Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2023-06-08

Brush

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Jun 8
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090
Feeder Cattle receipts
197 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 219▼ 419 vs year ago 616 · −68.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
651 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 632▼ 5 vs year ago 656 · −0.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 60▼ 20 vs year ago 50 · −40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity moderate on good demand. Feeder steers and heifers too thinly traded for an accurate trend. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bull offerings today were heavy muscled and carrying light flesh.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $207.14/cwt on 14 head.
Average price
$207.14
14 head · 674 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,396
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$82
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$60.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.27
vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2583230.001,3406thin
Medium and Large 1743192.861,4337thin
Medium and Large 3740170.001,2581thin
One grade step is worth $60.00/cwt here — about $82 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
207.14
—
CO average1 barns · 16 hd
199.88
+7.27
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—Average1,828125.372,29135
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,719112.731,93844
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,518108.101,64188
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,384103.041,426249
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,18692.011,091208
HeifersChoiceAverage1,373149.002,0462thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,424$2,0934thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,155$2,0683thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,476$2,0004thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,065$2,1503thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1150385.00/head385.00–385.003851
Steers—Medium and Large 1445275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2241
Steers—Medium and Large 1532262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,3973
Steers—Medium and Large 1605267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,6181
Steers—Medium and Large 1960178.50/cwt178.50–178.501,7141
Steers—Medium and Large 11,029177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,8266
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2494247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,2235
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,3092
Heifers—Medium and Large 3740170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy815177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,4435
Heifers—Medium and Large 21,025142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,4611
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 195250.00/head250.00–250.002501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1915151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,3821
Bulls—Medium 1935144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,3461
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,010151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,5251
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,070150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,6051
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,110152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,6931
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,168153.55/cwt149.00–158.001,7932
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,315150.01/cwt147.50–152.501,9732
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3495137.96/cwt127.50–140.0068312
Dairy Heifers—Large 3619135.00/cwt135.00–135.0083610
Dairy Heifers—Large 2635142.50/cwt142.50–142.509052
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-3743141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,04812
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 477591.00/cwt91.00–91.007052
Dairy Heifers—Large 3808131.79/cwt120.00–143.501,0652
Dairy Heifers—Large 3850138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1731
Dairy Heifers—Large 2855144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,2318
Dairy Heifers—Large 2902147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,33013
Dairy Heifers—Large 2986148.17/cwt147.50–151.001,46115
Dairy Heifers—Large 21,021148.98/cwt148.00–150.501,52118
Dairy Heifers—Large 21,056149.42/cwt148.50–150.001,57812
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,090144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,5754
Dairy Heifers—Large 21,143147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,6862
Dairy Heifers—Large 21,183149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,7632
Dairy Heifers—Large 21,388145.50/cwt145.50–145.502,0203
Dairy Heifers—Large 21,430145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,0741
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,373149.00/cwt149.00–149.002,0462
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,295140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,8131
Bulls——1,458109.88/cwt106.00–114.001,6022
Bulls——Return to Feed1,513117.78/cwt113.50–125.001,7825
Bulls——Return to Feed1,530113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,7291
Bulls——1,779122.87/cwt116.50–128.002,18611
Bulls——2,073131.65/cwt128.50–136.502,72915
Slaughter Cattle · Cows22 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed86862.17/cwt57.50–67.505405
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed983115.98/cwt111.00–123.001,14013
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,053106.62/cwt105.00–108.001,1232
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,08695.57/cwt92.00–99.001,03828
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,13788.89/cwt77.50–91.501,01115
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21895.06/cwt91.00–104.001,15886
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,226119.91/cwt117.00–128.001,47021
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24969.59/cwt60.00–72.508699
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27985.91/cwt75.00–90.501,09950
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,318109.74/cwt103.00–115.001,44656
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,337105.50/cwt103.50–106.501,4113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,374113.64/cwt113.00–114.501,5614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,404102.39/cwt99.00–110.501,43890
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,40497.48/cwt91.00–102.001,3698
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45293.79/cwt85.00–98.001,36269
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,455136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,9791
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,471111.37/cwt108.00–113.501,63849
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,583103.96/cwt101.00–112.501,64631
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,707112.25/cwt104.50–117.001,91641
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,74572.00/cwt72.00–72.001,2561
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,74795.16/cwt87.00–98.001,6624
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,887119.26/cwt118.00–121.002,2503
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,1201,927.23/head1,900.00–1,950.001,9272
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2252,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2352,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,4762,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,4872,123.88/head1,950.00–2,225.002,1243
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1798155.59/cwt146.00–170.001,2423
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3880115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0121
Stock Cows—Large 21,057144.36/cwt138.00–147.501,5263
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,124132.22/cwt122.50–142.001,4868
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2Fleshy1,200127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,5241
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0652,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1503

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.