Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2022-08-25

Brush

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Aug 25
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090
Feeder Cattle receipts
254 head
▲ 61 vs last sale 193▲ 67 vs year ago 187 · +35.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
627 head
▼ 175 vs last sale 802▲ 205 vs year ago 422 · +48.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 40▲ 15 vs year ago 4 · +375.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 4.00 higher, while slaughter bulls traded 4.00 higher. Feeding cows traded steady to 4.00 higher and dairy heifers traded steady to 5.00 higher. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. The next available report will be Thursday, September 1, 2022.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.37/cwt on 37 head.
Average price
$156.37
37 head · 761 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,190
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$84
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$7.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.93
vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1771161.181,24314thin
Medium and Large 1-2755153.451,15823
One grade step is worth $7.73/cwt here — about $84 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
156.37
—
CO average1 barns · 38 hd
155.44
+0.93
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—Low1,634109.721,79355
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,72293.041,60251
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,44384.751,223290
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,12972.48818159
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,725104.031,79520
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,235121.001,4941thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,415$1,3753thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,247$1,5856

Every lot

51 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2747170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2703
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2932160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2965159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,5344
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2388191.60/cwt187.50–195.0074311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515181.00/cwt181.00–181.009324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1817160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3077
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,005137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,3823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,091118.48/cwt118.00–124.001,29312
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3-4858100.00/cwt100.00–100.008583
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 459672.50/cwt72.50–72.504327
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 466062.50/cwt62.50–62.504132
Dairy Heifers—Large 3-467087.50/cwt87.50–87.505861
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 481250.00/cwt50.00–50.004069
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-3826114.85/cwt114.00–115.009497
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-3867116.60/cwt114.00–118.501,0116
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-3963121.25/cwt120.50–121.501,1684
Dairy Heifers—Large 3990113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,1191
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,017120.50/cwt120.00–122.001,22524
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,078120.14/cwt115.00–121.501,29517
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,136119.90/cwt115.00–123.001,36217
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,168120.08/cwt118.50–122.501,40320
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,202122.10/cwt121.50–123.001,46815
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,250122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,5311
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,365106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,4472
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and PrimeReturn to Feed1,235121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,4941
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed975125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2191
Bulls——Return to Feed1,090110.39/cwt109.00–112.001,2032
Bulls——Return to Feed1,09895.36/cwt90.00–101.001,0476
Bulls——1,563102.90/cwt85.00–109.501,60813
Bulls——1,787113.36/cwt110.00–120.502,02629
Bulls——1,993122.86/cwt121.50–123.502,4494
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed99093.00/cwt93.00–93.009211
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03639.94/cwt32.50–50.0041423
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07868.93/cwt61.00–74.0074338
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12690.80/cwt87.00–95.001,0229
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17679.79/cwt75.00–86.0093879
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,19185.81/cwt82.00–89.001,0229
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,34388.13/cwt84.00–94.501,18463
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41199.06/cwt95.00–103.501,39810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46887.10/cwt83.00–94.001,279156
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46977.86/cwt70.00–82.501,14446
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,54957.63/cwt40.00–67.5089315
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71095.74/cwt90.00–100.001,63734
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,740105.50/cwt105.00–106.001,8362
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,74885.26/cwt81.00–89.001,49015
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,725104.03/cwt101.00–108.001,79520
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2471,585.00/head1,585.00–1,585.001,5856
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2855109.69/cwt105.00–111.009385
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,055107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,1291
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,15398.17/cwt98.00–98.501,1323
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4151,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3753

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.