Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2023-04-13

Brush

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Apr 13
● Final129 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090
Feeder Cattle receipts
363 head
290 vs last sale 73 278 vs year ago 641 · 43.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
700 head
121 vs last sale 821 146 vs year ago 846 · 17.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
179 head
92 vs last sale 87 31 vs year ago 210 · 14.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand good. No trend on feeder steers and heifers. Dairy feeder heifers 1050-1250 lbs sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $216.75/cwt on 66 head.
Average price
$216.75
66 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,189
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$180
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$64.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.52
vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2468228.031,06750
Large 1615209.001,2852thin
Medium and Large 1838179.791,50712thin
Medium and Large 2760164.001,2462thin
One grade step is worth $64.03/cwt here — about −$180 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale66 hd
216.75
CO average5 barns · 1,659 hd
210.23
+6.52
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
BullsAverage1,769115.152,03768
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,74895.461,66983
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,47192.491,361252
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,19583.771,001268

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)1,475$1,7455
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,375$1,5756
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,307$1,4005
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,238$1,38019
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,338$1,3004thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,209$1,25012
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,330$1,1787
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)959$1,9505
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,204$1,6015
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,496$2,45218
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,543$2,14144
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,500$1,87411

Every lot, as filed

129 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 Feed1,528110.15/cwt109.50–111.001,6833
Bulls1,727124.48/cwt121.00–130.502,15014
Bulls1,900114.90/cwt109.50–120.502,18340
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,26988.42/cwt86.00–102.501,12235
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 31,0601,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Fleshy1,2901,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1983154.55/cwt150.00–155.001,51910
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2971,320.02/head1,125.00–1,425.001,3209
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2091,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,25012
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,3251,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,2041,600.53/head1,575.00–1,700.001,6015
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3751,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5756
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,3381,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3004
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 21,5601,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,7832,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3003
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,4801,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9754
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4821,879.67/head1,725.00–2,025.001,88010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,3071,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4005
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0921,961.83/head1,800.00–2,050.001,9623
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 11,7532,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3504
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 31,0901,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5492,087.69/head1,900.00–2,250.002,08817
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6261,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9505
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1851,434.88/head1,425.00–1,450.001,43510
BullsReturn to Feed1,51999.23/cwt91.00–108.001,5074
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,45886.39/cwt85.00–87.501,2602
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,74998.16/cwt94.50–107.001,71748
CowsBoner 80-85%1,453104.56/cwt103.00–106.001,5198
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,745106.50/cwt106.50–106.501,8581
CowsLean 85-90%1,342105.08/cwt102.00–107.501,4103
CowsBoner 80-85%1,47685.66/cwt75.00–89.501,26479
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,554103.53/cwt102.00–104.501,6095
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,78189.21/cwt82.00–93.501,58929
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,15879.58/cwt71.00–83.0092234
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,09363.07/cwt62.50–65.006894
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,077105.34/cwt100.00–110.001,1359
CowsBoner 80-85%1,51693.97/cwt90.00–101.001,425101
CowsBoner 80-85%1,49867.13/cwt52.50–74.001,0064
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,37798.38/cwt92.00–103.501,35548
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,442104.83/cwt103.50–106.001,51210
Bulls1,46697.87/cwt91.00–105.001,4355
BullsReturn to Feed1,050137.48/cwt135.00–140.001,4442
CowsLean 85-90%1,22188.44/cwt85.00–96.501,08093
CowsLean 85-90%1,17179.93/cwt65.00–84.5093675
CowsLean 85-90%1,12961.00/cwt52.50–68.0068915
Dairy HeifersLarge 2940142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,3351
Dairy HeifersLarge 2888141.00/cwt140.50–141.501,2522
HeifersMedium and Large 11,165145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,6891
HeifersMedium and Large 11,140140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,5961
SteersLarge 1787179.50/cwt179.50–179.501,4135
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy592237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,4063
