Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2024-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. No trend on feeder cattle. Dairy heifers traded steady. Average dress Premium White slaughter cows traded 5.00 higher and average dress Breaker, Boner, and Lean slaughter cows traded steady to 1.00 higher. Average dress slaughter bulls traded steady. Next available report will be January 9, 2025 due to the holiday break.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $267.44/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$267.44

47 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,531

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$17

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$2.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.99

vs CO average

−17.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	569	268.14	1,526	32
Medium and Large 2	580	265.94	1,542	15thin

One grade step is worth $2.20/cwt here — about −$17 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 1000–1100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale47 hd

267.44

—

CO average4 barns · 981 hd

279.43

−11.99

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−17.51

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	1,625	132.30	2,150	49
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,778	127.33	2,264	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,661	118.82	1,974	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,430	111.97	1,601	362
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,112	102.00	1,135	209
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,375	168.50	2,317	2thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	451	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,466	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,362	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	243.31/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,630	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,260	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,522	22
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 1-2	1200–1250	1,243	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	2,318	16
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 1-2	950–1000	993	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,862	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	450–500	482	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,301	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	750–800	790	182.00/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,438	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	900–950	925	181.13/cwt	181.00–181.50	1,675	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1150–1200	1,156	178.65/cwt	178.00–179.00	2,065	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	850–900	865	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,574	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	502	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,456	7
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	359	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,041	10
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	200–250	203	125.00/head	125.00–125.00	125	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1350–1400	1,370	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,137	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	360	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	810	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1100–1150	1,110	180.53/cwt	179.00–181.00	2,004	17
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1200–1250	1,223	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,079	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	775	170.40/cwt	170.00–171.00	1,321	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	950–1000	958	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	1,739	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1050–1100	1,075	183.32/cwt	179.50–186.00	1,971	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1250–1300	1,275	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,117	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	900–950	913	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,575	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	600–650	615	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,138	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1200–1250	1,235	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	338.24/cwt	337.00–347.50	1,793	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	291.72/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,803	19
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	494	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,685	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1150–1200	1,192	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	2,104	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1300–1350	1,348	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,022	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	337	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	758	3
Steers	Large 1	550–600	577	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,506	22
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	476	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,607	4
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	584	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,840	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	351	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,580	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,035	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	271.74/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,834	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	984	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,845	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,251	108.50/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,357	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	64.20/cwt	35.00–77.50	709	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%Return to Feed	—	1,620	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,187	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,519	75.99/cwt	52.50–85.00	1,154	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	994	89.96/cwt	82.50–97.00	894	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	860	156.85/cwt	140.00–185.00	1,349	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,798	113.12/cwt	109.00–115.00	2,034	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,300	121.72/cwt	112.00–142.50	1,582	103
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	865	72.83/cwt	50.00–80.00	630	8
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	2,085	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,439	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,210	136.83/cwt	120.50–146.00	1,656	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,412	121.24/cwt	117.00–126.50	1,712	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,119	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,516	109.22/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,656	176
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	100.26/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,464	40
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,430	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,431	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,320	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,204	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,596	121.54/cwt	116.50–124.00	1,940	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	89.23/cwt	82.00–93.00	972	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	110.63/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,291	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	497	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,511	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,816	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,690	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	953	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,954	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	268.14/cwt	266.00–273.00	1,526	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	262.17/cwt	262.00–262.50	1,547	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,538	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,362	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,160	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,582	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,075	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,881	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,125	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,081	10
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,438	130.55/cwt	124.50–147.50	1,877	16
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,230	115.21/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,417	2
Bulls	—	—	1,615	132.42/cwt	126.00–136.50	2,139	20
Bulls	—	—	2,001	139.93/cwt	138.00–142.00	2,800	10
Bulls	—	—	1,840	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	2,134	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,106	111.94/cwt	98.00–135.00	1,238	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	100.73/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,229	69

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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 673Last week 269Year ago 437

Slaughter CattleReceipts 754Last week 979Year ago 396

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	389	350.00	350.00
13	450–500	451	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	650	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	450–500	464	328.00	328.00
32	550–600	569	266.00–273.00	268.14
9	650–700	670	240.00–247.50	243.31
5	950–1000	984	187.50	187.50
10	1100–1150	1,125	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	323	390.00	390.00
21	350–400	381	357.50	357.50
12	450–500	469	328.00	328.00
8	650–700	670	271.00	271.00
2	900–950	915	210.00	210.00
6	1000–1050	1,000	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	497	304.00	304.00
3	500–550	540	281.00	281.00
12	550–600	590	262.00–262.50	262.17
14	650–700	673	235.00	235.00
10	1050–1100	1,075	175.00	175.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	359	290.00	290.00
7	500–550	502	290.00	290.00
4	950–1000	993	187.50	187.50
16	1200–1250	1,243	186.50	186.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	482	270.00	270.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	185.00	185.00
2	750–800	790	180.00–184.00	182.00
1	850–900	865	182.00	182.00
4	900–950	925	181.00–181.50	181.13
6	950–1000	958	181.50	181.50
9	1050–1100	1,075	179.50–186.00	183.32
17	1100–1150	1,110	179.00–181.00	180.53
10	1150–1200	1,156	178.00–179.00	178.65
1	1200–1250	1,235	175.00	175.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
8	200–250	203	125.00	125.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	225.00	225.00
10	350–400	360	225.00	225.00
5	750–800	775	170.00–171.00	170.40
4	1200–1250	1,223	170.00	170.00
1	1250–1300	1,275	166.00	166.00
2	1300–1350	1,348	150.00	150.00
1	1350–1400	1,370	156.00	156.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	913	172.50	172.50
3	1150–1200	1,192	176.50	176.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	500–550	530	337.00–347.50	338.24
19	600–650	618	290.00–300.00	291.72
23	650–700	675	270.00–274.00	271.74
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	494	341.00	341.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	550–600	577	261.00	261.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	476	337.50	337.50
9	550–600	584	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	351	450.00	450.00
10	850–900	866	235.00	235.00
3	950–1000	953	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	487	347.00	347.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,251	107.00–110.00	108.50
103	—	1,300	112.00–142.50	121.72
15	—	1,210	120.50–146.00	136.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,104	35.00–77.50	64.20
14	—	1,089	82.00–93.00	89.23
3	—	1,167	107.00–114.00	110.63
69	—	1,220	94.00–105.00	100.73
Cows — Premium White 65-75% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	135.00	135.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,519	52.50–85.00	75.99
10	—	1,412	117.00–126.50	121.24
176	—	1,516	105.00–115.00	109.22
40	—	1,460	90.00–104.00	100.26
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	994	82.50–97.00	89.96
11	—	860	140.00–185.00	156.85
8	—	865	50.00–80.00	72.83
71	—	1,106	98.00–135.00	111.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,798	109.00–115.00	113.12
21	—	1,596	116.50–124.00	121.54
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,085	117.00	117.00
1	—	1,630	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,320	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,438	124.50–147.50	130.55
2	—	1,230	112.00–118.00	115.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,615	126.00–136.50	132.42
10	—	2,001	138.00–142.00	139.93
1	—	1,840	116.00	116.00

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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