Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2024-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. No trend available on feeder heifers due to low receipts. Dairy heifers traded 1.0 to 3.00 higher. Average dress slaughter cows traded steady, while average dress slaughter bulls traded 2.00 to 3.00 lower. No trend available on replacement cattle due to low receipts. Next available report will be Thursday, November 7. 2024.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $207.50/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$207.50

1 head · 660 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,370

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−29.09

vs CO average

−31.48 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	660	207.50	1,370	1thin

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 sale1 hd

207.50

—

CO average6 barns · 989 hd

236.59

−29.09

National average187 barns · 12,226 hd

238.98

−31.48

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	—	High	1,552	140.99	2,189	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,654	128.12	2,119	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,935	125.26	2,424	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,403	117.48	1,648	417
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,111	107.53	1,194	205

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)	1,529	$2,020	8
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,525	$1,900	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,825	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,466	$1,695	10
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,294	$1,500	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$1,425	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,208	$1,200	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,208	$1,100	7

Every lot, as filed

61 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 1-2	700–750	710	209.49/cwt	209.00–210.00	1,487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,045	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,986	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,294	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,529	2,020.11/head	1,775.00–2,100.00	2,020	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	1,208	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	967	182.69/cwt	182.50–185.00	1,767	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,108	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,039	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,370	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1050–1100	1,077	177.20/cwt	177.00–177.50	1,908	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1200–1250	1,227	174.71/cwt	174.50–175.00	2,144	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	950–1000	976	178.04/cwt	176.00–178.50	1,738	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	211.37/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,729	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	209.33/cwt	209.00–210.00	1,616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	195.79/cwt	194.00–197.50	1,811	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1300–1350	1,333	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,253	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1150–1200	1,166	175.90/cwt	175.50–176.50	2,051	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1100–1150	1,130	177.31/cwt	176.50–178.50	2,004	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	905	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,584	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1250–1300	1,258	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	2,195	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1000–1050	1,000	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,785	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,160	168.50/cwt	166.00–171.00	1,955	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	800–850	816	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,457	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	850–900	898	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	700–750	725	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	191.12/cwt	191.00–192.50	1,758	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	827	201.79/cwt	197.50–202.50	1,669	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	957	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,904	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	900–950	909	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,636	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,171	144.81/cwt	130.00–161.00	1,696	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,030	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	628	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	115.20/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,164	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,935	125.26/cwt	124.50–126.00	2,424	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,507	112.59/cwt	108.00–119.50	1,697	126
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,355	127.98/cwt	109.00–139.00	1,734	169
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	102.48/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,194	57
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,793	114.16/cwt	113.50–115.00	2,047	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,434	102.82/cwt	94.00–107.50	1,474	67
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	124.99/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,636	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,628	131.01/cwt	129.50–133.00	2,133	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,226	105.80/cwt	102.50–109.00	1,297	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,114	112.03/cwt	107.00–132.00	1,248	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,008	102.28/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,031	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	985	154.43/cwt	137.50–190.00	1,521	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	66.69/cwt	20.00–82.50	758	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	91.35/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,047	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,433	87.43/cwt	65.00–93.00	1,253	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	134.41/cwt	132.00–139.00	2,019	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,736	125.91/cwt	121.00–130.00	2,186	4
Bulls	—	—	1,975	146.51/cwt	144.50–151.00	2,894	7
Bulls	—	—	1,723	135.81/cwt	131.00–141.00	2,340	24
Bulls	—	—	1,470	123.58/cwt	102.50–129.50	1,817	8
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,414	135.87/cwt	134.00–137.50	1,921	6
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,254	123.80/cwt	117.00–127.50	1,552	6
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,014	192.25/cwt	182.50–194.00	1,949	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,595	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,434	1,618.55/head	1,610.00–1,650.00	1,619	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,208	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	3

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 31, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 173Last week 158Year ago 218

Slaughter CattleReceipts 723Last week 813Year ago 759

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 130Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	207.50	207.50
2	700–750	710	209.00–210.00	209.49
3	750–800	772	209.00–210.00	209.33
11	800–850	818	210.00–215.00	211.37
2	850–900	850	197.00	197.00
6	900–950	925	194.00–197.50	195.79
3	950–1000	957	199.00	199.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	190.00	190.00
12	1100–1150	1,108	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	800–850	827	197.50–202.50	201.79
12	900–950	920	191.00–192.50	191.12
13	950–1000	967	182.50–185.00	182.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	182.50	182.50
2	850–900	898	177.50	177.50
9	900–950	909	180.00	180.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	816	178.50	178.50
13	950–1000	976	176.00–178.50	178.04
6	1000–1050	1,000	178.50	178.50
5	1050–1100	1,077	177.00–177.50	177.20
5	1100–1150	1,130	176.50–178.50	177.31
5	1150–1200	1,166	175.50–176.50	175.90
7	1200–1250	1,227	174.50–175.00	174.71
7	1250–1300	1,258	174.50	174.50
2	1300–1350	1,333	169.00	169.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	905	175.00	175.00
2	1150–1200	1,160	166.00–171.00	168.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,525	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,294	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,529	1,775.00–2,100.00	2,020.11
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,595	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,170	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,208	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,434	1,610.00–1,650.00	1,618.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,250	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,208	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,171	130.00–161.00	144.81
169	—	1,355	109.00–139.00	127.98
19	—	1,226	102.50–109.00	105.80
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	61.00	61.00
53	—	1,114	107.00–132.00	112.03
5	—	1,008	101.00–104.00	102.28
33	—	985	137.50–190.00	154.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	110.00–120.00	115.20
57	—	1,165	97.00–107.00	102.48
23	—	1,136	20.00–82.50	66.69
31	—	1,146	85.00–96.00	91.35
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,935	124.50–126.00	125.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
126	—	1,507	108.00–119.50	112.59
67	—	1,434	94.00–107.50	102.82
4	—	1,309	124.00–127.00	124.99
15	—	1,433	65.00–93.00	87.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,793	113.50–115.00	114.16
3	—	1,502	132.00–139.00	134.41
4	—	1,736	121.00–130.00	125.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,628	129.50–133.00	131.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,975	144.50–151.00	146.51
24	—	1,723	131.00–141.00	135.81
8	—	1,470	102.50–129.50	123.58
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,414	134.00–137.50	135.87
6	—	1,254	117.00–127.50	123.80
7	—	1,014	182.50–194.00	192.25

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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Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

What quality paid 600–700 lb

How it compared 600–700 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) - Brush, CO

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