Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2020-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand moderate. Today's run comprised of pre-conditioned feeders with 2-3 rounds of shots weaned 30-120 days. Feeder steers across all weights traded mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers across all weights traded mostly 2.00 to 7.00 lower. The next available report will be Friday, January 8, 2021.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.78/cwt on 523 head.

Average price

$152.78

523 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$881

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$72

per head · Large 1 over Medium 1

$29.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.33

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	434	170.00	738	5thin
Medium and Large 2	446	159.14	709	56
Medium and Large 1	623	152.62	951	259
Medium and Large 1-2	555	151.85	842	184
Medium 1	576	140.65	810	19thin

One grade step is worth $29.35/cwt here — about −$72 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 sale523 hd

152.78

—

CO average4 barns · 6,906 hd

152.45

+0.33

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
Heifers	Large 1	—	704	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	838	4
Steers	Large 1	—	434	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	738	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	570	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	792	4
Heifers	Medium 1	—	575	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	753	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	726	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	944	4
Heifers	Medium 1	—	475	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	143.29/cwt	141.00–148.00	961	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	159.62/cwt	157.00–161.00	921	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	207.92/cwt	197.50–210.00	684	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	601	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	920	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	651	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	840	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	131.81/cwt	131.00–135.00	822	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	722	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	943	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,047	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	820	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,051	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	801	135.53/cwt	134.00–136.50	1,086	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	499	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	724	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	147.12/cwt	145.00–149.00	616	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	899	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	586	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	549	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	780	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	501	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	829	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	164.86/cwt	161.00–167.50	791	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	128.22/cwt	125.00–130.00	791	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	150.25/cwt	149.00–152.00	805	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	145.89/cwt	144.00–152.00	677	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	525	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	160.94/cwt	160.00–162.00	515	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	131.17/cwt	129.00–133.00	779	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	124.52/cwt	123.50–126.00	842	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	145.96/cwt	140.00–148.00	851	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,123	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	145.28/cwt	145.00–145.50	785	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	652	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	347	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	517	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	681	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	628	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	934	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	168.90/cwt	165.00–171.00	627	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	160.19/cwt	159.00–162.00	692	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	156.92/cwt	151.00–159.00	744	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	137.95/cwt	131.00–140.00	938	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	137.93/cwt	136.00–140.00	735	44
Steers	Medium 1	—	523	145.12/cwt	144.00–147.00	759	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	143.00/cwt	142.00–144.00	915	15
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	513	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	646	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	713	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	984	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	392	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	686	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,090	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	557	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	724	10

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 Dec 11, 2020

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

Receipts 1,185Last week 1,581Year ago 1,073

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	704	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	131.00	131.00
4	—	475	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	624	131.00–135.00	131.81
3	—	943	111.00	111.00
12	—	353	166.00	166.00
53	—	464	144.00–152.00	145.89
41	—	540	145.00–145.50	145.28
12	—	738	126.50	126.50
2	—	318	166.00	166.00
2	—	973	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	419	145.00–149.00	147.12
12	—	734	122.50	122.50
27	—	617	125.00–130.00	128.22
9	—	320	160.00–162.00	160.94
26	—	594	129.00–133.00	131.17
24	—	676	123.50–126.00	124.52
6	—	466	140.00	140.00
44	—	533	136.00–140.00	137.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	347	149.00	149.00
5	—	528	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	513	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	557	130.00	130.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	434	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	139.00	139.00
4	—	726	130.00	130.00
11	—	523	144.00–147.00	145.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	671	141.00–148.00	143.29
52	—	577	157.00–161.00	159.62
12	—	329	197.50–210.00	207.92
22	—	601	153.00	153.00
14	—	388	186.00	186.00
13	—	484	169.50	169.50
14	—	751	140.00	140.00
31	—	801	134.00–136.50	135.53
6	—	501	165.50	165.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	651	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	549	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	480	161.00–167.50	164.86
41	—	536	149.00–152.00	150.25
5	—	287	183.00	183.00
34	—	583	140.00–148.00	145.96
5	—	874	128.50	128.50
11	—	359	175.00	175.00
28	—	680	131.00–140.00	137.95
15	—	640	142.00–144.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	432	159.00–162.00	160.19
18	—	474	151.00–159.00	156.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	713	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	499	145.00	145.00
3	—	682	119.00	119.00
9	—	371	165.00–171.00	168.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	392	175.00	175.00

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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