Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2023-10-12

Brush

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Oct 12
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090
Feeder Cattle receipts
148 head
▼ 101 vs last sale 249▲ 10 vs year ago 138 · +7.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
595 head
▲ 116 vs last sale 479▼ 310 vs year ago 905 · −34.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 0▼ 28 vs year ago 48 · −58.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week trade activity and demand were steady. Slaughter cows average dress Premium Whites traded 4.00 to 5.00 higher, Breakers and Boners were mostly down 2.00 to 3.00, and lean cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady. Feeder cows traded moderate compared to the previous week. Feeder Dairy Heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Next available report will be as receipts warrant.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $184.67/cwt on 3 head.
Average price
$184.67
3 head · 963 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,779
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$109
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$6.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−61.50
vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1980189.001,8521thin
Medium and Large 2955182.501,7432thin
One grade step is worth $6.50/cwt here — about $109 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 sale3 hd
184.67
—
CO average4 barns · 2,069 hd
246.16
−61.50
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—Low1,730111.041,92141
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,610130.812,1063thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,587111.141,76420
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,386103.811,439279
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,28191.301,170228

Every lot

55 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 · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2885186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,6461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1980189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,8521
Heifers—Medium and Large 21,025179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,8351
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 3-444165.00/cwt65.00–65.002874
Dairy Heifers—Large 3680137.50/cwt137.50–137.509351
Dairy Heifers—Large 3-4685125.00/cwt125.00–125.008561
Dairy Heifers—Large 3-4716140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0028
Dairy Heifers—Large 3762156.52/cwt152.50–160.001,1935
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-3885161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,4252
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-3900165.50/cwt165.50–165.501,4901
Dairy Heifers—Large 3933162.50/cwt162.00–163.001,5162
Dairy Heifers—Large 2Replacement948180.50/cwt180.50–180.501,7112
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-3983166.86/cwt161.00–170.501,64012
Dairy Heifers—Large 3995162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,6121
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-3Replacement1,000178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,7804
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,033162.83/cwt162.50–163.501,6823
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,038151.76/cwt151.00–152.501,5752
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,065160.62/cwt159.50–163.501,7115
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,107163.79/cwt162.50–165.501,8137
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,190162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,9281
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,220153.50/cwt153.50–153.501,8731
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,240163.88/cwt162.50–165.002,0328
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,275163.03/cwt159.50–164.002,07916
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,298155.50/cwt155.50–155.502,0182
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,325160.94/cwt158.50–164.002,13212
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,395161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,2461
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,455155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,2551
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,490150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,2351
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3863149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,2863
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,003125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2542
Bulls——Return to Feed1,279100.18/cwt92.50–102.501,2814
Bulls——1,681106.41/cwt90.00–111.001,78914
Bulls——1,896113.93/cwt111.50–118.502,16019
Bulls——2,130123.75/cwt118.00–129.502,6362
Slaughter Cattle · Cows18 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,145123.58/cwt121.00–125.001,41515
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,18997.64/cwt90.00–100.001,16113
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20284.82/cwt77.50–89.001,02065
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30369.42/cwt52.50–76.0090512
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,30498.93/cwt93.00–112.501,29039
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,305120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,5661
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,31194.71/cwt90.00–100.001,242124
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31990.85/cwt88.50–94.001,19813
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,339108.05/cwt101.00–114.001,447102
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,363135.89/cwt135.00–137.001,8522
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,468102.77/cwt101.00–109.001,50913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,493112.97/cwt109.00–119.001,6874
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,49999.98/cwt95.00–108.501,499106
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,523111.29/cwt109.00–112.501,6953
Cows—Premium White 65-75%Return to Feed1,550140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,1701
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,622106.55/cwt103.00–112.001,72813
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,640126.22/cwt125.00–127.002,0702
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,680115.99/cwt114.00–118.001,9492
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2998141.02/cwt140.00–147.001,40711
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 31,070138.65/cwt127.50–149.001,4842
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,105147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,6241

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.