Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2019-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand moderate on calves and moderate to good on yearlings. No comparable trades to trend. Today's run comprised of a mix on long weaned, vaccinated feeders with a few runs of unweaned calves. The next available report will be Friday, October 25, 2019.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.25/cwt on 685 head.

Average price

$147.25

685 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$869

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$407

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$20.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.39

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	590	152.05	897	437
Medium and Large 1-2	610	139.90	853	184
Large 1-2	655	138.62	908	37
Medium 1	373	131.48	490	27

One grade step is worth $20.57/cwt here — about $407 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 sale685 hd

147.25

—

CO average4 barns · 3,382 hd

150.64

−3.39

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

65 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	Large 1-2	—	661	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	863	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	831	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	816	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	996	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	444	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	266	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	695	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	549	15
Heifers	Medium 2	—	394	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	496	9
Heifers	Medium 1	—	643	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	817	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	460	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	639	4
Heifers	Large 2	—	589	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	783	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	833	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	650	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,118	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	861	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	589	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	353	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	139.46/cwt	137.00–140.50	862	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	140.71/cwt	132.00–143.50	818	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	139.60/cwt	139.00–140.00	916	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	760	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,019	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	715	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,001	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	617	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	855	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	663	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	932	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	163.94/cwt	156.00–170.00	785	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	145.88/cwt	145.50–147.50	853	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	149.65/cwt	145.00–154.00	786	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	169.26/cwt	168.50–175.00	735	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	142.57/cwt	140.50–143.75	1,175	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,231	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	175.13/cwt	169.00–180.50	683	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,053	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	904	136.39/cwt	136.00–136.50	1,233	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,122	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	986	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	904	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	173.91/cwt	170.00–179.00	579	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,107	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,317	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	527	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	769	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	596	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	846	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	646	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	911	7
Steers	Medium 1	—	340	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	449	20
Steers	Medium 1	—	466	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	606	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	671	139.14/cwt	138.00–139.75	934	28
Steers	Large 1-2	—	604	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	827	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	726	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	133.14/cwt	128.00–137.00	708	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	130.04/cwt	129.00–131.00	756	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	632	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	704	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	835	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	624	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	799	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	807	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,126	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	242	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	992	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	136.77/cwt	134.50–138.00	780	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	152.55/cwt	152.50–153.00	740	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	140.67/cwt	138.00–143.00	750	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	138.97/cwt	138.50–139.50	1,094	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	152.64/cwt	150.00–156.00	666	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	159.29/cwt	159.00–160.00	596	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	526	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	132.81/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,105	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,048	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	864	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	949	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,142	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,187	5

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 18, 2019

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	661	130.50	130.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	394	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	643	127.00	127.00
4	—	460	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	589	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	546	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	532	128.00–137.00	133.14
22	—	581	129.00–131.00	130.04
6	—	448	141.00	141.00
5	—	492	143.00	143.00
4	—	623	134.00	134.00
3	—	715	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	635	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	807	139.50	139.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	242	410.00	410.00
131	—	570	134.50–138.00	136.77
49	—	485	152.50–153.00	152.55
43	—	533	138.00–143.00	140.67
26	—	787	138.50–139.50	138.97
25	—	436	150.00–156.00	152.64
18	—	374	159.00–160.00	159.29
13	—	335	157.00	157.00
9	—	832	131.00–135.00	132.81
9	—	738	142.00	142.00
8	—	628	137.50	137.50
7	—	685	138.50	138.50
6	—	885	129.00	129.00
5	—	935	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	698	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	816	122.00	122.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	444	60.00	60.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	695	79.00	79.00
14	—	833	78.00	78.00
13	—	1,118	77.00	77.00
5	—	589	60.00	60.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	618	137.00–140.50	139.46
65	—	581	132.00–143.50	140.71
20	—	656	139.00–140.00	139.60
5	—	545	139.50	139.50
4	—	736	138.50	138.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	715	140.00	140.00
8	—	617	138.50	138.50
6	—	663	140.50	140.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	479	156.00–170.00	163.94
74	—	585	145.50–147.50	145.88
63	—	525	145.00–154.00	149.65
41	—	434	168.50–175.00	169.26
27	—	824	140.50–143.75	142.57
24	—	879	140.00	140.00
17	—	390	169.00–180.50	175.13
16	—	731	144.00	144.00
9	—	904	136.00–136.50	136.39
8	—	774	145.00	145.00
8	—	671	147.00	147.00
7	—	627	144.25	144.25
7	—	333	170.00–179.00	173.91
5	—	1,107	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	527	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	596	142.00	142.00
7	—	646	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	340	132.00	132.00
7	—	466	130.00	130.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	671	138.00–139.75	139.14
9	—	604	137.00	137.00

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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