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Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2024-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, May 30

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090

← May 23May 30Jun 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

688 head

▲ 152 vs last sale 536▲ 469 vs year ago 219 · +214.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

542 head

▲ 152 vs last sale 390▼ 90 vs year ago 632 · −14.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 66▼ 20 vs year ago 60 · −33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. No trend available on feeder heifer and steers due to low receipts on previous sale. Dairy heifers traded 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Average dress slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while average dress slaughter bulls traded 2.00 to 3.00 higher. No trend available on replacement cattle due to low receipts. Next available report will be Thursday, June 6, 2024.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $307.36/cwt on 22 head.

Average price

$307.36

22 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,772

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium 1

$26.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.11

vs CO average

+2.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	550	331.00	1,821	2thin
Medium 1	579	305.00	1,766	20

One grade step is worth $26.00/cwt here — about $55 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale22 hd

307.36

—

CO average2 barns · 79 hd

298.26

+9.11

National average125 barns · 5,668 hd

305.14

+2.22

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	1,605	159.74	2,563	53
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,824	145.96	2,662	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,517	140.65	2,134	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,364	134.57	1,835	234
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,220	114.34	1,395	142

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,548	$2,350	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,540	$2,025	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,438	$1,750	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,033	$1,687	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,600	$2,274	2thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	50–100	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	75	175.00/head	175.00–175.00	175	1
Steers	50–100	Medium and Large 1	80	250.00/head	250.00–250.00	250	1
Steers	100–150	Medium and Large 1	118	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	389	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,381	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,821	2
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	579	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,766	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	692	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,955	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	278.27/cwt	276.00–279.50	1,962	145
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,434	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	263.75/cwt	263.75–263.75	2,084	56
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	967	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,934	6
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2	1,076	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,958	7
Steers	1050–1100	Medium 1	1,076	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,894	5
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 2	1,141	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,077	5
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1	1,170	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	2,194	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	50–100	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	85	235.00/head	235.00–235.00	235	1
Heifers	50–100	Medium and Large 1	90	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Heifers	100–150	Medium and Large 1	115	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,380	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,357	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,535	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,476	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	274.50/cwt	274.50–274.50	1,751	45
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	692	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,803	52
Heifers	800–850	Medium 2	830	152.45/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,265	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	870	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,718	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,000	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,775	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium 1	1,000	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,650	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,058	181.67/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,922	3
Heifers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1	1,155	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,021	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	50–100	Medium and Large 1	87	246.54/head	240.00–250.00	247	3
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1	195	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,730	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,600	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	878	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,668	4
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,015	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,852	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 3	823	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,309	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	919	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,673	7
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	350–400	Large 3	375	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	641	8
Dairy Heifers	450–500	Large 2	455	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	853	1
Dairy Heifers	500–550	Large 2	532	184.66/cwt	184.00–185.00	982	24
Dairy Heifers	600–650	Large 2	607	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,105	9
Dairy Heifers	600–650	Small 3	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Dairy Heifers	700–750	Large 3	705	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,255	1
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Small 3	750	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	975	1
Dairy Heifers	800–850	Large 2	838	179.85/cwt	176.50–181.50	1,507	6
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 3	860	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,471	1
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 2	895	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,607	1
Dairy Heifers	900–950	Large 2	919	179.66/cwt	179.00–181.00	1,651	6
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Large 2	979	179.83/cwt	179.00–181.00	1,761	6
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Large 2	1,019	180.93/cwt	179.50–182.00	1,844	16
Dairy Heifers	1050–1100	Large 3	1,060	171.27/cwt	167.50–175.00	1,815	2
Dairy Heifers	1050–1100	Large 2	1,090	181.25/cwt	179.50–181.50	1,976	24
Dairy Heifers	1100–1150	Large 3	1,110	174.50/cwt	174.00–175.00	1,937	2
Dairy Heifers	1100–1150	Large 2	1,119	180.64/cwt	179.00–181.50	2,021	7
Dairy Heifers	1150–1200	Large 3	1,164	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,979	5
Dairy Heifers	1150–1200	Large 2	1,166	181.27/cwt	179.00–181.50	2,114	11
Dairy Heifers	1200–1250	Large 2	1,214	178.50/cwt	175.50–179.50	2,167	7
Dairy Heifers	1200–1250	Large 3	1,245	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,029	1
Dairy Heifers	1250–1300	Large 2	1,263	178.24/cwt	177.00–179.50	2,251	2
Dairy Heifers	1250–1300	Large 3	1,273	169.26/cwt	167.50–171.00	2,155	2
Dairy Heifers	1350–1400	Large 3	1,380	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,249	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,068	188.19/cwt	182.50–197.50	2,010	5
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,201	164.97/cwt	150.00–184.00	1,981	9
Bulls	—	—	1,563	145.49/cwt	132.50–151.00	2,274	16
Bulls	—	—	1,905	158.09/cwt	152.00–164.50	3,012	18
Bulls	—	—	1,920	173.44/cwt	170.00–180.00	3,330	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows18 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,122	90.28/cwt	67.50–96.00	1,013	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,140	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,471	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,181	127.16/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,502	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,211	150.48/cwt	140.00–170.00	1,822	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,221	126.74/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,547	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,223	108.28/cwt	102.00–112.50	1,324	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,254	119.78/cwt	113.00–124.50	1,502	69
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,281	139.60/cwt	136.00–144.50	1,788	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,290	138.22/cwt	126.00–161.00	1,783	75
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	103.91/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,476	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,425	119.01/cwt	115.00–122.50	1,696	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	148.92/cwt	147.50–151.00	2,134	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,454	130.40/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,896	106
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,486	140.14/cwt	139.50–143.50	2,082	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	140.67/cwt	136.50–145.50	2,135	39
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,818	147.88/cwt	146.00–149.50	2,688	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,818	132.70/cwt	130.00–134.50	2,412	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,838	141.63/cwt	138.00–145.50	2,603	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	1,686.65/head	1,400.00–2,050.00	1,687	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,600	2,274.30/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,274	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,438	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,540	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,548	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	6

