Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2024-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good today. No trend available on feeder steers, feeder heifers, or replacement cattle as receipts were low. Dairy heifers traded mostly steady. Average dress Premium White slaughter cows traded steady, while average dress breaker, boner, and lean slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Average dress slaughter bulls traded 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Next available report will be on Thursday, June 13, 2024.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $265.00/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$265.00

2 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs CO average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	593	265.00	1,571	2thin

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 sale2 hd

265.00

—

CO average1 barns · 2 hd

265.00

+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	—	Average	1,864	163.67	3,050	42
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,775	143.72	2,551	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,670	139.89	2,336	67
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,345	137.87	1,855	307
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,270	118.62	1,507	162
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,435	150.00	2,153	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,355	161.00	2,182	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,465	$2,125	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,404	$2,275	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,632	$2,750	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,521	$2,662	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,392	$2,509	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,288	$2,125	2thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	425	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	903	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1000–1050	1,035	180.15/cwt	180.00–181.00	1,865	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1250–1300	1,283	173.51/cwt	171.00–176.00	2,226	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,090	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	314	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,134	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,068	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,848	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	962	186.64/cwt	182.50–195.00	1,795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1100–1150	1,135	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,040	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,659	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,404	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,516	2,654.13/head	2,625.00–2,675.00	2,654	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,392	2,508.64/head	2,500.00–2,525.00	2,509	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,580	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,125	170.85/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,922	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	988	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	350	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,330	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,579	143.11/cwt	140.00–146.50	2,260	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	133.52/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,883	101
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	143.31/cwt	139.00–149.50	1,842	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	122.41/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,606	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,331	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,196	130.18/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,557	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,326	123.56/cwt	117.00–127.50	1,638	92
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,010	81.63/cwt	70.00–95.00	824	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	110.76/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,373	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,169	131.81/cwt	125.00–133.50	1,541	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,328	139.48/cwt	131.50–146.00	1,852	152
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,199	155.64/cwt	148.00–165.00	1,866	10
Bulls	—	—	1,830	161.22/cwt	155.00–166.00	2,950	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,138	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,153	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,739	137.41/cwt	128.50–139.50	2,390	39
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,863	141.14/cwt	140.00–142.50	2,629	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,658	147.15/cwt	147.00–147.50	2,440	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,395	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,162	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,355	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,182	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,176	96.18/cwt	75.00–103.00	1,131	21
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,295	173.10/cwt	161.00–187.50	2,242	3
Bulls	—	—	1,688	147.50/cwt	147.00–148.00	2,490	4
Bulls	—	—	2,165	171.92/cwt	167.00–178.50	3,722	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	800–850	825	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,485	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1150–1200	1,188	178.88/cwt	178.00–180.50	2,125	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	900–950	922	180.87/cwt	180.00–181.00	1,668	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1050–1100	1,080	180.17/cwt	180.00–180.50	1,946	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1100–1150	1,128	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,030	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	950–1000	961	180.87/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,738	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	850–900	873	181.49/cwt	181.00–182.00	1,584	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	550–600	591	191.89/cwt	190.00–197.50	1,134	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	450–500	470	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,128	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	400–450	405	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	770	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	875	167.93/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,469	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	735	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,694	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,632	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	10

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 Jun 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 239Last week 688Year ago 197

Slaughter CattleReceipts 610Last week 542Year ago 651

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 40Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	212.50	212.50
1	700–750	735	172.00	172.00
2	850–900	875	165.00–171.00	167.93
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	240.00	240.00
4	550–600	591	190.00–197.50	191.89
1	800–850	825	180.00	180.00
2	850–900	873	181.00–182.00	181.49
8	900–950	922	180.00–181.00	180.87
8	950–1000	961	180.00–183.00	180.87
13	1000–1050	1,035	180.00–181.00	180.15
3	1050–1100	1,080	180.00–180.50	180.17
3	1100–1150	1,128	180.00	180.00
13	1150–1200	1,188	178.00–180.50	178.88
2	1250–1300	1,283	171.00–176.00	173.51
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	190.00	190.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	563	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	483	315.00	315.00
1	800–850	825	187.50	187.50
2	1000–1050	1,040	174.00	174.00
1	1050–1100	1,090	172.00	172.00
1	1100–1150	1,135	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26	300–350	314	361.00	361.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	240.00	240.00
3	950–1000	988	185.00	185.00
7	1100–1150	1,125	170.00–176.00	170.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	593	265.00	265.00
1	850–900	880	192.50	192.50
3	950–1000	962	182.50–195.00	186.64
1	1000–1050	1,030	181.00	181.00
5	1050–1100	1,068	173.00	173.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
43	350–400	350	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	212.50	212.50
1	750–800	790	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	237.50	237.50
2	850–900	888	210.00	210.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,404	2,275.00	2,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,465	2,125.00	2,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,516	2,625.00–2,675.00	2,654.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,392	2,500.00–2,525.00	2,508.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,580	2,750.00	2,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,288	2,125.00	2,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,632	2,750.00	2,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,579	140.00–146.50	143.11
39	—	1,739	128.50–139.50	137.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	1,410	128.00–139.00	133.52
34	—	1,285	139.00–149.50	143.31
9	—	1,312	117.00–127.00	122.41
1	—	1,210	110.00	110.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,196	128.00–134.00	130.18
92	—	1,326	117.00–127.50	123.56
24	—	1,240	105.00–116.00	110.76
21	—	1,176	75.00–103.00	96.18
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	70.00–95.00	81.63
8	—	1,169	125.00–133.50	131.81
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
152	—	1,328	131.50–146.00	139.48
10	—	1,199	148.00–165.00	155.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	150.00	150.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,863	140.00–142.50	141.14
3	—	1,658	147.00–147.50	147.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,830	155.00–166.00	161.22
4	—	1,688	147.00–148.00	147.50
12	—	2,165	167.00–178.50	171.92
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	155.00	155.00
3	—	1,295	161.00–187.50	173.10
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	150.00	150.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	161.00	161.00

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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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

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Every lot, as filed

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