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Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2024-02-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Feb 29

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090

← Feb 22Feb 29Mar 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

199 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 201▲ 16 vs year ago 183 · +8.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

494 head

▲ 149 vs last sale 345▼ 260 vs year ago 754 · −34.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. Dairy heifers traded 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Average dress weigh cows traded mostly 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Next available report will be as receipts warrant coverage.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 800–900 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

800–900 lb heifers averaged $167.50/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$167.50

1 head · 890 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,491

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs CO average

−50.44 vs national

Price by quality 800–900 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	890	167.50	1,491	1thin

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

How it compared 800–900 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

167.50

—

CO average1 barns · 1 hd

167.50

+0.00

National average101 barns · 4,865 hd

217.94

−50.44

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
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,671	127.82	2,136	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,634	118.23	1,931	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,404	113.15	1,588	201
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,268	97.17	1,232	152

Every lot

45 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 · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,491	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	947	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,885	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	980	168.25/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,649	10
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,620	1
Heifers	1250–1300	Medium and Large 1	1,290	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,090	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	300–350	Large 3	309	165.02/cwt	155.00–170.00	510	9
Dairy Heifers	400–450	Large 3	428	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	599	2
Dairy Heifers	600–650	Large 2-3	620	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,023	2
Dairy Heifers	650–700	Large 3	685	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,096	1
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Large 3	760	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,178	1
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 3	895	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,423	1
Dairy Heifers	900–950	Large 2-3	925	160.82/cwt	159.00–162.50	1,488	3
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Large 2-3	991	161.58/cwt	159.50–163.50	1,601	12
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Large 2-3	1,028	162.17/cwt	161.50–163.50	1,667	6
Dairy Heifers	1050–1100	Large 2-3	1,072	162.08/cwt	161.00–163.00	1,737	18
Dairy Heifers	1100–1150	Large 3	1,110	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,754	1
Dairy Heifers	1100–1150	Large 2-3	1,125	160.80/cwt	158.50–161.50	1,809	25
Dairy Heifers	1100–1150	Large 3-4	1,140	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,568	1
Dairy Heifers	1150–1200	Large 2-3	1,180	160.41/cwt	158.50–162.50	1,893	23
Dairy Heifers	1200–1250	Large 2-3	1,227	158.99/cwt	157.50–163.00	1,951	8
Dairy Heifers	1250–1300	Large 3	1,265	155.26/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,964	4
Dairy Heifers	1250–1300	Large 2-3	1,290	158.54/cwt	157.50–159.50	2,045	14
Dairy Heifers	1300–1350	Large 2-3	1,337	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	2,133	6
Dairy Heifers	1400–1450	Large 2-3	1,400	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	2,163	7
Dairy Heifers	1450–1500	Large 3	1,475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,991	1
Dairy Heifers	1500–1550	Large 3	1,515	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,985	1
Dairy Heifers	1650–1700	Large 2-3	1,695	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,288	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows18 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,043	132.74/cwt	125.00–145.00	1,384	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,182	115.36/cwt	104.00–131.00	1,364	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,223	86.73/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,061	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,228	129.94/cwt	123.00–140.00	1,596	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,272	109.83/cwt	107.50–111.50	1,397	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,275	119.68/cwt	105.00–132.00	1,526	48
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,306	62.58/cwt	37.50–77.50	817	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,310	100.62/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,318	66
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,397	97.48/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,362	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,409	119.51/cwt	116.50–123.00	1,684	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,440	134.01/cwt	124.50–143.00	1,930	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,461	111.17/cwt	103.00–115.00	1,624	127
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,506	121.77/cwt	114.50–136.00	1,834	5
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%Return to Feed	1,585	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,029	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,664	125.11/cwt	121.00–131.00	2,082	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,694	115.33/cwt	111.50–120.50	1,954	17
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,720	135.88/cwt	134.00–139.00	2,337	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,740	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	1,262	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 Feb 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 199Last week 201Year ago 183

Slaughter CattleReceipts 494Last week 345Year ago 754

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	620	165.00	165.00
3	900–950	925	159.00–162.50	160.82
12	950–1000	991	159.50–163.50	161.58
6	1000–1050	1,028	161.50–163.50	162.17
18	1050–1100	1,072	161.00–163.00	162.08
25	1100–1150	1,125	158.50–161.50	160.80
23	1150–1200	1,180	158.50–162.50	160.41
8	1200–1250	1,227	157.50–163.00	158.99
14	1250–1300	1,290	157.50–159.50	158.54
6	1300–1350	1,337	159.50	159.50
7	1400–1450	1,400	154.50	154.50
1	1650–1700	1,695	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1100–1150	1,140	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	309	155.00–170.00	165.02
2	400–450	428	140.00	140.00
1	650–700	685	160.00	160.00
1	750–800	760	155.00	155.00
1	850–900	895	159.00	159.00
1	1100–1150	1,110	158.00	158.00
4	1250–1300	1,265	155.00–156.00	155.26
1	1450–1500	1,475	135.00	135.00
1	1500–1550	1,515	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	890	167.50	167.50
10	950–1000	980	160.00–170.00	168.25
1	1100–1150	1,125	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	900–950	947	199.00	199.00
1	1250–1300	1,290	162.00	162.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
127	—	1,461	103.00–115.00	111.17
5	—	1,409	116.50–123.00	119.51
12	—	1,397	90.00–100.00	97.48
1	—	1,740	72.50	72.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,182	104.00–131.00	115.36
4	—	1,043	125.00–145.00	132.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,272	107.50–111.50	109.83
21	—	1,223	80.00–91.00	86.73
22	—	1,306	37.50–77.50	62.58
66	—	1,310	95.00–105.00	100.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,664	121.00–131.00	125.11
3	—	1,720	134.00–139.00	135.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,506	114.50–136.00	121.77
2	—	1,440	124.50–143.00	134.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,694	111.50–120.50	115.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,275	105.00–132.00	119.68
8	—	1,228	123.00–140.00	129.94

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.