Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2024-11-21

Brush

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Nov 21
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090
Feeder Cattle receipts
514 head
▲ 514 vs last sale 0▲ 514 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
918 head
▼ 231 vs last sale 1,149▲ 918 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
119 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 74▲ 119 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 to 2.00 lower. Average dress slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 lower, while average dress slaughter bulls traded 3.00 to 4.00 higher. No trend available on feeder cattle or replacements as there was no comparable receipts. No sale next week due to the Thanksgiving holiday, so next available report will be Thursday, December 5, 2024.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $294.32/cwt on 53 head.
Average price
$294.32
53 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,615
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$19
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1
$1.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.52
vs CO average
−14.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549294.671,61942
Medium 1546293.001,60011thin
One grade step is worth $1.67/cwt here — about $19 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale53 hd
294.32
—
CO average4 barns · 1,043 hd
305.84
−11.52
National average182 barns · 24,645 hd
309.26
−14.94
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—Average1,679130.222,18633
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,666118.211,97021
CowsPremium White 65-75%Low2,101114.502,4061thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,411112.411,586474
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,136102.481,164349

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)1,309$1,6758
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,328$1,49618
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)989$2,66925

Every lot

84 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2439350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5377
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned484322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,55810
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2491317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,5594
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2509318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,6197
Steers500–550Medium 1546293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,60011
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned551292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,60930
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2596278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,6575
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned622275.50/cwt275.50–275.501,71430
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2634266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,6866
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,110187.50/cwt187.50–187.502,0811
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned460295.75/cwt295.00–296.001,36016
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned481268.50/cwt268.50–268.501,2915
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1500277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,3886
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned545259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,41216
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,4103
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,4758
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2704216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,5214
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2722239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,7265
Heifers800–850Medium 1-2835180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5031
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2843191.30/cwt190.00–200.001,61315
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2863217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,87310
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2870191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,6621
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3873187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,6372
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2923182.99/cwt180.00–186.001,6892
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1945200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8901
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2980191.04/cwt185.00–200.001,8723
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,036195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,0205
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,040183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,9034
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,053187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,9742
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,100180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,9801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2735231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,69814
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2791195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5426
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 21,025167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,7173
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers300–350Large 3333187.91/cwt180.00–190.0062611
Dairy Heifers350–400Large 3360185.00/cwt185.00–185.006663
Dairy Heifers400–450Large 3435175.00/cwt175.00–175.007611
Dairy Heifers700–750Large 3723171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,2367
Dairy Heifers750–800Large 3795171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,3591
Dairy Heifers900–950Large 3-4915164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,5011
Dairy Heifers900–950Large 2938178.50/cwt178.50–178.501,6743
Dairy Heifers950–1000Large 3-4955154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,4713
Dairy Heifers950–1000Large 2971177.25/cwt177.00–177.501,7218
Dairy Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2990168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,6631
Dairy Heifers1000–1050Large 21,025176.75/cwt176.00–177.501,81214
Dairy Heifers1000–1050Large 31,030167.51/cwt165.00–168.001,7256
Dairy Heifers1050–1100Large 21,051176.50/cwt176.50–176.501,8554
Dairy Heifers1100–1150Large 31,105167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,8511
Dairy Heifers1100–1150Large 21,129175.95/cwt172.00–176.501,98620
Dairy Heifers1150–1200Large 21,176175.36/cwt172.00–176.002,06210
Dairy Heifers1200–1250Large 31,214167.11/cwt164.00–169.002,0294
Dairy Heifers1200–1250Large 21,224172.93/cwt170.00–174.002,1177
Dairy Heifers1250–1300Large 21,271168.14/cwt167.50–169.002,1377
Dairy Heifers1300–1350Large 31,335165.33/cwt165.00–165.502,2073
Dairy Heifers1350–1400Large 21,355167.00/cwt167.00–167.002,2631
Dairy Heifers1350–1400Large 31,385163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,2581
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers1000–1050Large 21,023180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,8419
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,146180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,0634
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,095157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,7251
Bulls——Return to Feed1,153126.65/cwt125.00–128.001,4602
Bulls——1,384114.28/cwt102.00–121.001,5829
Bulls——1,733131.58/cwt125.00–135.502,28011
Bulls——2,049141.05/cwt137.50–150.502,89010
Slaughter Cattle · Cows19 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,066157.47/cwt142.50–170.001,67923
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,095110.52/cwt109.00–112.001,2102
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,102118.25/cwt103.00–140.001,30358
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13872.26/cwt40.00–82.5082236
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14591.19/cwt84.00–95.501,04480
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,154101.02/cwt96.00–107.001,166143
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,187102.86/cwt100.00–107.501,2217
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,337110.05/cwt102.00–118.001,47121
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,358150.73/cwt142.50–169.002,04715
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,368112.58/cwt106.50–118.001,540168
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,394121.82/cwt119.00–126.001,6984
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,415130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,8401
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,418121.05/cwt115.00–140.001,716139
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46681.31/cwt50.00–91.001,19218
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,480101.09/cwt94.50–105.501,496109
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,668122.07/cwt120.00–125.502,0368
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,682113.26/cwt109.00–117.001,90511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,730130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,2491
Cows—Premium White 65-75%2,101114.50/cwt114.50–114.502,4061
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29892,668.64/head2,650.00–2,685.002,66925
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3091,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6758
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3281,496.22/head1,485.00–1,525.001,49618

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.