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 May 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 688Last week 536Year ago 219

Slaughter CattleReceipts 542Last week 390Year ago 632

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 66Year ago 60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	823	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	900–950	919	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	50–100	87	240.00–250.00	246.54
1	150–200	195	750.00	750.00
4	700–750	721	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	810	197.50	197.50
4	850–900	878	190.00	190.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	830	150.00–155.00	152.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	312.00	312.00
3	500–550	527	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	870	197.50	197.50
1	1000–1050	1,000	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
1	50–100	90	300.00	300.00
1	100–150	115	375.00	375.00
7	400–450	428	322.50	322.50
5	450–500	465	330.00	330.00
45	600–650	638	274.50	274.50
52	650–700	692	260.50	260.50
3	1050–1100	1,058	180.00–185.00	181.67
2	1150–1200	1,155	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
1	50–100	85	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,000	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	389	355.00	355.00
2	550–600	550	331.00	331.00
1	750–800	765	187.50	187.50
7	1050–1100	1,076	182.00	182.00
5	1100–1150	1,141	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–100	80	250.00	250.00
2	100–150	118	450.00	450.00
3	650–700	692	282.50	282.50
145	700–750	705	276.00–279.50	278.27
56	750–800	790	263.75	263.75
6	950–1000	967	200.00	200.00
1	1150–1200	1,170	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	550–600	579	305.00	305.00
5	1050–1100	1,076	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
1	50–100	75	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	115.00	115.00
1	750–800	750	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	187.50	187.50
24	500–550	532	184.00–185.00	184.66
9	600–650	607	182.00	182.00
6	800–850	838	176.50–181.50	179.85
1	850–900	895	179.50	179.50
6	900–950	919	179.00–181.00	179.66
6	950–1000	979	179.00–181.00	179.83
16	1000–1050	1,019	179.50–182.00	180.93
24	1050–1100	1,090	179.50–181.50	181.25
7	1100–1150	1,119	179.00–181.50	180.64
11	1150–1200	1,166	179.00–181.50	181.27
7	1200–1250	1,214	175.50–179.50	178.50
2	1250–1300	1,263	177.00–179.50	178.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	375	171.00	171.00
1	700–750	705	178.00	178.00
1	850–900	860	171.00	171.00
2	1050–1100	1,060	167.50–175.00	171.27
2	1100–1150	1,110	174.00–175.00	174.50
5	1150–1200	1,164	170.00	170.00
1	1200–1250	1,245	163.00	163.00
2	1250–1300	1,273	167.50–171.00	169.26
1	1350–1400	1,380	163.00	163.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,600	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,274.30

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,540	2,025.00	2,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,548	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,438	1,750.00	1,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	8	—	1,033	1,400.00–2,050.00	1,686.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,433	147.50–151.00	148.92
39	—	1,518	136.50–145.50	140.67
3	—	1,818	130.00–134.50	132.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	129.00	129.00
75	—	1,290	126.00–161.00	138.22
23	—	1,211	140.00–170.00	150.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,281	136.00–144.50	139.60
106	—	1,454	125.00–135.00	130.40
13	—	1,425	115.00–122.50	119.01
2	—	1,420	99.00–108.00	103.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,181	122.00–132.00	127.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,486	139.50–143.50	140.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,254	113.00–124.50	119.78
22	—	1,221	125.00–132.00	126.74
24	—	1,223	102.00–112.50	108.28
23	—	1,122	67.50–96.00	90.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,818	146.00–149.50	147.88
4	—	1,838	138.00–145.50	141.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,920	170.00–180.00	173.44
16	—	1,563	132.50–151.00	145.49
18	—	1,905	152.00–164.50	158.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,201	150.00–184.00	164.97
5	—	1,068	182.50–197.50	188.19

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.