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Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2024-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Apr 18

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090

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Feeder Cattle receipts

334 head

▲ 118 vs last sale 216▲ 82 vs year ago 252 · +32.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

589 head

▲ 183 vs last sale 406▼ 32 vs year ago 621 · −5.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

91 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 40▼ 52 vs year ago 143 · −36.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Feeder cattle did not have enough comparisons to accurately trend. Feeder dairy heifers sold mostly steady. In slaughter cattle, average dress Breaker and Boner cows sold steady to 3.75 higher, while average dress Lean cows sold 2.00 lower. Average dress slaughter bulls sold 1.15 higher and feeding cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. The next available report will be Thursday, April 25, 2024.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $280.82/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −75.43 against this barn's trailing median of $356.25.

Average price

$280.82

56 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,458

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$44.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.68

vs CO average

+16.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	288.00	1,483	47
Medium 1-2	541	243.33	1,317	9thin

One grade step is worth $44.67/cwt here — about $166 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 sale56 hd

280.82

—

CO average3 barns · 439 hd

279.14

+1.68

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

+16.30

This barn, trailing median1 sales

356.25

−75.43

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	1,832	146.96	2,692	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,811	123.26	2,233	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,521	117.05	1,780	219
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,161	109.20	1,268	175
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,400	144.00	2,016	1thin

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 Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,358	$2,728	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,398	$2,605	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,540	$2,385	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,558	$1,998	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$1,412	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,315	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$3,419	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,505	$2,996	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,313	$2,804	13
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	805	$2,550	1thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,089	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,355	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,530	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,715	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,650	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	834	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,927	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,984	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,903	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	902.89/head	880.00–925.00	903	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	411	301.49/cwt	301.00–305.00	1,239	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,362	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1-2	509	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,260	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,483	47
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1-2	567	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,361	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	247.57/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,550	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	691	242.85/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,678	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,530	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	848	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,586	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,015	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,726	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Spayed	1,035	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,760	1
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,103	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,930	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Small and Medium 2	395	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	447	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,274	3
Bulls	450–500	Small 2	453	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium 2	653	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,224	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	689	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,774	18
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,691	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	848	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,548	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	858	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,609	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	886	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,617	5
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	921	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,681	6
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	952	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,723	6
Bulls	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1	1,165	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,068	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	500–550	Large 3	513	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	877	8
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Large 3	755	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,265	3
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Large 4	765	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	727	1
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 2	880	172.65/cwt	171.00–173.50	1,519	3
Dairy Heifers	900–950	Large 2	900	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,562	3
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Large 2	979	173.86/cwt	173.50–174.00	1,702	7
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Large 2	1,024	172.86/cwt	171.50–173.50	1,770	7
Dairy Heifers	1050–1100	Large 2	1,077	172.27/cwt	171.50–173.50	1,855	9
Dairy Heifers	1100–1150	Large 2	1,129	172.96/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,953	23
Dairy Heifers	1150–1200	Large 2	1,168	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	2,026	13
Dairy Heifers	1200–1250	Large 2	1,206	172.10/cwt	172.00–172.50	2,076	5
Dairy Heifers	1200–1250	Large 3	1,227	166.57/cwt	166.50–167.00	2,044	7
Dairy Heifers	1250–1300	Large 3	1,271	167.08/cwt	166.50–167.50	2,124	7
Dairy Heifers	1300–1350	Large 3	1,300	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,106	1
Dairy Heifers	1400–1450	Large 3	1,415	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,321	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,400	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,016	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,260	141.53/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,783	3
Bulls	—	—	1,732	140.59/cwt	130.50–147.50	2,435	23
Bulls	—	—	2,006	152.16/cwt	148.00–158.50	3,052	17
Bulls	—	—	2,185	171.70/cwt	164.50–185.00	3,752	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	71.32/cwt	60.00–87.50	694	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,055	136.90/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,444	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,083	117.75/cwt	112.00–127.50	1,275	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,093	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,213	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	103.37/cwt	90.00–111.00	1,215	62
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,210	114.55/cwt	112.00–123.00	1,386	71
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,220	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,708	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,245	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,556	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,364	133.14/cwt	127.00–136.50	1,816	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,440	120.11/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,730	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,535	127.02/cwt	123.50–131.00	1,950	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,548	138.97/cwt	138.00–140.00	2,151	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,549	114.14/cwt	104.00–121.00	1,768	167
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,578	90.61/cwt	87.50–96.00	1,430	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,829	122.21/cwt	119.50–130.50	2,235	30
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	890	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,357	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	954	177.14/cwt	172.50–190.00	1,690	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	981	159.32/cwt	152.50–165.00	1,563	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,128	175.76/cwt	167.00–178.00	1,983	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,215	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,652	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,261	1,923.51/head	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,924	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,272	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	3,419.27/head	3,350.00–3,500.00	3,419	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,505	2,996.48/head	2,850.00–3,075.00	2,996	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,830	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,190	1,411.71/head	1,350.00–1,475.00	1,412	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,358	2,728.45/head	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,728	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,398	2,605.36/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,605	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,540	2,385.28/head	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,385	3
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,558	1,997.57/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	1,998	13
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium 2	805	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	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 Apr 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 334Last week 216Year ago 252

