	2,442	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1050–1100	1,082	179.90/cwt	179.50–180.00	1,947	5
Heifers	Medium 1	900–950	920	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,725	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	900–950	912	179.06/cwt	177.00–180.50	1,633	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1000–1050	1,020	179.40/cwt	175.50–181.00	1,830	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	850–900	878	178.85/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,570	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	550–600	575	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	618	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,653	5
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	433	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,396	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	664	177.17/cwt	177.00–177.50	1,176	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	895	174.03/cwt	170.00–174.50	1,558	19
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1250–1300	1,270	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,235	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1550–1600	1,570	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,575	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	750–800	775	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,395	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1300–1350	1,344	170.42/cwt	169.50–170.50	2,290	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 4Thin Fleshed	400–450	445	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	401	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	950–1000	975	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	1,770	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	574	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,022	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	684	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,419	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	700–750	718	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,292	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1100–1150	1,112	177.74/cwt	177.00–181.00	1,976	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	735	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,305	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	915	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,556	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	750–800	750	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,200	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	650–700	650	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	975	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1150–1200	1,165	180.50/cwt	179.50–181.50	2,103	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	1150–1200	1,150	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,898	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 May 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 536Last week 277Year ago 280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 390Last week 463Year ago 550

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 28Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	388	321.00	321.00
5	400–450	420	312.50	312.50
6	450–500	461	307.50	307.50
3	600–650	640	256.00	256.00
5	650–700	667	251.00–252.00	251.60
1	900–950	940	197.50	197.50
1	1050–1100	1,075	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
1	100–150	130	560.00	560.00
4	300–350	338	337.50	337.50
5	350–400	397	362.50	362.50
3	400–450	433	357.50	357.50
117	850–900	879	220.50	220.50
53	900–950	925	207.50–218.00	217.81
1	1000–1050	1,005	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	499	252.50	252.50
3	800–850	830	185.00–190.00	186.63
1	900–950	920	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	298	1,075.00	1,075.00
5	400–450	439	332.50	332.50
1	1300–1350	1,305	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–100	85	360.00	360.00
13	350–400	366	369.00–372.50	370.13
9	500–550	524	331.00–332.50	332.17
66	800–850	803	261.00	261.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	322.50	322.50
5	600–650	618	267.50	267.50
3	650–700	697	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	850	204.00	204.00
1	950–1000	950	190.00	190.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	980	122.50	122.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	180.00	180.00
2	700–750	718	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	775	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	810	179.00	179.00
9	850–900	878	177.00–180.00	178.85
10	900–950	912	177.00–180.50	179.06
1	950–1000	975	181.50	181.50
4	1000–1050	1,020	175.50–181.00	179.40
5	1050–1100	1,082	179.50–180.00	179.90
13	1100–1150	1,112	177.00–181.00	177.74
2	1150–1200	1,165	179.50–181.50	180.50
1	1250–1300	1,270	176.00	176.00
12	1300–1350	1,344	169.50–170.50	170.42
12	1350–1400	1,384	169.50	169.50
7	1400–1450	1,449	168.50	168.50
11	1450–1500	1,483	168.00–168.50	168.46
1	1550–1600	1,570	164.00	164.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	167.50	167.50
1	650–700	650	150.00	150.00
1	750–800	750	160.00	160.00
1	1150–1200	1,150	165.00	165.00
1	1400–1450	1,405	160.00	160.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	574	178.00	178.00
3	650–700	664	177.00–177.50	177.17
1	700–750	735	177.50	177.50
19	850–900	895	170.00–174.50	174.03
1	900–950	915	170.00	170.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	445	90.00	90.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	684	207.50	207.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,483	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,228	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,615	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,409	2,625.00	2,625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,458	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,249	2,425.00	2,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,630	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,463	2,450.00–2,475.00	2,458.43
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,775.00	1,775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,723	2,275.00	2,275.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,275	2,075.00	2,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,263	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,312	2,125.00	2,125.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	2,650.00	2,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	146.00	146.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,198	124.50–131.00	128.04
47	—	1,278	114.00–123.50	117.50
5	—	1,321	85.00–90.00	86.89
19	—	1,230	100.00–112.50	106.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	1,439	125.00–135.00	129.62
1	—	915	105.00	105.00
27	—	1,409	112.50–124.50	120.76
15	—	1,318	136.00–144.00	139.34
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	888	140.00–177.50	155.85
2	—	1,000	100.00–114.00	107.18
5	—	1,136	116.50–126.50	121.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,532	137.50–140.50	138.69
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	123.00–132.00	127.81
8	—	1,142	144.50–182.50	156.22
58	—	1,278	126.00–142.50	138.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,735	129.50–134.00	133.48
25	—	1,571	135.50–142.50	138.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,864	149.50–158.50	154.73
5	—	2,205	161.00–171.50	165.21
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,488	147.50–172.00	155.15
2	—	1,228	141.00–147.50	143.82

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 600–700 lb

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Every lot, as filed

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