Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2023-05-11

Brush

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, May 11
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090
Feeder Cattle receipts
196 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 178▼ 109 vs year ago 305 · −35.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
584 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 597▼ 117 vs year ago 701 · −16.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
293 head
▲ 203 vs last sale 90▲ 192 vs year ago 101 · +190.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand good. Feeder steers and heifers too thinly traded to trend. Feeder dairy heifers sold unevenly steady on a light test. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Cow/calf pairs sold 200.00 to 315.00 higher on comparable trades.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $204.89/cwt on 14 head.
Average price
$204.89
14 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,116
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$217
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$82.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.21
vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1527235.001,2383thin
Medium and Large 1-2505213.251,0768thin
Medium and Large 2670152.501,0223thin
One grade step is worth $82.50/cwt here — about $217 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 sale14 hd
204.89
—
CO average2 barns · 283 hd
215.10
−10.21
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—Low1,427124.611,77840
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,590101.141,60866
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,43695.701,374214
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,17684.24990204

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)1,205$1,64814
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,414$1,57014
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,334$1,3504thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,244$1,34717
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,140$1,3251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,231$1,7875
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,249$2,00941
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,434$1,83652
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,416$1,6004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,357$1,45547
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)978$2,41073

Every lot

87 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 1-2450232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,0464
Steers—Medium and Large 1527235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2383
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2559194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,0844
Steers—Medium and Large 2670152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,0223
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Large 2120255.63/head250.00–260.002562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1125350.00/head350.00–350.003501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2130275.00/head275.00–275.002751
Heifers—Medium 2868148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,2852
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Large 2110250.00/head250.00–250.002501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1215375.00/head375.00–375.003751
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 4361127.50/cwt127.50–127.504607
Dairy Heifers—Small 447832.50/cwt32.50–32.501553
Dairy Heifers—Large 462097.50/cwt97.50–97.506051
Dairy Heifers—Small 465367.50/cwt67.50–67.504418
Dairy Heifers—Large 3695127.50/cwt127.50–127.508864
Dairy Heifers—Large 3797133.50/cwt133.50–133.501,06417
Dairy Heifers—Large 3810136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,1021
Dairy Heifers—Large 2Fleshy880137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,2101
Dairy Heifers—Large 3899141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,26810
Dairy Heifers—Large 3-4899137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,2327
Dairy Heifers—Large 3908140.76/cwt139.00–142.501,2782
Dairy Heifers—Large 3-4915138.50/cwt138.50–138.501,2673
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-3949143.50/cwt143.50–143.501,36215
Dairy Heifers—Large 3980144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,4111
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,015145.50/cwt145.50–145.501,47715
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,020143.29/cwt143.00–144.001,4627
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,090144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,57512
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,103144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,5943
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,115143.84/cwt143.50–144.501,6043
Dairy Heifers—Large 21,130150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,6954
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,150144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,6621
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,050138.39/cwt124.50–145.001,45315
Bulls——Return to Feed1,490105.83/cwt101.00–111.001,5776
Bulls——1,674118.84/cwt114.00–120.501,9899
Bulls——1,723122.74/cwt120.50–127.502,1158
Bulls——Return to Feed1,730116.00/cwt116.00–116.002,0071
Bulls——1,810106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,9191
Slaughter Cattle · Cows19 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,001106.44/cwt100.00–112.501,0654
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,03249.29/cwt47.50–50.005093
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07556.84/cwt42.50–65.006118
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,08981.77/cwt75.00–84.008909
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15599.30/cwt97.50–101.001,1472
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,17488.06/cwt80.00–97.501,03470
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17578.88/cwt70.00–84.0092753
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22888.66/cwt85.00–92.501,08955
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,33197.48/cwt91.00–104.001,29753
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,347107.06/cwt104.00–114.001,44215
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,44399.50/cwt99.50–99.501,4363
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46394.70/cwt89.00–103.501,38596
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,491114.24/cwt110.00–122.001,7035
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,50584.99/cwt78.00–88.501,27932
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,52586.74/cwt84.50–88.501,3232
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,2281
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,555107.67/cwt105.50–108.001,67416
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,595101.01/cwt95.00–106.501,61153
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,77493.05/cwt89.50–94.501,6514
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs16 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 41,0201,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 41,1641,239.11/head1,200.00–1,300.001,2397
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,1951,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 21,2031,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2262,016.18/head1,900.00–2,175.002,01633
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,2701,338.70/head1,325.00–1,400.001,33915
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,3931,754.22/head1,525.00–1,875.001,75426
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,4101,519.72/head1,500.00–1,550.001,52018
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,4161,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,4232,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4382,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4952,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2753
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5202,096.16/head1,900.00–2,150.002,09613
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,5231,783.03/head1,550.00–1,875.001,7836
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,6021,753.05/head1,625.00–1,775.001,7537
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,8051,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,1001,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,1401,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2131,662.89/head1,500.00–1,725.001,66313
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2441,347.41/head1,300.00–1,375.001,34717
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2891,412.93/head1,375.00–1,485.001,4136
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3341,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5081,687.01/head1,625.00–1,700.001,6878
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium 28801,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 39722,437.95/head2,175.00–2,500.002,43870
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 2Fleshy1,0401,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 31,4452,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,031126.23/cwt115.00–133.001,30112
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2Fleshy1,085112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,2151
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Fleshy1,350127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,7212
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 21,2311,786.66/head1,625.00–1,825.001,7875

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.