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Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2024-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Aug 15

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090

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Feeder Cattle receipts

415 head

▼ 108 vs last sale 523▲ 83 vs year ago 332 · +25.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

352 head

▼ 247 vs last sale 599▼ 110 vs year ago 462 · −23.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate. No trend available on feeder steers or heifers as receipts were not comparable. Dairy heifers traded 2.00 lower. Average dress slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 4.00 lower, while average dress slaughter bulls traded steady. Next available report will be 8/22/2024.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $242.00/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −91.04 against this barn's trailing median of $333.04.

Average price

$242.00

5 head · 683 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs CO average

+1.24 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	683	242.00	1,653	5thin

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

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

242.00

—

CO average1 barns · 5 hd

242.00

+0.00

National average153 barns · 6,586 hd

240.76

+1.24

This barn, trailing median1 sales

333.04

−91.04

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	1,610	159.01	2,561	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,681	135.88	2,285	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,447	129.92	1,880	175
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,169	113.41	1,326	91

Every lot

77 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,290	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,351	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,744	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	232.67/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,819	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	829	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,948	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	885	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,779	5
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,037	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,012	3
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,108	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,939	3
Steers	1250–1300	Medium and Large 1	1,263	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,185	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	308.04/cwt	297.50–312.50	1,124	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,255	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,305	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,653	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,651	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,809	19
Heifers	800–850	Medium 1	822	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,784	14
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	848	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,967	59
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	877	224.84/cwt	224.50–227.00	1,972	44
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	904	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,989	7
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	917	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,100	19
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,022	177.25/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,811	3
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium 1	1,040	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,716	1
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 2	1,121	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,794	4
Heifers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1	1,183	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,283	5
Heifers	1200–1250	Medium and Large 1	1,200	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,148	1
Heifers	1350–1400	Medium and Large 1	1,355	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,344	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	50–100	Medium and Large 1	85	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Bulls	100–150	Medium and Large 1	145	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,250	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	541	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,488	19
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,698	14
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	300–350	Large 3Thin Fleshed	312	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	390	3
Dairy Heifers	400–450	Large 3	436	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	774	4
Dairy Heifers	550–600	Large 3	560	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	868	1
Dairy Heifers	550–600	Large 3Thin Fleshed	577	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	736	3
Dairy Heifers	600–650	Large 3	630	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,118	1
Dairy Heifers	700–750	Small 3	705	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,234	1
Dairy Heifers	700–750	Small 4	705	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,058	1
Dairy Heifers	700–750	Large 3	745	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,248	1
Dairy Heifers	800–850	Large 2	843	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,517	4
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 2	868	180.25/cwt	180.00–180.50	1,565	2
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 3Thin Fleshed	895	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,343	1
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Large 2	971	178.51/cwt	178.00–180.00	1,733	4
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Large 2	1,032	179.40/cwt	179.00–181.00	1,851	5
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Large 3	1,048	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,803	3
Dairy Heifers	1050–1100	Large 2	1,077	178.09/cwt	177.50–179.00	1,918	5
Dairy Heifers	1100–1150	Large 2	1,121	179.11/cwt	178.50–181.00	2,008	4
Dairy Heifers	1100–1150	Large 3	1,135	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,918	1
Dairy Heifers	1200–1250	Large 2	1,220	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,159	1
Dairy Heifers	1250–1300	Large 2	1,251	174.90/cwt	174.50–175.00	2,188	5
Dairy Heifers	1250–1300	Large 3	1,295	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,137	1
Dairy Heifers	1300–1350	Large 2	1,319	168.74/cwt	168.00–170.00	2,226	19
Dairy Heifers	1450–1500	Large 3	1,475	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	2,205	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	1100–1150	Large 2	1,135	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	2,117	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,165	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,730	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,363	154.28/cwt	153.00–155.50	2,103	2
Bulls	—	—	1,370	146.42/cwt	139.00–151.00	2,006	11
Bulls	—	—	1,659	162.01/cwt	156.00–168.00	2,688	13
Bulls	—	—	2,032	176.06/cwt	171.50–180.50	3,578	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	947	139.39/cwt	137.50–141.00	1,320	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,107	132.48/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,467	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,111	78.29/cwt	55.00–104.00	870	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,125	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,789	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,161	110.15/cwt	105.00–116.50	1,279	31
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	122.91/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,493	39
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,542	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,365	157.33/cwt	151.00–161.50	2,148	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,377	137.98/cwt	128.50–147.50	1,900	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,399	121.00/cwt	115.00–123.50	1,693	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,407	142.87/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,010	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,428	103.03/cwt	87.50–113.00	1,471	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,440	122.81/cwt	115.00–125.50	1,768	48
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,489	130.40/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,942	79
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,658	139.77/cwt	136.50–147.50	2,317	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,704	132.23/cwt	126.00–134.00	2,253	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,815	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	2,042	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 Aug 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 415Last week 523Year ago 332

