Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2024-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was light to moderate. No trend available on feeder steers and heifers due to low receipts. Dairy heifers traded mostly 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Average dress slaughter cows traded 3.00 to 4.00 lower, while average dress slaughter bulls traded steady to 1.00 lower. Next available report will be Thursday, September 12, 2024.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $231.72/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$231.72

50 head · 690 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$109

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1-2

$4.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.87

vs CO average

−4.48 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	639	235.29	1,504	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	698	231.14	1,613	43

One grade step is worth $4.15/cwt here — about −$109 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale50 hd

231.72

—

CO average4 barns · 209 hd

241.59

−9.87

National average145 barns · 6,896 hd

236.20

−4.48

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	1,640	157.29	2,580	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,771	126.72	2,244	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,419	123.57	1,753	290
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,133	107.35	1,217	71

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Steers	Medium 1-2	750–800	773	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,759	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	220.50/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,709	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	50–100	75	275.00/head	275.00–275.00	275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1150–1200	1,190	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,819	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,125	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,716	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,045	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,750	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	490	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	197.50/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	931	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,058	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	847	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,868	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1350–1400	1,362	163.88/cwt	163.50–164.50	2,232	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1150–1200	1,171	173.54/cwt	173.50–174.00	2,032	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	950–1000	969	175.08/cwt	174.50–176.00	1,697	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,656	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	850	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,445	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	605	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	968	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1450–1500	1,465	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	2,307	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1000–1050	1,028	175.57/cwt	174.00–176.50	1,805	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1050–1100	1,062	175.03/cwt	173.50–176.00	1,859	14
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	665	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,589	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	900–950	935	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,660	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	850–900	865	177.25/cwt	176.00–179.00	1,533	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1100–1150	1,127	175.01/cwt	174.50–176.00	1,972	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	450–500	463	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	917	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1400–1450	1,416	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,124	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1300–1350	1,324	165.11/cwt	165.00–165.50	2,186	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	830	172.52/cwt	171.00–174.00	1,432	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	790	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,351	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	910	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,556	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	830	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,170	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1400–1450	1,412	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,217	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,230	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	205.21/cwt	204.00–210.00	1,615	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	990	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,451	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	704	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,612	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	824	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,739	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	946	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,939	6
Steers	Medium 2	800–850	828	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,780	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,503	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	231.14/cwt	223.00–233.00	1,613	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	180	325.00/head	325.00–325.00	325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	50–100	85	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	742	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	1,981	11
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,321	154.17/cwt	149.00–163.00	2,037	8
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,640	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,312	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,063	179.63/cwt	160.00–195.00	1,909	6
Bulls	—	—	2,038	164.53/cwt	161.50–167.50	3,353	4
Bulls	—	—	1,470	132.06/cwt	123.00–143.50	1,941	2
Bulls	—	—	1,921	153.10/cwt	146.00–158.50	2,941	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,444	123.13/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,778	204
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	975	156.78/cwt	156.00–157.50	1,529	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,209	70.13/cwt	45.00–82.50	848	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,160	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,502	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,469	114.40/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,681	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	102.32/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,451	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	114.82/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,270	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	121.15/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,361	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,217	153.07/cwt	149.00–161.00	1,863	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,327	126.18/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,674	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	105.38/cwt	92.50–110.00	1,196	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	131.83/cwt	130.00–137.50	1,859	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	131.24/cwt	128.00–135.00	2,270	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,786	125.06/cwt	120.00–127.00	2,234	19

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 Sep 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 443Last week 1,293Year ago 91

Slaughter CattleReceipts 434Last week 536Year ago 439

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	773	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	900–950	931	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	847	220.50	220.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	665	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	900–950	946	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	800–850	828	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	650–700	698	223.00–233.00	231.14
4	700–750	711	221.00	221.00
6	750–800	775	220.00–221.00	220.50
18	800–850	824	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
1	50–100	75	275.00	275.00
8	700–750	717	231.00	231.00
1	850–900	850	214.00	214.00
2	900–950	905	195.00–200.00	197.50
11	950–1000	950	208.50	208.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	634	237.00	237.00
2	650–700	653	231.00	231.00
1	950–1000	955	171.00	171.00
1	1150–1200	1,190	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	742	197.50	197.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	187.50	187.50
1	600–650	605	160.00	160.00
1	750–800	790	171.00	171.00
2	800–850	830	171.00–174.00	172.52
1	850–900	850	170.00	170.00
1	900–950	910	171.00	171.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	167.50	167.50
1	1100–1150	1,125	152.50	152.50
7	1400–1450	1,416	150.00	150.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	463	198.00	198.00
4	850–900	865	176.00–179.00	177.25
1	900–950	935	177.50	177.50
6	950–1000	969	174.50–176.00	175.08
15	1000–1050	1,028	174.00–176.50	175.57
14	1050–1100	1,062	173.50–176.00	175.03
3	1100–1150	1,127	174.50–176.00	175.01
12	1150–1200	1,171	173.50–174.00	173.54
14	1300–1350	1,324	165.00–165.50	165.11
16	1350–1400	1,362	163.50–164.50	163.88
3	1400–1450	1,412	157.00	157.00
3	1450–1500	1,465	157.50	157.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	830	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	518	237.50	237.50
14	700–750	704	229.00	229.00
19	750–800	787	204.00–210.00	205.21
4	800–850	808	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	845	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	990	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–100	85	350.00	350.00
1	150–200	180	325.00	325.00
2	550–600	578	251.00	251.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,321	149.00–163.00	154.17
1	—	1,640	141.00	141.00
6	—	1,063	160.00–195.00	179.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,038	161.50–167.50	164.53
2	—	1,470	123.00–143.50	132.06
17	—	1,921	146.00–158.50	153.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
204	—	1,444	118.00–128.00	123.13
17	—	1,469	109.00–117.00	114.40
2	—	1,418	100.00–105.00	102.32
6	—	1,410	130.00–137.50	131.83
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	156.00–157.50	156.78
1	—	1,160	129.50	129.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,209	45.00–82.50	70.13
24	—	1,106	110.00–119.00	114.82
20	—	1,123	120.00–129.00	121.15
9	—	1,135	92.50–110.00	105.38
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,217	149.00–161.00	153.07
58	—	1,327	122.00–132.00	126.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,730	128.00–135.00	131.24
19	—	1,786	120.00–127.00	125.06

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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