Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2020-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand good. Today's run comprised mostly of long weaned calves with multiple rounds of vaccinations. Feeder steers under 700 lbs traded mostly 5.00 to 8.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Steers over 700 lbs too lightly tested to trend. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs traded 8.00 to 9.00 higher. Heifers over 600 lbs too lightly tested to trend. The next available report will be Friday, November 13, 2020.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.09/cwt on 436 head.

Average price

$158.09

436 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$852

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$336

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 2

$56.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.86

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	294	172.50	507	8thin
Medium and Large 1	547	161.57	884	342
Medium and Large 1-2	524	152.84	800	53
Small and Medium 1-2	434	129.75	563	18thin
Medium 1	645	125.50	809	12thin
Large 2	727	116.00	843	3thin

One grade step is worth $56.50/cwt here — about −$336 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 sale436 hd

158.09

—

CO average5 barns · 4,218 hd

149.23

+8.86

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

57 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 2	—	477	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	587	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	142.07/cwt	137.00–145.50	744	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	149.61/cwt	149.00–150.00	624	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	140.21/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,015	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	141.81/cwt	140.00–145.00	624	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	919	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,084	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	686	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	334	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	418	11
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	366	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	824	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	266	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	891	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	155.11/cwt	152.00–156.00	808	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	600	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,175	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	457	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	553	13
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	375	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	572	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	338	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	761	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	138.84/cwt	129.00–141.00	843	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	667	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	774	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	398	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	155.59/cwt	152.00–159.25	884	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	147.69/cwt	142.00–151.50	932	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	890	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,126	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	1,004	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,175	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	643	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	778	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	693	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	818	6
Steers	Medium 1	—	597	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	794	6
Steers	Large 2	—	727	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	843	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	841	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	967	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	755	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	842	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	935	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	950	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	998	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	752	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	697	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	843	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	570	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	148.24/cwt	145.00–149.00	498	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	164.05/cwt	159.00–168.50	868	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	176.36/cwt	175.00–178.00	741	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	146.26/cwt	142.00–152.50	680	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	140.07/cwt	140.00–141.00	688	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	867	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	876	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,025	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	712	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	854	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	294	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	507	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	399	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	583	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	175.26/cwt	172.00–179.00	822	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	191.60/cwt	184.00–200.00	701	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	787	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,172	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	780	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	140.80/cwt	140.00–144.00	959	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,141	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	898	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	621	6

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 Nov 6, 2020

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

Receipts 943Last week 634Year ago 2,128

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	477	123.00	123.00
5	—	841	115.00	115.00
3	—	697	121.00	121.00
4	—	876	117.00	117.00
3	—	712	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	524	137.00–145.50	142.07
20	—	417	149.00–150.00	149.61
7	—	369	162.50	162.50
57	—	607	129.00–141.00	138.84
31	—	465	142.00–152.50	146.26
14	—	555	140.50	140.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	440	140.00–145.00	141.81
5	—	919	118.00	118.00
7	—	516	133.00	133.00
20	—	336	145.00–149.00	148.24
28	—	491	140.00–141.00	140.07
3	—	573	127.00	127.00
7	—	399	146.00	146.00
2	—	1,085	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	334	125.00	125.00
8	—	366	225.00	225.00
8	—	266	335.00	335.00
6	—	338	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	667	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	890	126.50	126.50
5	—	1,004	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	643	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	724	139.00–141.00	140.21
3	—	900	130.50	130.50
76	—	568	152.00–159.25	155.59
56	—	631	142.00–151.50	147.69
63	—	529	159.00–168.50	164.05
26	—	420	175.00–178.00	176.36
46	—	469	172.00–179.00	175.26
33	—	366	184.00–200.00	191.60
15	—	681	140.00–144.00	140.80
4	—	833	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	521	152.00–156.00	155.11
13	—	464	162.00	162.00
5	—	642	135.00	135.00
10	—	570	138.00	138.00
6	—	675	133.00	133.00
6	—	331	187.50	187.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	457	121.00	121.00
5	—	375	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	693	118.00	118.00
6	—	597	133.00	133.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	727	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	294	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	398	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	126.00	126.00
8	—	842	111.00	111.00
3	—	950	105.00	105.00
3	—	683	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	530	142.50	142.50

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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