Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2023-03-09

Brush

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Mar 9
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090
Feeder Cattle receipts
252 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 183▲ 126 vs year ago 126 · +100.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
703 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 754▲ 341 vs year ago 362 · +94.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
413 head
▲ 323 vs last sale 90▲ 360 vs year ago 53 · +679.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Slaughter cows traded 3.00 to 6.00 lower and slaughter bulls had too thin of a test last week for an accurate comparison. Feeding cows traded steady to 4.00 higher and feeder dairy heifers traded unevenly steady. The next available report will be Thursday, March 16, 2023.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $173.20/cwt on 62 head.
Average price
$173.20
62 head · 766 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,327
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$105
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$26.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−20.87
vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1752179.221,34748
Medium and Large 1-2814152.551,24214thin
One grade step is worth $26.66/cwt here — about $105 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 sale62 hd
173.20
—
CO average4 barns · 1,282 hd
194.06
−20.87
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—Average1,736101.091,75534
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,73586.941,50983
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,45384.621,229291
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,17079.08926193

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)1,393$1,835208
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,218$1,78916
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,290$1,7004thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,325$1,63413
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,369$1,59231
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,383$1,38480
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,260$1,8002thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)891$1,5359

Every lot

64 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1580217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,2621
Steers—Medium and Large 1603211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,2725
Steers—Medium and Large 1665207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,3801
Steers—Medium and Large 1780177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,3812
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1407230.00/cwt230.00–230.009365
Heifers—Medium and Large 1490225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567198.25/cwt197.50–201.001,1248
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2635172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,0923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1728186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,35410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2863147.25/cwt140.00–148.001,27111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1885159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,40716
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,038142.50/cwt142.00–143.001,4792
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,085135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,4651
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,127135.83/cwt135.00–137.501,5313
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 4397107.50/cwt107.50–107.504272
Dairy Heifers—Large 449382.50/cwt82.50–82.504072
Dairy Heifers—Small 466857.50/cwt57.50–57.503847
Dairy Heifers—Large 3-4689100.39/cwt97.50–105.0069213
Dairy Heifers—Small 476761.00/cwt61.00–61.004683
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-3793130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,03115
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 482469.50/cwt69.50–69.505737
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-3830131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0871
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-3880130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,14411
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-3931132.70/cwt130.00–133.001,23510
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-3973132.17/cwt130.00–133.001,28611
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,033127.68/cwt127.50–129.001,3198
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,082132.78/cwt128.50–135.001,43728
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,119130.05/cwt129.50–132.501,45526
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,156128.50/cwt128.50–128.501,4859
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,205128.50/cwt128.50–128.501,5481
Dairy Heifers—Large 3-41,280100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,2801
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,341121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,6238
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed93085.00/cwt85.00–85.007911
Bulls——1,60195.52/cwt81.00–100.001,52914
Bulls——1,878106.04/cwt101.50–113.501,99119
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06759.65/cwt42.50–64.0063613
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,127102.56/cwt96.00–109.001,1565
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16074.93/cwt65.00–79.5086986
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,16890.20/cwt81.00–94.001,05423
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,1311
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,195108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,2911
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20982.46/cwt80.00–91.0099765
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39955.85/cwt50.00–65.0078113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,403101.37/cwt98.00–106.001,4224
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,41294.51/cwt84.00–97.501,33475
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46278.77/cwt66.00–82.501,15290
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,48485.25/cwt83.00–97.001,265108
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68692.08/cwt87.00–97.001,55239
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,77982.38/cwt76.00–85.501,46644
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1681,679.36/head1,650.00–1,725.001,6797
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2571,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8759
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2901,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3251,633.50/head1,500.00–1,675.001,63413
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3361,530.71/head1,525.00–1,550.001,53124
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3381,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,27512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3541,674.52/head1,510.00–1,700.001,67592
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3911,402.77/head1,325.00–1,450.001,40368
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4241,962.28/head1,725.00–2,150.001,962116
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4811,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8007
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,070131.75/cwt120.00–139.001,4107
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,108108.94/cwt102.00–119.001,20711
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28911,535.15/head1,450.00–1,675.001,5359
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,2601,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002

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.