Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2020-12-31

Brush

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Dec 31
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090
Feeder Cattle receipts
12 head
48 vs last sale 60 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
210 head
325 vs last sale 535 210 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
165 head
171 vs last sale 336 165 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Slaughter cows traded 7.00 lower to 3.25 higher on a thin test. Slaughter bulls were too thinly tested for an accurate comparison. Feeding cows traded steady to 11.00 higher. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will be Thursday, January 7, 2021.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.00/cwt on 5 head.
Average price
$135.00
5 head · 327 lb average
Value per head Derived
$441
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2327135.004415thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale5 hd
135.00
CO average1 barns · 5 hd
135.00
+0.00
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
BullsAverage1,39872.701,0173thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,80054.5898229
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,57553.5184396
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,25745.8657770
SteersChoiceAverage1,60095.501,5281thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsBoner 80-85%1,59955.05/cwt53.50–59.0088067
SteersChoice1,60095.50/cwt95.50–95.501,5281
Bulls1,74579.00/cwt79.00–79.001,3791
Stock CowsLarge 2-31,34182.38/cwt80.00–84.001,10516
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,09887.17/cwt84.00–89.509573
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,20671.87/cwt69.00–76.008674
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,81552.12/cwt51.00–53.5094612
CowsLean 85-90%1,23734.74/cwt31.00–41.004305
CowsBoner 80-85%1,51849.95/cwt46.50–52.0075829
Bulls1,22569.55/cwt67.00–72.008522
CowsLean 85-90%1,27049.99/cwt45.00–53.5063557
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,78956.31/cwt55.50–58.001,00717
CowsLean 85-90%1,17923.41/cwt15.00–27.502768
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,089105.46/cwt99.00–110.001,1484
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,24558.16/cwt55.00–61.0072410
Stock CowsLarge 477261.24/cwt60.00–62.5047310
HeifersMedium and Large 2327135.00/cwt135.00–135.004415
Stock CowsLarge 399774.18/cwt70.00–78.00740101
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,30150.97/cwt48.00–54.006635

How this sale compares

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.