Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2019-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade and demand moderate to good. No comparable trades as the last report for this market was at the beginning of last month. The next available report will be Friday, October 11, 2019.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.10/cwt on 465 head.

Average price

$138.10

465 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$782

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$14.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.16

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	506	141.67	717	57
Medium and Large 1	624	141.22	881	306
Medium and Large 3	427	126.73	541	102

One grade step is worth $14.93/cwt here — about $175 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 sale465 hd

138.10

—

CO average4 barns · 1,980 hd

137.94

+0.16

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

50 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	149.98/cwt	144.00–152.25	768	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	126.66/cwt	125.50–130.50	1,107	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	156.53/cwt	151.00–160.00	637	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	718	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	118.81/cwt	117.00–120.50	625	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	469	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	117.26/cwt	117.00–117.50	545	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	297	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	416	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	925	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	645	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	811	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	138.04/cwt	136.00–140.00	866	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	141.12/cwt	140.50–142.00	800	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	139.37/cwt	138.50–140.50	946	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	976	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,142	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,285	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,245	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	490	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	703	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	450	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	729	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	709	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	568	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	3
Steers	Small 1	—	786	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	967	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	684	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	992	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	805	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,123	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	140.38/cwt	140.00–141.00	928	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,104	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	155.38/cwt	155.00–156.00	727	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	826	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	592	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	979	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,234	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	889	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	631	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	902	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	148.71/cwt	145.00–150.00	903	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	833	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	790	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,151	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	142.37/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,259	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	147.33/cwt	145.00–148.50	994	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,292	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	151.79/cwt	148.00–154.00	862	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,067	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	142.00/cwt	141.50–142.50	1,092	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	163.64/cwt	160.00–170.00	758	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,241	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	352	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	625	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	1,103	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,313	9

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 Oct 4, 2019

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

Receipts 1,119Last week 0Year ago 0

Trade and demand moderate to good. No comparable trades as the last report for this market was at the beginning of last month. The next available report will be Friday, October 11, 2019.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	512	144.00–152.25	149.98
37	—	874	125.50–130.50	126.66
33	—	407	151.00–160.00	156.53
25	—	492	146.00	146.00
46	—	627	136.00–140.00	138.04
45	—	567	140.50–142.00	141.12
14	—	679	138.50–140.50	139.37
13	—	710	137.50	137.50
12	—	1,142	112.50	112.50
12	—	1,025	121.50	121.50
5	—	378	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	526	117.00–120.50	118.81
29	—	345	136.00	136.00
19	—	465	117.00–117.50	117.26
16	—	297	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	675	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	454	142.00	142.00
5	—	394	152.00	152.00
4	—	449	144.00	144.00
3	—	588	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	490	143.50	143.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	450	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	591	120.00	120.00
4	—	406	140.00	140.00
3	—	695	110.00	110.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	786	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	684	145.00	145.00
5	—	805	139.50	139.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	661	140.00–141.00	140.38
9	—	794	139.00	139.00
8	—	468	155.00–156.00	155.38
6	—	547	151.00	151.00
6	—	343	172.50	172.50
4	—	979	126.00	126.00
3	—	628	141.50	141.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	631	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	607	145.00–150.00	148.71
78	—	534	156.00	156.00
32	—	440	179.50	179.50
27	—	816	141.00	141.00
25	—	884	139.00–143.00	142.37
22	—	675	145.00–148.50	147.33
15	—	975	132.50	132.50
15	—	568	148.00–154.00	151.79
14	—	728	146.50	146.50
10	—	769	141.50–142.50	142.00
8	—	463	160.00–170.00	163.64
3	—	933	133.00	133.00
3	—	352	177.50	177.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,103	119.00	119.00

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.

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