Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2024-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. No trend available on feeder heifer and steers due to low receipts on previous sale. Dairy heifers traded 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Average dress slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while average dress slaughter bulls traded 2.00 to 3.00 higher. No trend available on replacement cattle due to low receipts. Next available report will be Thursday, June 6, 2024.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $307.36/cwt on 22 head.

Average price

$307.36

22 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,772

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium 1

$26.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.11

vs CO average

+2.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	550	331.00	1,821	2thin
Medium 1	579	305.00	1,766	20

One grade step is worth $26.00/cwt here — about $55 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale22 hd

307.36

—

CO average2 barns · 79 hd

298.26

+9.11

National average125 barns · 5,668 hd

305.14

+2.22

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	—	High	1,605	159.74	2,563	53
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,824	145.96	2,662	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,517	140.65	2,134	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,364	134.57	1,835	234
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,220	114.34	1,395	142

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,548	$2,350	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,540	$2,025	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,438	$1,750	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,033	$1,687	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,600	$2,274	2thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	800–850	823	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,309	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium 2	800–850	830	152.45/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,265	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,434	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	919	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,673	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,076	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,958	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1100–1150	1,141	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,077	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,668	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	2,274.30/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,000	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,381	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	50–100	87	246.54/head	240.00–250.00	247	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,718	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,548	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,438	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	50–100	90	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	967	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,934	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	263.75/cwt	263.75–263.75	2,084	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	278.27/cwt	276.00–279.50	1,962	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1	50–100	80	250.00/head	250.00–250.00	250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	1,686.65/head	1,400.00–2,050.00	1,687	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,155	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	274.50/cwt	274.50–274.50	1,751	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,380	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,955	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	50–100	85	235.00/head	235.00–235.00	235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,803	52
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	600–650	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,058	181.67/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,922	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	195	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	115	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,170	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	2,194	1
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	750–800	750	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	975	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	148.92/cwt	147.50–151.00	2,134	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	140.67/cwt	136.50–145.50	2,135	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,140	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,471	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,290	138.22/cwt	126.00–161.00	1,783	75
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	139.60/cwt	136.00–144.50	1,788	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,181	127.16/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,502	4
Bulls	—	—	1,920	173.44/cwt	170.00–180.00	3,330	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,454	130.40/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,896	106
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,211	150.48/cwt	140.00–170.00	1,822	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,486	140.14/cwt	139.50–143.50	2,082	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,254	119.78/cwt	113.00–124.50	1,502	69
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,818	147.88/cwt	146.00–149.50	2,688	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	119.01/cwt	115.00–122.50	1,696	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,221	126.74/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,547	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,223	108.28/cwt	102.00–112.50	1,324	24
Bulls	—	—	1,563	145.49/cwt	132.50–151.00	2,274	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	103.91/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,476	2
Bulls	—	—	1,905	158.09/cwt	152.00–164.50	3,012	18
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	950–1000	979	179.83/cwt	179.00–181.00	1,761	6
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,201	164.97/cwt	150.00–184.00	1,981	9
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,068	188.19/cwt	182.50–197.50	2,010	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,838	141.63/cwt	138.00–145.50	2,603	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	90.28/cwt	67.50–96.00	1,013	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,818	132.70/cwt	130.00–134.50	2,412	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1350–1400	1,380	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,249	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	850–900	895	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,607	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1200–1250	1,214	178.50/cwt	175.50–179.50	2,167	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	900–950	919	179.66/cwt	179.00–181.00	1,651	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	500–550	532	184.66/cwt	184.00–185.00	982	24
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1000–1050	1,019	180.93/cwt	179.50–182.00	1,844	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	860	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,471	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,164	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,979	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	600–650	607	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,105	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	705	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,255	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,110	174.50/cwt	174.00–175.00	1,937	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,060	171.27/cwt	167.50–175.00	1,815	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1050–1100	1,090	181.25/cwt	179.50–181.50	1,976	24
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1100–1150	1,119	180.64/cwt	179.00–181.50	2,021	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	450–500	455	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	853	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1200–1250	1,245	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,029	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1250–1300	1,273	169.26/cwt	167.50–171.00	2,155	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	375	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	641	8
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	579	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,766	20
Steers	Medium 1	1050–1100	1,076	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,894	5
Heifers	Medium 1	1000–1050	1,000	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,650	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	800–850	838	179.85/cwt	176.50–181.50	1,507	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1250–1300	1,263	178.24/cwt	177.00–179.50	2,251	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1150–1200	1,166	181.27/cwt	179.00–181.50	2,114	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,730	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	50–100	75	175.00/head	175.00–175.00	175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	118	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	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 May 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 688Last week 536Year ago 219

