Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2024-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-26

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 lower. Average dress slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 4.00 lower, while average dress slaughter bulls traded 1.00 lower. Next available report will be Thursday, October 3, 2024.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb bulls averaged $224.00/cwt on 18 head.

Average price

$224.00

18 head · 695 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,557

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.00

vs CO average

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	695	224.00	1,557	18thin

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

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale18 hd

224.00

—

CO average2 barns · 35 hd

224.00

−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	1,552	140.68	2,183	37
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,790	127.00	2,273	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,741	120.61	2,100	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,483	114.51	1,698	193
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,180	102.78	1,213	117

Every lot, as filed

64 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 2	1050–1100	1,085	174.97/cwt	173.50–175.50	1,898	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1100–1150	1,107	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,937	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	950–1000	985	174.03/cwt	173.50–175.50	1,714	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	888	173.25/cwt	173.00–173.50	1,538	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1400–1450	1,405	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,164	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1000–1050	1,020	174.87/cwt	174.00–175.50	1,784	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1200–1250	1,220	169.25/cwt	167.50–170.00	2,065	18
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	850–900	875	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,544	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	900–950	943	175.00/cwt	174.50–175.50	1,650	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1200–1250	1,235	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,038	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,125	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,890	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	450	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	799	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	385	186.20/cwt	182.50–190.00	717	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	613	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,057	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1300–1350	1,332	148.73/cwt	145.00–152.50	1,981	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1250–1300	1,261	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	2,062	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	586	174.41/cwt	170.00–176.50	1,022	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	985	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	989	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,126	7
Steers	Medium 2	750–800	782	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1200–1250	1,207	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,901	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	957	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,060	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	978	193.02/cwt	191.00–195.00	1,888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	794	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,211	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	642	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,156	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	388	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,203	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	822	227.49/cwt	227.00–228.00	1,870	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,571	153.30/cwt	141.00–167.50	2,408	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,266	176.13/cwt	170.00–182.00	2,230	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,462	91.94/cwt	70.00–104.50	1,344	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,514	105.44/cwt	103.00–109.50	1,596	15
Bulls	—	—	1,571	113.03/cwt	87.50–134.00	1,776	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,226	141.49/cwt	139.00–142.50	1,735	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	942	140.55/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,324	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,074	119.71/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,286	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	114.99/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,343	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	96.20/cwt	87.50–102.00	1,111	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	69.32/cwt	40.00–85.00	794	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,358	122.35/cwt	115.00–126.50	1,662	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,790	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,273	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	107.74/cwt	104.00–110.50	1,314	71
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,781	117.38/cwt	115.00–121.00	2,091	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,708	123.31/cwt	122.50–124.50	2,106	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,392	125.12/cwt	124.50–126.00	1,742	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,498	114.96/cwt	110.50–122.00	1,722	153
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,025	99.16/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,016	4
Bulls	—	—	2,138	156.60/cwt	153.50–159.50	3,348	3
Bulls	—	—	1,930	147.25/cwt	144.50–151.50	2,842	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,385	132.26/cwt	121.00–139.00	1,832	16
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,050	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,885	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3	800–850	808	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	727	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1150–1200	1,185	172.86/cwt	172.50–173.00	2,048	7
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	850–900	885	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,025	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,896	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	826	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,685	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	958	198.75/cwt	197.50–200.00	1,904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	851	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,762	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,557	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,205	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 Sep 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 305Last week 574Year ago 247

Slaughter CattleReceipts 389Last week 600Year ago 348

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	875	176.50	176.50
2	900–950	943	174.50–175.50	175.00
15	950–1000	985	173.50–175.50	174.03
15	1000–1050	1,020	174.00–175.50	174.87
12	1050–1100	1,085	173.50–175.50	174.97
7	1100–1150	1,107	175.00	175.00
7	1150–1200	1,185	172.50–173.00	172.86
18	1200–1250	1,220	167.50–170.00	169.25
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	182.50–190.00	186.20
1	450–500	450	177.50	177.50
3	550–600	586	170.00–176.50	174.41
2	600–650	613	172.50	172.50
2	850–900	888	173.00–173.50	173.25
1	950–1000	985	173.50	173.50
1	1100–1150	1,125	168.00	168.00
2	1200–1250	1,235	165.00	165.00
5	1250–1300	1,261	163.50	163.50
4	1300–1350	1,332	145.00–152.50	148.73
1	1400–1450	1,405	154.00	154.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	885	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	950–1000	989	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	782	192.50	192.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	713	231.00	231.00
4	800–850	822	227.00–228.00	227.49
1	950–1000	957	200.00	200.00
3	1200–1250	1,207	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
4	250–300	255	825.00	825.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	865	210.00	210.00
2	950–1000	978	191.00–195.00	193.02
1	1050–1100	1,060	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	642	180.00	180.00
7	750–800	794	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,015	207.00	207.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,050	179.50	179.50
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	808	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	650–700	695	224.00	224.00
16	800–850	826	204.00	204.00
8	850–900	851	207.00	207.00
2	950–1000	958	197.50–200.00	198.75
5	1000–1050	1,025	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	730	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,571	141.00–167.50	153.30
4	—	1,266	170.00–182.00	176.13
16	—	1,385	121.00–139.00	132.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,571	87.50–134.00	113.03
3	—	2,138	153.50–159.50	156.60
5	—	1,930	144.50–151.50	147.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,462	70.00–104.50	91.94
15	—	1,514	103.00–109.50	105.44
3	—	1,392	124.50–126.00	125.12
153	—	1,498	110.50–122.00	114.96
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,226	139.00–142.50	141.49
11	—	1,358	115.00–126.50	122.35
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	942	135.00–146.00	140.55
5	—	1,074	110.00–130.00	119.71
4	—	1,025	90.00–105.00	99.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,168	114.00–116.00	114.99
19	—	1,155	87.50–102.00	96.20
13	—	1,146	40.00–85.00	69.32
71	—	1,220	104.00–110.50	107.74
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,790	127.00	127.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,781	115.00–121.00	117.38
6	—	1,708	122.50–124.50	123.31

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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