Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2024-01-18

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Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2024-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Jan 18

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090

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Feeder Cattle receipts

120 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 120▼ 30 vs year ago 150 · −20.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

400 head

▼ 277 vs last sale 677▲ 174 vs year ago 226 · +77.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand this week was light. Average dress slaughter cows traded10.00 to 15.00 higher, while bulls traded 13.00 to 14.00 higher on a light test. Dairy heifers traded 2.00 to 6.00 higher on a light test. 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 $151.13/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$151.13

4 head · 1,111 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$14.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−90.75

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	154.83	1,716	3thin
Medium and Large 2	1,120	140.00	1,568	1thin

One grade step is worth $14.83/cwt here — about $148 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 sale4 hd

151.13

—

CO average5 barns · 4,013 hd

241.87

−90.75

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	1,961	125.18	2,455	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,678	109.47	1,837	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,613	105.01	1,694	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,420	100.82	1,432	184
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,227	91.38	1,121	97

Every lot

33 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 · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,566	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,120	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,568	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,761	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,821	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	366	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	540	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	732	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	897	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	825	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,221	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	960	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,411	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,029	149.14/cwt	143.50–151.50	1,535	29
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,083	150.33/cwt	147.50–151.00	1,628	17
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,130	151.36/cwt	149.50–151.50	1,710	14
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,154	148.71/cwt	146.50–149.00	1,716	9
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,250	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,738	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	1,263	149.24/cwt	140.50–151.50	1,885	8
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,325	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,888	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	400	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	540	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,869	118.72/cwt	112.50–121.00	2,219	5
Bulls	—	—	2,027	129.79/cwt	126.50–134.50	2,631	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,180	98.42/cwt	97.00–110.00	1,161	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,191	99.50/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,185	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,218	93.47/cwt	88.00–98.00	1,138	53
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,244	106.76/cwt	100.00–127.50	1,328	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	87.70/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,127	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,318	79.47/cwt	75.00–85.50	1,047	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,370	61.52/cwt	52.50–68.00	843	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,692	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,440	98.92/cwt	94.00–103.50	1,424	129
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,478	106.56/cwt	105.00–107.50	1,575	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,510	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,133	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	109.44/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,696	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,612	104.96/cwt	101.00–106.50	1,692	52
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,678	109.47/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,837	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,805	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,787	1

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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 120Last week 120Year ago 150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 400Last week 677Year ago 226

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,263	140.50–151.50	149.24
3	—	960	147.00	147.00
9	—	1,154	146.50–149.00	148.71
14	—	1,130	149.50–151.50	151.36
29	—	1,029	143.50–151.50	149.14
1	—	825	148.00	148.00
17	—	1,083	147.50–151.00	150.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	732	122.50	122.50
2	—	1,250	139.00	139.00
4	—	366	147.50	147.50
3	—	1,325	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	154.50	154.50
1	—	1,175	155.00	155.00
1	—	1,010	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	2,027	126.50–134.50	129.79
5	—	1,869	112.50–121.00	118.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,180	97.00–110.00	98.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	120.00	120.00
22	—	1,244	100.00–127.50	106.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,370	52.50–68.00	61.52
7	—	1,191	99.00–100.00	99.50
7	—	1,318	75.00–85.50	79.47
53	—	1,218	88.00–98.00	93.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,612	101.00–106.50	104.96
1	—	1,805	99.00	99.00
2	—	1,550	109.00–110.00	109.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,285	86.00–89.00	87.70
1	—	1,510	75.00	75.00
28	—	1,478	105.00–107.50	106.56
129	—	1,440	94.00–103.50	98.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,678	109.00–112.00	109.47

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.