Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2020-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand moderate to good on steers, moderate on heifers. Today's run comprised of long weaned calves with multiple rounds of vaccinations. Feeder steers under 400 lbs traded 2.00 to 6.00 lower and steers over 400 lbs were 1.00 to 6.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs traded 1.00 to 7.00 lower with no test on heifers weighing over 600 lbs. The next available report will be Friday, October 16, 2020.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.21/cwt on 495 head.

Average price

$152.21

495 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$827

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$34.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.89

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	157.10	844	355
Medium and Large 1-2	558	144.67	808	70
Medium and Large 2	559	137.39	768	58
Medium 1	547	123.00	673	12thin

One grade step is worth $34.10/cwt here — about $172 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 sale495 hd

152.21

—

CO average4 barns · 3,464 hd

149.31

+2.89

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

53 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	—	506	157.04/cwt	151.00–165.25	795	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	146.69/cwt	145.00–147.00	852	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	124.13/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,063	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	612	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	851	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	636	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	840	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	642	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	598	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	849	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	139.87/cwt	138.00–142.00	736	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,022	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,196	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	140.44/cwt	140.00–143.00	949	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	566	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	175.04/cwt	173.00–176.00	805	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	148.04/cwt	145.00–151.00	641	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	666	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	766	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	174.48/cwt	170.00–180.00	712	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	136.90/cwt	135.00–137.50	769	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	945	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,178	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	192.08/cwt	190.00–194.00	630	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	871	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	140.58/cwt	140.00–142.00	669	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,038	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,090	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	145.72/cwt	145.00–147.00	780	32
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	828	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	745	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	945	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	415	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	535	6
Steers	Medium 1	—	547	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	673	12
Heifers	Medium 1	—	526	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	626	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	661	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	866	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	626	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	136.73/cwt	134.00–139.00	845	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	923	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	256	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	454	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	724	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	890	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	127.89/cwt	126.00–131.00	660	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	838	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	148.49/cwt	141.00–151.00	576	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	289	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	441	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	133.47/cwt	133.00–136.00	646	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	125.53/cwt	121.00–130.00	704	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	568	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	721	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	778	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	502	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	132.03/cwt	130.00–133.50	816	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	184.33/cwt	182.00–185.00	728	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	143.93/cwt	138.50–147.50	889	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	493	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,036	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 Oct 9, 2020

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

Receipts 899Last week 776Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	506	151.00–165.25	157.04
26	—	581	145.00–147.00	146.69
3	—	1,022	117.00	117.00
33	—	676	140.00–143.00	140.44
7	—	290	195.00	195.00
25	—	460	173.00–176.00	175.04
11	—	408	170.00–180.00	174.48
12	—	719	131.50	131.50
6	—	860	137.00	137.00
31	—	328	190.00–194.00	192.08
31	—	395	182.00–185.00	184.33
43	—	618	138.50–147.50	143.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	612	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	636	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	598	142.00	142.00
10	—	661	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	137.00	137.00
32	—	535	145.00–147.00	145.72
19	—	618	134.00–139.00	136.73
5	—	718	124.00	124.00
4	—	396	175.00	175.00
8	—	489	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	547	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	256	177.50	177.50
13	—	568	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	532	136.00	136.00
31	—	630	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	856	122.00–125.00	124.13
21	—	526	138.00–142.00	139.87
35	—	433	145.00–151.00	148.04
25	—	562	135.00–137.50	136.90
19	—	665	131.00	131.00
19	—	476	140.00–142.00	140.58
5	—	1,038	105.00	105.00
12	—	618	130.00–133.50	132.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	642	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	666	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	415	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	526	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	564	111.00	111.00
19	—	289	152.50	152.50
5	—	418	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	750	123.00	123.00
13	—	516	126.00–131.00	127.89
28	—	388	141.00–151.00	148.49
37	—	484	133.00–136.00	133.47
2	—	428	138.00	138.00
6	—	561	121.00–130.00	125.53
9	—	314	157.00	157.00
3	—	842	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	135.00	135.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	828	90.00	90.00
2	—	945	90.00	90.00

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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