Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2023-11-09

Brush

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Nov 9
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090
Feeder Cattle receipts
181 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 218▲ 71 vs year ago 110 · +64.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,478 head
▲ 719 vs last sale 759▲ 180 vs year ago 1,298 · +13.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
440 head
▲ 440 vs last sale 0▼ 169 vs year ago 609 · −27.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week trade activity and demand was good. On a light test, trade on feeder heifers was up 1.00 to 3.00. Dairy heifers traded down 1.00 to 6.00. Average dress slaughter cows traded 5.00 to 7.00 lower and average dress slaughter bulls traded mostly 2.00 lower. No trend to report on replacement cattle as this was the first reported bred sale in a while. 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 $179.57/cwt on 14 head.
Average price
$179.57
14 head · 921 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,654
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$398
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$26.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−60.51
vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1928181.461,68513thin
Medium and Large 2830155.001,2871thin
One grade step is worth $26.46/cwt here — about $398 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 sale14 hd
179.57
—
CO average5 barns · 4,520 hd
240.08
−60.51
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—Low1,592106.221,69148
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51697.241,47471
CowsPremium White 65-75%Low1,82297.241,7723thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32493.311,236545
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,18383.61989380

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,360$2,67692
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,251$2,3715
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,293$2,19711
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,375$1,88020
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,260$1,8752thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,016$1,81611
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,235$1,78017
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,703$1,7252thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,261$1,7254thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,276$1,71832
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,240$1,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,316$1,47054
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,204$1,42121
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,271$1,32370
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,290$1,08812
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,220$1,0179
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)983$2,2004thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)855$1,88613
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)(<2 yrs)939$1,7504thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,475$2,3795
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,510$1,7501thin

Every lot

78 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 2830155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1891186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,6578
Heifers—Medium and Large 1988174.20/cwt173.00–175.001,7215
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-3665160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0643
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-3713170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2121
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-3792157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,2436
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-3832156.28/cwt155.00–159.001,3003
Dairy Heifers—Large 3910150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3651
Dairy Heifers—Large 3974153.50/cwt153.50–153.501,4954
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-3996158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,5747
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,013157.11/cwt156.00–157.501,59218
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,068157.96/cwt157.50–158.001,68713
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,125154.88/cwt154.50–156.001,7424
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,160150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,7401
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,165156.88/cwt156.00–157.501,82837
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,223151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,8474
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,333154.71/cwt154.50–156.002,06214
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,357154.01/cwt153.00–154.502,09040
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3630162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,0242
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,155117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,3571
Bulls——Return to Feed1,208144.06/cwt140.00–150.001,7403
Bulls——Return to Feed1,230103.61/cwt96.00–108.001,2743
Bulls——1,47594.28/cwt87.50–98.001,39114
Bulls——1,733107.33/cwt100.00–111.001,86024
Bulls——1,897114.08/cwt113.50–115.002,1643
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,038110.95/cwt100.00–125.001,15245
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,091119.19/cwt102.50–150.001,30067
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,17183.75/cwt82.50–90.0098144
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20183.71/cwt80.00–90.001,005214
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20174.71/cwt67.50–79.0089751
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26379.39/cwt71.00–83.001,0034
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265106.77/cwt102.00–112.501,3512
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27552.75/cwt40.00–65.0067326
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,32096.21/cwt86.00–115.001,270160
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,32385.03/cwt84.00–95.001,12546
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,32599.71/cwt99.50–101.001,32111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37887.95/cwt84.00–96.001,212213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42681.08/cwt76.00–83.501,15653
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53997.52/cwt91.00–102.501,50153
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,585106.50/cwt106.50–106.501,6881
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64888.73/cwt86.00–90.001,4626
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,82297.24/cwt96.00–100.001,7723
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows30 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29901,819.66/head1,550.00–1,900.001,8209
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,1331,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1491,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2009
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1531,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1754
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1581,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0758
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1981,366.33/head1,350.00–1,385.001,3664
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2061,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,50015
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2151,088.48/head1,000.00–1,100.001,0888
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,017.46/head1,010.00–1,075.001,0179
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2221,378.70/head1,350.00–1,400.001,3797
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2291,803.75/head1,675.00–1,900.001,80416
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2401,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2512,371.20/head2,200.00–2,500.002,3715
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,607.09/head1,575.00–1,660.001,60718
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2611,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2901,088.34/head1,085.00–1,100.001,08812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2932,196.93/head2,100.00–2,250.002,19711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2951,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2961,901.05/head1,675.00–2,000.001,90117
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3091,381.81/head1,250.00–1,460.001,38253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3222,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,00014
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3231,477.81/head1,350.00–1,700.001,47841
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3301,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3773,098.92/head3,000.00–3,150.003,09962
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3862,342.86/head2,000.00–2,400.002,3437
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4242,020.31/head1,925.00–2,150.002,0205
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,4391,803.69/head1,650.00–1,900.001,8049
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4981,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6006
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,7031,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7252
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28311,634.69/head1,500.00–1,850.001,6359
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19082,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4504
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29391,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7504
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19832,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2004
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4752,378.82/head2,100.00–2,450.002,3795
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5101,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501

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.