Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2019-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to a lack of comparable trades, but higher undertones noted. Trade activity and demand moderate to good. Today's run included long weaned calves on multiple rounds of vaccinations. The next available report will be Friday, December 13, 2019.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.60/cwt on 1,223 head.

Average price

$147.60

1,223 head · 689 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,017

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$12.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.55

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	700	150.31	1,052	946
Medium and Large 2	411	146.33	602	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	666	137.85	919	262

One grade step is worth $12.46/cwt here — about $134 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 sale1,223 hd

147.60

—

CO average4 barns · 5,262 hd

149.15

−1.55

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

51 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,209	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	171.51/cwt	171.00–172.00	743	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,212	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	145.20/cwt	143.00–147.00	999	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	181.40/cwt	174.00–186.00	771	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	141.69/cwt	136.50–144.00	1,078	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	979	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,356	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	167.49/cwt	161.00–176.00	893	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	142.24/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,030	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	186.35/cwt	186.00–187.00	693	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	137.61/cwt	136.50–143.00	1,204	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	155.33/cwt	151.00–158.00	890	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	148.57/cwt	141.00–152.00	689	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	149.03/cwt	147.50–152.00	623	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	122.32/cwt	120.00–123.50	1,069	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	977	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	584	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	858	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	609	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	843	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	766	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,026	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	579	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	730	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	955	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	965	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	414	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	799	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	608	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	958	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	502	179.75/cwt	179.75–179.75	902	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	177.00/cwt	174.00–179.00	860	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	164.10/cwt	161.00–167.00	809	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	142.18/cwt	140.00–144.00	904	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	134.36/cwt	127.00–137.50	981	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	941	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,129	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	152.79/cwt	149.00–159.00	781	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	150.47/cwt	146.00–154.50	943	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	135.15/cwt	129.00–139.00	900	152
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	349	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	524	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	629	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	126.67/cwt	125.00–127.50	789	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	131.92/cwt	129.00–135.00	817	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	129.78/cwt	129.00–131.00	866	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	136.32/cwt	131.00–140.00	778	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	132.28/cwt	131.00–132.50	938	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	123.16/cwt	121.00–125.00	724	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	146.81/cwt	140.00–151.00	775	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	147.29/cwt	140.00–154.00	564	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	127.35/cwt	127.35–127.35	1,038	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	137.07/cwt	136.50–139.50	729	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	779	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	683	125.90/cwt	125.00–127.00	860	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	666	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	919	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	639	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	933	10

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 Dec 6, 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
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,130	107.00	107.00
6	—	433	171.00–172.00	171.51
11	—	493	161.00–167.00	164.10
30	—	636	140.00–144.00	142.18
50	—	730	127.00–137.50	134.36
8	—	511	149.00–159.00	152.79
152	—	666	129.00–139.00	135.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	911	133.00	133.00
35	—	688	143.00–147.00	145.20
21	—	425	174.00–186.00	181.40
165	—	761	136.50–144.00	141.69
103	—	979	138.50	138.50
92	—	533	161.00–176.00	167.49
16	—	724	139.00–143.00	142.24
6	—	372	186.00–187.00	186.35
2	—	315	193.00	193.00
69	—	875	136.50–143.00	137.61
63	—	573	151.00–158.00	155.33
36	—	486	174.00–179.00	177.00
162	—	627	146.00–154.50	150.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	766	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	414	193.00	193.00
49	—	608	157.50	157.50
30	—	502	179.75	179.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	349	150.00	150.00
11	—	434	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	666	138.00	138.00
10	—	639	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	464	141.00–152.00	148.57
24	—	418	147.50–152.00	149.03
9	—	874	120.00–123.50	122.32
8	—	760	128.50	128.50
14	—	941	120.00	120.00
73	—	619	129.00–135.00	131.92
74	—	667	129.00–131.00	129.78
66	—	571	131.00–140.00	136.32
14	—	709	131.00–132.50	132.28
106	—	528	140.00–151.00	146.81
21	—	815	127.35	127.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	579	126.00	126.00
5	—	955	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	623	125.00–127.50	126.67
2	—	338	157.00	157.00
13	—	588	121.00–125.00	123.16
3	—	417	143.00	143.00
11	—	383	140.00–154.00	147.29
16	—	532	136.50–139.50	137.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	623	125.00	125.00
13	—	683	125.00–127.00	125.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	584	147.00	147.00
6	—	609	138.50	138.50

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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