Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2023-08-17

Brush

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Aug 17
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090
Feeder Cattle receipts
332 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 280▲ 139 vs year ago 193 · +72.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
462 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 503▼ 340 vs year ago 802 · −42.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 8▼ 36 vs year ago 40 · −90.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, while slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. Feeding cows sold steady to 2.50 higher and feeder dairy heifers sold steady. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. The next available report will be Thursday, August 24, 2023.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $230.32/cwt on 47 head.
Average price
$230.32
47 head · 791 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,822
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
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 1-2791230.321,82247
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale47 hd
230.32
—
CO average1 barns · 47 hd
230.32
+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—High1,714120.492,06629
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,622120.471,9546thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,679105.231,76745
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,466101.951,495204
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,15694.151,088123
HeifersPrimeAverage1,245169.002,1042thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,395132.171,8443thin

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/Aged (>5 yrs)1,468$1,9634thin

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2724241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,7454
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2776234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,81636
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2938197.39/cwt195.00–201.001,8525
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2351240.00/cwt240.00–240.008428
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned373185.00/cwt185.00–185.0069013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1643240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2695222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,5462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1701235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6475
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,125161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,8112
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned484251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,2154
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 4403130.00/cwt130.00–130.005242
Dairy Heifers—Large 4488147.50/cwt147.50–147.507202
Dairy Heifers—Large 3540155.00/cwt155.00–155.008372
Dairy Heifers—Large 4567139.96/cwt135.00–142.507943
Dairy Heifers—Large 3585156.00/cwt156.00–156.009132
Dairy Heifers—Large 3610153.10/cwt150.00–155.009344
Dairy Heifers—Large 2616165.11/cwt164.00–165.501,0174
Dairy Heifers—Large 3656154.60/cwt153.00–155.001,0145
Dairy Heifers—Large 2677168.12/cwt168.00–169.001,13833
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 468180.00/cwt80.00–80.005454
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 471376.00/cwt76.00–76.005424
Dairy Heifers—Large 2715165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1801
Dairy Heifers—Large 3738151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1147
Dairy Heifers—Large 3805156.65/cwt150.00–160.001,2613
Dairy Heifers—Large 4825141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1631
Dairy Heifers—Large 3855156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,3343
Dairy Heifers—Large 2874164.73/cwt164.50–165.501,44026
Dairy Heifers—Large 2985164.00/cwt160.00–164.501,61519
Dairy Heifers—Large 21,016163.66/cwt160.00–164.501,66315
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,055150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5831
Dairy Heifers—Large 21,086165.31/cwt164.50–165.501,79516
Dairy Heifers—Large 21,118164.61/cwt164.50–165.501,8409
Dairy Heifers—Large 21,173163.30/cwt161.00–165.001,9165
Dairy Heifers—Large 21,238163.50/cwt163.50–163.502,0243
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Prime1,245169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,1042
Heifers—Choice1,275139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,7791
Heifers—Choice1,455128.50/cwt128.50–128.501,8702
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,155147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,6981
Bulls——1,678115.37/cwt100.00–124.501,93620
Bulls——1,847128.69/cwt125.00–136.002,3777
Bulls——2,075139.00/cwt139.00–139.002,8841
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13389.87/cwt75.00–98.501,01863
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,145107.65/cwt106.00–110.501,2339
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14967.06/cwt56.00–73.0077110
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,170125.24/cwt120.00–127.001,4654
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,198102.10/cwt99.00–110.001,22337
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,248121.85/cwt116.00–125.501,5215
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,409112.43/cwt106.00–115.501,58433
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,421119.68/cwt116.00–124.001,7014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44295.05/cwt82.00–102.501,37191
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44767.62/cwt58.00–74.009783
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,546105.10/cwt103.00–114.001,62568
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,622120.47/cwt120.00–121.001,9546
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67499.30/cwt89.50–103.001,66220
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,683109.98/cwt106.00–119.001,85125
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4501,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5202,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001

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.