Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2022-09-08

Brush

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Sep 8
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090
Feeder Cattle receipts
162 head
▼ 1,269 vs last sale 1,431▼ 24 vs year ago 186 · −12.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
592 head
▲ 212 vs last sale 380▲ 39 vs year ago 553 · +7.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 6▼ 37 vs year ago 40 · −92.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were moderate. Slaughter cows traded steady to 1.00 lower, while slaughter bulls traded 7.00 lower. Feeding cows traded steady to 8.00 higher and dairy heifers traded 1.00 to 3.00 higher. The next available report will be Thursday, September 15, 2022.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.00/cwt on 3 head.
Average price
$125.00
3 head · 1,087 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,359
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−54.81
vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-21,087125.001,3593thin
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
125.00
—
CO average3 barns · 485 hd
179.81
−54.81
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—Low1,74493.991,63954
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,82388.701,61738
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,52181.081,233315
CowsLean 85-90%High1,16668.36797125
Dairy HeifersPrimeAverage1,500114.501,7181thin
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,798101.001,8168thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,389116.961,6256thin

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 Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,425$1,2753thin

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 · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,087125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,3593
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 453170.00/cwt70.00–70.003726
Dairy Heifers—Large 479070.00/cwt70.00–70.005532
Dairy Heifers—Large 3834107.82/cwt106.00–115.008995
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-3840122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,0291
Dairy Heifers—Large 3858112.73/cwt107.50–118.009672
Dairy Heifers—Large 3-4865100.00/cwt100.00–100.008651
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-3920121.55/cwt121.50–122.001,11820
Dairy Heifers—Large 3-495095.00/cwt95.00–95.009031
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-3982123.60/cwt123.00–124.001,21410
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,025124.14/cwt123.50–124.501,27214
Dairy Heifers—Large 41,05072.50/cwt72.50–72.507612
Dairy Heifers—Large 3-41,08587.50/cwt87.50–87.509491
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,090124.08/cwt123.50–125.001,35242
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,125124.38/cwt124.00–124.501,3998
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,172123.99/cwt120.00–124.501,45314
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,233123.71/cwt122.50–124.501,52514
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,274122.40/cwt121.50–124.001,55915
Dairy Heifers—Large 3-41,28092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,1781
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice and Prime1,389116.96/cwt116.00–118.001,6256
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,30494.63/cwt90.00–98.001,2346
Bulls——1,72988.97/cwt70.00–97.501,53832
Bulls——1,939103.79/cwt100.00–110.002,01216
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,05191.42/cwt89.00–96.009616
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13268.64/cwt61.00–74.0077735
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,14484.50/cwt78.00–86.509674
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16387.97/cwt87.00–89.001,0232
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17742.18/cwt25.00–58.0049629
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20178.70/cwt75.00–84.0094549
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,39989.17/cwt85.50–91.501,24718
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,48757.01/cwt39.00–67.0084816
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,49977.49/cwt70.00–83.501,162154
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,56887.23/cwt84.00–96.501,368126
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,58098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,5481
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,78591.07/cwt89.00–99.001,62626
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,90483.56/cwt79.00–86.001,59112
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Prime1,500114.50/cwt114.50–114.501,7181
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,798101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,8168
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4251,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2753

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.