Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2020-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity light on moderate demand. Feeder steers under 450 lbs were 2.00 to 9.00 higher, 450-600 lbs 6.00 to 9.00 lower, and over 600 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 lower on a light test. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs were 7.00 lower, 500-600 lbs 3.00 to 6.00 lower with no test on heifers over 600 lbs. The next available report will be Friday, October 9, 2020.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.25/cwt on 381 head.

Average price

$161.25

381 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$12

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

$20.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.76

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	456	165.00	753	301
Large 1-2	381	157.50	600	7thin
Medium 1	438	156.00	683	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	511	144.95	741	65

One grade step is worth $20.05/cwt here — about $12 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 sale381 hd

161.25

—

CO average5 barns · 2,695 hd

153.49

+7.76

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

42 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 1-2	—	473	133.51/cwt	131.00–136.00	632	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	507	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	381	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	600	7
Heifers	Medium 1	—	377	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	329	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	520	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	438	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	683	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	734	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	859	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	625	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	850	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	142.27/cwt	136.00–145.00	745	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	850	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	576	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	301	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	444	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	141.37/cwt	138.00–142.50	534	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	687	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	777	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	134.97/cwt	131.00–141.00	586	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	717	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	581	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	902	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,109	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	521	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	586	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	605	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	684	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	150.33/cwt	146.00–151.00	535	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	147.37/cwt	147.00–148.00	788	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	636	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	684	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	173.71/cwt	166.00–175.50	733	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	467	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	812	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	872	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	137.38/cwt	137.00–138.00	905	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	156.42/cwt	155.00–160.00	734	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	794	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	608	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	766	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	248	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	432	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	541	141.07/cwt	140.00–145.00	763	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	508	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	716	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	633	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	804	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	673	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	489	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	748	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	11

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 2, 2020

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

Receipts 776Last week 1,064Year ago 1,119

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	473	131.00–136.00	133.51
3	—	321	158.00	158.00
10	—	513	134.00	134.00
17	—	434	131.00–141.00	134.97
56	—	356	146.00–151.00	150.33
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	153.00	153.00
5	—	329	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	734	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	443	130.00	130.00
9	—	301	147.50	147.50
16	—	378	138.00–142.50	141.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	521	112.50	112.50
5	—	605	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	278	168.00	168.00
3	—	592	140.00	140.00
9	—	544	146.00	146.00
12	—	477	141.00	141.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	381	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	438	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	625	136.00	136.00
23	—	541	140.00–145.00	141.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	524	136.00–145.00	142.27
3	—	430	157.50	157.50
7	—	618	137.50	137.50
4	—	578	134.50	134.50
5	—	481	149.00	149.00
7	—	352	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	902	123.00	123.00
21	—	535	147.00–148.00	147.37
36	—	328	194.00	194.00
51	—	360	190.00	190.00
68	—	422	166.00–175.50	173.71
4	—	556	146.00	146.00
12	—	623	140.00	140.00
13	—	659	137.00–138.00	137.38
18	—	469	155.00–160.00	156.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	608	126.00	126.00
18	—	248	174.00	174.00
7	—	508	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	633	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	489	153.00	153.00
11	—	580	130.00	130.00

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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