Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2021-02-19

Brush

Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2021-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-19

Feeder Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Fri, Feb 19

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1906

← Feb 5Feb 19Mar 5 →

Receipts

841 head

▼ 676 vs last sale 1,517▲ 841 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two week's ago: Trade activity moderate on good. Todays run comprised of steers and heifers with 2-4 rounds of vaccinations, long weaned and home raised carrying good quality and condition. Feeder steers under 600 lbs traded mostly 7.00 to 11.00 higher, 600-650 lbs 3.00 lower, and over 650 lbs 4.00 to 7.00 higher with no test on steers weighing over 850 lbs. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs traded mostly 5.00 to 8.00 lower, 650-750 lbs 3.00 higher, and no market test on heifers weighing over 750 lbs. The next available report will be Friday, March 5, 2021.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.86/cwt on 481 head.

Average price

$152.86

481 head · 679 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$372

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 1-2

$74.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.73

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	340	192.95	656	6thin
Medium and Large 1	683	153.43	1,048	432
Medium and Large 1-2	625	148.94	931	31
Large 1	780	131.00	1,022	4thin
Large 1-2	870	118.13	1,028	8thin

One grade step is worth $74.82/cwt here — about −$372 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 sale481 hd

152.86

—

CO average2 barns · 546 hd

155.59

−2.73

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

40 lots · USDA AMS · Livestock Exchange Feeder Cattle Auction (Friday) - Brush, CO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	192.95/cwt	191.00–195.00	656	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	192.75/cwt	192.50–193.00	835	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	444	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	804	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	192.44/cwt	183.00–197.50	895	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	882	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	183.99/cwt	177.50–185.00	959	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	615	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,002	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	902	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	643	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	945	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	149.01/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,012	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	699	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	947	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	144.65/cwt	141.00–146.25	1,050	100
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	761	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	936	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	139.40/cwt	132.50–140.10	1,080	77
Steers	—	Large 1	780	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,022	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	816	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	1,165	44
Steers	—	Large 1-2	827	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	910	3
Steers	—	Large 1-2	896	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,102	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1	361	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	516	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	152.99/cwt	151.00–156.00	627	12
Heifers	—	Medium 1	441	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	644	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	681	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	488	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	590	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	743	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	705	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	792	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	647	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	139.99/cwt	138.00–141.00	780	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	730	12
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	594	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	665	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	125.40/cwt	124.00–130.00	764	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	849	5
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	655	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	793	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	840	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	137.89/cwt	136.00–139.00	924	105
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	889	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	749	135.12/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,012	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	790	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	830	4
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	950	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,007	2

This sale against other markets

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.

Colorado feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Livestock Exchange Feeder Cattle Auction (Friday) - Brush, CO

Fri Feb 19, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)

Receipts 841Last week 1,517Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	121.00	121.00
2	—	950	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	361	143.00	143.00
5	—	441	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	528	150.00	150.00
48	—	749	135.00–136.00	135.12
5	—	615	138.00	138.00
9	—	557	138.00–141.00	139.99
17	—	489	152.00	152.00
105	—	670	136.00–139.00	137.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	720	123.50	123.50
8	—	669	125.50	125.50
17	—	609	124.00–130.00	125.40
2	—	500	141.00	141.00
3	—	473	144.00	144.00
12	—	566	129.00	129.00
12	—	410	151.00–156.00	152.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	594	112.00	112.00
6	—	488	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	535	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	790	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	780	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	896	123.00	123.00
3	—	827	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	679	147.00–150.00	149.01
37	—	521	177.50–185.00	183.99
25	—	465	183.00–197.50	192.44
3	—	643	147.00	147.00
100	—	726	141.00–146.25	144.65
12	—	433	192.50–193.00	192.75
77	—	775	132.50–140.10	139.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	493	179.00	179.00
6	—	444	181.00	181.00
14	—	699	135.50	135.50
4	—	761	123.00	123.00
3	—	635	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	340	191.00–195.00	192.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	816	142.75	142.75
33	—	615	163.00	163.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.