Slaughter CattleReceipts 589Last week 406Year ago 621

Replacement CattleReceipts 91Last week 40Year ago 143

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	500–550	515	288.00	288.00
2	800–850	848	187.00	187.00
2	1000–1050	1,015	170.00	170.00
5	1100–1150	1,103	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	880.00–925.00	902.89
26	400–450	411	301.00–305.00	301.49
12	450–500	488	279.00	279.00
4	600–650	626	245.00–250.00	247.57
9	650–700	691	237.50–245.00	242.85
1	750–800	765	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	509	247.50	247.50
5	550–600	567	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,035	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	650–700	689	257.50	257.50
2	850–900	858	187.50	187.50
6	900–950	921	182.50	182.50
6	950–1000	952	181.00	181.00
2	1150–1200	1,165	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	690	245.00	245.00
2	800–850	848	182.50	182.50
5	850–900	886	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
2	350–400	395	800.00	800.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
2	450–500	453	750.00	750.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	653	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	447	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	950.00	950.00
2	450–500	475	322.00	322.00
2	600–650	618	277.50	277.50
7	800–850	834	231.00	231.00
1	850–900	880	225.50	225.50
1	1000–1050	1,015	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	342.50	342.50
2	400–450	420	322.50	322.50
1	450–500	465	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	795	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	850–900	880	171.00–173.50	172.65
3	900–950	900	173.50	173.50
7	950–1000	979	173.50–174.00	173.86
7	1000–1050	1,024	171.50–173.50	172.86
9	1050–1100	1,077	171.50–173.50	172.27
23	1100–1150	1,129	170.00–174.00	172.96
13	1150–1200	1,168	173.50	173.50
5	1200–1250	1,206	172.00–172.50	172.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	765	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	513	171.00	171.00
3	750–800	755	167.50	167.50
7	1200–1250	1,227	166.50–167.00	166.57
7	1250–1300	1,271	166.50–167.50	167.08
1	1300–1350	1,300	162.00	162.00
1	1400–1450	1,415	164.00	164.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	954	172.50–190.00	177.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	981	152.50–165.00	159.32

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	136.00	136.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	152.50	152.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,128	167.00–178.00	175.76

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,261	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,923.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,330	3,350.00–3,500.00	3,419.27
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,505	2,850.00–3,075.00	2,996.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,272	2,975.00	2,975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,830	2,850.00	2,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	2,750.00	2,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,398	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,605.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,358	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,728.45
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,540	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,385.28

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,190	1,350.00–1,475.00	1,411.71

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,558	1,900.00–2,100.00	1,997.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	2,550.00	2,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,093	111.00	111.00
7	—	1,055	132.00–140.00	136.90
16	—	1,083	112.00–127.50	117.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	138.00–140.00	138.97
30	—	1,829	119.50–130.50	122.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
167	—	1,549	104.00–121.00	114.14
3	—	1,578	87.50–96.00	90.61
12	—	1,535	123.50–131.00	127.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,440	119.00–123.00	120.11
1	—	1,220	140.00	140.00
24	—	1,364	127.00–136.50	133.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	125.00	125.00
62	—	1,175	90.00–111.00	103.37
71	—	1,210	112.00–123.00	114.55
10	—	973	60.00–87.50	71.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,185	164.50–185.00	171.70
17	—	2,006	148.00–158.50	152.16
23	—	1,732	130.50–147.50	140.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,260	137.00–144.00	141.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	144.00	144.00

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.