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Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2024-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Sep 5

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090

← Aug 29Sep 5Sep 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

443 head

▼ 850 vs last sale 1,293▲ 352 vs year ago 91 · +386.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

434 head

▼ 102 vs last sale 536▼ 5 vs year ago 439 · −1.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was light to moderate. No trend available on feeder steers and heifers due to low receipts. Dairy heifers traded mostly 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Average dress slaughter cows traded 3.00 to 4.00 lower, while average dress slaughter bulls traded steady to 1.00 lower. Next available report will be Thursday, September 12, 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 $231.72/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −101.32 against this barn's trailing median of $333.04.

Average price

$231.72

50 head · 690 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$109

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

$4.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.87

vs CO average

−4.48 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	639	235.29	1,504	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	698	231.14	1,613	43

One grade step is worth $4.15/cwt here — about −$109 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 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale50 hd

231.72

—

CO average4 barns · 209 hd

241.59

−9.87

National average145 barns · 6,896 hd

236.20

−4.48

This barn, trailing median1 sales

333.04

−101.32

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	1,640	157.29	2,580	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,771	126.72	2,244	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,419	123.57	1,753	290
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,133	107.35	1,217	71

Every lot

71 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 1	665	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,589	6
Steers	750–800	Medium 1-2	773	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,759	6
Steers	800–850	Medium 2	828	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,780	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	847	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,868	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	931	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,058	9
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	946	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,939	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	50–100	Medium and Large 1	75	275.00/head	275.00–275.00	275	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,503	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	653	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,508	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	698	231.14/cwt	223.00–233.00	1,613	43
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	711	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,571	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,656	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	742	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,465	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	220.50/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,709	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	824	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,739	18
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,819	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	197.50/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,787	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	1,981	11
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	955	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,633	1
Heifers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 2	1,190	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,868	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	50–100	Medium and Large 1	85	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1	180	325.00/head	325.00–325.00	325	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,230	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,451	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	704	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,612	14
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	787	205.21/cwt	204.00–210.00	1,615	19
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	808	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,543	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	845	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,690	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	990	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,757	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	450–500	Large 2	463	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	917	13
Dairy Heifers	450–500	Large 3	490	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	919	1
Dairy Heifers	600–650	Large 3	605	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	968	1
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Large 3	790	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,351	1
Dairy Heifers	800–850	Large 3	830	172.52/cwt	171.00–174.00	1,432	2
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 3	850	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,445	1
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 2	865	177.25/cwt	176.00–179.00	1,533	4
Dairy Heifers	900–950	Large 3	910	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,556	1
Dairy Heifers	900–950	Large 2	935	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,660	1
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Large 2	969	175.08/cwt	174.50–176.00	1,697	6
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Large 2	1,028	175.57/cwt	174.00–176.50	1,805	15
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Large 3	1,045	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,750	1
Dairy Heifers	1050–1100	Large 2	1,062	175.03/cwt	173.50–176.00	1,859	14
Dairy Heifers	1100–1150	Large 3	1,125	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,716	1
Dairy Heifers	1100–1150	Large 2	1,127	175.01/cwt	174.50–176.00	1,972	3
Dairy Heifers	1150–1200	Large 2	1,171	173.54/cwt	173.50–174.00	2,032	12
Dairy Heifers	1300–1350	Large 2	1,324	165.11/cwt	165.00–165.50	2,186	14
Dairy Heifers	1350–1400	Large 2	1,362	163.88/cwt	163.50–164.50	2,232	16
Dairy Heifers	1400–1450	Large 2	1,412	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,217	3
Dairy Heifers	1400–1450	Large 3	1,416	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,124	7
Dairy Heifers	1450–1500	Large 2	1,465	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	2,307	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	800–850	Large 3	830	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,170	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,063	179.63/cwt	160.00–195.00	1,909	6
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,321	154.17/cwt	149.00–163.00	2,037	8
Bulls	—	—	1,470	132.06/cwt	123.00–143.50	1,941	2
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,640	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,312	1
Bulls	—	—	1,921	153.10/cwt	146.00–158.50	2,941	17
Bulls	—	—	2,038	164.53/cwt	161.50–167.50	3,353	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	975	156.78/cwt	156.00–157.50	1,529	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,106	114.82/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,270	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	121.15/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,361	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	105.38/cwt	92.50–110.00	1,196	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,160	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,502	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,209	70.13/cwt	45.00–82.50	848	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,217	153.07/cwt	149.00–161.00	1,863	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,327	126.18/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,674	58
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	131.83/cwt	130.00–137.50	1,859	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,418	102.32/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,451	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,444	123.13/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,778	204
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,469	114.40/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,681	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,730	131.24/cwt	128.00–135.00	2,270	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,786	125.06/cwt	120.00–127.00	2,234	19

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 Sep 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 443Last week 1,293Year ago 91

Slaughter CattleReceipts 434Last week 536Year ago 439

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	773	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	900–950	931	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	847	220.50	220.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	665	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	900–950	946	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	800–850	828	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	650–700	698	223.00–233.00	231.14
4	700–750	711	221.00	221.00
6	750–800	775	220.00–221.00	220.50
18	800–850	824	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
1	50–100	75	275.00	275.00
8	700–750	717	231.00	231.00
1	850–900	850	214.00	214.00
2	900–950	905	195.00–200.00	197.50
11	950–1000	950	208.50	208.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	634	237.00	237.00
2	650–700	653	231.00	231.00
1	950–1000	955	171.00	171.00
1	1150–1200	1,190	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	742	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	187.50	187.50
1	600–650	605	160.00	160.00
1	750–800	790	171.00	171.00
2	800–850	830	171.00–174.00	172.52
1	850–900	850	170.00	170.00
1	900–950	910	171.00	171.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	167.50	167.50
1	1100–1150	1,125	152.50	152.50
7	1400–1450	1,416	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	463	198.00	198.00
4	850–900	865	176.00–179.00	177.25
1	900–950	935	177.50	177.50
6	950–1000	969	174.50–176.00	175.08
15	1000–1050	1,028	174.00–176.50	175.57
14	1050–1100	1,062	173.50–176.00	175.03
3	1100–1150	1,127	174.50–176.00	175.01
12	1150–1200	1,171	173.50–174.00	173.54
14	1300–1350	1,324	165.00–165.50	165.11
16	1350–1400	1,362	163.50–164.50	163.88
3	1400–1450	1,412	157.00	157.00
3	1450–1500	1,465	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	830	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	518	237.50	237.50
14	700–750	704	229.00	229.00
19	750–800	787	204.00–210.00	205.21
4	800–850	808	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	845	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	990	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–100	85	350.00	350.00
1	150–200	180	325.00	325.00
2	550–600	578	251.00	251.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,321	149.00–163.00	154.17
1	—	1,640	141.00	141.00
6	—	1,063	160.00–195.00	179.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,038	161.50–167.50	164.53
2	—	1,470	123.00–143.50	132.06
17	—	1,921	146.00–158.50	153.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
204	—	1,444	118.00–128.00	123.13
17	—	1,469	109.00–117.00	114.40
2	—	1,418	100.00–105.00	102.32
6	—	1,410	130.00–137.50	131.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	156.00–157.50	156.78
1	—	1,160	129.50	129.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,209	45.00–82.50	70.13
24	—	1,106	110.00–119.00	114.82
20	—	1,123	120.00–129.00	121.15
9	—	1,135	92.50–110.00	105.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,217	149.00–161.00	153.07
58	—	1,327	122.00–132.00	126.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,730	128.00–135.00	131.24
19	—	1,786	120.00–127.00	125.06

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.