Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2022-10-13

Brush

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Oct 13
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090
Feeder Cattle receipts
138 head
▼ 57 vs last sale 195▼ 26 vs year ago 164 · −15.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
905 head
▲ 84 vs last sale 821▲ 262 vs year ago 643 · +40.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 12▲ 9 vs year ago 39 · +23.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 higher, with the exception of lean cows, which traded 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded 10.00 lower. Feeding cows traded 1.00 to 2.00 lower and dairy heifers traded steady to 2.00 lower. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will be Thursday, October 20, 2022.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.47/cwt on 19 head.
Average price
$121.47
19 head · 1,074 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,304
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−42.98
vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 11,074121.471,30419thin
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 sale19 hd
121.47
—
CO average5 barns · 2,205 hd
164.45
−42.98
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—Average1,77490.001,59656
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,72282.231,41683
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,45574.271,081375
CowsLean 85-90%High1,15661.40710235
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,390122.001,6962thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,345110.001,4801thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,445121.001,7481thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,208$1,1622thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,383$1,11310
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)955$9603thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,320$9103thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,273$8752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,647$1,45214

Every lot

49 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 · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1968127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,2292
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,068122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,3039
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,107119.48/cwt115.00–121.001,3238
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 447570.00/cwt70.00–70.003334
Dairy Heifers—Large 456270.00/cwt70.00–70.003933
Dairy Heifers—Large 463870.00/cwt70.00–70.004473
Dairy Heifers—Large 3-475585.00/cwt85.00–85.006421
Dairy Heifers—Large 476276.08/cwt75.00–77.505807
Dairy Heifers—Large 3-481080.00/cwt80.00–80.006481
Dairy Heifers—Large 3845111.00/cwt111.00–111.009381
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-3936113.76/cwt113.00–114.001,0654
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-3984114.60/cwt114.00–115.001,1285
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,025115.67/cwt115.50–116.001,1866
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,084115.77/cwt115.50–116.001,25515
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,134115.46/cwt114.00–116.001,30915
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,164115.92/cwt115.00–116.001,34913
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,225115.79/cwt115.00–116.001,41814
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,283114.50/cwt114.50–114.501,4694
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,310106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,3891
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,325118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,5641
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,445121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,7481
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,345110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,4801
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,125102.49/cwt97.50–111.001,1533
Bulls——Return to Feed1,130116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,3111
Bulls——1,77085.86/cwt71.00–89.501,52030
Bulls——1,89692.77/cwt90.00–97.501,75922
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,03581.77/cwt80.00–94.0084616
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14739.81/cwt32.50–46.0045714
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15654.45/cwt49.00–59.5062975
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,16771.56/cwt65.00–76.0083519
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17364.15/cwt60.00–71.00752111
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,32970.50/cwt70.50–70.509377
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,39380.14/cwt73.00–87.501,116116
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40293.22/cwt89.00–100.001,3073
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44146.32/cwt30.00–56.0066716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46765.34/cwt57.00–71.0095984
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,50677.52/cwt72.00–85.501,167149
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56591.50/cwt91.50–91.501,4321
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71360.00/cwt60.00–60.001,0284
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72385.38/cwt80.00–90.501,47163
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,73174.33/cwt70.00–79.501,28715
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,390122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,6962
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2955960.46/head885.00–1,000.009603
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2081,162.42/head1,125.00–1,200.001,1622
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,273875.00/head875.00–875.008752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,320910.00/head910.00–910.009103
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3831,113.07/head1,060.00–1,135.001,11310
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5201,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,6571,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,45013

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.