Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2020-04-09

Brush

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Apr 9
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090
Feeder Cattle receipts
430 head
▲ 430 vs last sale 0▲ 430 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
415 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 435▲ 415 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
164 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 187▲ 164 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 lower, while bulls traded 5.00 lower. Bred cows traded steady on a light test, and pairs were sharply higher on a thin test. Trade activity and demand were moderate. Livestock Exchange LLC is transitioning to their summer combined schedule. All classes of cattle will now be reported through this report. The next report available will be Thursday, April 16, 2020.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.34/cwt on 205 head.
Average price
$136.34
205 head · 562 lb average
Value per head Derived
$766
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$73
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 2
$33.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.79
vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2466146.3068221
Medium and Large 1577138.45799161
Medium 2542112.5061023
One grade step is worth $33.80/cwt here — about $73 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale205 hd
136.34
—
CO average3 barns · 2,298 hd
135.55
+0.79
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,58972.071,14536
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,70450.5986240
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,55246.04715168
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,27441.68531124

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378170.00/cwt170.00–170.006435
Steers—Medium and Large 1458172.00/cwt172.00–172.007888
Steers—Medium and Large 1526163.72/cwt161.00–166.0086117
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568148.00/cwt148.00–148.008415
Steers—Medium and Large 1585163.00/cwt163.00–163.0095418
Steers—Medium and Large 1618150.00/cwt150.00–150.009276
Steers—Medium and Large 1690143.53/cwt142.00–147.0099017
Steers—Medium and Large 1729136.00/cwt136.00–136.009915
Steers—Medium and Large 1767126.00/cwt126.00–126.009667
Steers—Medium and Large 1817111.00/cwt110.50–115.0090727
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2314161.00/cwt161.00–161.005066
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419154.02/cwt151.00–159.0064521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1463154.00/cwt154.00–154.0071325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470144.25/cwt142.00–146.006788
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514151.19/cwt145.00–156.0077716
Heifers—Medium 2542112.50/cwt112.50–112.5061023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577142.87/cwt142.00–143.5082446
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2593136.03/cwt131.00–138.008077
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618135.50/cwt135.50–135.508379
Heifers—Medium and Large 1718116.13/cwt114.00–120.0083435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1781103.49/cwt101.00–108.508089
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1452156.00/cwt156.00–156.007059
Bulls—Medium 2521114.00/cwt114.00–114.005948
Bulls—Medium and Large 1566143.00/cwt143.00–143.008095
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,41863.76/cwt60.00–71.5090422
Bulls——1,82183.54/cwt79.50–89.001,52112
Bulls——2,08094.69/cwt92.00–97.501,9702
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95554.00/cwt54.00–54.005161
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14122.02/cwt10.00–27.502516
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28343.34/cwt40.00–50.50556104
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,29236.50/cwt33.00–39.5047213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45453.78/cwt47.00–58.0078240
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,58343.62/cwt38.50–46.00691128
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61855.74/cwt51.00–57.5090224
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,83342.87/cwt40.50–45.0078616
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3481,268.77/cwt1,235.00–1,300.0017,1032
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,381948.69/cwt925.00–1,000.0013,1014
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2991,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0018,1867
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3391,231.91/cwt1,200.00–1,260.0016,49512
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3571,160.96/cwt1,150.00–1,185.0015,7543
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-290484.11/cwt81.00–87.507605
Stock Cows—Large 31,05151.44/cwt50.00–55.0054156
Stock Cows—Large 41,11145.75/cwt42.00–49.0050810
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,18668.21/cwt61.00–71.508098
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0281,600.00/cwt1,600.00–1,600.0016,4484

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.