Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2022-09-22

Brush

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Sep 22
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090
Feeder Cattle receipts
96 head
▼ 112 vs last sale 208▼ 96 vs year ago 192 · −50.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
614 head
▼ 112 vs last sale 726▲ 33 vs year ago 581 · +5.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 6▼ 11 vs year ago 45 · −24.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand moderate. Feeder dairy heifers over 1000 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower on a light test. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. The next available report will be Thursday, September 29, 2022.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.00/cwt on 3 head.
Average price
$145.00
3 head · 958 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,389
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−26.17
vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1958145.001,3893thin
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
145.00
—
CO average4 barns · 654 hd
171.17
−26.17
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—High1,375107.311,47642
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,64082.081,34640
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,50679.631,199128
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,30563.97835354

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,750$1,7502thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,360$1,4751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,225$1,2251thin

Every lot

45 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 1958145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3893
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 431950.00/cwt50.00–50.001603
Dairy Heifers—Large 336390.00/cwt90.00–90.003274
Dairy Heifers—Large 3-444882.50/cwt82.50–82.503702
Dairy Heifers—Large 349292.50/cwt92.50–92.504553
Dairy Heifers—Large 474075.00/cwt75.00–75.005551
Dairy Heifers—Large 378592.50/cwt92.50–92.507261
Dairy Heifers—Large 3847106.99/cwt95.00–115.009065
Dairy Heifers—Large 3884117.56/cwt111.00–119.001,03920
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-3890120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0687
Dairy Heifers—Large 3931119.65/cwt116.00–121.001,11411
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,023115.99/cwt109.00–119.001,1877
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,043121.50/cwt121.50–121.501,2676
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,065119.17/cwt119.00–120.001,2696
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,080115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,2424
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,130116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,3111
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,140119.75/cwt119.00–122.001,3654
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,420107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,5191
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed647136.44/cwt129.00–145.0088312
Bulls——Return to Feed1,050112.50/cwt112.50–112.501,1811
Bulls——1,35485.29/cwt72.00–94.501,15512
Bulls——1,923101.98/cwt97.00–109.001,96117
Slaughter Cattle · Cows18 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,11861.97/cwt60.00–64.006932
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,15148.58/cwt40.00–58.0055914
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,21384.47/cwt80.00–95.001,02513
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,23773.35/cwt67.00–78.0090720
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,29142.52/cwt22.50–51.0054951
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,32671.41/cwt67.00–79.50947151
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,33061.39/cwt52.50–66.50816103
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,335112.50/cwt112.50–112.501,5021
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,2601
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,43483.82/cwt81.00–87.501,20217
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47983.96/cwt81.00–88.001,24248
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,54874.53/cwt70.00–81.001,15461
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,55577.00/cwt77.00–77.001,1971
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,58097.50/cwt97.50–97.501,5411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61384.55/cwt77.00–92.001,36421
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66593.74/cwt93.50–94.001,5612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69673.46/cwt69.00–75.501,24613
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,72587.81/cwt84.00–92.001,5152
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,2251,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3601,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7501,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7502
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,010104.80/cwt97.50–106.001,0587
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,157128.59/cwt124.00–136.001,4884

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.