Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2024-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. Dairy heifers traded to 2.00 higher. Average dress Premium White and Breaker slaughter cows traded mostly 4.00 to 7.00 higher. This is largely due to the increased quality and number of cows fitting into these categories. Average dress Boner and Lean slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while average dress slaughter bulls traded 3.00 to 4.00 higher. There was a good run of bulls today with many of them being light and going back to feed. Next available report will be Thursday, October 24, 2024.

Weight class

Steers · summary 900–1000 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

900–1000 lb steers averaged $222.50/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$222.50

1 head · 900 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,003

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−8.32

vs CO average

−15.82 vs national

What quality paid 900–1000 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	900	222.50	2,003	1thin

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 sale1 hd

222.50

—

CO average4 barns · 197 hd

230.82

−8.32

National average89 barns · 11,126 hd

238.32

−15.82

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	1,504	138.30	2,080	61
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,717	137.59	2,362	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,644	127.92	2,103	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,380	116.78	1,611	294
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,130	103.55	1,170	161

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,291	$1,756	25
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,324	$1,550	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,211	$1,525	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,197	$1,487	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,400	2thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 and Large 1-2	900–950	900	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,080	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,110	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,165	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	960	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,608	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	850–900	883	176.41/cwt	175.50–177.50	1,558	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	410	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	728	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1050–1100	1,060	176.67/cwt	175.00–177.50	1,873	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1100–1150	1,112	175.28/cwt	174.50–176.00	1,949	21
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	900–950	911	177.07/cwt	175.00–177.50	1,613	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	500–550	510	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	944	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1000–1050	1,032	176.12/cwt	173.50–176.50	1,818	21
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1250–1300	1,270	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,134	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	900–950	918	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,515	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	950–1000	956	176.77/cwt	175.50–177.50	1,690	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	300–350	303	191.26/cwt	190.00–192.50	580	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1250–1300	1,295	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	2,104	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	675	171.44/cwt	165.00–177.50	1,157	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,122	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,857	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1150–1200	1,169	174.00/cwt	173.00–174.50	2,034	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1200–1250	1,200	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,980	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1200–1250	1,227	169.71/cwt	167.50–170.00	2,082	12
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,092	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,187	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,075	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,211	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,324	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,287	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,324	1,820.57/head	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,821	19
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,270	139.78/cwt	136.00–142.50	1,775	15
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,045	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,829	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,291	128.27/cwt	120.00–135.50	1,656	19
Bulls	—	—	1,740	142.02/cwt	136.00–146.00	2,471	15
Bulls	—	—	2,014	153.92/cwt	151.00–158.50	3,100	8
Bulls	—	—	1,643	121.86/cwt	110.00–131.00	2,002	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,558	134.02/cwt	132.00–135.50	2,088	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,717	137.59/cwt	134.00–140.00	2,362	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	74.87/cwt	37.50–88.00	815	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	127.17/cwt	125.50–129.00	1,977	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	96.13/cwt	89.00–102.00	1,074	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	114.05/cwt	110.00–121.50	1,654	125
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,462	127.62/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,866	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	940	83.50/cwt	76.00–92.50	785	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,173	112.65/cwt	109.00–125.00	1,321	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	116.58/cwt	112.50–121.00	1,282	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,020	137.75/cwt	128.00–150.00	1,405	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	104.98/cwt	100.00–109.50	1,410	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,831	119.62/cwt	115.00–121.00	2,190	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,466	90.64/cwt	72.50–95.00	1,329	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	107.55/cwt	103.00–111.50	1,258	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,250	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,325	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	134.63/cwt	134.00–135.50	2,181	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,595	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,946	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,047	158.02/cwt	140.00–178.00	1,654	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,260	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,462	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,337	124.01/cwt	113.00–136.00	1,658	90

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 Oct 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 175Last week 131Year ago 134

Slaughter CattleReceipts 568Last week 418Year ago 1,025

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 0Year ago 76

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	900	222.50	222.50
3	1100–1150	1,110	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	950–1000	995	209.00	209.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	177.50	177.50
2	650–700	675	165.00–177.50	171.44
1	950–1000	960	167.50	167.50
3	1100–1150	1,122	165.50	165.50
1	1200–1250	1,200	165.00	165.00
1	1250–1300	1,295	162.50	162.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	303	190.00–192.50	191.26
1	500–550	510	185.00	185.00
12	850–900	883	175.50–177.50	176.41
6	900–950	911	175.00–177.50	177.07
11	950–1000	956	175.50–177.50	176.77
21	1000–1050	1,032	173.50–176.50	176.12
14	1050–1100	1,060	175.00–177.50	176.67
21	1100–1150	1,112	174.50–176.00	175.28
6	1150–1200	1,169	173.00–174.50	174.00
12	1200–1250	1,227	167.50–170.00	169.71
1	1250–1300	1,270	168.00	168.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	918	165.00	165.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,092	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,187	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,075	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,211	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	9	—	1,324	1,550.00	1,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,287	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,324	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,820.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,270	136.00–142.50	139.78
1	—	1,045	175.00	175.00
19	—	1,291	120.00–135.50	128.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,740	136.00–146.00	142.02
8	—	2,014	151.00–158.50	153.92
3	—	1,643	110.00–131.00	121.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,558	132.00–135.50	134.02
1	—	1,595	122.00	122.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,717	134.00–140.00	137.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,088	37.50–88.00	74.87
29	—	1,117	89.00–102.00	96.13
6	—	1,100	112.50–121.00	116.58
44	—	1,170	103.00–111.50	107.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,555	125.50–129.00	127.17
5	—	1,831	115.00–121.00	119.62
4	—	1,620	134.00–135.50	134.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	1,450	110.00–121.50	114.05
5	—	1,462	125.00–132.00	127.62
56	—	1,343	100.00–109.50	104.98
6	—	1,466	72.50–95.00	90.64
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	76.00–92.50	83.50
35	—	1,173	109.00–125.00	112.65
14	—	1,020	128.00–150.00	137.75
3	—	1,250	106.00	106.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,047	140.00–178.00	158.02
1	—	1,260	116.00	116.00
90	—	1,337	113.00–136.00	124.01

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 900–1000 lb

What quality paid 900–1000 lb

How it compared 900–1000 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) - Brush, CO

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle