Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2020-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand moderate to good on long weaned feeders with multiple rounds of vaccinations carrying quality and condition. Feeder steers under 800 lbs were steady to 4.00 higher and over 800 lbs 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs were mostly 3.00 to 8.00 higher and over 600 lbs mostly 1.00 to 2.00 lower. The next available report will be Friday, February 7, 2020.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.65/cwt on 1,436 head.

Average price

$161.65

1,436 head · 642 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,039

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$273

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$29.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.49

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	648	162.47	1,053	1,323
Medium and Large 1-2	608	155.07	943	60
Small and Medium 2	480	153.31	735	34
Medium and Large 2	549	142.50	782	5thin
Large 1	709	142.33	1,010	9thin
Medium 1	587	133.00	781	5thin

One grade step is worth $29.47/cwt here — about $273 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 sale1,436 hd

161.65

—

CO average3 barns · 4,484 hd

161.16

+0.49

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

59 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	—	388	216.66/cwt	214.00–218.00	841	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,023	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	162.85/cwt	158.50–166.00	1,002	247
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	144.71/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,095	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	1,173	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	132.39/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,161	56
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	436	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	687	15
Steers	Large 1	—	688	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	977	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	549	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	782	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	198.79/cwt	197.50–200.00	863	15
Steers	Medium 1	—	587	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	781	5
Steers	Large 1	—	752	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,075	3
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	514	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	771	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	136.92/cwt	136.00–137.50	902	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,058	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	157.47/cwt	155.00–161.00	672	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	166.18/cwt	159.00–170.50	794	125
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	838	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Gaunt	—	226	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	644	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	464	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	858	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	756	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	937	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	650	160.25/cwt	160.25–160.25	1,042	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	769	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	1,136	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	735	148.75/cwt	148.75–148.75	1,093	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	454	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	808	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	504	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	852	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	403	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	742	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	361	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	715	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,046	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,260	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,053	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	153.53/cwt	150.50–162.25	881	189
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	158.53/cwt	152.00–165.00	826	188
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	140.11/cwt	138.00–142.50	863	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	131.97/cwt	131.25–132.75	955	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	568	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	719	20
Heifers	Medium 1	—	337	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	167.74/cwt	166.00–171.00	736	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	798	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,061	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	684	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	809	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	966	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	133.23/cwt	131.00–135.00	837	11
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	411	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	555	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	740	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	645	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	151.32/cwt	151.00–151.50	952	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	155.72/cwt	152.50–161.00	917	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	907	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	874	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	956	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	140.17/cwt	135.00–146.00	817	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	182.95/cwt	180.00–189.00	964	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	138.69/cwt	134.00–142.75	1,150	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	178.59/cwt	167.00–183.00	1,000	261
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	151.51/cwt	142.50–154.75	1,023	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	197.41/cwt	192.50–202.00	953	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	143.14/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,032	114

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	388	214.00–218.00	216.66
247	—	615	158.50–166.00	162.85
92	—	757	138.00–147.00	144.71
61	—	911	128.75	128.75
56	—	877	127.00–134.00	132.39
15	—	434	197.50–200.00	198.79
46	—	527	180.00–189.00	182.95
39	—	829	134.00–142.75	138.69
261	—	560	167.00–183.00	178.59
129	—	675	142.50–154.75	151.51
124	—	483	192.50–202.00	197.41
114	—	721	140.00–148.00	143.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	752	136.00	136.00
30	—	629	151.00–151.50	151.32
13	—	589	152.50–161.00	155.72
6	—	540	168.00	168.00
5	—	475	184.00	184.00
4	—	708	135.00	135.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	436	157.50	157.50
19	—	514	150.00	150.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	688	142.00	142.00
3	—	752	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	549	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	587	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	226	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	650	160.25	160.25
42	—	769	147.75	147.75
32	—	735	148.75	148.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	659	136.00–137.50	136.92
19	—	874	121.00	121.00
125	—	478	159.00–170.50	166.18
6	—	1,046	120.50	120.50
2	—	908	116.00	116.00
189	—	574	150.50–162.25	153.53
188	—	521	152.00–165.00	158.53
116	—	616	138.00–142.50	140.11
96	—	724	131.25–132.75	131.97
39	—	439	166.00–171.00	167.74
26	—	798	133.00	133.00
15	—	366	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	427	155.00–161.00	157.47
3	—	398	171.00	171.00
20	—	458	157.00	157.00
15	—	539	150.00	150.00
11	—	798	121.00	121.00
11	—	628	131.00–135.00	133.23
120	—	583	135.00–146.00	140.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	756	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	454	178.00	178.00
15	—	504	169.00	169.00
6	—	403	184.00	184.00
24	—	361	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	376	151.00	151.00
45	—	576	128.50	128.50
8	—	436	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	337	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	411	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	447	187.50	187.50

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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