Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2021-11-18

Brush

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Nov 18
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090
Feeder Cattle receipts
130 head
▲ 104 vs last sale 26▲ 130 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,327 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 1,371▲ 147 vs year ago 1,180 · +12.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
139 head
▼ 613 vs last sale 752▼ 844 vs year ago 983 · −85.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity good on moderate to good demand for slaughter cows. Average dressing slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. No comparison for slaughter bulls. Dairy heifers sold mostly steady. Few breds and pairs. The next available report will be Thursday, December 2, 2021 for a Bred Cow Special.

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—High1,68975.851,28133
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,62068.641,11257
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,39159.11822333
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,25245.38568370

Every lot

61 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 Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 457355.00/cwt55.00–55.003151
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 463512.50/cwt12.50–12.50791
Dairy Heifers—Large 476565.87/cwt62.50–67.505043
Dairy Heifers—Large 3-480485.99/cwt81.00–88.006917
Dairy Heifers—Large 385091.00/cwt91.00–91.007748
Dairy Heifers—Large 3-486185.00/cwt85.00–85.007323
Dairy Heifers—Large 393993.35/cwt93.00–93.5087710
Dairy Heifers—Large 3-497084.00/cwt84.00–84.008151
Dairy Heifers—Large 398593.36/cwt93.00–93.5092014
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-399594.50/cwt94.50–94.509401
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,02594.37/cwt93.00–95.5096738
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,07694.16/cwt94.00–94.501,01313
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,11394.00/cwt94.00–94.001,0468
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,12591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,0242
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,18093.85/cwt93.50–94.001,10717
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,20594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,1332
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,32091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,2011
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,18977.00/cwt70.00–80.009167
Bulls——Return to Feed1,40057.50/cwt57.50–57.508051
Bulls——1,83586.50/cwt86.50–86.501,5871
Bulls——1,83858.85/cwt50.00–69.001,0824
Bulls——1,84279.24/cwt73.50–83.501,46020
Slaughter Cattle · Cows19 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,11667.11/cwt60.00–73.507499
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15121.79/cwt10.00–30.0025125
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15738.36/cwt33.00–41.0044425
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,20571.19/cwt67.00–85.0085837
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25646.49/cwt41.00–54.00584240
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,32047.45/cwt42.00–56.0062655
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,34357.25/cwt55.00–67.0076916
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37062.07/cwt58.50–66.0085055
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,37659.90/cwt53.00–66.00824131
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44652.45/cwt43.00–58.0075878
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,45564.98/cwt61.00–75.0094510
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,53350.07/cwt45.00–52.0076821
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,54821.24/cwt12.50–29.003292
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57555.72/cwt51.00–61.008783
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61067.28/cwt62.50–72.501,08331
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,66567.27/cwt67.00–67.501,1209
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69549.00/cwt49.00–49.008311
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,78078.00/cwt78.00–78.001,3881
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,79080.24/cwt73.50–84.001,43611
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,174545.00/cwt545.00–545.006,39810
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2441,058.31/cwt1,025.00–1,100.0013,1652
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2511,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0012,5104
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,270875.00/cwt875.00–875.0011,1131
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,281750.00/cwt750.00–750.009,6087
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,392785.00/cwt785.00–785.0010,9275
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4791,113.62/cwt1,100.00–1,125.0016,47025
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,482975.00/cwt975.00–975.0014,4503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,523860.00/cwt860.00–860.0013,0986
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,544935.00/cwt935.00–935.0014,4366
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,330650.00/cwt650.00–650.008,6451
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3801,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0017,9402
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-290582.59/cwt80.00–87.507475
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 295271.51/cwt50.00–78.0068124
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,025117.25/cwt108.00–124.001,2026
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,05370.50/cwt70.50–70.507426
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,06080.00/cwt80.00–80.008481
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,17255.14/cwt45.00–63.5064622
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,39062.00/cwt62.00–62.008621
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0012,1202

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.