Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2024-01-04

Brush

Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2024-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Jan 4

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090

← Dec 28Jan 4Jan 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

510 head

▲ 398 vs last sale 112▲ 276 vs year ago 234 · +117.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

456 head

▲ 173 vs last sale 283▼ 328 vs year ago 784 · −41.8%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 0▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand this week was light to moderate. With a light test, average dress slaughter cows traded steady to 4.00 higher, while bulls were too light to trend. Dairy heifers traded higher 1.00 to 2.00. To light of a run on quality calves to trend feeder cattle. Next available report will be as receipts warrant.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $200.65/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$200.65

32 head · 709 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,422

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$66.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.77

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	686	206.07	1,414	29
Medium and Large 1-2	933	152.50	1,422	2thin
Medium 2	905	140.00	1,267	1thin

One grade step is worth $66.07/cwt here — about $147 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale32 hd

200.65

—

CO average2 barns · 42 hd

209.43

−8.77

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	1,594	90.34	1,440	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,687	99.99	1,687	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,614	94.04	1,518	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,404	88.79	1,247	187
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,266	74.99	949	163

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 Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	944	$1,000	7
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	1,050	$1,648	2thin

Every lot

79 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,135	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,279	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,462	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,394	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	205.10/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,495	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,668	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,375	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,730	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,484	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,342	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,549	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,525	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,601	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	289	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	231.58/cwt	227.50–232.50	1,327	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,370	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	197.67/cwt	197.00–198.00	1,342	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	706	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,377	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,319	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	905	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,267	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	975	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,536	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,525	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3-4	310	250.00/head	250.00–250.00	250	9
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	353	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	459	15
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3-4	431	123.81/cwt	120.00–125.00	534	8
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	468	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	702	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	547	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	766	21
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3-4	639	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	799	8
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	675	131.87/cwt	126.00–135.00	890	23
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	714	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,107	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	727	135.63/cwt	135.00–137.50	986	12
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	787	139.72/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,100	7
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3-4	802	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	882	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	854	144.93/cwt	144.50–146.00	1,238	7
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	914	143.80/cwt	143.50–144.00	1,314	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	916	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,237	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	971	146.01/cwt	145.00–147.50	1,418	8
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	976	133.65/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,304	9
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,026	145.68/cwt	141.00–147.50	1,495	34
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,035	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,346	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,078	146.69/cwt	142.50–147.50	1,581	28
Dairy Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	1,130	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,271	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,132	146.63/cwt	145.50–148.00	1,660	11
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,170	144.87/cwt	142.50–146.50	1,695	31
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,180	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,646	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,232	145.46/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,792	14
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,263	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,831	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,280	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,677	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,334	141.26/cwt	140.50–142.00	1,884	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,383	140.00/cwt	138.50–141.50	1,936	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2-3	302	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	453	9
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2-3	377	158.64/cwt	145.00–160.00	598	42
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,084	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2-3	444	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	677	8
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2-3	506	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	759	5
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	536	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,152	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2-3	617	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	879	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2-3	780	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,108	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2-3	1,170	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,638	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,251	69.97/cwt	57.50–77.50	875	4
Bulls	—	—	1,770	101.29/cwt	97.50–103.50	1,793	4
Bulls	—	—	1,930	109.16/cwt	107.50–110.50	2,107	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,073	76.81/cwt	72.50–82.50	824	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,144	108.35/cwt	84.00–122.50	1,240	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,173	114.87/cwt	99.50–128.00	1,347	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,192	86.05/cwt	83.50–89.00	1,026	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,240	67.81/cwt	61.00–72.50	841	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,263	80.09/cwt	74.00–83.00	1,012	91
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,279	47.27/cwt	30.00–60.00	605	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,455	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,376	84.88/cwt	84.00–87.50	1,168	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,409	84.82/cwt	78.50–90.00	1,195	125
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,522	92.17/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,403	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,592	73.23/cwt	70.00–77.50	1,166	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,619	93.80/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,519	54
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,687	99.99/cwt	98.50–105.00	1,687	10
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Approved	944	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	7
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	ApprovedJersey	1,050	1,648.33/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,648	2

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 510Last week 112Year ago 234

Slaughter CattleReceipts 456Last week 283Year ago 784

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 9Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	353	130.00	130.00
1	—	540	135.00	135.00
4	—	916	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,180	139.50	139.50
2	—	1,280	131.00	131.00
9	—	976	133.00–136.00	133.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	547	140.00	140.00
23	—	675	126.00–135.00	131.87
7	—	787	139.00–140.00	139.72
28	—	1,078	142.50–147.50	146.69
7	—	854	144.50–146.00	144.93
2	—	1,383	138.50–141.50	140.00
31	—	1,170	142.50–146.50	144.87
2	—	1,263	145.00	145.00
8	—	971	145.00–147.50	146.01
6	—	1,334	140.50–142.00	141.26
34	—	1,026	141.00–147.50	145.68
11	—	1,132	145.50–148.00	146.63
5	—	914	143.50–144.00	143.80
14	—	1,232	143.00–146.00	145.46
12	—	727	135.00–137.50	135.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per head · actual wt
9	—	310	250.00	250.00
8	—	431	120.00–125.00	123.81
8	—	639	125.00	125.00
3	—	802	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	714	155.00	155.00
1	—	1,035	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	444	152.50	152.50
2	—	780	142.00	142.00
9	—	302	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,170	140.00	140.00
3	—	617	142.50	142.50
5	—	506	150.00	150.00
42	—	377	145.00–160.00	158.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	536	215.00	215.00
1	—	425	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	706	195.00	195.00
3	—	609	225.00	225.00
5	—	975	157.50	157.50
11	—	573	227.50–232.50	231.58
6	—	679	197.00–198.00	197.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	152.50	152.50
6	—	289	775.00	775.00
1	—	1,000	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	105.00	105.00
5	—	369	307.50	307.50
2	—	465	275.00	275.00
1	—	865	200.00	200.00
2	—	767	217.50	217.50
3	—	557	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
5	—	265	725.00	725.00
1	—	910	147.50	147.50
1	—	1,050	147.50	147.50
2	—	873	170.00	170.00
3	—	575	242.50	242.50
1	—	795	173.00	173.00
3	—	729	200.00–207.50	205.10

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	944	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,050	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,648.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,930	107.50–110.50	109.16
4	—	1,770	97.50–103.50	101.29
4	—	1,251	57.50–77.50	69.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,173	99.50–128.00	114.87
18	—	1,144	84.00–122.50	108.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,279	30.00–60.00	47.27
91	—	1,263	74.00–83.00	80.09
16	—	1,376	84.00–87.50	84.88
16	—	1,240	61.00–72.50	67.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,522	91.00–94.00	92.17
125	—	1,409	78.50–90.00	84.82
5	—	1,592	70.00–77.50	73.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,619	87.00–97.00	93.80
1	—	1,360	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,687	98.50–105.00	99.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,073	72.50–82.50	76.81
14	—	1,192	83.50–89.00	86.05

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.