Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2021-10-07

Brush

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Oct 7
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090
Feeder Cattle receipts
128 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 110▲ 128 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
630 head
▲ 171 vs last sale 459▼ 66 vs year ago 696 · −9.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 27▼ 328 vs year ago 355 · −92.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded 1.50 to 3.50 lower. Feeding cows traded steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded 10.00 lower on a very light test. Dairy heifers traded mostly 1.00 to 2.50 higher with instances of 4.00 higher. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will be Thursday, October 14, 2021.

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—Average1,80479.441,43326
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,77080.041,41744
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,48158.41865258
CowsLean 85-90%High1,16948.94572240
SteersChoiceAverage1,544100.971,5586thin

Every lot

39 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 · Dairy Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-386093.56/cwt93.50–94.008058
Dairy Heifers—Large 388487.00/cwt87.00–87.007695
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-392596.20/cwt96.00–96.508905
Dairy Heifers—Large 394188.00/cwt88.00–88.008284
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-397995.82/cwt93.00–96.5093810
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,02495.96/cwt94.00–97.0098314
Dairy Heifers—Large 3-41,03577.50/cwt77.50–77.508021
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,07895.38/cwt92.00–96.501,02815
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,11795.45/cwt94.00–96.501,06616
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,14089.00/cwt89.00–89.001,0151
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,16095.66/cwt95.00–96.001,1106
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,20287.00/cwt87.00–87.001,0463
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,21496.54/cwt95.00–97.501,17210
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,26596.18/cwt93.00–97.001,21711
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,27589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,1351
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,475110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,6233
Steers—Choice1,61291.94/cwt88.00–94.001,4823
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,08382.52/cwt80.00–85.008942
Bulls——1,74371.52/cwt61.00–81.001,24710
Bulls——1,94383.44/cwt81.00–86.501,62112
Bulls——1,99092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,8312
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,07077.99/cwt76.00–81.5083412
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,07867.08/cwt60.00–71.0072318
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11630.35/cwt20.00–38.0033940
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18745.88/cwt40.00–54.00545119
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22557.40/cwt55.00–61.0070351
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,41168.94/cwt64.00–75.0097357
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46953.78/cwt50.00–60.0079055
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,48843.99/cwt35.00–49.0065577
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,52665.51/cwt61.00–72.001,00054
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,59383.75/cwt77.00–99.001,33415
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,74575.70/cwt73.00–80.001,3219
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,76586.34/cwt83.00–90.001,52427
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,81463.65/cwt57.00–69.001,1558
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29141,028.55/cwt1,025.00–1,035.009,4016
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2918120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1022
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-297885.00/cwt85.00–85.008316
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3281,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0017,2642
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,241915.48/cwt860.00–975.0011,3618

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.