Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2022-11-03

Brush

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Nov 3
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090
Feeder Cattle receipts
66 head
64 vs last sale 130 155 vs year ago 221 · 70.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,583 head
562 vs last sale 1,021 909 vs year ago 674 · +134.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
128 head
68 vs last sale 60 18 vs year ago 110 · +16.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Demand was moderate to good and trade activity was active. Slaughter cows traded steady while slaughter bulls traded 1.50 lower on a very light test. Feeding cows traded 1.75 to 3.25 lower and dairy heifers traded steady on a light test. The next available report will be Thursday, November 10, 2022.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $134.00/cwt on 2 head.
Average price
$134.00
2 head · 1,035 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,387
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
55.00
vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 11,035134.001,3872thin
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 sale2 hd
134.00
CO average6 barns · 3,539 hd
189.00
−55.00
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
BullsLow1,88086.231,62125
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,76479.801,40893
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,42271.981,023661
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,18463.16748406
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,408108.001,5213thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,520$1,3252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,287$1,20423
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,309$99530
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,212$78811

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
BullsReturn to Feed1,15077.92/cwt71.00–82.508963
SteersMedium and Large 11,035134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,3872
Dairy HeifersLarge 3832112.00/cwt112.00–112.009323
Dairy HeifersLarge 2-31,222117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,43014
Dairy HeifersLarge 2-31,030118.18/cwt117.00–118.501,21733
Dairy HeifersLarge 2-3955117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,1222
Dairy HeifersLarge 2-31,063115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,2222
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,309995.05/head925.00–1,075.0099530
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,043101.56/cwt100.00–102.501,05914
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,212788.29/head750.00–885.0078811
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,3481,114.91/head1,050.00–1,125.001,1158
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5201,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2541,251.50/head1,200.00–1,275.001,25215
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,095126.67/cwt124.00–130.001,3872
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2870114.62/cwt112.50–120.0099718
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,02890.40/cwt85.00–95.0092913
Bulls1,92884.63/cwt76.00–89.001,63213
Bulls2,05391.30/cwt90.00–95.001,8749
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,19772.15/cwt66.00–77.5086490
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,39779.04/cwt75.00–87.001,104183
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,36068.75/cwt60.00–72.0093512
CowsBoner 80-85%1,45148.11/cwt31.00–55.0069851
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,76575.86/cwt69.00–79.501,33946
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,76383.65/cwt80.50–92.001,47547
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime1,408108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,5213
CowsBoner 80-85%1,39065.54/cwt56.00–72.50911174
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,11784.32/cwt80.00–90.0094222
CowsBoner 80-85%1,46176.47/cwt73.00–82.501,117241
CowsLean 85-90%1,20467.28/cwt63.00–73.00810141
CowsLean 85-90%1,17557.35/cwt50.00–62.5067493
CowsLean 85-90%1,15541.22/cwt32.50–48.0047660

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.