Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2024-10-10

Brush

Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2024-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Oct 10

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090

← Oct 3Oct 10Oct 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

131 head

▼ 193 vs last sale 324▼ 17 vs year ago 148 · −11.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

418 head

▲ 102 vs last sale 316▼ 177 vs year ago 595 · −29.7%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was light to moderate. Dairy heifers traded a bit uneven, but mostly steady. Average dress Premium White and Breaker slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while average dress Boner and Lean slaughter cows traded steady. Average dress slaughter bulls traded 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Next available report will be Thursday, October 17, 2024.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 900–1000 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

900–1000 lb heifers averaged $200.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −60.10 against this barn's trailing median of $260.10.

Average price

$200.00

2 head · 902 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,804

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−8.74

vs CO average

−19.24 vs national

Price by quality 900–1000 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	902	200.00	1,804	2thin

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

How it compared 900–1000 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

200.00

—

CO average4 barns · 34 hd

208.74

−8.74

National average74 barns · 4,768 hd

219.24

−19.24

This barn, trailing median2 sales

260.10

−60.10

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	—	Low	1,645	138.09	2,272	26
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,873	124.25	2,327	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,678	123.34	2,069	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,480	114.42	1,693	216
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,138	103.69	1,179	110
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,364	176.73	2,411	27
Steers	Choice	Average	1,430	166.00	2,374	2thin

Every lot

53 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 · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	902	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,804	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,005	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,859	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	250–300	Large 3	290	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	508	1
Dairy Heifers	300–350	Large 3	300	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	525	1
Dairy Heifers	350–400	Large 3	398	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	716	3
Dairy Heifers	400–450	Large 3	440	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	803	1
Dairy Heifers	450–500	Large 3	475	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	879	1
Dairy Heifers	500–550	Large 2	537	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,020	3
Dairy Heifers	550–600	Large 3	590	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,062	5
Dairy Heifers	600–650	Large 2	635	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,105	1
Dairy Heifers	650–700	Large 2	693	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,213	2
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Large 2	750	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,335	1
Dairy Heifers	800–850	Large 3	805	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,336	1
Dairy Heifers	800–850	Small 3	815	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	978	1
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 2	856	177.73/cwt	175.50–178.50	1,521	4
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 3	885	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,478	1
Dairy Heifers	900–950	Large 3	920	162.53/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,495	2
Dairy Heifers	900–950	Large 2	930	174.74/cwt	173.00–176.50	1,625	2
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Large 2	957	176.00/cwt	174.50–176.50	1,684	8
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Small 3	988	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,186	2
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Large 2	1,021	176.68/cwt	174.50–180.00	1,804	14
Dairy Heifers	1050–1100	Large 2	1,080	172.64/cwt	171.50–174.50	1,865	15
Dairy Heifers	1100–1150	Large 2	1,114	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,933	5
Dairy Heifers	1150–1200	Large 2	1,180	170.83/cwt	168.00–173.00	2,016	6
Dairy Heifers	1200–1250	Large 2	1,240	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	2,077	2
Dairy Heifers	1250–1300	Large 2	1,268	168.19/cwt	166.50–169.00	2,133	5
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,430	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,374	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,364	176.73/cwt	175.00–179.50	2,411	27
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,460	142.44/cwt	138.00–155.00	2,080	7
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,515	133.15/cwt	131.00–135.00	2,017	2
Bulls	—	—	1,625	125.58/cwt	121.00–130.00	2,041	4
Bulls	—	—	1,751	138.16/cwt	135.00–142.50	2,419	11
Bulls	—	—	1,885	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	2,875	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows20 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	845	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	634	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,033	133.78/cwt	116.00–140.00	1,382	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	74.05/cwt	50.00–85.00	778	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	93.44/cwt	87.50–101.00	989	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	113.00/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,311	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,174	108.80/cwt	102.00–111.00	1,277	50
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,202	113.84/cwt	108.00–122.50	1,368	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,265	107.64/cwt	103.00–112.00	1,362	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,277	141.01/cwt	136.00–150.00	1,801	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,387	105.96/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,470	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,389	124.08/cwt	116.00–134.00	1,723	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,470	84.53/cwt	67.50–98.00	1,243	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,509	116.59/cwt	111.00–121.50	1,759	141
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,513	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,816	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,558	123.19/cwt	122.50–125.00	1,919	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,801	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,632	127.51/cwt	127.00–129.00	2,081	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,690	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	2,155	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,754	123.26/cwt	122.50–124.00	2,162	8
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	2,055	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,487	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 Oct 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 131Last week 324Year ago 148

Slaughter CattleReceipts 418Last week 316Year ago 595

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
141	—	1,509	111.00–121.50	116.59
15	—	1,558	122.50–125.00	123.19
30	—	1,387	100.00–110.00	105.96
12	—	1,470	67.50–98.00	84.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	114.00	114.00
8	—	1,754	122.50–124.00	123.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,202	108.00–122.50	113.84
4	—	1,033	116.00–140.00	133.78
1	—	845	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,389	116.00–134.00	124.08
3	—	1,265	103.00–112.00	107.64
3	—	1,277	136.00–150.00	141.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,632	127.00–129.00	127.51
2	—	1,513	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,050	50.00–85.00	74.05
17	—	1,058	87.50–101.00	93.44
50	—	1,174	102.00–111.00	108.80
2	—	1,160	112.00–114.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,055	121.00	121.00
1	—	1,690	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,364	175.00–179.50	176.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,430	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,625	121.00–130.00	125.58
2	—	1,885	152.50	152.50
11	—	1,751	135.00–142.50	138.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,515	131.00–135.00	133.15
7	—	1,460	138.00–155.00	142.44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	175.00	175.00
1	300–350	300	175.00	175.00
3	350–400	398	180.00	180.00
1	400–450	440	182.50	182.50
1	450–500	475	185.00	185.00
5	550–600	590	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	805	166.00	166.00
1	850–900	885	167.00	167.00
2	900–950	920	160.00–165.00	162.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	537	190.00	190.00
1	600–650	635	174.00	174.00
2	650–700	693	175.00	175.00
1	750–800	750	178.00	178.00
4	850–900	856	175.50–178.50	177.73
2	900–950	930	173.00–176.50	174.74
8	950–1000	957	174.50–176.50	176.00
14	1000–1050	1,021	174.50–180.00	176.68
15	1050–1100	1,080	171.50–174.50	172.64
5	1100–1150	1,114	173.50	173.50
6	1150–1200	1,180	168.00–173.00	170.83
2	1200–1250	1,240	167.50	167.50
5	1250–1300	1,268	166.50–169.00	168.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	815	120.00	120.00
2	950–1000	988	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	902	200.00	200.00
3	1000–1050	1,005	185.00	185.00

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.