Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2023-04-20

Brush

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Apr 20
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090
Feeder Cattle receipts
252 head
▼ 111 vs last sale 363▼ 293 vs year ago 545 · −53.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
621 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 700▼ 58 vs year ago 679 · −8.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
143 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 179▲ 51 vs year ago 92 · +55.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand good on slaughter cows, slaughter bulls, stock cows, bred cows and cow/calf pairs; moderate on feeders. No comparable trades on feeder steers and heifers. Feeder dairy heifers 900-1200 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $194.41/cwt on 41 head.
Average price
$194.41
41 head · 777 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,511
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$328
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$29.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−27.62
vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2586214.001,2544thin
Medium and Large 1-2714203.001,44915thin
Medium and Large 1855185.001,58222
One grade step is worth $29.00/cwt here — about −$328 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 sale41 hd
194.41
—
CO average3 barns · 423 hd
222.04
−27.62
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—High1,619122.931,99060
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,668100.641,67815
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,48192.791,374102
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,24984.691,058134

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,575$1,8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,624$1,6794thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,473$1,47511
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,408$1,2503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,408$1,1503thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$1,1002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)953$8502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,416$2,16747
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,441$1,75024
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,375$1,5501thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,095$1,8001thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1110250.00/head250.00–250.002501
Steers—Medium and Large 2586214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,2544
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,4033
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,46012
Steers—Medium and Large 1855185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,58222
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 183255.15/head250.00–260.002552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1120260.00/head260.00–260.002601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463195.00/cwt195.00–195.009032
Heifers—Medium 1587199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,1683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2654200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3089
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,3655
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy910145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1925159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,4711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1954163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,5554
Heifers—Medium and Large 2980142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,3971
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,266153.50/cwt153.50–153.501,9436
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 185277.57/head210.00–425.002784
Bulls—Medium and Large 1120386.74/head250.00–485.003873
Bulls—Medium and Large 1173485.87/head475.00–500.004862
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,0773
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 4343106.00/cwt106.00–106.003643
Dairy Heifers—Large 445898.32/cwt95.00–99.004506
Dairy Heifers—Large 450987.50/cwt87.50–87.504454
Dairy Heifers—Large 458795.00/cwt95.00–95.005587
Dairy Heifers—Large 462295.00/cwt95.00–95.005913
Dairy Heifers—Large 4653115.00/cwt115.00–115.007513
Dairy Heifers—Large 3770124.00/cwt124.00–124.009551
Dairy Heifers—Large 2830147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,2241
Dairy Heifers—Large 3834134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1185
Dairy Heifers—Large 2945143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,3511
Dairy Heifers—Large 2955145.25/cwt143.00–146.001,3874
Dairy Heifers—Large 3985142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,4042
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,003143.50/cwt143.50–143.501,4394
Dairy Heifers—Large 21,016144.34/cwt144.00–144.501,4666
Dairy Heifers—Large 41,02086.00/cwt86.00–86.008771
Dairy Heifers—Large 41,09592.50/cwt92.50–92.501,0131
Dairy Heifers—Large 21,165144.17/cwt144.00–144.501,6803
Dairy Heifers—Large 21,220144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,7631
Dairy Heifers—Large 21,300142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,8531
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,360112.50/cwt112.50–112.501,5301
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,083147.16/cwt133.00–160.001,59418
Bulls——Return to Feed1,449104.79/cwt99.00–110.001,5186
Bulls——Return to Feed1,641111.36/cwt108.50–115.001,8277
Bulls——1,959117.07/cwt111.00–121.502,29319
Bulls——1,98398.40/cwt91.00–107.501,9516
Bulls——2,079126.04/cwt122.50–128.502,6204
Slaughter Cattle · Cows18 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed86555.19/cwt47.50–65.004772
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,070106.42/cwt103.00–112.501,1393
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13098.76/cwt97.50–100.001,1162
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,13292.71/cwt88.50–98.001,04923
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,14885.93/cwt71.00–88.009868
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21856.07/cwt52.50–62.506837
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,28593.50/cwt93.50–93.501,2011
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28989.17/cwt85.00–97.001,14946
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,32889.16/cwt85.50–91.001,1843
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,32879.24/cwt67.50–84.501,05243
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,35996.64/cwt92.00–104.001,31323
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,382108.46/cwt105.00–115.001,4995
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45193.66/cwt90.00–103.001,35935
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,495106.48/cwt106.00–107.001,5922
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,62286.49/cwt79.50–89.501,40334
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,638103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,6874
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,663104.88/cwt102.00–108.501,7447
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,84590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,6613
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,3061,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,3231,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 11,3251,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,3751,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,4061,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7256
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4172,409.74/head2,300.00–2,500.002,41030
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,4181,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6009
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4751,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,90013
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4951,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,5031,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 21,5151,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3985114.23/cwt102.50–119.001,1253
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,010128.63/cwt125.00–135.001,2995
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,4303
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,112155.00/cwt139.00–159.001,72424
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Fleshy1,140122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,3971
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,180144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,6998
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 3953850.00/head850.00–850.008502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,4081,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,4081,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4271,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4509
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,5151,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5751,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,6601,788.77/head1,650.00–1,960.001,7893
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,6781,588.45/head1,550.00–1,625.001,5882
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0951,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001

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.