Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2022-06-23

Brush

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Jun 23
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090
Feeder Cattle receipts
302 head
▲ 102 vs last sale 200▲ 181 vs year ago 121 · +149.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
701 head
▼ 169 vs last sale 870▲ 271 vs year ago 430 · +63.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 30▲ 34 vs year ago 7 · +485.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while slaughter bulls traded 3.00 higher. Feeding cows traded unevenly steady and dairy heifers traded steady. No other classes of cattle had enough comparisons for an accurate market trend. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will be Thursday, June 30, 2022.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.44/cwt on 37 head.
Average price
$160.44
37 head · 578 lb average
Value per head Derived
$928
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$427
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$28.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2352178.6862813thin
Medium and Large 1701150.561,05624
One grade step is worth $28.12/cwt here — about −$427 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 sale37 hd
160.44
—
CO average1 barns · 37 hd
160.44
+0.00
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—High1,727115.271,99070
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,79388.471,58645
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,42385.521,217316
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,15179.61916242
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,413105.581,4923thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,593$1,3352thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,295$1,1752thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,258$1,1752thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,466$1,6257
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,396$1,4815
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,438$1,3002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,367$1,17911

Every lot

65 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 1706160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1306
Steers—Medium and Large 1825147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,21714
Steers—Medium and Large 1898142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,2808
Steers—Medium and Large 11,075122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,3124
Steers—Medium and Large 11,120126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,4112
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2150250.00/head250.00–250.0025011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1191410.00/head410.00–410.004108
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2334180.98/cwt175.00–183.006048
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380175.00/cwt175.00–175.006655
Heifers—Medium and Large 1548165.00/cwt165.00–165.009043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1759144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,09713
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2158300.00/cwt300.00–300.004749
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2185434.69/head400.00–460.004359
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2414196.00/cwt196.00–196.008119
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770129.00/cwt129.00–129.009935
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3-453082.50/cwt82.50–82.504372
Dairy Heifers—Large 459562.50/cwt62.50–62.503721
Dairy Heifers—Large 361595.00/cwt95.00–95.005846
Dairy Heifers—Large 3-474082.50/cwt82.50–82.506112
Dairy Heifers—Large 3-477585.00/cwt85.00–85.006591
Dairy Heifers—Large 379897.50/cwt97.50–97.507782
Dairy Heifers—Large 3830100.00/cwt100.00–100.008301
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-3878105.50/cwt103.00–107.009264
Dairy Heifers—Large 3-490582.00/cwt82.00–82.007421
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-3910105.00/cwt105.00–105.009561
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-3977105.30/cwt101.00–107.501,02912
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,037107.85/cwt105.50–109.001,11810
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,057106.31/cwt104.50–108.501,1248
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,09591.00/cwt91.00–91.009961
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,131106.87/cwt106.50–108.001,2094
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,185107.45/cwt106.00–108.501,27310
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,20791.00/cwt91.00–91.001,0983
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,220107.75/cwt107.50–108.001,3152
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,272106.99/cwt105.50–108.501,3614
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,303109.50/cwt109.50–109.501,4278
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,14898.80/cwt85.00–102.001,1345
Bulls——Return to Feed1,166120.24/cwt115.00–126.001,4028
Bulls——1,571105.46/cwt81.00–110.501,65715
Bulls——1,905116.40/cwt111.00–124.002,21731
Bulls——2,108129.31/cwt125.00–135.502,72611
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed99993.28/cwt91.50–96.5093213
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02268.22/cwt60.00–74.0069733
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05952.00/cwt40.00–57.505515
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08587.24/cwt87.00–87.509472
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,13487.12/cwt81.00–90.009887
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18981.09/cwt75.00–86.00964182
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41580.81/cwt71.00–84.501,14398
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,41783.46/cwt80.00–84.501,18310
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,42388.30/cwt85.00–94.001,25772
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42687.42/cwt85.00–94.001,247126
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45765.03/cwt62.50–68.009473
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,475100.23/cwt98.00–101.001,4787
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,78184.78/cwt78.50–86.501,51020
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,80291.43/cwt87.00–99.001,64825
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,413105.58/cwt101.00–110.001,4923
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2581,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2951,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5931,335.00/head1,335.00–1,335.001,3352
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2281,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3671,178.82/head1,125.00–1,250.001,17911
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4381,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4661,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6257
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5081,485.00/head1,485.00–1,485.001,4853
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1875110.00/cwt110.00–110.009633

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.