Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2023-03-03

Brush

Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-03

Feeder Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Fri, Mar 3

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1906

← Feb 17Mar 3Mar 17 →

Receipts

830 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 775▼ 1,043 vs year ago 1,873 · −55.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 weeks ago: Trade activity moderate on good demand. Feeder steers 450-800 lbs sold mostly 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 400-750 lbs sold mostly 9.00 to 18.00 higher. Today's run comprised of long weaned calves with 2-3 rounds of shots.

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 $199.55/cwt on 359 head.

Average price

$199.55

359 head · 710 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,417

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$163

per head · Large 1-2 over Medium 1

$30.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.31

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	563	204.67	1,152	9thin
Large 1	669	203.33	1,360	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	648	203.00	1,315	7thin
Medium and Large 1	715	200.40	1,433	316
Medium 1	756	173.87	1,315	15thin

One grade step is worth $30.80/cwt here — about −$163 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 sale359 hd

199.55

—

CO average5 barns · 1,818 hd

206.85

−7.31

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

Every lot, as filed

42 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 1	470	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,142	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,186	4
Steers	—	Large 1-2	543	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,140	3
Steers	—	Large 1	548	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,189	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	228.61/cwt	221.00–236.50	1,292	25
Steers	—	Large 1-2	573	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,157	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	222.46/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,375	19
Steers	—	Large 1	641	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,346	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	648	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,315	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	204.85/cwt	203.00–216.00	1,387	104
Steers	—	Medium 1	680	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,265	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	197.29/cwt	193.00–202.00	1,424	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	186.39/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,439	39
Steers	—	Large 1	818	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,497	4
Steers	—	Medium 1	835	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,420	2
Steers	—	Medium 1Full	847	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,321	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,581	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	965	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,563	55
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	741	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	221.85/cwt	221.00–222.50	845	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	898	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	200.34/cwt	193.00–206.00	926	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	218.01/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,020	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	854	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1	485	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	922	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	977	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	202.53/cwt	201.00–207.00	1,065	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	562	209.85/cwt	209.00–211.00	1,179	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	197.86/cwt	197.00–199.00	1,132	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,074	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1	576	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,066	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	609	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,261	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	644	188.78/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,216	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	658	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,277	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	185.91/cwt	178.00–186.50	1,231	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	173.62/cwt	165.00–178.00	1,267	43
Heifers	—	Medium 1Fleshy	760	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,125	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	793	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,285	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,325	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	526	207.66/cwt	202.50–217.50	1,092	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	584	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,197	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	682	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,166	6

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.

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

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

Fri Mar 3, 2023

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

Receipts 830Last week 775Year ago 1,873

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	680	186.00	186.00
2	—	835	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	677	203.00–216.00	204.85
29	—	470	243.00	243.00
35	—	722	193.00–202.00	197.29
39	—	772	182.00–190.00	186.39
6	—	930	170.00	170.00
19	—	618	217.00–227.00	222.46
55	—	965	162.00	162.00
4	—	511	232.00	232.00
25	—	565	221.00–236.50	228.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	202.00	202.00
3	—	543	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	847	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	548	217.00	217.00
4	—	818	183.00	183.00
4	—	641	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	648	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	526	202.50–217.50	207.66
4	—	584	205.00	205.00
6	—	682	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	609	207.00	207.00
14	—	562	209.00–211.00	209.85
7	—	658	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	381	221.00–222.50	221.85
17	—	526	201.00–207.00	202.53
25	—	572	197.00–199.00	197.86
2	—	823	161.00	161.00
30	—	662	178.00–186.50	185.91
37	—	468	209.00–220.00	218.01
43	—	730	165.00–178.00	173.62
45	—	644	184.00–190.00	188.78
3	—	412	218.00	218.00
6	—	793	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	576	185.00	185.00
8	—	485	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	514	190.00	190.00
17	—	462	193.00–206.00	200.34
2	—	573	187.50	187.50
3	—	333	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	760	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	472	181.00	181.00

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.