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
Bulls—Average1,769115.152,03768
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
Bulls—Return to Feed—1,528110.15/cwt109.50–111.001,6833
Bulls——1,727124.48/cwt121.00–130.502,15014
Bulls——1,900114.90/cwt109.50–120.502,18340
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed—1,26988.42/cwt86.00–102.501,12235
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 3—1,0601,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Fleshy—1,2901,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1—983154.55/cwt150.00–155.001,51910
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,2971,320.02/head1,125.00–1,425.001,3209
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2091,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,25012
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,3251,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,2041,600.53/head1,575.00–1,700.001,6015
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3751,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5756
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,3381,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3004
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 2—1,5601,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,7832,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3003
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2—1,4801,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9754
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4821,879.67/head1,725.00–2,025.001,88010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,3071,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4005
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,0921,961.83/head1,800.00–2,050.001,9623
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1—1,7532,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3504
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 3—1,0901,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,5492,087.69/head1,900.00–2,250.002,08817
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,6261,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9505
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1851,434.88/head1,425.00–1,450.001,43510
Bulls—Return to Feed—1,51999.23/cwt91.00–108.001,5074
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed—1,45886.39/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 Feed—1,554103.53/cwt102.00–104.501,6095
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,78189.21/cwt82.00–93.501,58929
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed—1,15879.58/cwt71.00–83.0092234
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed—1,09363.07/cwt62.50–65.006894
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed—1,077105.34/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 Feed—1,37798.38/cwt92.00–103.501,35548
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed—1,442104.83/cwt103.50–106.001,51210
Bulls——1,46697.87/cwt91.00–105.001,4355
Bulls—Return to Feed—1,050137.48/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 2—940142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,3351
Dairy HeifersLarge 2—888141.00/cwt140.50–141.501,2522
HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,165145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,6891
HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,140140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,5961
SteersLarge 1—787179.50/cwt179.50–179.501,4135
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—592237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,4063
SteersLarge 1—840180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5122
SteersLarge 1—618232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,4372
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—483228.10/cwt220.00–230.001,10210
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—428233.22/cwt232.50–234.0099821
SteersMedium and Large 1—501242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,2154
SteersMedium and Large 1—672225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5125
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,321165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,1801
HeifersMedium and Large 2—760164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,2462
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—572209.49/cwt209.00–210.001,1984
HeifersLarge 1—615209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,2852
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—653204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,3324
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—514219.82/cwt215.00–221.001,1305
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—685212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,4522
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full—810167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,3571
BullsMedium and Large 1—435260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1319
HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,008150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5122
HeifersMedium and Large 1—80200.00/head200.00–200.002001
HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,065152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,6242
HeifersMedium and Large 1—560220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2325
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—350245.00/cwt245.00–245.008586
BullsMedium and Large 1—806165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3304
BullsMedium and Large 2—775137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,0661
BullsMedium and Large 1—465247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,1512
BullsMedium and Large 1—343260.00/cwt260.00–260.008925
BullsMedium and Large 2—863132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,1432
BullsMedium and Large 1—638228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,4554
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1Fancy—1,4683,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0006
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,2902,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,2231,481.29/head1,400.00–1,550.001,4812
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,6622,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7007
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,6262,407.25/head2,350.00–2,450.002,4077
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,2001,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1—9591,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9505
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1Fleshy—1,115110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2271
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,217120.53/cwt113.00–123.001,4677
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2—1,365110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,5021
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1—1,120134.35/cwt129.00–140.001,5052
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,024141.76/cwt139.00–145.001,4525
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,3301,177.56/head1,135.00–1,275.001,1787
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,5871,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8503
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy—1,175122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,4391
BullsMedium and Large 1—653192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,2574
BullsMedium and Large 1—963149.98/cwt147.50–152.501,4442
BullsMedium and Large 1—520237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,2352
BullsMedium and Large 1—105185.00/head185.00–185.001851
BullsMedium and Large 1—85237.50/head225.00–250.002382
Dairy SteersLarge 3—1,235123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,5191
Dairy HeifersLarge 2-3—1,133144.86/cwt144.50–145.001,6417
Dairy HeifersLarge 2-3—943142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,3442
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—422127.50/cwt127.50–127.505383
Dairy HeifersLarge 2-3—1,295142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,8391
Dairy HeifersLarge 2-3—850136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,1562
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—830134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1121
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—950138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,3111
Dairy SteersLarge 3—367170.00/cwt170.00–170.006247
Dairy SteersLarge 3—1,122140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,5715
Dairy HeifersLarge 4—37097.50/cwt97.50–97.503611
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—1,292138.11/cwt137.00–140.001,78413
Dairy HeifersLarge 2-3—979142.75/cwt140.50–143.501,39826
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—704124.00/cwt124.00–124.008735
Dairy HeifersLarge 2-3—1,206143.81/cwt143.50–144.501,73413
Dairy HeifersLarge 2—663172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,1442
Dairy HeifersLarge 4—79560.00/cwt60.00–60.004771
Dairy HeifersLarge 2-3—1,159143.50/cwt143.50–143.501,66314
Dairy HeifersLarge 2—1,360140.75/cwt140.00–141.501,9142
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—475125.00/cwt125.00–125.005941
Dairy HeifersLarge 2—1,175143.50/cwt143.50–143.501,6861
Dairy HeifersLarge 4—423122.63/cwt120.00–125.005192
Dairy HeifersLarge 2-3—1,020143.33/cwt141.00–144.501,46223
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—570122.50/cwt122.50–122.506981
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—778126.00/cwt126.00–126.009802
Dairy HeifersLarge 2—1,015143.50/cwt143.50–143.501,4572
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—1,120137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,5341
Dairy HeifersLarge 2—950142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,3541
SteersMedium and Large 1—616238.58/cwt237.50–240.001,47014
SteersMedium and Large 1—772197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,5253
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—518237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,2302
Dairy HeifersLarge 2-3—1,090142.50/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.