SteersLarge 1840180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5122
SteersLarge 1618232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,4372
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2483228.10/cwt220.00–230.001,10210
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2428233.22/cwt232.50–234.0099821
SteersMedium and Large 1501242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,2154
SteersMedium and Large 1672225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5125
SteersMedium and Large 11,321165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,1801
HeifersMedium and Large 2760164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,2462
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2572209.49/cwt209.00–210.001,1984
HeifersLarge 1615209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,2852
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2653204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,3324
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2514219.82/cwt215.00–221.001,1305
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy685212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,4522
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full810167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,3571
BullsMedium and Large 1435260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1319
HeifersMedium and Large 11,008150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5122
HeifersMedium and Large 180200.00/head200.00–200.002001
HeifersMedium and Large 11,065152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,6242
HeifersMedium and Large 1560220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2325
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350245.00/cwt245.00–245.008586
BullsMedium and Large 1806165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3304
BullsMedium and Large 2775137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,0661
BullsMedium and Large 1465247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,1512
BullsMedium and Large 1343260.00/cwt260.00–260.008925
BullsMedium and Large 2863132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,1432
BullsMedium and Large 1638228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,4554
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1Fancy1,4683,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0006
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2902,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,2231,481.29/head1,400.00–1,550.001,4812
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,6622,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7007
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,6262,407.25/head2,350.00–2,450.002,4077
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,2001,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19591,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9505
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1Fleshy1,115110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2271
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,217120.53/cwt113.00–123.001,4677
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,365110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,5021
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,120134.35/cwt129.00–140.001,5052
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,024141.76/cwt139.00–145.001,4525
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,3301,177.56/head1,135.00–1,275.001,1787
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,5871,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8503
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy1,175122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,4391
BullsMedium and Large 1653192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,2574
BullsMedium and Large 1963149.98/cwt147.50–152.501,4442
BullsMedium and Large 1520237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,2352
BullsMedium and Large 1105185.00/head185.00–185.001851
BullsMedium and Large 185237.50/head225.00–250.002382
Dairy SteersLarge 31,235123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,5191
Dairy HeifersLarge 2-31,133144.86/cwt144.50–145.001,6417
Dairy HeifersLarge 2-3943142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,3442
Dairy HeifersLarge 3422127.50/cwt127.50–127.505383
Dairy HeifersLarge 2-31,295142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,8391
Dairy HeifersLarge 2-3850136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,1562
Dairy HeifersLarge 3830134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1121
Dairy HeifersLarge 3950138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,3111
Dairy SteersLarge 3367170.00/cwt170.00–170.006247
Dairy SteersLarge 31,122140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,5715
Dairy HeifersLarge 437097.50/cwt97.50–97.503611
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,292138.11/cwt137.00–140.001,78413
Dairy HeifersLarge 2-3979142.75/cwt140.50–143.501,39826
Dairy HeifersLarge 3704124.00/cwt124.00–124.008735
Dairy HeifersLarge 2-31,206143.81/cwt143.50–144.501,73413
Dairy HeifersLarge 2663172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,1442
Dairy HeifersLarge 479560.00/cwt60.00–60.004771
Dairy HeifersLarge 2-31,159143.50/cwt143.50–143.501,66314
Dairy HeifersLarge 21,360140.75/cwt140.00–141.501,9142
Dairy HeifersLarge 3475125.00/cwt125.00–125.005941
Dairy HeifersLarge 21,175143.50/cwt143.50–143.501,6861
Dairy HeifersLarge 4423122.63/cwt120.00–125.005192
Dairy HeifersLarge 2-31,020143.33/cwt141.00–144.501,46223
Dairy HeifersLarge 3570122.50/cwt122.50–122.506981
Dairy HeifersLarge 3778126.00/cwt126.00–126.009802
Dairy HeifersLarge 21,015143.50/cwt143.50–143.501,4572
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,120137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,5341
Dairy HeifersLarge 2950142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,3541
SteersMedium and Large 1616238.58/cwt237.50–240.001,47014
SteersMedium and Large 1772197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,5253
SteersMedium and Large 1-2518237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,2302
Dairy HeifersLarge 2-31,090142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,5532

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.