Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2023-08-24

Brush

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Aug 24
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090
Feeder Cattle receipts
170 head
▼ 162 vs last sale 332▼ 84 vs year ago 254 · −33.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
423 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 462▼ 204 vs year ago 627 · −32.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 4▼ 6 vs year ago 19 · −31.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher. Feeding cows sold steady to 7.00 lower on a light test. Feeder dairy heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. The next available report will be Thursday, August 31, 2023.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.73/cwt on 30 head.
Average price
$206.73
30 head · 876 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,811
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$456
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1-2
$30.85/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 1891210.851,87826
Medium and Large 2775180.001,3952thin
Medium 1-2790180.001,4222thin
One grade step is worth $30.85/cwt here — about $456 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 sale30 hd
206.73
—
CO average1 barns · 30 hd
206.73
+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—Average1,515120.971,83239
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,705123.662,1082thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,771106.911,89331
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,47198.541,449199
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,14486.60990113
Dairy HeifersPrimeAverage1,445141.002,0371thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,607128.022,0579thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,528160.112,4464thin

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)1,303$1,72512
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,055$1,5251thin

Every lot

58 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 1-2659232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,5325
Steers—Medium and Large 1811224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,8177
Steers—Medium and Large 1978205.50/cwt205.50–205.502,0106
Steers—Medium and Large 11,090196.00/cwt196.00–196.002,1363
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1703230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6176
Heifers—Medium and Large 2775180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3952
Heifers—Medium 1-2790180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1917201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,8439
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open918217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,9929
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,210170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,0572
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3970165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,6011
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 4330135.00/cwt135.00–135.004463
Dairy Heifers—Large 3-4375145.00/cwt145.00–145.005443
Dairy Heifers—Large 3426152.00/cwt152.00–152.006488
Dairy Heifers—Large 2560172.50/cwt172.50–172.509662
Dairy Heifers—Large 4633131.67/cwt130.00–132.508333
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 465160.00/cwt60.00–60.003917
Dairy Heifers—Large 2861161.81/cwt161.00–163.001,3935
Dairy Heifers—Large 3870155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3491
Dairy Heifers—Large 2932164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,5285
Dairy Heifers—Large 2974163.83/cwt163.00–164.501,59612
Dairy Heifers—Large 3990159.50/cwt159.50–159.501,5791
Dairy Heifers—Large 4995125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2441
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,015159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,6141
Dairy Heifers—Large 21,023162.50/cwt161.00–164.501,66211
Dairy Heifers—Large 21,064162.68/cwt162.00–164.501,7316
Dairy Heifers—Large 21,131164.32/cwt163.50–164.501,85814
Dairy Heifers—Large 21,161163.69/cwt163.00–164.501,9008
Dairy Heifers—Large 21,205163.50/cwt163.50–163.501,9701
Dairy Heifers—Large 41,210135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,6341
Dairy Heifers—Large 21,273161.48/cwt160.50–164.002,0564
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,348156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,1032
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,400141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,9741
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice and Prime1,523153.92/cwt150.00–159.002,3442
Steers—Choice and Prime1,533166.29/cwt164.00–169.002,5492
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,08095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,0261
Bulls——Return to Feed1,121128.59/cwt125.00–143.001,44112
Bulls——1,641114.28/cwt86.00–123.501,87519
Bulls——1,908129.80/cwt124.00–135.002,4777
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,02193.65/cwt92.00–95.0095611
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,033100.17/cwt98.00–103.001,0355
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,058116.45/cwt115.00–118.001,2322
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13489.16/cwt78.00–96.001,01142
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14057.78/cwt46.00–72.5065924
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23299.66/cwt97.00–105.001,22829
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,363112.06/cwt110.50–114.001,52710
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,365117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,6041
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,376119.96/cwt116.00–125.001,6514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38467.10/cwt51.00–75.009298
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45391.53/cwt80.00–99.501,33071
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,504103.39/cwt100.00–109.001,555105
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,705123.66/cwt120.00–127.002,1082
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,757100.53/cwt96.00–103.001,7666
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,774108.44/cwt105.00–115.001,92425
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Prime1,445141.00/cwt141.00–141.002,0371
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,607128.02/cwt125.00–128.502,0579
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0551,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,3031,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,72512

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.