Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2020-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two week's ago: Trade activity and demand moderate to good. Feeder steers under 750 lbs traded 1.00 to 7.00 higher, 750-850 lbs 6.00 to 9.00 lower and over 850 lbs steady on a light test. Feeder heifers across all weight classes traded 1.00 to 8.00 higher with 500-550 lb heifers trading sharply higher. Today's run was comprised of long weaned calves with 1-2 rounds of vaccinations. The next available report will be Friday, March 6, 2020.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.82/cwt on 1,030 head.

Average price

$142.82

1,030 head · 640 lb average

Value per head Derived

$914

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$7.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.58

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	456	149.00	679	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	548	146.37	802	146
Medium and Large 1	660	142.19	939	869
Medium and Large 2	319	142.00	453	10thin

One grade step is worth $7.00/cwt here — about $226 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 sale1,030 hd

142.82

—

CO average3 barns · 1,690 hd

141.24

+1.58

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

44 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 1	—	584	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	917	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	135.53/cwt	133.50–136.50	1,109	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	154.70/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,046	97
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	303	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	508	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	599	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	958	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	145.36/cwt	140.00–149.50	1,042	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	173.37/cwt	167.00–175.00	1,000	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	194.47/cwt	192.00–196.00	813	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	695	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	181.00/cwt	178.00–187.00	938	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	161.89/cwt	159.00–167.00	1,004	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	900	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	151.77/cwt	146.00–160.00	876	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	164.34/cwt	156.00–166.00	863	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	983	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	623	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	456	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	679	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	636	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,005	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	617	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	836	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	382	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	634	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	531	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	908	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	669	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	886	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	190.02/cwt	182.50–192.50	887	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	820	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,046	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	138.37/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,078	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	759	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	399	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	642	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	142.92/cwt	141.00–144.50	849	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,128	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	199.23/cwt	198.00–200.00	779	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,162	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	453	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	130.30/cwt	130.00–130.50	1,015	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	140.03/cwt	135.50–142.25	933	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	133.53/cwt	130.50–137.50	977	201
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,047	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	889	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	952	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	167.19/cwt	165.00–169.00	707	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	142.82/cwt	139.00–145.00	863	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,058	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	161.08/cwt	160.50–165.00	780	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	152.73/cwt	152.50–155.00	736	44

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 Feb 21, 2020

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	584	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	818	133.50–136.50	135.53
97	—	676	152.00–156.00	154.70
52	—	717	140.00–149.50	145.36
45	—	577	167.00–175.00	173.37
39	—	418	192.00–196.00	194.47
149	—	518	178.00–187.00	181.00
118	—	620	159.00–167.00	161.89
8	—	467	182.50–192.50	190.02
28	—	779	138.00–139.00	138.37
10	—	960	117.50	117.50
15	—	391	198.00–200.00	199.23
64	—	884	131.50	131.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	303	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	599	160.00	160.00
5	—	366	190.00	190.00
7	—	436	188.00	188.00
17	—	778	134.50	134.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	636	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	531	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	621	145.00	145.00
16	—	511	148.50	148.50
23	—	399	161.00	161.00
31	—	594	141.00–144.50	142.92
4	—	943	111.00	111.00
15	—	692	128.50	128.50
7	—	741	128.50	128.50
44	—	482	152.50–155.00	152.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
102	—	577	146.00–160.00	151.77
90	—	525	156.00–166.00	164.34
9	—	823	119.50	119.50
4	—	360	173.00	173.00
113	—	779	130.00–130.50	130.30
129	—	666	135.50–142.25	140.03
201	—	732	130.50–137.50	133.53
12	—	423	165.00–169.00	167.19
48	—	604	139.00–145.00	142.82
60	—	874	121.00	121.00
77	—	484	160.50–165.00	161.08
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	456	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	617	135.50	135.50
5	—	382	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	669	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	319	142.00	142.00

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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