Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2020-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand good on weaned calves. The bulk of offerings over 600 lbs were unweaned. Feeder steers under 650 lbs traded sharply higher with no test on steers over 650 lbs. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs were 4.00 to 8.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. No test on heifers over 600 lbs. The next available report will be Friday, November 6, 2020.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.40/cwt on 266 head.

Average price

$129.40

266 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

per head · Large 1 over Medium 2

$33.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.62

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	473	140.00	662	4thin
Medium and Large 2	418	134.00	560	5thin
Medium 1	480	131.00	629	2thin
Medium and Large 1	565	130.10	734	168
Medium and Large 1-2	531	128.80	684	81
Medium 2	475	106.50	506	6thin

One grade step is worth $33.50/cwt here — about $156 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 sale266 hd

129.40

—

CO average6 barns · 2,383 hd

126.78

+2.62

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

54 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 1Unweaned	—	815	117.13/cwt	116.00–118.00	955	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	758	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	948	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	721	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	916	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	677	132.49/cwt	130.00–134.00	897	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	570	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	729	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	807	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	139.05/cwt	133.00–144.50	662	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	751	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	886	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	140.68/cwt	140.00–141.00	872	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	640	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	676	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	989	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	927	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	533	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	150.54/cwt	147.00–152.50	846	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	162.52/cwt	157.00–164.00	785	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	825	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,390	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	423	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	453	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	450	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	594	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	524	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	692	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	480	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	629	2
Steers	Large 1	—	467	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	724	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	473	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	662	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	612	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	747	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	680	118.35/cwt	116.00–124.50	805	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	642	136.57/cwt	128.00–138.00	877	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	599	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	839	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	527	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	241	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,169	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	560	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	135.34/cwt	130.00–139.00	865	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	883	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	867	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	258	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,122	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	549	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	694	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	474	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	123.39/cwt	122.00–126.00	729	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,197	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	250	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,063	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	643	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	743	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	749	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	884	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	534	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	549	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	692	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	634	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	808	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	893	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	715	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	736	2

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 30, 2020

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

Receipts 634Last week 1,086Year ago 736

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	815	116.00–118.00	117.13
9	—	758	125.00	125.00
8	—	721	127.00	127.00
8	—	677	130.00–134.00	132.49
49	—	642	128.00–138.00	136.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	620	140.00–141.00	140.68
11	—	325	197.00	197.00
10	—	386	175.00	175.00
42	—	562	147.00–152.50	150.54
2	—	400	169.00	169.00
20	—	483	157.00–164.00	162.52
16	—	524	157.50	157.50
2	—	665	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	524	132.00	132.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	599	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	241	485.00	485.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	639	130.00–139.00	135.34
4	—	679	130.00	130.00
4	—	598	145.00	145.00
4	—	411	157.00	157.00
4	—	374	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	250	425.00	425.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	404	141.00	141.00
9	—	552	132.00	132.00
6	—	651	124.00	124.00
3	—	548	135.00	135.00
63	—	476	133.00–144.50	139.05
4	—	845	117.00	117.00
4	—	754	123.00	123.00
4	—	370	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	751	118.00	118.00
34	—	612	122.00	122.00
21	—	680	116.00–124.50	118.35
3	—	808	110.50	110.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	107.00	107.00
3	—	527	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	258	435.00	435.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	549	126.50	126.50
13	—	318	149.00	149.00
12	—	591	122.00–126.00	123.39
10	—	266	450.00	450.00
2	—	415	137.00	137.00
7	—	749	118.00	118.00
7	—	379	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	643	115.50	115.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	450	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	549	126.00	126.00
7	—	409	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	103.00	103.00

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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