Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2021-03-11

Brush

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Mar 11
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090
Feeder Cattle receipts
15 head
15 vs last sale 0 5 vs year ago 20 · 25.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
346 head
58 vs last sale 404 30 vs year ago 316 · +9.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
674 head
422 vs last sale 252 484 vs year ago 190 · +254.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded steady to 1.75 lower. Slaughter bulls traded 1.90 higher on a light test. Feeding cows traded steady to 1.50 higher. Replacement cattle and feeder cattle had no comparisons from last week. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will be Thursday, March 18, 2021.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $123.00/cwt on 8 head.
Average price
$123.00
8 head · 848 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,043
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
37.51
vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1848123.001,0438thin
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 sale8 hd
123.00
CO average4 barns · 4,512 hd
160.51
−37.51
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
BullsHigh1,68385.631,44110
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,72059.751,02860
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,43854.43783134
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,16048.7756694
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,46789.931,3193thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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
Bulls1,965108.50/cwt108.50–108.502,1321
Bulls1,59878.33/cwt75.00–82.001,2525
Bulls1,94389.05/cwt86.00–95.001,7303
BullsReturn to Feed1,04589.00/cwt89.00–89.009301
HeifersChoice and Prime1,46789.93/cwt83.00–95.001,3193
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,74955.71/cwt48.50–58.0097436
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,37865.26/cwt60.00–69.00899115
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,4601,117.68/cwt1,000.00–1,175.0016,31826
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3831,005.04/cwt910.00–1,150.0013,900153
SteersMedium and Large 1848123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0438
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,20257.55/cwt53.00–60.5069255
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3201,384.90/cwt1,350.00–1,410.0018,28179
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3211,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0016,5136
Stock CowsLarge 378875.70/cwt71.00–79.0059722
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2961,179.11/cwt1,135.00–1,250.0015,28110
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,040108.87/cwt101.50–111.001,1328
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,14375.86/cwt72.00–83.008675
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3131,292.47/cwt1,285.00–1,300.0016,97022
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,254848.40/cwt685.00–875.0010,63954
CowsLean 85-90%1,16241.26/cwt32.00–50.0047927
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,233809.50/cwt750.00–885.009,98121
CowsLean 85-90%1,10931.00/cwt31.00–31.003444
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,67865.55/cwt58.00–69.001,10023
Stock CowsLarge 41,27063.00/cwt63.00–63.008001
Stock CowsLarge 2-31,09385.69/cwt84.00–87.5093746
CowsLean 85-90%1,16253.11/cwt49.00–56.5061763
Stock CowsMedium and Large 297361.72/cwt59.50–68.006019
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,65571.50/cwt71.50–71.501,1831
CowsBoner 80-85%1,46748.78/cwt39.50–52.5071629
CowsBoner 80-85%1,42955.88/cwt53.00–66.00799104
CowsBoner 80-85%1,58567.00/cwt67.00–67.001,0621

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.