Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2024-11-14

Brush

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Nov 14
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,149 head
▲ 439 vs last sale 710▲ 1,149 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
74 head
▼ 361 vs last sale 435▲ 74 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate. Breaker slaughter cows of average dressing sold 5.00 lower. Boner cows of average dressing sold 5.00 higher while lean cows sold 11.00 higher. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 8.00 lower. The next slaughter cow sale will be next Thursday November 22, 2024.

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—Low1,545127.071,96448
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,787118.742,12114
CowsBreaker 75-80%Very Low1,566112.671,765108
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,445108.581,569351
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,196103.651,240342

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,363$1,9304thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,410$1,8501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,422$1,8003thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,369$1,7145
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,278$1,6252thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,360$1,5505
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,389$1,47711
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)875$1,6642thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,425$2,3064thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,584$2,0184thin

Every lot

37 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
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,266108.99/cwt89.00–116.001,38012
Bulls——1,479127.13/cwt120.00–132.001,88018
Bulls——1,798139.07/cwt134.00–150.002,50018
Slaughter Cattle · Cows18 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,058113.49/cwt112.00–115.001,2012
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13476.09/cwt49.00–89.0086317
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,154126.96/cwt120.00–137.501,46530
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,182105.02/cwt100.00–109.001,24127
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,203101.69/cwt81.00–109.501,223245
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,257112.79/cwt110.00–118.001,41821
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,314113.59/cwt110.00–114.001,49310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31583.00/cwt83.00–83.001,0911
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,330103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,3702
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,379115.25/cwt110.00–119.501,58985
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,413123.51/cwt120.00–140.001,74515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,477105.20/cwt94.00–109.501,554238
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53078.63/cwt72.50–85.001,2032
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,563111.72/cwt96.00–119.501,74689
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,588121.67/cwt120.50–126.501,93217
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,688102.99/cwt102.50–103.501,7382
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,758111.91/cwt110.00–115.501,9673
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,818124.51/cwt120.00–127.002,2649
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3952,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5152,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5842,018.37/head1,900.00–2,400.002,0184
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2781,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2951,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3601,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5505
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3871,792.35/head1,750.00–1,950.001,7924
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3952,040.50/head1,975.00–2,200.002,0413
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4061,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,50010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4101,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4221,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8003
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1972175.44/cwt170.00–185.001,70516
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2988151.21/cwt145.00–162.501,49417
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18751,664.43/head1,550.00–1,775.001,6642

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.