Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2024-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand were good. Due to no sale last week due to the holiday trends will be based off two weeks ago. Dairy heifers traded mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Average dress slaughter cows traded mostly steady to 1.00 lower, while slaughter bulls traded 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Next available report will be Thursday, December 13, 2024.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb heifers averaged $200.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$200.00

1 head · 775 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,550

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−34.69

vs CO average

−41.65 vs national

What quality paid 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	775	200.00	1,550	1thin

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

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

200.00

—

CO average4 barns · 122 hd

234.69

−34.69

National average155 barns · 9,109 hd

241.65

−41.65

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	1,801	138.99	2,503	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,788	118.05	2,111	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,373	117.77	1,616	511
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,091	115.29	1,258	384

Every lot, as filed

63 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	850–900	860	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,613	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1050–1100	1,079	181.50/cwt	179.50–187.00	1,958	60
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	468	186.43/cwt	180.00–195.00	872	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,130	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,921	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	973	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,664	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	950–1000	973	185.31/cwt	183.00–187.00	1,803	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	800–850	807	189.25/cwt	189.00–190.00	1,527	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	900–950	915	181.25/cwt	178.50–186.00	1,658	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	615	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,113	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	600–650	628	191.27/cwt	190.00–192.50	1,201	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	750–800	763	187.75/cwt	187.50–188.00	1,433	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	373	187.42/cwt	185.00–190.00	699	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	447	186.24/cwt	185.00–190.00	832	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	715	177.48/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,269	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	333	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	633	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1000–1050	1,022	180.06/cwt	179.50–182.00	1,840	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	700–750	712	189.00/cwt	188.00–197.00	1,346	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	675	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,249	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,004	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,908	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	936	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,764	4
Dairy Steers	Large 2	1000–1050	1,048	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,824	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1150–1200	1,165	179.91/cwt	178.00–184.00	2,096	17
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	500–550	545	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,172	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1300–1350	1,310	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,031	1
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	1000–1050	1,025	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,384	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1250–1300	1,255	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,196	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1100–1150	1,133	180.10/cwt	178.00–181.50	2,041	24
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	523	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,061	209.10/cwt	207.00–213.00	2,219	43
Heifers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,195	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,091	1
Heifers	Large 1	1200–1250	1,201	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,994	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,854	117.77/cwt	116.00–120.00	2,183	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	99.92/cwt	95.50–106.00	1,162	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	89.94/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,005	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,073	170.66/cwt	145.00–185.00	1,831	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,319	121.60/cwt	113.00–143.50	1,604	203
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	967	86.57/cwt	71.00–94.00	837	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	927	170.01/cwt	140.00–185.00	1,576	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,116	116.26/cwt	97.00–147.50	1,297	211
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,881	107.42/cwt	105.00–110.00	2,021	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,578	125.66/cwt	121.50–128.50	1,983	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,383	112.32/cwt	98.00–119.50	1,553	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,305	88.81/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,159	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,485	84.15/cwt	42.50–92.00	1,250	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	65.52/cwt	42.50–83.00	726	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	125.66/cwt	124.50–127.00	2,086	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	109.68/cwt	109.50–110.00	1,104	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,505	103.41/cwt	94.00–107.50	1,556	85
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,453	111.19/cwt	108.00–118.50	1,616	123
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,071	101.76/cwt	95.00–113.00	1,090	20
Bulls	—	—	1,989	146.01/cwt	143.50–148.50	2,904	11
Bulls	—	—	1,818	136.32/cwt	130.50–139.50	2,478	11
Bulls	—	—	1,720	125.53/cwt	125.00–126.00	2,159	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,830	147.48/cwt	147.00–148.00	2,699	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,478	136.33/cwt	133.50–138.50	2,015	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,407	129.06/cwt	125.50–131.00	1,816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,134	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	2,240	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	650–700	671	194.38/cwt	194.00–197.50	1,304	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	550–600	588	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,147	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1200–1250	1,220	178.39/cwt	175.00–179.50	2,176	20
Heifers	Medium 1-2	750–800	775	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	817	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,716	17
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	560	182.97/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,025	2

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 Dec 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 370Last week 514Year ago 236

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,105Last week 918Year ago 1,163

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	215.00	215.00
4	550–600	588	195.00	195.00
2	600–650	628	190.00–192.50	191.27
9	650–700	671	194.00–197.50	194.38
15	700–750	712	188.00–197.00	189.00
2	750–800	763	187.50–188.00	187.75
4	800–850	807	189.00–190.00	189.25
1	850–900	860	187.50	187.50
7	900–950	915	178.50–186.00	181.25
3	950–1000	973	183.00–187.00	185.31
16	1000–1050	1,022	179.50–182.00	180.06
60	1050–1100	1,079	179.50–187.00	181.50
24	1100–1150	1,133	178.00–181.50	180.10
17	1150–1200	1,165	178.00–184.00	179.91
20	1200–1250	1,220	175.00–179.50	178.39
2	1250–1300	1,255	175.00	175.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	190.00	190.00
2	350–400	373	185.00–190.00	187.42
4	400–450	447	185.00–190.00	186.24
4	450–500	468	180.00–195.00	186.43
2	500–550	523	185.00	185.00
2	550–600	560	180.00–186.00	182.97
1	600–650	615	181.00	181.00
1	650–700	675	185.00	185.00
2	700–750	715	175.00–180.00	177.48
3	950–1000	973	171.00	171.00
1	1100–1150	1,130	170.00	170.00
1	1300–1350	1,310	155.00	155.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1000–1050	1,025	135.00	135.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	900–950	936	188.50	188.50
3	1000–1050	1,004	190.00	190.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	1000–1050	1,048	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	1050–1100	1,061	207.00–213.00	209.10
6	1100–1150	1,134	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1150–1200	1,195	175.00	175.00
4	1200–1250	1,201	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	775	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	800–850	817	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,854	116.00–120.00	117.77
4	—	1,881	105.00–110.00	107.42
2	—	1,660	124.50–127.00	125.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,163	95.50–106.00	99.92
27	—	1,117	85.00–95.00	89.94
17	—	1,108	42.50–83.00	65.52
3	—	1,007	109.50–110.00	109.68
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,073	145.00–185.00	170.66
203	—	1,319	113.00–143.50	121.60
43	—	1,383	98.00–119.50	112.32
6	—	1,305	84.00–90.00	88.81
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	967	71.00–94.00	86.57
48	—	927	140.00–185.00	170.01
211	—	1,116	97.00–147.50	116.26
20	—	1,071	95.00–113.00	101.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,578	121.50–128.50	125.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,485	42.50–92.00	84.15
85	—	1,505	94.00–107.50	103.41
123	—	1,453	108.00–118.50	111.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,989	143.50–148.50	146.01
11	—	1,818	130.50–139.50	136.32
2	—	1,720	125.00–126.00	125.53
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,830	147.00–148.00	147.48
3	—	1,478	133.50–138.50	136.33
3	—	1,407	125.50–131.00	129.06

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