Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2024-07-11

Brush

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Jul 11
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090
Feeder Cattle receipts
517 head
▲ 213 vs last sale 304▲ 11 vs year ago 506 · +2.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
400 head
▼ 119 vs last sale 519▲ 37 vs year ago 363 · +10.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 46▼ 7 vs year ago 17 · −41.2%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. No trend available as there was no sale last week due to the holiday. Next available report will be available Thursday, July 18, 2024.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $280.00/cwt on 10 head.
Average price
$280.00
10 head · 571 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,599
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs CO average
−22.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1571280.001,59910thin
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 sale10 hd
280.00
—
CO average1 barns · 10 hd
280.00
+0.00
National average160 barns · 9,699 hd
302.91
−22.91
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—Low1,650167.332,76136
CowsPremium White 65-75%Low1,733150.132,60210
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,578144.282,27673
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,362138.211,882201
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,217117.151,42566
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage2,216144.323,1987thin

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 Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,087$2,0006

Every lot

90 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1259950.00/head950.00–950.009504
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,46414
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,6683
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,59910
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,6352
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1654275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,79916
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1740265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9612
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2870233.00/cwt233.00–233.002,0274
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1888245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,1763
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 21,150175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,0131
Steers1250–1300Medium and Large 11,260178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,2431
Steers1500–1550Medium and Large 11,500166.00/cwt166.00–166.002,4901
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers50–100Medium and Large 190300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1100325.00/head325.00–325.003251
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1436295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2864
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2466252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,1775
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571263.62/cwt258.00–266.001,50525
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2598242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,4504
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1714250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,78510
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7253
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,020172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,7602
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls50–100Medium and Large 155450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1105550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2586261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,52914
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers250–300Large 2251282.50/cwt282.50–282.507094
Dairy Heifers350–400Large 2399260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0375
Dairy Heifers400–450Large 3425175.00/cwt175.00–175.007441
Dairy Heifers400–450Large 2445250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1131
Dairy Heifers450–500Large 2498247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,2335
Dairy Heifers500–550Large 2Replacement509260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,32320
Dairy Heifers500–550Large 2547245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3403
Dairy Heifers550–600Large 3590197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,1651
Dairy Heifers600–650Large 2605199.37/cwt197.50–200.001,2064
Dairy Heifers650–700Large 2689185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2756
Dairy Heifers700–750Large 3705180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2692
Dairy Heifers700–750Large 2740187.91/cwt187.50–190.001,3916
Dairy Heifers700–750Small 3745127.50/cwt127.50–127.509501
Dairy Heifers750–800Large 3750177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,3311
Dairy Heifers800–850Large 2828185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,53210
Dairy Heifers850–900Large 2859186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,5984
Dairy Heifers900–950Large 2940185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,7396
Dairy Heifers950–1000Large 2985186.25/cwt185.50–186.501,8356
Dairy Heifers1000–1050Large 21,030185.14/cwt183.50–186.501,90738
Dairy Heifers1050–1100Large 21,061182.09/cwt175.50–186.001,93210
Dairy Heifers1100–1150Small 21,115134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,4941
Dairy Heifers1100–1150Large 21,127183.04/cwt179.50–186.502,06322
Dairy Heifers1150–1200Large 31,161175.75/cwt174.00–178.002,0404
Dairy Heifers1150–1200Large 21,172182.66/cwt181.00–184.502,14136
Dairy Heifers1200–1250Large 21,225177.17/cwt175.50–179.502,17015
Dairy Heifers1200–1250Large 31,238171.75/cwt171.00–172.502,1262
Dairy Heifers1250–1300Large 21,270178.70/cwt177.50–180.002,26912
Dairy Heifers1250–1300Large 31,280172.81/cwt169.00–173.502,21210
Dairy Heifers1250–1300Large 41,280155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,9841
Dairy Heifers1300–1350Large 31,342164.83/cwt162.50–167.502,2123
Dairy Heifers1350–1400Large 21,353174.25/cwt173.50–175.002,3582
Dairy Heifers1400–1450Large 21,435165.50/cwt165.50–165.502,3751
Dairy Heifers1550–1600Large 31,565153.00/cwt153.00–153.002,3941
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers1200–1250Medium and Large 11,239185.50/cwt185.50–185.502,2988
Beef/Dairy Heifers1250–1300Medium and Large 11,280186.79/cwt186.50–187.502,39110
Beef/Dairy Heifers1400–1450Medium and Large 11,415175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,4761
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Large 2378265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,00216
Dairy Steers400–450Large 2445257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,1466
Dairy Steers1350–1400Large 31,385162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,2441
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers1350–1400Large 21,385166.00/cwt166.00–166.002,2991
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,115186.38/cwt174.00–191.002,0785
Bulls——Return to Feed1,176172.02/cwt161.00–197.502,0238
Bulls——Return to Feed1,480130.85/cwt121.00–140.001,9372
Bulls——1,740141.63/cwt133.00–154.002,4643
Bulls——1,994166.17/cwt157.00–170.503,31313
Bulls——2,064173.82/cwt171.50–178.503,5885
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14986.09/cwt62.50–100.0098910
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,151111.60/cwt106.00–116.001,28514
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,200152.22/cwt150.50–161.001,82723
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,206138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,6648
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,266123.66/cwt119.00–129.001,56634
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,316123.81/cwt119.50–129.501,62911
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,343132.29/cwt131.00–133.001,7773
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,346145.85/cwt141.00–149.501,96323
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,369144.04/cwt142.00–148.001,9727
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37897.14/cwt87.50–109.001,3392
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,396136.09/cwt130.00–140.001,900132
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,416147.07/cwt142.50–152.002,08313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,485153.48/cwt149.50–156.502,2795
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,587141.65/cwt131.00–148.502,24823
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,651143.59/cwt140.00–149.002,37132
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,709148.56/cwt146.00–149.502,5395
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,757151.69/cwt150.00–154.502,6655
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice2,093149.45/cwt146.00–157.003,1285
Dairy Steers—Choice2,523131.48/cwt131.00–132.003,3172
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0872,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0006

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.