Slaughter CattleReceipts 542Last week 390Year ago 632

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 66Year ago 60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	823	159.00	159.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	900–950	919	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	50–100	87	240.00–250.00	246.54
1	150–200	195	750.00	750.00
4	700–750	721	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	810	197.50	197.50
4	850–900	878	190.00	190.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	830	150.00–155.00	152.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	312.00	312.00
3	500–550	527	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	870	197.50	197.50
1	1000–1050	1,000	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
1	50–100	90	300.00	300.00
1	100–150	115	375.00	375.00
7	400–450	428	322.50	322.50
5	450–500	465	330.00	330.00
45	600–650	638	274.50	274.50
52	650–700	692	260.50	260.50
3	1050–1100	1,058	180.00–185.00	181.67
2	1150–1200	1,155	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
1	50–100	85	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,000	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	389	355.00	355.00
2	550–600	550	331.00	331.00
1	750–800	765	187.50	187.50
7	1050–1100	1,076	182.00	182.00
5	1100–1150	1,141	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–100	80	250.00	250.00
2	100–150	118	450.00	450.00
3	650–700	692	282.50	282.50
145	700–750	705	276.00–279.50	278.27
56	750–800	790	263.75	263.75
6	950–1000	967	200.00	200.00
1	1150–1200	1,170	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	550–600	579	305.00	305.00
5	1050–1100	1,076	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
1	50–100	75	175.00	175.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	115.00	115.00
1	750–800	750	130.00	130.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	187.50	187.50
24	500–550	532	184.00–185.00	184.66
9	600–650	607	182.00	182.00
6	800–850	838	176.50–181.50	179.85
1	850–900	895	179.50	179.50
6	900–950	919	179.00–181.00	179.66
6	950–1000	979	179.00–181.00	179.83
16	1000–1050	1,019	179.50–182.00	180.93
24	1050–1100	1,090	179.50–181.50	181.25
7	1100–1150	1,119	179.00–181.50	180.64
11	1150–1200	1,166	179.00–181.50	181.27
7	1200–1250	1,214	175.50–179.50	178.50
2	1250–1300	1,263	177.00–179.50	178.24
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	375	171.00	171.00
1	700–750	705	178.00	178.00
1	850–900	860	171.00	171.00
2	1050–1100	1,060	167.50–175.00	171.27
2	1100–1150	1,110	174.00–175.00	174.50
5	1150–1200	1,164	170.00	170.00
1	1200–1250	1,245	163.00	163.00
2	1250–1300	1,273	167.50–171.00	169.26
1	1350–1400	1,380	163.00	163.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,600	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,274.30
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,540	2,025.00	2,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,548	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,438	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	8	—	1,033	1,400.00–2,050.00	1,686.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,433	147.50–151.00	148.92
39	—	1,518	136.50–145.50	140.67
3	—	1,818	130.00–134.50	132.70
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	129.00	129.00
75	—	1,290	126.00–161.00	138.22
23	—	1,211	140.00–170.00	150.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,281	136.00–144.50	139.60
106	—	1,454	125.00–135.00	130.40
13	—	1,425	115.00–122.50	119.01
2	—	1,420	99.00–108.00	103.91
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,181	122.00–132.00	127.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,486	139.50–143.50	140.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,254	113.00–124.50	119.78
22	—	1,221	125.00–132.00	126.74
24	—	1,223	102.00–112.50	108.28
23	—	1,122	67.50–96.00	90.28
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,818	146.00–149.50	147.88
4	—	1,838	138.00–145.50	141.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,920	170.00–180.00	173.44
16	—	1,563	132.50–151.00	145.49
18	—	1,905	152.00–164.50	158.09
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,201	150.00–184.00	164.97
5	—	1,068	182.50–197.50	188.19

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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