Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2020-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand good on long weaned, vaccinated calves. Feeder steers across all weights were mostly 1.00 to 6.00 higher with instances of 9.00 higher on steers over 650 lbs. Trade mixed on the feeder heifers, mostly 3.00 to 4.00 lower with instances of steady to 2.00 higher on the lighter calves. The next available report will be Friday, November 20, 2020.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.44/cwt on 791 head.

Average price

$139.44

791 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$33.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.23

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	143.09	779	595
Large 1	506	135.00	683	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	570	129.77	739	150
Large 1-2	540	125.00	675	4thin
Medium and Large 2	439	123.51	543	35
Medium 1-2	540	110.00	594	3thin

One grade step is worth $33.09/cwt here — about $185 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 sale791 hd

139.44

—

CO average5 barns · 5,089 hd

137.20

+2.23

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	140.20/cwt	137.00–142.50	876	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	661	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	682	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	167.40/cwt	167.00–167.50	819	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	154.88/cwt	152.00–164.00	872	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	163.74/cwt	157.00–169.00	560	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	137.60/cwt	133.50–139.00	925	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	672	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	840	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	771	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	637	134.18/cwt	134.00–135.00	855	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,054	115.34/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,216	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	137.49/cwt	136.00–139.00	777	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	133.29/cwt	132.00–134.00	688	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	145.42/cwt	142.50–149.00	841	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	788	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	150.94/cwt	146.00–159.50	940	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	138.22/cwt	137.00–141.00	722	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	159.43/cwt	156.00–162.00	614	23
Steers	Medium 1	—	392	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	655	7
Steers	Medium 1	—	476	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	757	6
Steers	Medium 1Fleshy	—	534	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	651	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	506	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	683	4
Steers	Large 1	—	935	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,169	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	150.90/cwt	146.00–152.00	650	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	993	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	955	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	468	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	764	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,126	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	172.89/cwt	170.00–175.00	795	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	192.47/cwt	192.00–192.50	716	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	126.93/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,097	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	165.87/cwt	165.00–169.50	848	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	596	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	715	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	146.31/cwt	145.50–148.00	694	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	149.73/cwt	141.00–155.00	999	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	181.48/cwt	180.00–186.00	791	114
Steers	Medium 1Unweaned	—	666	122.84/cwt	120.00–126.00	818	17
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	840	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,000	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	593	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	132.88/cwt	128.00–135.50	761	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	692	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	907	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	509	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	733	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	949	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	137.53/cwt	134.00–139.00	634	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	139.63/cwt	136.00–143.00	867	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 Nov 13, 2020

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

Receipts 1,756Last week 943Year ago 1,681

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	625	137.00–142.50	140.20
29	—	342	157.00–169.00	163.74
31	—	672	133.50–139.00	137.60
6	—	1,054	115.00–116.00	115.34
54	—	565	136.00–139.00	137.49
26	—	522	137.00–141.00	138.22
23	—	385	156.00–162.00	159.43
132	—	431	146.00–152.00	150.90
2	—	788	126.00	126.00
32	—	864	123.00–128.00	126.93
159	—	474	145.50–148.00	146.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	546	121.00	121.00
2	—	830	115.00	115.00
25	—	374	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	617	125.00	125.00
14	—	516	132.00–134.00	133.29
3	—	332	153.00	153.00
63	—	573	128.00–135.50	132.88
10	—	461	134.00–139.00	137.53
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	540	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	506	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	596	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	840	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	593	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	145.00	145.00
18	—	538	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	489	167.00–167.50	167.40
4	—	400	172.00	172.00
66	—	578	142.50–149.00	145.42
16	—	512	154.00	154.00
6	—	711	133.50	133.50
11	—	621	136.00–143.00	139.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	563	152.00–164.00	154.88
54	—	623	146.00–159.50	150.94
4	—	771	146.00	146.00
7	—	460	170.00–175.00	172.89
49	—	372	192.00–192.50	192.47
114	—	511	165.00–169.50	165.87
69	—	667	141.00–155.00	149.73
114	—	436	180.00–186.00	181.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	672	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	637	134.00–135.00	134.18
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	392	167.00	167.00
6	—	476	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	534	122.00	122.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	935	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	666	120.00–126.00	122.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	692	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	509	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	120.00	120.00

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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