Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2025-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. Feeder steers and heifers traded very uneven due to a large variance in quality and vaccination programs. There were a small portion of high quality, vaccinated, weaned calves that traded steady to 2.00 higher, while the majority of the feeder steers and heifers traded 2.00 to 5.00 lower. It was a long sale with incoming bad weather that could have contributed to the drop in prices also. Next available report will be as receipts warrant.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $345.60/cwt on 363 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −118.21 against this barn's trailing median of $463.81.

Average price

$345.60

363 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,917

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$339

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$83.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.69

vs CO average

+3.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	360.59	1,985	122
Medium and Large 1-2	551	347.26	1,913	108
Medium 1	523	341.50	1,786	35
Medium and Large 2	574	329.12	1,890	91
Medium 1-2	578	305.00	1,763	4thin
Large 1	593	277.50	1,646	3thin

One grade step is worth $83.09/cwt here — about $339 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale363 hd

345.60

—

CO average5 barns · 2,977 hd

341.91

+3.69

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

+3.15

This barn, trailing median2 sales

463.81

−118.21

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

90 lots · USDA AMS · Livestock Exchange Feeder Cattle Auction (Friday) - 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 1-2	950–1000	993	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,214	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	255.89/cwt	250.00–257.50	2,119	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	392.35/cwt	387.50–397.50	1,660	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	383.71/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,665	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	549	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,905	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	322.35/cwt	313.00–332.50	1,883	66
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	382	337.96/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,291	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	401.33/cwt	400.00–402.50	1,842	15
Steers	Large 1	700–750	735	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,966	2
Steers	Large 1	550–600	593	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	371.93/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,875	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	326.29/cwt	325.00–328.00	2,007	21
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	578	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,763	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	357.52/cwt	349.00–361.00	2,013	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	322.03/cwt	313.00–326.50	2,113	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	967	239.27/cwt	239.00–240.00	2,314	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	358.35/cwt	357.00–360.00	1,878	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	335.75/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,944	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	382.87/cwt	379.00–387.50	1,803	17
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	490	364.69/cwt	357.50–376.00	1,787	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,294	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	282.46/cwt	277.50–284.00	2,164	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	749	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,992	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,020	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	309.59/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,954	89
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	378	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,455	3
Steers	Medium 1	300–350	343	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,338	3
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	440	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,398	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	490	342.71/cwt	337.50–350.00	1,679	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	303.56/cwt	297.50–308.00	2,040	88
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	465	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,558	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	750–800	780	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,833	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	705	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	983	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	633	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,820	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	284.32/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,925	50
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	362.49/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,765	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	300.34/cwt	299.00–301.00	1,865	33
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	538	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,520	4
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	568	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,477	10
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	646	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,631	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	456	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,760	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,855	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,709	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	902	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,052	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,133	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,294	2
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	705	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,755	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	277.40/cwt	275.00–278.00	1,809	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	308.32/cwt	305.00–313.00	1,779	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,879	13
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	635	258.81/cwt	255.00–261.00	1,643	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,900	6
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	336	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,210	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	254.24/cwt	252.50–259.00	1,953	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	330.64/cwt	327.50–331.00	1,746	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,848	20
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	381	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,276	10
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	525	289.14/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,518	9
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	471	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,342	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	438	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,369	58
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	377	344.91/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,300	35
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	446	338.13/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,508	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	384.26/cwt	375.00–387.50	1,433	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	446	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,655	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	351.52/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,652	18
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	488	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,484	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	321.09/cwt	315.00–326.00	1,660	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	297.20/cwt	292.50–303.00	1,709	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	286.66/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,688	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	348	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,305	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	307.60/cwt	302.00–313.00	1,646	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	285.54/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,770	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	714	242.23/cwt	236.00–245.00	1,730	16
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	446	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,338	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	271.43/cwt	263.00–277.50	1,699	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	352.02/cwt	342.50–355.00	1,545	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	366.87/cwt	362.50–372.50	1,372	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	697	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,777	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	811	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,764	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	256.70/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,740	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	290.86/cwt	286.00–292.50	2,132	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	750–800	765	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,951	7
Steers	Medium 1-2Full	850–900	868	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,845	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	617	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,959	11
Heifers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	400–450	409	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,309	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	333.33/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,563	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,786	9
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	523	341.50/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,786	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	270.50/cwt	270.50–270.50	2,205	7

