Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2021-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand moderate to good. Livestock Exchange hosted the 3rd and final stock show special for the year with long weaned, home raised, pre-conditioned calves with 2-4 rounds of shots. Feeder steers under 700 lbs traded 3.00 lower to 3.00 higher, and over 700 lbs 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs traded 1.00 to 8.00 lower, and over 550 lbs 2.00 to 7.00 higher. The next available report will be Friday, February 5, 2021.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.45/cwt on 1,315 head.

Average price

$159.45

1,315 head · 607 lb average

Value per head Derived

$967

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$19.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.74

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	608	161.63	983	1,071
Medium 1	540	151.34	818	37
Medium and Large 1-2	609	150.15	915	188
Large 1	607	147.50	895	8thin
Medium and Large 2	593	142.23	844	11thin

One grade step is worth $19.40/cwt here — about $139 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 sale1,315 hd

159.45

—

CO average5 barns · 6,541 hd

153.71

+5.74

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

63 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	—	674	130.36/cwt	126.00–138.00	879	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	130.76/cwt	128.00–132.00	832	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	147.68/cwt	145.00–149.00	682	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	648	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	855	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,208	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,031	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	165.97/cwt	157.00–171.00	946	291
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	150.07/cwt	145.00–158.50	786	320
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	725	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	155.07/cwt	154.00–155.50	907	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	548	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	795	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	141.14/cwt	135.50–144.25	1,036	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	182.83/cwt	176.00–188.50	879	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	153.00/cwt	150.50–157.50	965	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	606	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	777	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	598	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	819	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	186.24/cwt	182.00–189.00	795	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	196.82/cwt	194.00–199.00	746	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	154.70/cwt	153.00–156.00	732	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	128.38/cwt	127.00–129.25	944	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	128.27/cwt	125.50–129.50	974	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	759	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	133.76/cwt	131.00–134.50	1,160	94
Steers	Medium 1	—	581	143.44/cwt	142.00–146.00	833	8
Steers	Medium 1	—	660	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	917	6
Heifers	Medium 1	—	396	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	562	8
Steers	Medium 1Fleshy	—	514	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	725	8
Steers	Large 1	—	640	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	928	4
Steers	Large 1	—	574	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	861	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	644	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	895	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	729	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	185.90/cwt	185.00–186.00	734	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	673	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	956	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	643	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	846	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	750	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	945	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	654	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	801	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	438	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	515	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	485	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	805	15
Heifers	Medium 1	—	650	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	800	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	139.36/cwt	136.50–141.75	956	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	145.25/cwt	143.00–148.50	922	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,168	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	961	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	996	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	712	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	152.69/cwt	147.50–154.50	670	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,006	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,202	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	173.40/cwt	166.00–178.50	916	226
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	139.27/cwt	138.00–140.00	673	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	934	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	597	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	842	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	160.19/cwt	158.00–161.00	665	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	134.08/cwt	133.00–136.50	834	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	135.01/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,112	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	173.42/cwt	172.00–174.00	836	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	993	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	556	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	142.99/cwt	137.00–147.50	825	146

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 22, 2021

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

Receipts 2,713Last week 1,918Year ago 1,642

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	674	126.00–138.00	130.36
320	—	524	145.00–158.50	150.07
57	—	473	153.00–156.00	154.70
81	—	735	127.00–129.25	128.38
61	—	759	125.50–129.50	128.27
14	—	927	126.00	126.00
26	—	415	158.00–161.00	160.19
136	—	622	133.00–136.50	134.08
146	—	577	137.00–147.50	142.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	636	128.00–132.00	130.76
24	—	462	145.00–149.00	147.68
9	—	396	153.00	153.00
4	—	589	132.00	132.00
50	—	439	147.50–154.50	152.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	648	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	396	142.00	142.00
4	—	650	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	588	124.00	124.00
10	—	445	147.00	147.00
19	—	483	138.00–140.00	139.27
4	—	778	120.00	120.00
5	—	377	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	643	131.50	131.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	438	117.50	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	912	132.50	132.50
4	—	764	135.00	135.00
291	—	570	157.00–171.00	165.97
99	—	734	135.50–144.25	141.14
101	—	481	176.00–188.50	182.83
130	—	631	150.50–157.50	153.00
49	—	427	182.00–189.00	186.24
11	—	379	194.00–199.00	196.82
94	—	867	131.00–134.50	133.76
10	—	672	143.00	143.00
7	—	1,006	119.50	119.50
226	—	528	166.00–178.50	173.40
34	—	824	133.00–137.00	135.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	424	171.00	171.00
10	—	585	154.00–155.50	155.07
19	—	395	185.00–186.00	185.90
7	—	504	159.00	159.00
85	—	686	136.50–141.75	139.36
42	—	635	143.00–148.50	145.25
7	—	482	172.00–174.00	173.42
5	—	764	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	581	142.00–146.00	143.44
6	—	660	139.00	139.00
15	—	485	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	514	141.00	141.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	640	145.00	145.00
4	—	574	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	644	139.00	139.00
3	—	537	147.50	147.50
5	—	597	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	673	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	750	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	548	145.00	145.00
4	—	364	175.00	175.00
8	—	598	137.00	137.00
4	—	431	176.00	176.00
3	—	830	120.00	120.00
3	—	712	117.00	117.00
4	—	326	172.50	172.50

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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