Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2021-09-16

Brush

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Sep 16
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090
Feeder Cattle receipts
260 head
▲ 74 vs last sale 186▼ 288 vs year ago 548 · −52.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
318 head
▼ 235 vs last sale 553▼ 485 vs year ago 803 · −60.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 40▼ 163 vs year ago 188 · −86.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 1.25 higher. Slaughter bulls traded 3.25 higher on a light test. Feeding cows traded unevenly steady. Dairy heifers traded mostly steady to 1.00 lower. No other classes of cattle had any comparisons to make an accurate market trend. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will be Thursday, September 23, 2021.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $157.89/cwt on 9 head.
Average price
$157.89
9 head · 499 lb average
Value per head Derived
$788
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$85
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$34.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.32
vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1426173.007375thin
Medium and Large 2591139.008214thin
One grade step is worth $34.00/cwt here — about −$85 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 sale9 hd
157.89
—
CO average2 barns · 231 hd
149.57
+8.32
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—Average1,57482.451,29833
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,71175.181,28734
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,46764.72949137
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,17154.9764392
HeifersChoiceAverage1,310100.001,3102thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1426173.00/cwt173.00–173.007375
Steers—Medium and Large 2591139.00/cwt139.00–139.008214
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529134.21/cwt131.00–135.007105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned693120.00/cwt120.00–120.008322
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 436261.00/cwt61.00–61.002216
Dairy Heifers—Large 442264.00/cwt64.00–64.002703
Dairy Heifers—Large 458970.87/cwt70.00–71.004178
Dairy Heifers—Large 466870.00/cwt70.00–70.004683
Dairy Heifers—Large 3-471481.00/cwt81.00–81.0057821
Dairy Heifers—Large 376184.50/cwt84.50–84.5064311
Dairy Heifers—Large 382587.42/cwt84.00–89.0072131
Dairy Heifers—Large 3-485079.00/cwt79.00–79.006721
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-389092.50/cwt92.50–92.508231
Dairy Heifers—Large 389089.00/cwt89.00–89.007921
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-393293.21/cwt92.00–94.0086915
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-396494.11/cwt93.50–95.0090722
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,02393.61/cwt90.00–94.5095835
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,07693.80/cwt93.00–94.501,0095
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,11792.51/cwt91.50–93.501,0335
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,18792.29/cwt91.50–94.001,0955
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,20691.84/cwt90.00–93.501,10810
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,29093.50/cwt93.50–93.501,2061
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,310100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,3102
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed83585.00/cwt85.00–85.007101
Bulls——1,49178.50/cwt66.00–86.501,17022
Bulls——1,81289.91/cwt87.50–96.001,6299
Bulls——1,99599.50/cwt99.50–99.501,9851
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,15267.47/cwt63.00–74.0077710
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15834.43/cwt30.00–41.0039914
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16451.79/cwt42.50–56.5060333
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18762.60/cwt59.50–70.0074335
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,40372.03/cwt68.00–78.001,01120
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46969.43/cwt64.00–75.001,02059
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47859.28/cwt51.00–63.5087639
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,48782.21/cwt79.00–83.001,2225
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,51243.30/cwt31.00–48.5065514
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70677.25/cwt74.00–81.001,31829
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,74263.18/cwt59.50–68.501,1015
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,254971.61/cwt900.00–1,000.0012,18414
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1968105.50/cwt105.00–106.001,0212
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-299387.69/cwt82.00–95.008715

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.