Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2024-06-13

Brush

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Jun 13
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090
Feeder Cattle receipts
176 head
▼ 63 vs last sale 239▼ 20 vs year ago 196 · −10.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
383 head
▼ 227 vs last sale 610▼ 127 vs year ago 510 · −24.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was light to moderate. No trend on feeder steers and heifers as receipts were too light. Dairy heifers traded steady to 1.00 higher. Average dress slaughter cows traded steady, while average dress slaughter bulls traded 1.00 to 3.00 lower, but that trend is on fairly light receipts. Next available report will by on Thursday, June 20, 2024.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $270.00/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −86.25 against this barn's trailing median of $356.25.
Average price
$270.00
4 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,350
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs CO average
+4.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2500270.001,3504thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale4 hd
270.00
—
CO average1 barns · 4 hd
270.00
+0.00
National average154 barns · 8,969 hd
265.37
+4.63
This barn, trailing median1 sales
356.25
−86.25
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—Low1,826155.922,84728
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,662140.962,34361
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,370135.741,860166
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,214120.161,459102
SteersChoiceAverage1,255150.001,8831thin

Every lot

39 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
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1792250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9806
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2485
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2500270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3504
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1795180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4312
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1925188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,7391
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2975180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7551
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,060183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,9401
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers600–650Large 3640177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,1361
Dairy Heifers850–900Large 2860182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,57010
Dairy Heifers900–950Large 2926181.99/cwt181.50–182.501,68531
Dairy Heifers950–1000Large 2982182.29/cwt181.50–185.501,7905
Dairy Heifers1000–1050Large 21,037181.90/cwt181.50–182.501,8865
Dairy Heifers1050–1100Large 31,055170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,7941
Dairy Heifers1050–1100Large 21,074181.71/cwt180.50–182.501,95214
Dairy Heifers1100–1150Large 21,129180.54/cwt175.00–181.502,03811
Dairy Heifers1100–1150Large 31,138172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,9633
Dairy Heifers1200–1250Large 21,205180.33/cwt179.50–180.502,1736
Dairy Heifers1250–1300Large 31,290173.50/cwt173.50–173.502,2381
Dairy Heifers1300–1350Large 31,310168.50/cwt168.50–168.502,2071
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,255150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,8831
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,403153.59/cwt150.00–157.502,1554
Bulls——1,798142.13/cwt130.00–147.502,5554
Bulls——1,895158.21/cwt155.00–165.502,99818
Bulls——2,105167.50/cwt167.50–167.503,5262
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15381.39/cwt70.00–100.009389
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,164131.32/cwt129.50–132.501,52917
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,168125.82/cwt119.00–134.001,4707
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,214123.46/cwt117.00–128.001,49958
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,266143.21/cwt138.50–148.001,81315
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,303142.36/cwt133.50–145.001,85523
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,317149.01/cwt145.50–155.001,96215
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32380.00/cwt80.00–80.001,0582
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,370121.23/cwt115.00–126.001,66110
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,371113.67/cwt110.00–116.001,55811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,410133.70/cwt128.50–138.001,885101
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,485151.50/cwt151.50–151.502,2501
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,528142.28/cwt140.50–143.002,17414
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,674142.52/cwt138.50–147.002,38627
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,754137.22/cwt132.00–137.502,40719

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.