Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2024-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today's trade activity and demand was moderate to good. No trend on feeder steers and heifers as the last comparable sale was months ago, but trade was strong. Dairy heifers traded mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Average dress slaughter cows traded mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while slaughter bulls traded 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Next available report will be Thursday, Sept 5, 2024.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.94/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$242.94

45 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,360

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$50.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.82

vs CO average

+1.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	248.06	1,385	36
Medium and Large 2	599	237.50	1,423	4thin
Medium 1	503	230.00	1,157	2thin
Medium 2	562	197.50	1,110	3thin

One grade step is worth $50.56/cwt here — about $275 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale45 hd

242.94

—

CO average3 barns · 207 hd

253.76

−10.82

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

+1.06

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	1,641	148.72	2,440	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,749	129.42	2,263	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,468	122.32	1,795	256
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,151	105.84	1,219	149

Every lot, as filed

106 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 4	550–600	585	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	907	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,415	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,111	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,090	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,017	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	814	231.22/cwt	230.50–231.50	1,882	55
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1300–1350	1,335	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	2,316	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	950–1000	984	176.71/cwt	176.00–178.00	1,739	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	734	241.42/cwt	241.00–241.50	1,772	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	942	210.79/cwt	195.00–212.50	1,986	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	933	172.00/cwt	171.00–173.00	1,605	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	720	171.21/cwt	165.00–177.50	1,233	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	800–850	826	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,487	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	700–750	723	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,374	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	242.42/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,644	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1100–1150	1,100	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,980	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	750–800	765	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,415	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	500–550	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	650–700	653	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,143	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1100–1150	1,134	174.65/cwt	174.00–175.00	1,981	20
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	475	176.05/cwt	170.00–182.50	836	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,195	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,032	1
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	800–850	840	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,197	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	883	173.11/cwt	171.00–174.00	1,529	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	387	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	755	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,115	165.04/cwt	157.00–173.00	1,840	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1200–1250	1,244	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,165	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1000–1050	1,024	174.84/cwt	174.50–175.00	1,790	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	984	172.50/cwt	171.00–173.00	1,697	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1200–1250	1,232	168.32/cwt	168.00–169.00	2,074	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1050–1100	1,071	176.56/cwt	173.00–177.50	1,891	20
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	750–800	770	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,155	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	850–900	865	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,592	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1150–1200	1,185	174.94/cwt	173.50–177.50	2,073	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,426	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	454	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,135	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	210.89/cwt	207.50–211.00	1,727	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,645	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	887	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,801	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	126.09/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,435	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	106.41/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,245	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	117.34/cwt	111.00–122.50	1,420	63
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,462	125.90/cwt	121.00–133.00	1,841	132
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	79.23/cwt	50.00–98.00	856	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,875	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	2,119	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,462	104.10/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,522	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,778	135.50/cwt	132.00–142.00	2,409	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,270	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,511	1
Bulls	—	—	2,082	164.30/cwt	162.00–168.00	3,421	15
Bulls	—	—	1,850	153.53/cwt	148.00–160.00	2,840	13
Bulls	—	—	1,503	133.82/cwt	125.00–145.00	2,011	7
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,235	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,698	11
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,379	149.51/cwt	141.00–159.00	2,062	6
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,379	140.57/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,938	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1150–1200	1,150	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	922	190.90/cwt	187.50–197.50	1,760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,193	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,004	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,055	187.49/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,978	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,691	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,409	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	218.06/cwt	212.50–219.25	1,882	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	221.38/cwt	218.00–223.50	1,844	52
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	503	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,157	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	487	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,242	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	724	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	599	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,423	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	329	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,135	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Spayed	800–850	828	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,788	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	944	209.90/cwt	200.00–210.25	1,981	175
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	548	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,370	22
Heifers	Medium 2	950–1000	999	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,773	7
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	562	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,110	3
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	609	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,358	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,632	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	222.40/cwt	220.50–225.00	1,741	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	841	218.10/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,834	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,652	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	957	216.52/cwt	215.00–221.00	2,072	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	935	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	958	209.66/cwt	199.00–210.25	2,009	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	510	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,339	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	550–600	572	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,387	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	247.85/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,780	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,016	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,803	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,475	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,962	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	229.97/cwt	229.00–239.00	2,143	10
Steers	Medium 2	750–800	793	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,760	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	781	233.19/cwt	233.00–234.00	1,821	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	841	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,018	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	491	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,301	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,986	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1250–1300	1,263	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,907	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	700–750	702	154.00/cwt	152.50–155.00	1,081	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,402	133.30/cwt	125.00–142.50	1,869	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	2,437	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,728	125.64/cwt	121.00–134.00	2,171	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,078	139.20/cwt	136.00–142.50	1,501	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	748	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	842	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,063	124.88/cwt	122.00–127.50	1,327	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,413	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,233	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,527	136.95/cwt	135.00–142.00	2,091	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,489	114.86/cwt	111.00–121.00	1,710	84