Slaughter CattleReceipts 352Last week 599Year ago 462

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	436	177.50	177.50
1	550–600	560	155.00	155.00
1	600–650	630	177.50	177.50
1	700–750	745	167.50	167.50
3	1000–1050	1,048	172.00	172.00
1	1100–1150	1,135	169.00	169.00
1	1250–1300	1,295	165.00	165.00
1	1450–1500	1,475	149.50	149.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	843	180.00	180.00
2	850–900	868	180.00–180.50	180.25
4	950–1000	971	178.00–180.00	178.51
5	1000–1050	1,032	179.00–181.00	179.40
5	1050–1100	1,077	177.50–179.00	178.09
4	1100–1150	1,121	178.50–181.00	179.11
1	1200–1250	1,220	177.00	177.00
5	1250–1300	1,251	174.50–175.00	174.90
19	1300–1350	1,319	168.00–170.00	168.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	125.00	125.00
3	550–600	577	127.50	127.50
1	850–900	895	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
1	50–100	85	550.00	550.00
1	100–150	145	700.00	700.00
4	250–300	250	1,000.00	1,000.00
2	400–450	400	312.50	312.50
19	500–550	541	275.00	275.00
14	700–750	735	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1100–1150	1,135	186.50	186.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	416	310.00	310.00
3	450–500	458	295.00	295.00
2	600–650	623	280.00	280.00
12	750–800	782	231.00–236.00	232.67
7	800–850	829	235.00	235.00
3	1000–1050	1,037	194.00	194.00
3	1100–1150	1,108	175.00	175.00
2	1250–1300	1,263	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	850–900	885	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	365	297.50–312.50	308.04
4	400–450	428	305.00	305.00
2	700–750	718	230.00	230.00
19	750–800	790	229.00	229.00
44	850–900	877	224.50–227.00	224.84
7	900–950	904	220.00	220.00
3	1000–1050	1,022	170.00–181.00	177.25
4	1100–1150	1,121	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	389	322.50	322.50
5	650–700	683	242.00	242.00
59	800–850	848	232.00	232.00
19	900–950	917	229.00	229.00
5	1150–1200	1,183	193.00	193.00
1	1200–1250	1,200	179.00	179.00
1	1350–1400	1,355	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	800–850	822	217.00	217.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,407	140.00–148.00	142.87
79	—	1,489	126.00–136.00	130.40
48	—	1,440	115.00–125.50	122.81
4	—	1,428	87.50–113.00	103.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,111	55.00–104.00	78.29
31	—	1,161	105.00–116.50	110.15
39	—	1,215	118.00–125.00	122.91
3	—	1,107	126.00–136.00	132.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,125	159.00	159.00
3	—	947	137.50–141.00	139.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,365	151.00–161.50	157.33
28	—	1,377	128.50–147.50	137.98
5	—	1,399	115.00–123.50	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,815	112.50	112.50
17	—	1,704	126.00–134.00	132.23
22	—	1,658	136.50–147.50	139.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,659	156.00–168.00	162.01
11	—	1,370	139.00–151.00	146.42
7	—	2,032	171.50–180.50	176.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	153.00–155.50	154.28
1	—	1,165	148.50	148.50

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.