Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2023-06-15

Brush

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Jun 15
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090
Feeder Cattle receipts
196 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 197▼ 4 vs year ago 200 · −2.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
510 head
▼ 141 vs last sale 651▼ 360 vs year ago 870 · −41.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 30▼ 18 vs year ago 30 · −60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded steady to 5.00 higher, while slaughter bulls traded 4.50 lower. Feeding cows traded uneven, 2.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Feeder Dairy heifers traded 4.00 to 7.50 higher and all other class of cattle were too thinly tested for an accurate market trend. Trade activity and demand were good to very good. The next available report will be Thursday, June 22, 2023.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $198.38/cwt on 29 head.
Average price
$198.38
29 head · 797 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,580
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$198
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$68.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.58
vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1794204.821,62717thin
Medium and Large 1-2751199.751,49910thin
Medium and Large 21,045136.751,4292thin
One grade step is worth $68.07/cwt here — about $198 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 sale29 hd
198.38
—
CO average1 barns · 30 hd
196.80
+1.58
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—Average1,705119.152,03143
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,825117.512,14512
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,757100.311,76352
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,45598.891,439238
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13188.661,002133
Dairy HeifersPrimeAverage1,432150.002,1484thin
HeifersPrimeAverage1,445151.002,1821thin

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 PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,110$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,423$2,2002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,420$1,9001thin

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 1-2405275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1143
Steers—Medium and Large 1529280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,8021
Steers—Medium and Large 11,255174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,1841
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2405255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1505262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,3264
Heifers—Medium and Large 1603240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4475
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2605232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,4073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2888166.68/cwt165.00–167.501,4803
Heifers—Medium and Large 2900137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,2381
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,027156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,6027
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,108145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,6072
Heifers—Medium and Large 21,190136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,6181
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,280140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,7921
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2462245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2855163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,3941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2950144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,3681
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,065146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,5551
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 3610102.00/cwt102.00–102.006223
Dairy Heifers—Large 3635140.00/cwt140.00–140.008891
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 366897.50/cwt97.50–97.506519
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 370585.00/cwt85.00–85.005991
Dairy Heifers—Large 2753150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,13010
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 378787.50/cwt87.50–87.506893
Dairy Heifers—Large 3913145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3242
Dairy Heifers—Large 3958147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,4082
Dairy Heifers—Large 2981154.23/cwt152.00–155.001,5139
Dairy Heifers—Large 21,033154.91/cwt153.00–156.501,60010
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,047148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,5505
Dairy Heifers—Large 21,085154.18/cwt152.00–154.501,6738
Dairy Heifers—Large 21,130151.50/cwt151.00–152.001,7122
Dairy Heifers—Large 21,163156.84/cwt156.50–157.501,82412
Dairy Heifers—Large 21,225157.40/cwt156.50–158.001,9285
Dairy Heifers—Large 21,277156.54/cwt155.00–158.001,99932
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,313129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,6942
Dairy Heifers—Large 21,319157.59/cwt157.50–158.002,07911
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Prime1,445151.00/cwt151.00–151.002,1821
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,178109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,2842
Bulls——Return to Feed1,228131.47/cwt130.00–133.001,6142
Bulls——Return to Feed1,325121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,6031
Bulls——1,563104.24/cwt90.00–113.001,6296
Bulls——1,730117.98/cwt114.00–124.002,04125
Bulls——2,076135.25/cwt130.50–140.502,8087
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05355.60/cwt42.50–75.0058510
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12885.81/cwt78.00–94.5096876
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,135105.64/cwt102.50–109.501,1998
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15599.21/cwt95.00–109.001,14639
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,354114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,5447
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,395107.61/cwt101.00–113.501,50163
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46078.59/cwt60.00–83.001,14710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,472106.15/cwt101.50–112.501,56320
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,48099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,4651
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,48594.18/cwt84.00–100.501,399135
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,510118.20/cwt114.00–122.001,7852
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71497.91/cwt92.00–99.501,67822
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,77575.36/cwt71.00–80.001,3382
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,790103.98/cwt100.00–112.001,86128
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,825117.51/cwt113.50–122.002,14512
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Prime1,432150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,1484
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1102,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3952,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4201,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4502,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,118128.74/cwt120.00–140.001,4398

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.