Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2022-07-14

Brush

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Jul 14
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090
Feeder Cattle receipts
311 head
▲ 121 vs last sale 190▲ 103 vs year ago 208 · +49.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
931 head
▲ 150 vs last sale 781▲ 324 vs year ago 607 · +53.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
106 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 77▲ 100 vs year ago 6 · +1,666.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were moderate. Slaughter cows traded 4.00 to 6.00 lower, while slaughter bulls traded 8.00 lower on a light test. Feeding cows traded 2.00 to 7.50 lower and dairy heifers traded steady to 8.00 higher. The next available report will be Thursday, July 21, 2022.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $232.50/cwt on 3 head.
Average price
$232.50
3 head · 292 lb average
Value per head Derived
$679
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+53.60
vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1292232.506793thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale3 hd
232.50
—
CO average2 barns · 62 hd
178.90
+53.60
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—Low1,530106.601,63031
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,69888.071,49526
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,41777.831,103319
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,15668.10787337

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 Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,172$1,0853thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,087$1,23113
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,421$1,4697
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,367$1,44938
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,396$1,3856

Every lot

57 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 1212476.25/head460.00–485.004766
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2281244.00/cwt244.00–244.006864
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1224478.22/head450.00–485.0047810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1292232.50/cwt232.50–232.506793
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 459062.50/cwt62.50–62.503693
Dairy Heifers—Large 463065.00/cwt65.00–65.004101
Dairy Heifers—Large 467772.34/cwt70.00–75.0049011
Dairy Heifers—Large 3-472580.00/cwt80.00–80.005802
Dairy Heifers—Large 474672.52/cwt62.50–75.005415
Dairy Heifers—Large 3-477481.84/cwt81.00–82.506339
Dairy Heifers—Large 379995.00/cwt95.00–95.007595
Dairy Heifers—Large 3-480081.00/cwt81.00–81.006481
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-3819103.88/cwt102.50–107.0085110
Dairy Heifers—Large 383597.34/cwt96.00–98.008136
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-3855108.00/cwt108.00–108.009231
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-3920115.25/cwt115.00–115.501,0602
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-3974114.91/cwt114.00–115.501,11910
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,032116.43/cwt115.00–117.501,20220
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,079114.44/cwt103.00–116.501,23513
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,119115.72/cwt115.00–116.501,29516
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,174116.22/cwt108.50–117.501,36417
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,216116.25/cwt114.00–116.501,41420
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,270117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,4921
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,355114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,5451
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,403108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,5152
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed827130.32/cwt130.00–131.001,0783
Bulls——Return to Feed900110.00/cwt110.00–110.009901
Bulls——Return to Feed1,25095.86/cwt95.00–97.501,1985
Bulls——1,561101.87/cwt90.00–109.501,59015
Bulls——2,053113.74/cwt110.00–118.502,3357
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed97493.37/cwt90.00–95.009095
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08253.28/cwt36.00–58.5057665
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14890.72/cwt87.00–95.001,0413
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17067.63/cwt60.00–74.50791129
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,17279.13/cwt75.00–87.5092723
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17877.23/cwt75.00–85.0091040
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,19271.02/cwt65.00–73.0084772
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,32185.07/cwt80.00–92.001,12439
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,35378.55/cwt73.00–79.501,06329
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37897.07/cwt95.00–99.001,33810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42873.79/cwt66.00–79.501,054177
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,48183.93/cwt80.00–91.001,24356
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,48862.55/cwt61.00–65.009318
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,645103.85/cwt100.00–105.001,7084
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66490.06/cwt86.00–98.001,49914
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,78376.69/cwt73.00–84.001,3678
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2311,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2755
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3811,406.86/head1,375.00–1,425.001,4075
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3881,475.77/head1,400.00–1,510.001,47633
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3961,385.00/head1,385.00–1,385.001,3856
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5201,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6252
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1730141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0291
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2844112.47/cwt103.00–117.5094921
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,023110.10/cwt107.50–118.001,1265
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,14497.32/cwt95.00–99.001,11310
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0871,230.73/head1,210.00–1,275.001,23113
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1721,085.00/head1,085.00–1,085.001,0853

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.