Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2023-07-06

Brush

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Jul 6
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090
Feeder Cattle receipts
200 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 187▲ 10 vs year ago 190 · +5.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
402 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 350▼ 379 vs year ago 781 · −48.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 23▼ 57 vs year ago 77 · −74.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were good. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower, while slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. Feeding cows did not have enough comparisons for an accurate market trend and feeder dairy heifers traded steady. The next available report will be Thursday, July 13, 2023.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $221.18/cwt on 17 head.
Average price
$221.18
17 head · 516 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,141
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$996
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$12.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2285227.506482thin
Medium and Large 1-2513221.151,13413thin
Medium and Large 1765215.001,6452thin
One grade step is worth $12.50/cwt here — about −$996 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 sale17 hd
221.18
—
CO average1 barns · 17 hd
221.18
+0.00
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—Average1,510124.231,87628
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,726122.362,11212
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,710113.601,94351
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,421103.321,468204
CowsLean 85-90%High1,10794.751,04994

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,195$1,3502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,070$1,0751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,157$2,7333thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,620$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,420$2,1001thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,030$2,6001thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5441
Steers—Medium and Large 11,120166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,8591
Steers—Medium and Large 11,150157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,8061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2262257.50/cwt257.50–257.506756
Heifers—Medium and Large 2285227.50/cwt227.50–227.506482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2658202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,3322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2756185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6452
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2393252.50/cwt252.50–252.509922
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2787165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2993
Bulls—Medium and Large 2940152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,4343
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3358157.50/cwt157.50–157.505645
Dairy Heifers—Large 3419150.00/cwt150.00–150.006296
Dairy Heifers—Large 3473150.00/cwt150.00–150.007108
Dairy Heifers—Large 4515140.00/cwt140.00–140.007211
Dairy Heifers—Small 3-462870.00/cwt70.00–70.004406
Dairy Heifers—Large 4670115.00/cwt115.00–115.007711
Dairy Heifers—Large 3-4700131.00/cwt131.00–131.009176
Dairy Heifers—Large 3767152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,1663
Dairy Heifers—Large 3825149.85/cwt148.50–150.501,23627
Dairy Heifers—Large 3865150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2981
Dairy Heifers—Large 3900158.50/cwt158.50–158.501,4271
Dairy Heifers—Large 3994157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,56112
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,020158.74/cwt157.00–159.501,61914
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,088158.25/cwt157.50–159.501,7228
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,123157.64/cwt150.00–159.501,7705
Dairy Heifers—Large 21,180160.95/cwt160.50–161.001,89911
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,180155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,8291
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,245158.50/cwt158.50–158.501,9731
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,478141.00/cwt141.00–141.002,0842
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,128116.62/cwt106.00–124.001,3154
Bulls——Return to Feed1,160129.63/cwt126.00–135.001,5045
Bulls——1,429116.32/cwt85.00–125.501,6629
Bulls——1,901130.99/cwt125.50–134.502,4909
Bulls——1,995138.00/cwt138.00–138.002,7531
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92858.56/cwt45.00–72.505436
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed995109.15/cwt108.00–110.001,0862
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,015102.83/cwt102.00–103.501,0443
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11099.94/cwt95.00–106.501,10958
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,150112.50/cwt112.50–112.501,2941
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16588.31/cwt76.00–94.001,02924
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,400107.03/cwt100.00–113.001,498114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,408117.96/cwt114.00–129.001,66124
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45994.98/cwt82.50–99.001,38659
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47462.99/cwt52.50–79.009287
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,684104.08/cwt103.00–105.001,7535
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,713114.63/cwt108.00–119.001,96446
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,726122.36/cwt120.00–127.002,11212
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 11,0351,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium 21,0701,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3551,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29652,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2533,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4202,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6202,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2891117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0424
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2967142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,3785
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0302,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001

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.