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 Feeder Cattle Auction (Friday) - Brush, CO

Fri Jan 17, 2025

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Receipts 2,792Last week 2,355Year ago 1,363

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	450–500	490	337.50–350.00	342.71
4	550–600	578	305.00	305.00
2	750–800	780	235.00	235.00
6	950–1000	993	223.00	223.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	407.50	407.50
37	400–450	423	387.50–397.50	392.35
17	450–500	471	379.00–387.50	382.87
55	500–550	524	357.00–360.00	358.35
53	550–600	579	330.00–342.50	335.75
89	600–650	631	307.00–315.00	309.59
88	650–700	672	297.50–308.00	303.56
7	700–750	749	266.00	266.00
5	750–800	771	262.00	262.00
49	800–850	828	250.00–257.50	255.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	400–450	434	375.00–385.00	383.71
35	450–500	487	360.00–372.50	362.49
25	500–550	549	347.00	347.00
66	550–600	584	313.00–332.50	322.35
33	600–650	621	299.00–301.00	300.34
50	650–700	677	275.00–290.00	284.32
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	382	335.00–340.00	337.96
5	450–500	465	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	441	405.00	405.00
15	450–500	459	400.00–402.50	401.33
26	500–550	504	370.00–375.00	371.93
96	550–600	563	349.00–361.00	357.52
21	600–650	615	325.00–328.00	326.29
69	650–700	656	313.00–326.50	322.03
121	700–750	733	286.00–292.50	290.86
59	750–800	766	277.50–284.00	282.46
7	800–850	815	270.50	270.50
5	900–950	940	244.00	244.00
11	950–1000	967	239.00–240.00	239.27
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	593	277.50	277.50
2	700–750	735	267.50	267.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	390.00	390.00
3	350–400	378	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	440	367.50	367.50
15	450–500	490	357.50–376.00	364.69
35	500–550	523	337.50–345.00	341.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	633	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	765	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	850–900	868	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	617	317.50	317.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	522	135.00	135.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	950–1000	983	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	336	360.00	360.00
35	350–400	377	340.00–352.50	344.91
16	400–450	446	330.00–340.00	338.13
8	450–500	471	285.00	285.00
4	500–550	538	282.50	282.50
14	600–650	635	255.00–261.00	258.81
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	568	260.00	260.00
7	600–650	646	252.50	252.50
4	700–750	705	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	456	386.00	386.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	500–550	528	327.50–331.00	330.64
48	550–600	577	305.00–313.00	308.32
20	600–650	612	302.00	302.00
64	650–700	652	275.00–278.00	277.40
13	700–750	720	261.00	261.00
39	750–800	768	252.50–259.00	254.24
10	900–950	902	227.50	227.50
2	1100–1150	1,133	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	373	375.00–387.50	384.26
20	400–450	446	371.00	371.00
18	450–500	470	350.00–355.00	351.52
71	500–550	517	315.00–326.00	321.09
53	550–600	575	292.50–303.00	297.20
92	600–650	620	280.00–289.00	285.54
7	650–700	678	252.50–260.00	256.70
6	700–750	738	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	381	335.00	335.00
58	400–450	438	312.50	312.50
9	450–500	488	304.00	304.00
9	500–550	525	285.00–292.50	289.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	375.00	375.00
9	350–400	374	362.50–372.50	366.87
19	400–450	439	342.50–355.00	352.02
21	450–500	469	325.00–340.00	333.33
140	500–550	535	302.00–313.00	307.60
31	550–600	589	280.00–288.00	286.66
19	600–650	626	263.00–277.50	271.43
6	650–700	697	255.00	255.00
16	700–750	714	236.00–245.00	242.23
4	800–850	811	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	446	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	409	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	510	335.00	335.00
7	700–750	708	262.00	262.00

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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