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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,293Last week 97Year ago 255

Slaughter CattleReceipts 536Last week 419Year ago 344

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	585	155.00	155.00
5	700–750	702	152.50–155.00	154.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	200.00	200.00
14	700–750	723	190.00	190.00
2	750–800	765	185.00	185.00
13	800–850	826	180.00	180.00
14	950–1000	984	176.00–178.00	176.71
6	1000–1050	1,024	174.50–175.00	174.84
20	1050–1100	1,071	173.00–177.50	176.56
20	1100–1150	1,134	174.00–175.00	174.65
11	1150–1200	1,185	173.50–177.50	174.94
6	1200–1250	1,244	174.00	174.00
1	1300–1350	1,335	173.50	173.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	195.00	195.00
2	450–500	475	170.00–182.50	176.05
2	700–750	720	165.00–177.50	171.21
5	850–900	883	171.00–174.00	173.11
2	900–950	933	171.00–173.00	172.00
4	950–1000	984	171.00–173.00	172.50
2	1100–1150	1,115	157.00–173.00	165.04
1	1150–1200	1,195	170.00	170.00
3	1200–1250	1,232	168.00–169.00	168.32
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	653	175.00	175.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	770	150.00	150.00
1	800–850	840	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	488	290.00	290.00
7	550–600	588	281.00	281.00
25	700–750	718	245.00–252.00	247.85
7	800–850	841	240.00	240.00
10	900–950	932	229.00–239.00	229.97
12	950–1000	957	215.00–221.00	216.52
1	1000–1050	1,005	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	613	255.00	255.00
10	650–700	678	240.00–243.00	242.42
19	700–750	734	241.00–241.50	241.42
31	750–800	781	233.00–234.00	233.19
55	800–850	814	230.50–231.50	231.22
24	850–900	880	223.00	223.00
12	900–950	942	195.00–212.50	210.79
11	950–1000	955	208.00	208.00
1	1050–1100	1,090	185.00	185.00
1	1100–1150	1,100	180.00	180.00
3	1250–1300	1,263	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	491	265.00	265.00
3	500–550	510	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	572	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	793	222.00	222.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	865	184.00	184.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	454	250.00	250.00
24	550–600	582	245.00	245.00
2	800–850	825	195.00	195.00
1	1150–1200	1,150	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	700–750	709	232.00	232.00
33	800–850	819	207.50–211.00	210.89
10	850–900	887	203.00	203.00
3	900–950	922	187.50–197.50	190.90
1	950–1000	970	172.50	172.50
1	1000–1050	1,020	195.00	195.00
2	1050–1100	1,055	185.00–190.00	187.49
2	1150–1200	1,193	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	500–550	548	250.00	250.00
14	550–600	575	245.00	245.00
19	650–700	650	251.00	251.00
15	700–750	732	231.00	231.00
52	800–850	833	218.00–223.50	221.38
122	850–900	863	212.50–219.25	218.06
175	900–950	944	200.00–210.25	209.90
177	950–1000	958	199.00–210.25	209.66
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	503	230.00	230.00
10	600–650	609	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	345.00	345.00
5	450–500	487	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	599	237.50	237.50
15	600–650	617	239.00	239.00
4	700–750	724	226.00	226.00
12	750–800	783	220.50–225.00	222.40
10	800–850	841	200.00–220.00	218.10
1	900–950	935	182.50	182.50
11	1000–1050	1,016	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	800–850	828	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	562	197.50	197.50
7	950–1000	999	177.50	177.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,138	125.00–128.00	126.09
32	—	1,170	100.00–110.00	106.41
63	—	1,210	111.00–122.50	117.34
39	—	1,081	50.00–98.00	79.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
132	—	1,462	121.00–133.00	125.90
12	—	1,462	95.00–110.00	104.10
8	—	1,527	135.00–142.00	136.95
84	—	1,489	111.00–121.00	114.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,875	113.00	113.00
15	—	1,778	132.00–142.00	135.50
1	—	1,675	145.50	145.50
24	—	1,728	121.00–134.00	125.64
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	119.00	119.00
17	—	1,402	125.00–142.50	133.30
2	—	1,413	158.00	158.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	136.00–142.50	139.20
2	—	748	112.50	112.50
6	—	1,063	122.00–127.50	124.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	2,082	162.00–168.00	164.30
13	—	1,850	148.00–160.00	153.53
7	—	1,503	125.00–145.00	133.82
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,235	137.50	137.50
6	—	1,379	141.00–159.00	149.51
9	—	1,379	135.00–149.00	140.57

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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