Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2023-01-26

Brush

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Jan 26
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090
Feeder Cattle receipts
339 head
▲ 189 vs last sale 150▲ 168 vs year ago 171 · +98.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,219 head
▲ 993 vs last sale 226▲ 659 vs year ago 560 · +117.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 66▼ 135 vs year ago 212 · −63.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded unevenly steady, while slaughter bulls traded 4.75 higher. Feeding cows traded unevenly steady and feeder dairy heifers traded mostly steady. Trade activity and demand were good. The next available report will be Thursday, February 2, 2023.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.03/cwt on 80 head.
Average price
$143.03
80 head · 812 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,162
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$118
per head · Large 1 over Medium 1
$31.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−31.33
vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 1689156.931,08214thin
Medium and Large 1-2729141.391,03031
Medium and Large 1933140.731,31331
Medium 1960125.001,2004thin
One grade step is worth $31.93/cwt here — about −$118 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 sale80 hd
143.03
—
CO average4 barns · 1,305 hd
174.36
−31.33
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—Low1,82091.691,66834
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,77577.581,377198
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,48172.401,072671
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,17364.51757263
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,290115.001,4841thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,482$1,5259
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,524$1,1504thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,178$1,1003thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,530$1,0853thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,385$9102thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,236$8608
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,541$1,52318

Every lot

62 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 1246535.00/head535.00–535.005355
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2262475.00/head475.00–475.004756
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333635.00/head635.00–635.006354
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2258485.00/head485.00–485.0048511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2321171.00/cwt171.00–171.005494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377165.00/cwt165.00–165.006226
Heifers—Large 1593167.00/cwt167.00–167.0099011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1609172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,0477
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2838137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,1522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2868130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,12815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1876144.38/cwt142.00–149.001,2656
Heifers—Medium 1960125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2004
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,004130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3057
Heifers—Large 11,042120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2503
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,088127.83/cwt127.00–128.001,3916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,088121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,3164
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,105122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,3481
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,184123.35/cwt122.50–126.001,4604
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 462375.00/cwt75.00–75.004674
Dairy Heifers—Large 3879115.33/cwt112.00–117.001,0143
Dairy Heifers—Large 3985110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0841
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-3994121.50/cwt121.50–121.501,2084
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,020120.47/cwt120.00–122.501,22911
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,023118.23/cwt113.00–119.001,2098
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,067120.84/cwt120.00–121.501,2893
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,082118.15/cwt115.00–119.501,27841
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,128117.34/cwt115.00–118.501,3246
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,167122.49/cwt121.00–123.001,4294
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,176119.50/cwt119.50–119.501,4059
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,220121.72/cwt121.00–122.501,48541
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,256121.73/cwt121.00–122.001,52922
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,270119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,5111
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,348118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,5918
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,440110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,5847
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,290115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,4841
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,23082.45/cwt75.00–90.001,0144
Bulls——1,78885.87/cwt71.00–94.501,53515
Bulls——2,00099.33/cwt95.50–104.001,98714
Bulls——2,130109.00/cwt109.00–109.002,3221
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,11582.24/cwt80.00–86.009175
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12137.02/cwt27.50–46.0041522
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12657.44/cwt50.00–64.5064749
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,15973.32/cwt70.00–78.0085033
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20068.22/cwt65.00–76.00819154
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43286.49/cwt86.00–87.501,2395
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,45579.73/cwt75.00–85.001,160180
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,48174.52/cwt71.00–82.001,104221
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,48550.52/cwt41.00–58.0075024
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,50066.86/cwt59.00–70.501,003241
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,77279.82/cwt75.00–86.001,414148
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,78270.95/cwt64.50–74.501,26450
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-295585.50/cwt85.50–85.5081710
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1977106.62/cwt100.00–109.001,0424
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1781,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,236860.00/head860.00–860.008608
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,385910.00/head910.00–910.009102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4821,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5259
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5241,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5301,085.00/head1,085.00–1,085.001,0853
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4791,420.09/head1,400.00–1,475.001,4209
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5151,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6141,660.00/head1,660.00–1,660.001,6608

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.