Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2024-03-14

Brush

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Mar 14
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090
Feeder Cattle receipts
144 head
▼ 231 vs last sale 375▼ 54 vs year ago 198 · −27.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
477 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 443▼ 132 vs year ago 609 · −21.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 58▼ 9 vs year ago 52 · −17.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Dairy heifers traded mostly 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Average dress slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was no trend on slaughter bulls as none were reported last week but the had very strong tones upward. Next available report will be as receipts warrant.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 800–900 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
800–900 lb heifers averaged $181.67/cwt on 3 head.
Average price
$181.67
3 head · 825 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,499
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−32.94
vs CO average
−37.69 vs national

Price by quality 800–900 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2825181.671,4993thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 800–900 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale3 hd
181.67
—
CO average2 barns · 74 hd
214.61
−32.94
National average93 barns · 5,379 hd
219.36
−37.69
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—High1,655147.772,44528
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,888133.032,5122thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,643128.742,11519
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,419124.661,769219
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,275109.051,391196

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)Aged (>8 yrs)968$2,0256
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,148$2,01627
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,169$1,9505
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$1,9004thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$1,9001thin

Every lot

48 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 · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers50–100Medium and Large 182655.61/head625.00–750.006563
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4992
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2855175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4961
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2960167.80/cwt166.00–170.001,6119
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,115171.61/cwt168.00–174.001,9135
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls50–100Medium and Large 180700.00/head650.00–750.007002
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers400–450Large 3445177.50/cwt177.50–177.507906
Dairy Heifers500–550Large 3530167.50/cwt167.50–167.508886
Dairy Heifers800–850Large 2-3807169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,3641
Dairy Heifers850–900Large 2-3885172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,5271
Dairy Heifers900–950Large 2-3905168.50/cwt168.50–168.501,5251
Dairy Heifers950–1000Large 2-3990172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,7082
Dairy Heifers1000–1050Large 2-31,018170.33/cwt170.00–170.501,7343
Dairy Heifers1000–1050Large 31,020164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,6731
Dairy Heifers1050–1100Large 2-31,065172.27/cwt170.00–173.501,83550
Dairy Heifers1100–1150Large 2-31,141175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,9974
Dairy Heifers1150–1200Large 2-31,168171.43/cwt169.50–173.502,00212
Dairy Heifers1200–1250Large 2-31,227169.06/cwt166.50–173.002,0745
Dairy Heifers1250–1300Large 2-31,291167.95/cwt165.00–169.502,1688
Dairy Heifers1300–1350Large 2-31,309167.50/cwt167.50–167.502,1934
Dairy Heifers1450–1500Large 31,460135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,9711
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed975180.82/cwt172.00–191.001,7632
Bulls——Return to Feed1,150160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,8401
Bulls——Return to Feed1,385127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,7661
Bulls——1,597122.35/cwt110.00–140.001,9547
Bulls——1,644149.89/cwt143.50–155.002,46411
Bulls——2,098163.88/cwt158.50–168.003,4386
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed969160.40/cwt119.00–177.501,5546
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,007112.73/cwt109.00–118.001,1353
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,205151.66/cwt135.00–175.001,82819
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27576.33/cwt41.00–89.0097323
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,286118.99/cwt116.00–122.001,53067
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,287108.84/cwt103.00–115.001,40181
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,33995.55/cwt90.00–102.501,27916
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,383110.13/cwt109.50–111.001,5233
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,385129.82/cwt120.00–134.001,79834
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,394129.84/cwt126.00–134.501,81011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,456120.04/cwt113.00–125.501,748152
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,508134.33/cwt129.00–139.502,0262
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,633128.59/cwt124.50–134.502,10016
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,888133.03/cwt132.00–134.002,5122
Cows—Breaker 75-80%2,070120.00/cwt120.00–120.002,4841
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28401,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29682,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0256
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1382,022.60/head2,000.00–2,050.002,02325
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9004
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1691,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9505
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2731,937.52/head1,800.00–2,050.001,9382

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.