Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2024-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate. Breaker slaughter cows of average dressing sold 5.00 lower. Boner cows of average dressing sold 5.00 higher while lean cows sold 11.00 higher. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 8.00 lower. The next slaughter cow sale will be next Thursday November 22, 2024.

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	—	Low	1,545	127.07	1,964	48
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,787	118.74	2,121	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,566	112.67	1,765	108
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,445	108.58	1,569	351
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,196	103.65	1,240	342

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,363	$1,930	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,410	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,422	$1,800	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,369	$1,714	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,278	$1,625	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,360	$1,550	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,389	$1,477	11
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,664	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,425	$2,306	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,584	$2,018	4thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,584	2,018.37/head	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,018	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,515	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,395	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	151.21/cwt	145.00–162.50	1,494	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,395	2,040.50/head	1,975.00–2,200.00	2,041	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,406	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,410	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	1,664.43/head	1,550.00–1,775.00	1,664	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,387	1,792.35/head	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,792	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,422	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	972	175.44/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,705	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	—	—	1,266	108.99/cwt	89.00–116.00	1,380	12
Bulls	—	—	1,479	127.13/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,880	18
Bulls	—	—	1,798	139.07/cwt	134.00–150.00	2,500	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,314	113.59/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,493	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,758	111.91/cwt	110.00–115.50	1,967	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,818	124.51/cwt	120.00–127.00	2,264	9
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,688	102.99/cwt	102.50–103.50	1,738	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,257	112.79/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,418	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	126.96/cwt	120.00–137.50	1,465	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	78.63/cwt	72.50–85.00	1,203	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,091	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,477	105.20/cwt	94.00–109.50	1,554	238
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,413	123.51/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,745	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,330	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,370	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	76.09/cwt	49.00–89.00	863	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	101.69/cwt	81.00–109.50	1,223	245
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,379	115.25/cwt	110.00–119.50	1,589	85
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	121.67/cwt	120.50–126.50	1,932	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,058	113.49/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,201	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,182	105.02/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,241	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	111.72/cwt	96.00–119.50	1,746	89

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 Nov 14, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,149Last week 710Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 435Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,584	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,018.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,515	2,325.00	2,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,395	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,278	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,360	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,395	1,975.00–2,200.00	2,040.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,406	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,410	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,387	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,792.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,422	1,800.00	1,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	988	145.00–162.50	151.21
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	972	170.00–185.00	175.44
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	875	1,550.00–1,775.00	1,664.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,266	89.00–116.00	108.99
18	—	1,479	120.00–132.00	127.13
18	—	1,798	134.00–150.00	139.07
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,314	110.00–114.00	113.59
2	—	1,330	103.00	103.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,758	110.00–115.50	111.91
9	—	1,818	120.00–127.00	124.51
2	—	1,688	102.50–103.50	102.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,257	110.00–118.00	112.79
30	—	1,154	120.00–137.50	126.96
17	—	1,134	49.00–89.00	76.09
245	—	1,203	81.00–109.50	101.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	72.50–85.00	78.63
17	—	1,588	120.50–126.50	121.67
89	—	1,563	96.00–119.50	111.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	83.00	83.00
238	—	1,477	94.00–109.50	105.20
15	—	1,413	120.00–140.00	123.51
85	—	1,379	110.00–119.50	115.25
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,058	112.00–115.00	113.49
27	—	1,182	100.00–109.00	105.02

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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