Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2024-10-24

Brush

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Oct 24
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090
Feeder Cattle receipts
158 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 175▲ 35 vs year ago 123 · +28.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
813 head
▲ 245 vs last sale 568▲ 3 vs year ago 810 · +0.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
130 head
▲ 61 vs last sale 69▲ 130 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. Dairy heifers traded steady. Average dress slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 4.00 lower, while average dress slaughter bulls traded 1.00 to 2.00 lower. No trend on replacement cattle as there is no recent sale with large enough receipts. Next available report will be Thursday, October 31, 2024.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
700–800 lb heifers averaged $213.75/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −107.30 against this barn's trailing median of $321.05.
Average price
$213.75
2 head · 733 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,566
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$166
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$12.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.12
vs CO average
−22.10 vs national

Price by quality 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2750220.001,6501thin
Medium and Large 2715207.501,4841thin
One grade step is worth $12.50/cwt here — about $166 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale2 hd
213.75
—
CO average4 barns · 282 hd
222.87
−9.12
National average158 barns · 7,034 hd
235.85
−22.10
This barn, trailing median1 sales
321.05
−107.30
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—Average1,687137.032,31133
CowsPremium White 65-75%Low1,723131.002,25710
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,398118.831,661467
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,677117.661,97339
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,113102.411,140237

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)1,279$2,08861
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,326$1,83221
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,195$1,7502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,293$1,7252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,253$1,7003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,247$1,65413
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,281$1,6255
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,285$1,57610
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,277$1,4754thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,010$1,8002thin

Every lot

71 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 · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,4841
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6501
Heifers850–900Medium 1-2878182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,5984
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2890182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,6241
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2925207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,9191
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2968184.99/cwt182.50–187.501,7912
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1970216.25/cwt215.00–217.502,0982
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2985203.17/cwt201.00–207.502,0013
Heifers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,165173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,0151
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers250–300Large 3295185.00/cwt185.00–185.005461
Dairy Heifers450–500Large 3495165.00/cwt165.00–165.008171
Dairy Heifers600–650Large 2620180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1161
Dairy Heifers650–700Large 3690165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1391
Dairy Heifers700–750Large 3710155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1011
Dairy Heifers700–750Large 2740177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,3141
Dairy Heifers750–800Small 3780105.00/cwt105.00–105.008191
Dairy Heifers800–850Small 3800139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1121
Dairy Heifers800–850Large 2845175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4791
Dairy Heifers850–900Large 2890176.33/cwt173.00–177.501,56928
Dairy Heifers900–950Large 2918176.24/cwt175.50–176.501,6184
Dairy Heifers950–1000Large 2981176.42/cwt175.50–176.501,73112
Dairy Heifers1000–1050Large 21,018176.07/cwt175.50–176.501,7927
Dairy Heifers1050–1100Large 21,063176.50/cwt176.00–177.001,8763
Dairy Heifers1100–1150Large 21,129175.75/cwt175.00–176.501,9846
Dairy Heifers1150–1200Large 21,176172.85/cwt172.50–173.502,03317
Dairy Heifers1150–1200Large 31,190169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,0111
Dairy Heifers1200–1250Large 21,224170.81/cwt169.50–173.002,09114
Dairy Heifers1250–1300Large 21,270169.48/cwt168.00–171.002,1522
Dairy Heifers1250–1300Large 31,295160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,0721
Dairy Heifers1300–1350Large 31,300164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,1321
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,060190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,0141
Bulls——Return to Feed1,351125.14/cwt113.00–140.001,6919
Bulls——Return to Feed1,468137.33/cwt135.50–139.502,0163
Bulls——1,732125.07/cwt119.50–128.502,1663
Bulls——1,859139.68/cwt135.00–141.502,5978
Bulls——1,996144.56/cwt143.00–146.502,8859
Slaughter Cattle · Cows20 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed991155.41/cwt132.50–180.001,54018
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,046101.46/cwt90.00–106.001,06126
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,108111.88/cwt109.00–114.001,2403
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,120102.30/cwt99.00–108.001,14678
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12992.22/cwt85.00–97.501,04128
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12970.41/cwt42.50–82.5079527
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,140160.04/cwt140.00–179.001,82411
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,158105.93/cwt91.00–123.001,22757
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,361107.66/cwt89.00–117.001,46531
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,377126.59/cwt108.00–138.001,743233
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,391103.88/cwt94.00–108.001,44563
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43684.36/cwt70.00–92.001,21111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,459128.21/cwt126.00–130.501,8718
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,468133.74/cwt133.00–134.501,9632
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,470128.68/cwt127.00–130.501,8922
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,473112.74/cwt108.50–119.501,661110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,574125.22/cwt123.00–130.001,9717
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,723131.00/cwt131.00–131.002,25710
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,728114.90/cwt111.00–120.001,98527
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,86085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,5811
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1381,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1501,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3753
Bred Cows—Medium 21,1911,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5008
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7502
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,2301,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2531,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2761,738.31/head1,725.00–1,785.001,73810
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2792,087.66/head1,950.00–2,150.002,08861
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2811,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6255
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2931,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3231,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,3351,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3831,760.00/head1,760.00–1,760.001,7606
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4222,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,12511
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002

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.