Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2021-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand moderate to good. No trend available as this is the first sale in 3 weeks. Today's run comprised of steers and heifers weaned 45-90 days with 2-3 rounds of vaccinations. The next available report will be Friday, January 15, 2021 for the 2nd of 3 stock show specials.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.18/cwt on 754 head.

Average price

$135.18

754 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$809

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$70

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$38.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.73

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	601	138.53	832	525
Medium and Large 1-2	588	130.89	770	179
Medium 1	577	125.00	721	16thin
Medium and Large 2	536	123.00	659	4thin
Small 2	589	111.20	655	25
Large 2	902	100.00	902	5thin

One grade step is worth $38.53/cwt here — about −$70 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 sale754 hd

135.18

—

CO average3 barns · 2,347 hd

140.91

−5.73

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

49 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	—	723	138.67/cwt	134.00–140.50	1,003	43
Heifers	Large 2	—	902	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	902	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	577	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	721	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	842	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,221	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	755	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,106	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	638	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	768	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	864	6
Heifers	Small 2	—	768	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	653	4
Heifers	Small 2	—	583	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	641	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	185.79/cwt	184.00–189.00	782	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	676	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	784	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	150.10/cwt	147.75–153.00	997	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	593	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	129.72/cwt	129.00–130.50	1,066	37
Heifers	Small 2	—	538	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	646	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	539	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	690	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	649	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	922	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	120.62/cwt	120.00–120.75	982	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	159.22/cwt	153.00–161.50	992	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	134.21/cwt	132.50–135.00	819	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	179.88/cwt	173.00–184.00	935	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	705	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	544	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	150.61/cwt	146.00–155.00	792	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	142.64/cwt	137.00–146.00	816	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,006	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	123.40/cwt	122.00–124.00	908	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	154.04/cwt	153.00–155.50	747	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	167.63/cwt	161.00–173.50	966	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	134.65/cwt	131.00–139.50	1,044	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	126.22/cwt	123.00–129.25	1,098	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	163.26/cwt	160.00–165.00	891	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	186.12/cwt	181.00–190.00	884	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	159.32/cwt	155.00–164.00	693	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	126.16/cwt	122.00–128.00	786	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	133.23/cwt	132.00–138.00	698	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	150.58/cwt	150.00–152.00	644	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	659	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	133.78/cwt	130.00–136.00	753	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	143.11/cwt	142.00–148.00	698	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	174.32/cwt	171.00–177.00	838	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	147.54/cwt	145.00–150.00	940	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	118.47/cwt	117.00–120.00	860	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	126.54/cwt	124.50–127.00	863	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	681	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	800	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	978	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	956	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,042	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	911	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 Jan 8, 2021

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

Receipts 1,493Last week 1,185Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	723	134.00–140.50	138.67
8	—	421	184.00–189.00	185.79
29	—	664	147.75–153.00	150.10
37	—	822	129.00–130.50	129.72
64	—	623	153.00–161.50	159.22
83	—	520	173.00–184.00	179.88
9	—	344	205.00	205.00
47	—	576	161.00–173.50	167.63
57	—	775	131.00–139.50	134.65
35	—	870	123.00–129.25	126.22
66	—	475	181.00–190.00	186.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	842	145.00	145.00
50	—	755	146.50	146.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	649	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	546	160.00–165.00	163.26
11	—	481	171.00–177.00	174.32
12	—	637	145.00–150.00	147.54
11	—	723	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	956	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	902	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	577	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	130.00	130.00
6	—	768	112.50	112.50
16	—	681	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	768	85.00	85.00
8	—	583	110.00	110.00
13	—	538	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	676	116.00	116.00
7	—	539	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	353	168.00	168.00
48	—	814	120.00–120.75	120.62
63	—	610	132.50–135.00	134.21
9	—	328	166.00	166.00
87	—	526	146.00–155.00	150.61
44	—	572	137.00–146.00	142.64
10	—	871	115.50	115.50
39	—	736	122.00–124.00	123.40
40	—	485	153.00–155.50	154.04
64	—	435	155.00–164.00	159.32
57	—	682	124.50–127.00	126.54
5	—	906	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	623	122.00–128.00	126.16
28	—	524	132.00–138.00	133.23
10	—	428	150.00–152.00	150.58
32	—	563	130.00–136.00	133.78
3	—	698	119.00	119.00
28	—	488	142.00–148.00	143.11
38	—	726	117.00–120.00	118.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	536	123.00	123.00

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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