Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2020-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand moderate to good. Feeder steers under 450 lbs traded 2.00 to 3.00 higher, 450-500 lbs 6.00 lower, 500-750 lbs 1.00 to 5.00 higher and no test on steers over 750 lbs. Feeder heifers across all weights traded 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Today's run had several large packages of weaned, vaccinated calves. The next available report will be Friday, October 23, 2020.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.92/cwt on 621 head.

Average price

$157.92

621 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$842

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$293

per head · Large 1-2 over Large 1

$47.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.59

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	365	175.00	639	12thin
Medium and Large 1	540	158.47	855	497
Medium and Large 1-2	497	156.75	779	100
Large 1	729	127.75	931	12thin

One grade step is worth $47.25/cwt here — about −$293 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 sale621 hd

157.92

—

CO average4 barns · 4,951 hd

147.33

+10.59

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

51 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	—	522	158.14/cwt	151.00–164.75	825	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	127.25/cwt	122.00–130.00	727	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	748	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	145.13/cwt	140.50–150.00	698	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	148.48/cwt	147.00–149.00	638	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	977	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,168	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	128.84/cwt	128.00–131.00	937	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	151.59/cwt	146.50–155.25	858	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	658	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	790	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	144.83/cwt	140.00–145.50	876	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	552	140.25/cwt	139.00–141.00	774	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	801	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	969	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,085	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	121.84/cwt	121.00–123.00	758	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	141.56/cwt	138.00–142.75	922	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	186.77/cwt	180.00–200.00	693	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	158.76/cwt	157.50–160.50	610	56
Heifers	Large 2	—	592	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	580	3
Steers	Large 1	—	788	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	985	9
Steers	Large 1-2	—	365	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	639	12
Steers	Large 1	—	552	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	751	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	684	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	800	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	539	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	155.78/cwt	153.00–158.00	738	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	142.27/cwt	139.00–144.50	812	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	521	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	397	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	576	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	313	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	485	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	750	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	975	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	157.60/cwt	157.00–158.00	495	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	696	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	577	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	799	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	919	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	573	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	645	4
Heifers	Large 3	—	376	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	387	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	141.10/cwt	133.00–141.25	776	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	132.79/cwt	131.00–136.00	854	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	165.04/cwt	162.50–166.00	710	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	127.06/cwt	125.00–131.00	601	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	127.78/cwt	124.00–131.50	658	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	572	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	675	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	137.91/cwt	133.00–139.50	1,072	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	176.01/cwt	170.00–179.00	755	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	887	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,060	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	539	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	571	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	144.83/cwt	139.50–145.50	757	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	169.39/cwt	168.50–171.00	801	80

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 16, 2020

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

Receipts 1,381Last week 899Year ago 1,556

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	522	151.00–164.75	158.14
6	—	977	119.50	119.50
60	—	566	146.50–155.25	151.59
49	—	605	140.00–145.50	144.83
40	—	651	138.00–142.75	141.56
38	—	371	180.00–200.00	186.77
20	—	777	133.00–139.50	137.91
70	—	429	170.00–179.00	176.01
80	—	473	168.50–171.00	169.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	509	147.00	147.00
7	—	727	128.00–131.00	128.84
17	—	474	153.00–158.00	155.78
15	—	571	139.00–144.50	142.27
20	—	391	178.00	178.00
8	—	292	197.50	197.50
14	—	643	131.00–136.00	132.79
11	—	430	162.50–166.00	165.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	552	139.00–141.00	140.25
5	—	887	119.50	119.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	788	125.00	125.00
3	—	552	136.00	136.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	365	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	750	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	720	115.00	115.00
33	—	571	122.00–130.00	127.25
30	—	473	125.00–131.00	127.06
11	—	515	124.00–131.50	127.78
5	—	391	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
131	—	481	140.50–150.00	145.13
44	—	430	147.00–149.00	148.48
22	—	602	133.00	133.00
5	—	969	112.00	112.00
56	—	384	157.50–160.50	158.76
10	—	314	157.00–158.00	157.60
58	—	550	133.00–141.25	141.10
51	—	523	139.50–145.50	144.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	658	120.00	120.00
6	—	397	145.00	145.00
6	—	313	155.00	155.00
6	—	572	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	592	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	684	117.00	117.00
4	—	539	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	383	136.00	136.00
3	—	427	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	799	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	376	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	539	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	715	100.00	100.00
7	—	622	121.00–123.00	121.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	112.50	112.50

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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