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Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2024-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Jun 6

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090

← May 30Jun 6Jun 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

239 head

▼ 449 vs last sale 688▲ 42 vs year ago 197 · +21.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

610 head

▲ 68 vs last sale 542▼ 41 vs year ago 651 · −6.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 40▲ 24 vs year ago 30 · +80.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good today. No trend available on feeder steers, feeder heifers, or replacement cattle as receipts were low. Dairy heifers traded mostly steady. Average dress Premium White slaughter cows traded steady, while average dress breaker, boner, and lean slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Average dress slaughter bulls traded 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Next available report will be on Thursday, June 13, 2024.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $265.00/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$265.00

2 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs CO average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	593	265.00	1,571	2thin

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

265.00

—

CO average1 barns · 2 hd

265.00

+0.00

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	—	Average	1,864	163.67	3,050	42
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,775	143.72	2,551	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,670	139.89	2,336	67
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,345	137.87	1,855	307
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,270	118.62	1,507	162
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,435	150.00	2,153	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,355	161.00	2,182	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,465	$2,125	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,404	$2,275	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,632	$2,750	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,521	$2,662	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,392	$2,509	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,288	$2,125	2thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,758	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,573	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,659	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	888	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,865	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	314	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,134	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,521	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,668	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,547	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	988	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,828	3
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,040	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,810	2
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2	1,090	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,875	1
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,125	170.85/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,922	7
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 2	1,135	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,714	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,330	43
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	593	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,571	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,694	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	962	186.64/cwt	182.50–195.00	1,795	3
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,030	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,864	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,068	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,848	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	400–450	Large 4	405	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	770	2
Dairy Heifers	400–450	Large 3	425	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	903	3
Dairy Heifers	450–500	Large 2	470	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,128	1
Dairy Heifers	550–600	Large 2	591	191.89/cwt	190.00–197.50	1,134	4
Dairy Heifers	700–750	Large 3	735	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,264	1
Dairy Heifers	800–850	Large 2	825	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,485	1
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 2	873	181.49/cwt	181.00–182.00	1,584	2
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 3	875	167.93/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,469	2
Dairy Heifers	900–950	Large 2	922	180.87/cwt	180.00–181.00	1,668	8
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Large 2	961	180.87/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,738	8
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Large 2	1,035	180.15/cwt	180.00–181.00	1,865	13
Dairy Heifers	1050–1100	Large 2	1,080	180.17/cwt	180.00–180.50	1,946	3
Dairy Heifers	1100–1150	Large 2	1,128	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,030	3
Dairy Heifers	1150–1200	Large 2	1,188	178.88/cwt	178.00–180.50	2,125	13
Dairy Heifers	1250–1300	Large 2	1,283	173.51/cwt	171.00–176.00	2,226	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	563	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	957	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,355	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,182	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,153	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,295	173.10/cwt	161.00–187.50	2,242	3
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,395	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,162	1
Bulls	—	—	1,688	147.50/cwt	147.00–148.00	2,490	4
Bulls	—	—	1,830	161.22/cwt	155.00–166.00	2,950	22
Bulls	—	—	2,165	171.92/cwt	167.00–178.50	3,722	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,010	81.63/cwt	70.00–95.00	824	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,169	131.81/cwt	125.00–133.50	1,541	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,176	96.18/cwt	75.00–103.00	1,131	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,196	130.18/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,557	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,199	155.64/cwt	148.00–165.00	1,866	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,331	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,240	110.76/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,373	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	143.31/cwt	139.00–149.50	1,842	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,312	122.41/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,606	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,326	123.56/cwt	117.00–127.50	1,638	92
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,328	139.48/cwt	131.50–146.00	1,852	152
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	133.52/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,883	101
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,138	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,579	143.11/cwt	140.00–146.50	2,260	27
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,658	147.15/cwt	147.00–147.50	2,440	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,739	137.41/cwt	128.50–139.50	2,390	39
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,863	141.14/cwt	140.00–142.50	2,629	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,404	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,465	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,288	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,392	2,508.64/head	2,500.00–2,525.00	2,509	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,516	2,654.13/head	2,625.00–2,675.00	2,654	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,580	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,632	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	10

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 Jun 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 239Last week 688Year ago 197

Slaughter CattleReceipts 610Last week 542Year ago 651

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 40Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	212.50	212.50
1	700–750	735	172.00	172.00
2	850–900	875	165.00–171.00	167.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	240.00	240.00
4	550–600	591	190.00–197.50	191.89
1	800–850	825	180.00	180.00
2	850–900	873	181.00–182.00	181.49
8	900–950	922	180.00–181.00	180.87
8	950–1000	961	180.00–183.00	180.87
13	1000–1050	1,035	180.00–181.00	180.15
3	1050–1100	1,080	180.00–180.50	180.17
3	1100–1150	1,128	180.00	180.00
13	1150–1200	1,188	178.00–180.50	178.88
2	1250–1300	1,283	171.00–176.00	173.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	563	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	483	315.00	315.00
1	800–850	825	187.50	187.50
2	1000–1050	1,040	174.00	174.00
1	1050–1100	1,090	172.00	172.00
1	1100–1150	1,135	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26	300–350	314	361.00	361.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	240.00	240.00
3	950–1000	988	185.00	185.00
7	1100–1150	1,125	170.00–176.00	170.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	593	265.00	265.00
1	850–900	880	192.50	192.50
3	950–1000	962	182.50–195.00	186.64
1	1000–1050	1,030	181.00	181.00
5	1050–1100	1,068	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
43	350–400	350	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	212.50	212.50
1	750–800	790	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	237.50	237.50
2	850–900	888	210.00	210.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,404	2,275.00	2,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,465	2,125.00	2,125.00

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	11	—	1,516	2,625.00–2,675.00	2,654.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,392	2,500.00–2,525.00	2,508.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,580	2,750.00	2,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,288	2,125.00	2,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,632	2,750.00	2,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,579	140.00–146.50	143.11
39	—	1,739	128.50–139.50	137.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	1,410	128.00–139.00	133.52
34	—	1,285	139.00–149.50	143.31
9	—	1,312	117.00–127.00	122.41
1	—	1,210	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,196	128.00–134.00	130.18
92	—	1,326	117.00–127.50	123.56
24	—	1,240	105.00–116.00	110.76
21	—	1,176	75.00–103.00	96.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	70.00–95.00	81.63
8	—	1,169	125.00–133.50	131.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
152	—	1,328	131.50–146.00	139.48
10	—	1,199	148.00–165.00	155.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,863	140.00–142.50	141.14
3	—	1,658	147.00–147.50	147.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,830	155.00–166.00	161.22
4	—	1,688	147.00–148.00	147.50
12	—	2,165	167.00–178.50	171.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	155.00	155.00
3	—	1,295	161.00–187.50	173.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	161.00	161.00

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.