Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2024-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was light to moderate. No trend on feeder steers and heifers due to low receipts. Dairy heifers traded steady to 1.00 higher on a light test. Average dress slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while average dress slaughter bulls traded steady. Next available report will be Thursday, August 29, 2024.

Weight class

Steers · summary 900–1000 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

900–1000 lb steers averaged $225.00/cwt on 11 head.

Average price

$225.00

11 head · 913 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,054

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs CO average

−3.11 vs national

What quality paid 900–1000 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	913	225.00	2,054	11thin

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

How it compared 900–1000 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale11 hd

225.00

—

CO average1 barns · 11 hd

225.00

+0.00

National average74 barns · 12,725 hd

228.11

−3.11

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	1,728	159.26	2,752	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,771	133.25	2,360	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,426	125.68	1,793	187
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,113	119.95	1,335	105

Every lot, as filed

38 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 1	800–850	820	207.44/cwt	202.50–210.00	1,701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,054	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	750–800	755	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,284	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	695	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	837	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	983	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,878	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	850–900	878	181.69/cwt	179.00–182.50	1,595	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1050–1100	1,065	179.68/cwt	178.00–181.00	1,914	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	700–750	735	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,323	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	950–1000	995	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,781	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,074	151.24/cwt	140.00–153.50	1,624	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,086	128.60/cwt	121.00–135.00	1,397	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,769	137.43/cwt	135.50–144.50	2,431	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	91.55/cwt	72.50–106.00	950	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,479	139.64/cwt	137.00–143.00	2,065	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	113.33/cwt	107.00–117.50	1,281	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,461	120.24/cwt	115.00–122.50	1,757	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,188	157.07/cwt	143.50–168.00	1,866	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,463	107.76/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,577	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,774	126.52/cwt	124.00–133.00	2,244	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,334	131.96/cwt	126.00–142.00	1,760	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	943	117.77/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,111	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	131.11/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,346	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	121.52/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,399	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	128.06/cwt	124.00–136.00	1,831	115
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,348	119.17/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,606	4
Bulls	—	—	1,703	145.28/cwt	126.00–156.00	2,474	11
Bulls	—	—	2,013	174.87/cwt	169.50–178.00	3,520	5
Bulls	—	—	1,843	163.58/cwt	157.50–168.00	3,015	18
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,193	158.91/cwt	150.50–169.00	1,896	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	700–750	725	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,251	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1000–1050	1,035	180.38/cwt	179.00–182.50	1,867	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,166	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,953	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,023	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,790	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,110	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,915	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1150–1200	1,167	175.51/cwt	174.50–178.00	2,048	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	410	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	718	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 Aug 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 97Last week 415Year ago 170

Slaughter CattleReceipts 419Last week 352Year ago 423

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	820	202.50–210.00	207.44
2	950–1000	983	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	837	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	900–950	913	225.00	225.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	172.50	172.50
1	750–800	755	170.00	170.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	170.00	170.00
1	400–450	410	175.00	175.00
1	650–700	695	177.50	177.50
3	1000–1050	1,023	175.00	175.00
1	1100–1150	1,110	172.50	172.50
4	1150–1200	1,166	167.50	167.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	180.00	180.00
14	850–900	878	179.00–182.50	181.69
1	950–1000	995	179.00	179.00
4	1000–1050	1,035	179.00–182.50	180.38
3	1050–1100	1,065	178.00–181.00	179.68
7	1150–1200	1,167	174.50–178.00	175.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,074	140.00–153.50	151.24
8	—	1,086	121.00–135.00	128.60
2	—	943	116.00–120.00	117.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,769	135.50–144.50	137.43
23	—	1,774	124.00–133.00	126.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,038	72.50–106.00	91.55
33	—	1,130	107.00–117.50	113.33
3	—	1,027	129.00–133.00	131.11
38	—	1,151	115.00–125.00	121.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,479	137.00–143.00	139.64
26	—	1,461	115.00–122.50	120.24
20	—	1,463	103.00–113.00	107.76
115	—	1,430	124.00–136.00	128.06
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,188	143.50–168.00	157.07
14	—	1,334	126.00–142.00	131.96
4	—	1,348	115.00–123.00	119.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,703	126.00–156.00	145.28
5	—	2,013	169.50–178.00	174.87
18	—	1,843	157.50–168.00	163.58
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,193	150.50–169.00	158.91

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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