Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2021-05-06

Brush

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, May 6
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090
Feeder Cattle receipts
285 head
▲ 111 vs last sale 174▲ 182 vs year ago 103 · +176.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
630 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 608▲ 157 vs year ago 473 · +33.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
152 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 111▼ 125 vs year ago 277 · −45.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded mostly steady. Slaughter bulls traded 1.75 lower. Feeding cows traded 0.50 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle traded mostly 1.00 to 2.00 lower on a light test. Replacement cattle traded steady to 200.00 higher for pairs. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. The next available report will be Thursday, May 13, 2021.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $152.18/cwt on 38 head.
Average price
$152.18
38 head · 652 lb average
Value per head Derived
$992
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$82
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$2.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.32
vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1671153.331,02821
Medium and Large 1-2628150.7694717thin
One grade step is worth $2.57/cwt here — about $82 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 sale38 hd
152.18
—
CO average4 barns · 735 hd
156.50
−4.32
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,92987.021,67931
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,72166.941,15257
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,41964.07909251
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,14158.06662117

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1530165.00/cwt165.00–165.008757
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2588155.00/cwt155.00–155.009119
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673146.00/cwt146.00–146.009838
Steers—Medium and Large 1741147.50/cwt144.00–150.501,09314
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1503150.00/cwt150.00–150.007554
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2587131.00/cwt131.00–131.007698
Heifers—Medium and Large 1658131.00/cwt131.00–131.008625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2847117.00/cwt117.00–117.009919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1909114.49/cwt113.00–116.001,0416
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 464864.00/cwt64.00–64.004155
Dairy Heifers—Large 466567.50/cwt67.50–67.504492
Dairy Heifers—Large 389583.00/cwt83.00–83.007431
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-393586.37/cwt86.00–88.008088
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-398486.50/cwt86.00–87.508516
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,02387.71/cwt87.00–88.0089714
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,02884.11/cwt83.50–84.508655
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,08186.82/cwt85.50–87.509399
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,10384.50/cwt84.50–84.509322
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,14787.62/cwt86.50–88.001,00512
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,21486.45/cwt84.50–87.501,05013
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,22577.00/cwt77.00–77.009431
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,25386.00/cwt84.50–87.001,0785
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,34575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,0091
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,35386.50/cwt86.50–86.501,1706
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,47071.00/cwt71.00–71.001,0441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,18372.48/cwt70.00–75.008572
Bulls——1,83286.15/cwt84.00–88.501,57820
Bulls——2,265100.50/cwt100.50–100.502,2761
Bulls——2,31691.15/cwt89.00–97.502,1118
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,05556.27/cwt55.50–57.005946
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14061.76/cwt58.00–67.0070438
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14253.45/cwt44.00–57.0061051
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15668.99/cwt68.00–70.007986
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,16760.51/cwt57.00–67.0070616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26342.86/cwt40.00–46.005412
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,27959.71/cwt58.00–61.007648
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,37968.25/cwt63.00–71.50941108
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41866.50/cwt63.00–72.5094347
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,48658.38/cwt51.00–62.5086886
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70160.33/cwt56.00–64.501,02617
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,73069.75/cwt65.00–75.001,20740
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,03684.92/cwt81.00–93.0088011
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,11171.69/cwt69.00–79.0079619
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0881,525.00/cwt1,525.00–1,525.0016,5926
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 21,1161,092.19/cwt1,075.00–1,100.0012,1894
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1661,600.00/cwt1,600.00–1,600.0018,6564
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2101,413.97/cwt1,350.00–1,450.0017,1096
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2651,224.04/cwt1,125.00–1,275.0015,48410
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3201,434.42/cwt1,400.00–1,500.0018,93418
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,4031,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0018,2395
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4751,532.77/cwt1,500.00–1,585.0022,60820
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5261,388.61/cwt1,300.00–1,475.0021,19019
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5381,225.18/cwt1,125.00–1,275.0018,84311

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.