Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2020-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available as this is the first sale covered since this market has come off the combined summer schedule. Today's run comprised of yearlings and calves carrying quality and condition. Trade activity and demand moderate to good. The next available report will be Friday, October 2, 2020.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.46/cwt on 478 head.

Average price

$139.46

478 head · 619 lb average

Value per head Derived

$864

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$72

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$25.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.60

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	428	143.00	612	3thin
Medium and Large 1	638	141.14	900	349
Medium and Large 1-2	549	138.29	760	99
Medium 1	716	127.50	913	8thin
Large 1-2	789	122.00	963	5thin
Medium 1-2	607	120.00	728	3thin
Medium and Large 2	580	118.00	684	11thin

One grade step is worth $25.00/cwt here — about −$72 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 sale478 hd

139.46

—

CO average4 barns · 2,333 hd

135.86

+3.60

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

56 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	—	250	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	963	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	135.80/cwt	135.00–136.50	964	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	133.54/cwt	129.00–134.00	746	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	541	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	725	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	155.63/cwt	152.00–158.00	568	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	867	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	663	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,121	104.67/cwt	101.00–106.50	1,173	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	978	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,120	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	242	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	968	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	157.76/cwt	157.00–160.00	644	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	147.34/cwt	142.00–151.50	710	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	140.75/cwt	140.75–140.75	742	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	166.16/cwt	162.00–171.50	620	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,068	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	766	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,089	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	776	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,044	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	846	132.76/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,123	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	988	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,176	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	455	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	614	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	968	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,104	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	607	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	716	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	913	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	789	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	963	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	428	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	612	3
Bulls	Large 1	—	643	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	133.38/cwt	128.00–136.00	883	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	811	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	872	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	161.64/cwt	161.00–162.00	706	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	827	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,009	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	162.52/cwt	160.00–170.00	783	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	171.94/cwt	171.00–176.00	746	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	142.58/cwt	142.25–143.00	1,061	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	180.54/cwt	177.50–185.00	686	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	187.54/cwt	185.00–190.00	608	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	155.22/cwt	153.00–158.00	815	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	139.35/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,066	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	841	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	948	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	132.16/cwt	132.00–132.50	1,170	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	855	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	1,112	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,150	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	463	155.49/cwt	155.00–156.00	720	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	596	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	834	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	457	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	804	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	659	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	602	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	638	3

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 Sep 25, 2020

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 — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	250	385.00	385.00
76	—	710	135.00–136.50	135.80
5	—	242	400.00	400.00
49	—	408	157.00–160.00	157.76
45	—	482	142.00–151.50	147.34
25	—	527	140.75	140.75
21	—	373	162.00–171.50	166.16
18	—	815	131.00	131.00
5	—	559	137.00	137.00
3	—	955	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	559	129.00–134.00	133.54
15	—	336	161.00	161.00
14	—	529	137.00	137.00
13	—	365	152.00–158.00	155.63
9	—	688	126.00	126.00
6	—	484	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,121	101.00–106.50	104.67
3	—	978	114.50	114.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	776	134.50	134.50
33	—	846	131.00–133.00	132.76
6	—	988	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	455	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	968	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	607	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	716	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	789	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	659	123.00	123.00
4	—	484	122.00	122.00
3	—	602	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	643	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	662	128.00–136.00	133.38
12	—	537	151.00	151.00
9	—	627	139.00	139.00
8	—	437	161.00–162.00	161.64
6	—	591	140.00	140.00
4	—	870	116.00	116.00
3	—	491	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	215	410.00	410.00
55	—	482	160.00–170.00	162.52
42	—	434	171.00–176.00	171.94
37	—	744	142.25–143.00	142.58
36	—	380	177.50–185.00	180.54
33	—	324	185.00–190.00	187.54
28	—	525	153.00–158.00	155.22
24	—	765	135.00–140.00	139.35
24	—	555	151.50	151.50
20	—	677	140.00	140.00
15	—	885	132.00–132.50	132.16
11	—	602	142.00	142.00
7	—	807	137.75	137.75
3	—	913	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	155.00–156.00	155.49
2	—	530	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	596	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	457	176.00	176.00

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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