Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2022-12-29

Brush

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Dec 29
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090
Feeder Cattle receipts
547 head
▲ 398 vs last sale 149▲ 256 vs year ago 291 · +88.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
854 head
▼ 133 vs last sale 987▲ 472 vs year ago 382 · +123.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
433 head
▲ 291 vs last sale 142▲ 424 vs year ago 9 · +4,711.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison is available as the last several week's sales have been canceled due to storms and road closures. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. The next available report will be Thursday, January 5, 2023.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $170.34/cwt on 165 head.
Average price
$170.34
165 head · 648 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,103
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$222
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1-2
$17.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2475179.4785327
Medium and Large 1693172.751,19784
Medium and Large 1-2663162.031,07454
One grade step is worth $17.45/cwt here — about −$222 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 sale165 hd
170.34
—
CO average1 barns · 165 hd
170.34
+0.00
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—Low1,73794.301,63828
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,74276.311,32976
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,50470.391,059435
CowsLean 85-90%High1,17263.79748277

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,346$1,37724
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)996$1,33737
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,284$1,237150
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,354$1,1445
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,356$1,11229
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,241$9808
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,270$883138
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,310$8502thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)984$1,4008
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)977$1,2829

Every lot

81 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2436197.50/cwt197.50–197.508614
Steers—Medium and Large 2482176.34/cwt175.00–185.0085023
Steers—Medium and Large 1607185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,12310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613167.59/cwt167.00–175.001,02740
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1143
Steers—Medium and Large 1689171.75/cwt171.75–171.751,18361
Steers—Medium and Large 1733171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,2536
Steers—Medium and Large 1784170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3336
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2842141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,18711
Steers—Medium and Large 11,005138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,3871
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477168.07/cwt166.00–170.008028
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515162.00/cwt162.00–162.0083415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2545176.50/cwt176.50–176.509629
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577152.13/cwt150.00–152.508787
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582165.00/cwt165.00–165.0096054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2603155.00/cwt155.00–155.009356
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2721147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,06311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,020128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,3061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,088129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,4042
Heifers—Medium and Large 21,09094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,0254
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,117128.97/cwt126.00–130.001,4414
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,158124.52/cwt121.00–128.001,4422
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 41,14275.00/cwt75.00–75.008575
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3-466582.50/cwt82.50–82.505491
Dairy Heifers—Large 3740109.00/cwt109.00–109.008071
Dairy Heifers—Large 3-4740100.00/cwt100.00–100.007401
Dairy Heifers—Large 3844118.45/cwt118.00–118.501,00010
Dairy Heifers—Large 3871117.16/cwt115.00–119.001,02018
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-3888120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0665
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-3933121.82/cwt119.50–122.501,13713
Dairy Heifers—Large 493570.00/cwt70.00–70.006551
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-3973122.28/cwt121.00–123.001,19025
Dairy Heifers—Large 3995113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,1241
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,010117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,1821
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,020123.17/cwt122.00–124.001,25641
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,071123.79/cwt123.50–124.001,32633
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,123123.32/cwt122.00–124.001,38530
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,180123.89/cwt123.00–124.501,4624
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,335123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,6421
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,360117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,5912
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed998127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,2722
Bulls——Return to Feed1,03092.50/cwt92.50–92.509531
Bulls——1,71786.47/cwt79.00–89.501,48510
Bulls——1,83093.40/cwt90.00–100.501,70913
Bulls——2,320106.98/cwt106.50–107.502,4822
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,06482.16/cwt76.00–90.008746
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11254.07/cwt49.00–59.0060128
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,13665.88/cwt61.00–72.5074862
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15074.13/cwt73.00–75.008529
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19338.45/cwt22.50–46.0045914
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20165.65/cwt60.00–71.50788158
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,26390.90/cwt86.00–93.001,1485
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,35175.16/cwt72.00–81.001,01515
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,37967.70/cwt62.00–69.5093421
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39746.46/cwt41.00–52.006495
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41590.23/cwt83.00–96.001,2773
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46665.79/cwt56.00–69.50964152
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,55873.13/cwt70.00–80.501,139234
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70179.19/cwt76.50–85.001,34743
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,79672.55/cwt68.00–75.001,30333
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows19 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29531,280.93/head1,235.00–1,325.001,28131
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 21,042675.00/head675.00–675.0067518
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,088700.00/head700.00–700.007006
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1701,004.65/head975.00–1,100.001,00510
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,185825.00/head825.00–825.008252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2181,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6256
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,220950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,032.29/head1,000.00–1,075.001,0326
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2701,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,272887.24/head775.00–960.00887128
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,310850.00/head850.00–850.008502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3171,357.30/head1,275.00–1,375.001,35713
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3191,278.01/head1,175.00–1,325.001,27885
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3531,478.18/head1,350.00–1,550.001,47837
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3551,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3561,103.15/head1,025.00–1,125.001,10327
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3881,192.56/head1,175.00–1,250.001,1934
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4051,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4509
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4731,032.77/head1,025.00–1,035.001,0334
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29771,282.32/head1,225.00–1,385.001,2829
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29841,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4008

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.