Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2023-11-30

Brush

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Nov 30
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090
Feeder Cattle receipts
345 head
▲ 181 vs last sale 164▲ 223 vs year ago 122 · +182.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
877 head
▼ 222 vs last sale 1,099▼ 315 vs year ago 1,192 · −26.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week available due to the holidays. Trade activity and demand today was moderate. Next 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 $158.46/cwt on 36 head.
Average price
$158.46
36 head · 954 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,512
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$452
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1-2
$39.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−54.49
vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 11,008166.941,68211thin
Medium and Large 1-2919161.151,48114thin
Medium and Large 2941150.781,4199thin
Medium 1-2965127.501,2302thin
One grade step is worth $39.44/cwt here — about $452 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 sale36 hd
158.46
—
CO average3 barns · 1,181 hd
212.95
−54.49
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—High1,574101.451,59744
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,687101.941,72013
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,57291.461,438128
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,30189.411,164370
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,20574.08893114

Every lot

65 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,473158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,3272
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2770157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,2131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2845155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3102
Heifers—Medium and Large 2875151.75/cwt151.00–152.501,3282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2876162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,4248
Heifers—Medium and Large 2910151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,3741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1918170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2922161.77/cwt161.00–162.501,4924
Heifers—Medium 1-2965127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,2302
Heifers—Medium and Large 2993155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,5391
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,019166.92/cwt162.50–168.001,7018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,065155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,6511
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,095161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,7631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,105154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,7021
Heifers—Medium and Large 21,178140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,6492
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3328120.00/cwt120.00–120.003943
Dairy Heifers—Large 3465142.50/cwt142.50–142.5066318
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-3585152.50/cwt152.50–152.508921
Dairy Heifers—Large 3613145.00/cwt145.00–145.008891
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-3645150.00/cwt150.00–150.009682
Dairy Heifers—Small 370470.00/cwt70.00–70.004937
Dairy Heifers—Large 3-4737133.00/cwt133.00–133.009805
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-3748153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,1442
Dairy Heifers—Small 378470.00/cwt70.00–70.005495
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-3847153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,29617
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-3880150.50/cwt150.50–150.501,3242
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-3937150.33/cwt150.00–153.001,4099
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-3990152.11/cwt150.00–153.001,50627
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,023152.29/cwt151.00–153.501,55818
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,040137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,4301
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,073152.58/cwt151.50–153.001,63724
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,112152.69/cwt150.00–153.501,69860
Dairy Heifers—Large 21,115159.50/cwt159.50–159.501,7782
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,155146.25/cwt145.00–147.501,6896
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,170151.50/cwt150.00–152.501,77312
Dairy Heifers—Large 21,185160.55/cwt160.00–161.001,9039
Dairy Heifers—Large 21,244160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,9904
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,245145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,8052
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,254152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,91215
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,308151.77/cwt150.50–152.001,98511
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,368151.49/cwt151.00–152.002,0722
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,415148.50/cwt148.50–148.502,1015
Dairy Heifers—Large 2-31,508129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,9456
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,271110.50/cwt110.00–111.001,4044
Bulls——Return to Feed1,378107.65/cwt106.00–111.001,4835
Bulls——1,51087.51/cwt71.00–93.001,32110
Bulls——1,672101.65/cwt95.50–104.501,70014
Bulls——1,708107.75/cwt106.50–112.501,84011
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed829111.35/cwt84.00–141.009234
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,028121.21/cwt87.00–142.501,24647
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,06981.71/cwt81.00–83.008734
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18944.33/cwt35.00–55.0052716
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21281.81/cwt80.00–86.0099237
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,21591.89/cwt83.00–121.001,11654
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24175.26/cwt70.00–79.0093449
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28162.36/cwt61.00–66.007994
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,34296.26/cwt93.50–108.001,29222
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35567.62/cwt62.00–74.009162
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36082.94/cwt76.00–86.501,128228
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39288.32/cwt87.00–93.001,22937
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,483100.74/cwt97.00–107.001,4945
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60091.22/cwt86.00–96.001,46082
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,64853.95/cwt47.50–60.008892
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,687101.94/cwt97.00–108.001,72013
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,74084.47/cwt82.50–85.501,47019

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.