Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2021-08-19

Brush

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Aug 19
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090
Feeder Cattle receipts
151 head
105 vs last sale 256 180 vs year ago 331 · 54.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
551 head
90 vs last sale 461 199 vs year ago 750 · 26.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded 2.50 to 3.50 lower, while feeding cows traded 0.50 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded 8.00 lower on a light test. Dairy heifers traded steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle did had no comparisons on a very light test this week. No replacement cattle were offered this week. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will be Thursday, August 26, 2021.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.51/cwt on 8 head.
Average price
$139.51
8 head · 719 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,003
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 1719139.511,0038thin
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
139.51
CO average1 barns · 8 hd
139.51
+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
BullsAverage1,92089.831,72434
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,75070.021,22546
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,46360.48885266
CowsLean 85-90%High1,17654.53641187

Every lot, as filed

33 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1719139.51/cwt138.00–141.001,0038
Dairy HeifersLarge 2-31,22892.74/cwt92.00–93.501,1392
Dairy HeifersLarge 2-398193.20/cwt92.50–93.5091420
Dairy HeifersLarge 2-388291.13/cwt90.00–91.508044
Dairy HeifersLarge 2-31,02392.71/cwt92.00–93.509487
Dairy HeifersSmall 483848.00/cwt48.00–48.004024
Dairy HeifersLarge 459761.00/cwt61.00–61.003643
Dairy HeifersLarge 2-392492.60/cwt92.00–93.508565
Dairy HeifersLarge 2-31,29890.00/cwt90.00–90.001,1682
Dairy HeifersLarge 2-31,17792.72/cwt91.50–94.001,0919
Dairy HeifersLarge 2-31,12393.78/cwt93.00–94.501,05314
SteersMedium and Large 1769150.50/cwt150.50–150.501,1577
Dairy HeifersLarge 2-31,06594.17/cwt93.00–94.501,0039
Dairy HeifersLarge 2-31,45581.00/cwt81.00–81.001,1791
Dairy HeifersLarge 2-31,41589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,2591
Dairy HeifersSmall 469134.00/cwt34.00–34.002359
Bulls1,93789.13/cwt86.00–95.501,72623
Bulls2,099102.59/cwt97.50–105.502,1535
Bulls1,70381.88/cwt78.00–85.501,3946
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,49970.81/cwt67.00–74.001,06116
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed99377.96/cwt74.00–83.007749
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,16364.31/cwt63.00–69.5074814
CowsBoner 80-85%1,47166.36/cwt62.00–72.5097694
CowsBoner 80-85%1,65477.00/cwt77.00–77.001,2744
CowsBoner 80-85%1,44756.52/cwt51.00–61.50818135
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,74071.65/cwt67.50–77.001,24732
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,82561.15/cwt51.50–65.501,11610
CowsLean 85-90%1,16234.23/cwt21.00–41.0039826
CowsLean 85-90%1,16651.95/cwt42.00–56.5060668
CowsBoner 80-85%1,47643.37/cwt37.50–49.0064016
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,63879.12/cwt78.00–79.501,2964
CowsLean 85-90%1,21659.60/cwt57.00–65.0072570
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,20084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,0081

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.