Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2024-07-18

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Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2024-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-18

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

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090

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Feeder Cattle receipts

460 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 517▼ 36 vs year ago 496 · −7.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

303 head

▼ 97 vs last sale 400▼ 63 vs year ago 366 · −17.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate. No trend on feeder steers and heifers as there was nothing to trend from the previous week. Strong tones on feeder cattle above 800#. Dairy heifers traded 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Average dress Breaker Slaughter Cows traded steady, while average dress Boner and Lean cows traded 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Average dress slaughter bulls traded 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Next available report will be Thursday, July 25, 2024.

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 $227.97/cwt on 174 head.

Average price

$227.97

174 head · 842 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,919

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$14.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs CO average

+0.11 vs national

Price by quality 800–900 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	849	233.23	1,981	109
Medium and Large 2	829	219.16	1,817	65

One grade step is worth $14.07/cwt here — about $164 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 800–900 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale174 hd

227.97

—

CO average1 barns · 174 hd

227.97

+0.00

National average78 barns · 2,177 hd

227.86

+0.11

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	1,700	155.50	2,643	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,671	141.06	2,357	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,324	135.22	1,791	140
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,136	110.59	1,256	44

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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,688	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	792	235.69/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,867	48
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	804	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,938	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	235.99/cwt	232.00–237.00	2,077	63
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	951	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,140	7
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,048	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,106	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	829	219.16/cwt	215.00–219.50	1,817	65
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	847	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,978	50
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	851	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,983	59
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	903	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,680	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	907	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,841	13
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	991	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,982	5
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,005	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,859	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	500–550	Large 3	537	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	977	3
Dairy Heifers	650–700	Large 4	675	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,046	1
Dairy Heifers	700–750	Large 4	710	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,030	1
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 3	865	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,574	1
Dairy Heifers	900–950	Large 2	909	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,713	4
Dairy Heifers	900–950	Small 3	943	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,179	2
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Large 2	963	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,806	6
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Large 2	1,029	188.16/cwt	187.00–188.50	1,936	6
Dairy Heifers	1050–1100	Large 2	1,075	186.33/cwt	185.00–188.00	2,003	9
Dairy Heifers	1100–1150	Large 2	1,107	187.32/cwt	185.00–188.50	2,074	3
Dairy Heifers	1100–1150	Large 3	1,140	161.25/cwt	145.00–177.50	1,838	2
Dairy Heifers	1150–1200	Large 2	1,167	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	2,188	4
Dairy Heifers	1200–1250	Large 2	1,212	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,242	3
Dairy Heifers	1400–1450	Large 2	1,425	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,166	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,206	140.43/cwt	127.00–146.00	1,694	4
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,361	154.70/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,105	6
Bulls	—	—	1,593	135.98/cwt	121.00–148.00	2,166	6
Bulls	—	—	1,837	159.83/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,936	14
Bulls	—	—	2,002	169.00/cwt	166.00–175.00	3,383	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	93.37/cwt	65.00–101.00	1,011	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,130	157.28/cwt	150.50–167.50	1,777	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	119.57/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,363	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	109.86/cwt	101.00–114.00	1,296	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,268	143.96/cwt	136.00–148.50	1,825	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	133.91/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,788	81
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,338	143.76/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,924	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,354	121.85/cwt	111.00–127.00	1,650	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,467	94.11/cwt	80.00–113.00	1,381	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,483	145.56/cwt	143.00–148.00	2,159	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,655	151.46/cwt	151.00–152.00	2,507	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,666	144.13/cwt	139.00–150.00	2,401	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,696	135.37/cwt	127.00–137.50	2,296	23

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 Jul 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 460Last week 517Year ago 496

Slaughter CattleReceipts 303Last week 400Year ago 366

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	900–950	909	188.50	188.50
6	950–1000	963	187.50	187.50
6	1000–1050	1,029	187.00–188.50	188.16
9	1050–1100	1,075	185.00–188.00	186.33
3	1100–1150	1,107	185.00–188.50	187.32
4	1150–1200	1,167	187.50	187.50
3	1200–1250	1,212	185.00	185.00
2	1400–1450	1,425	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	155.00	155.00
1	700–750	710	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	943	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	537	182.00	182.00
1	850–900	865	182.00	182.00
2	1100–1150	1,140	145.00–177.50	161.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
65	800–850	829	215.00–219.50	219.16
3	900–950	903	186.00	186.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	800–850	847	233.50	233.50
59	850–900	851	233.00	233.00
13	900–950	907	203.00	203.00
5	950–1000	991	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	675	250.00	250.00
48	750–800	792	231.00–236.00	235.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	800–850	804	241.00	241.00
63	850–900	880	232.00–237.00	235.99
7	950–1000	951	225.00	225.00
5	1000–1050	1,048	201.00	201.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	1,335	128.00–139.00	133.91
14	—	1,354	111.00–127.00	121.85
17	—	1,338	140.00–149.00	143.76
3	—	1,467	80.00–113.00	94.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,655	151.00–152.00	151.46
23	—	1,696	127.00–137.50	135.37
33	—	1,666	139.00–150.00	144.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,140	115.00–125.00	119.57
11	—	1,083	65.00–101.00	93.37
11	—	1,180	101.00–114.00	109.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,130	150.50–167.50	157.28
21	—	1,268	136.00–148.50	143.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,483	143.00–148.00	145.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	2,002	166.00–175.00	169.00
6	—	1,593	121.00–148.00	135.98
14	—	1,837	155.00–165.00	159.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,206	127.00–146.00	140.43
6	—	1,361	150.00–165.00	154.70

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.