Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2021-04-29

Brush

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Apr 29
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090
Feeder Cattle receipts
174 head
▼ 145 vs last sale 319▲ 72 vs year ago 102 · +70.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
608 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 563▲ 39 vs year ago 569 · +6.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
111 head
▼ 247 vs last sale 358▼ 163 vs year ago 274 · −59.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded 1.75 lower. Feeding cows traded steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cattle and feeder cattle did not have enough comparisons to accurately trend. Trade activity and demand were moderate. Feeding cows previously reported as replacement stocker cattle will be graded and marked as return to feed in the slaughter cow section going forward. Dairy heifers being sent to feed will now be recorded with the feeder cattle. The next report available will be Thursday, May 6, 2021.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $145.29/cwt on 41 head.
Average price
$145.29
41 head · 705 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,024
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$96
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$10.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.47
vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2633151.8796115thin
Medium and Large 1747141.491,05626
One grade step is worth $10.38/cwt here — about −$96 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 sale41 hd
145.29
—
CO average3 barns · 232 hd
159.76
−14.47
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—Average1,83691.941,68836
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,70166.041,12373
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,43764.16922252
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,15159.75688106

Every lot

46 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2593159.00/cwt159.00–159.009436
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2659147.12/cwt144.00–148.009709
Steers—Medium and Large 1673154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0364
Steers—Medium and Large 1717141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0117
Steers—Medium and Large 1780138.39/cwt138.00–140.001,07915
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Large 2-31,06088.00/cwt88.00–88.009331
Heifers—Large 2-31,13089.00/cwt89.00–89.001,0061
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 385288.00/cwt88.00–88.007505
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-397388.00/cwt88.00–88.008562
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,01588.50/cwt88.00–89.0089810
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,09889.00/cwt89.00–89.0097714
Dairy Heifers—Large 41,16060.00/cwt60.00–60.006966
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,19090.61/cwt89.00–91.001,0785
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,21089.50/cwt89.50–89.501,0831
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,27388.90/cwt88.50–89.001,1325
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,31588.50/cwt87.50–89.001,1643
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,35381.50/cwt81.50–81.501,1032
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,42085.31/cwt84.50–89.001,21111
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,21083.49/cwt81.00–86.001,0102
Bulls——1,53483.47/cwt77.00–88.501,2807
Bulls——1,89493.00/cwt89.00–97.501,76121
Bulls——2,194100.92/cwt98.00–108.002,2146
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11253.94/cwt48.00–57.0060019
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,11763.58/cwt58.00–71.0071034
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11839.52/cwt32.50–43.004424
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19260.99/cwt58.00–67.5072749
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,38668.76/cwt64.00–75.0095385
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38765.67/cwt61.50–72.0091176
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,52558.92/cwt52.00–61.5089989
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,61544.35/cwt38.50–49.007162
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67760.25/cwt58.00–62.001,01029
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71669.86/cwt65.00–77.001,19944
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29911,392.50/cwt1,375.00–1,400.0013,8004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1051,008.48/cwt975.00–1,025.0011,1443
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1751,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0016,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3571,260.34/cwt1,200.00–1,400.0017,10310
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4261,900.00/cwt1,900.00–1,900.0027,0948
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5591,820.36/cwt1,600.00–1,950.0028,3799
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,1561,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0012,1385
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,387975.00/cwt975.00–975.0013,5238
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,4171,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0014,52413
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07596.54/cwt90.00–105.001,03822
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,18179.93/cwt72.00–87.5094417
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29631,016.20/cwt1,000.00–1,025.009,78612
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium 28501,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0010,2001
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2851,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0015,7411

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.