Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2021-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Trade activity and demand moderate to good. Feeder steers under 500 lbs traded 2.00 to 4.00 higher, and over 500 lbs traded unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs traded 1.00 to 5.00 higher, 550-750 lbs 4.00 to 9.00 higher, and over 750 lbs 9.00 lower. The next available report will be Friday, February 19, 2021.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.76/cwt on 832 head.

Average price

$153.76

832 head · 629 lb average

Value per head Derived

$967

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$14.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.46

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	632	155.04	980	733
Medium 1	533	155.00	826	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	633	144.33	914	44
Small 1	525	144.07	756	30
Large 1	646	144.00	930	19thin
Large 1-2	645	141.00	909	4thin

One grade step is worth $14.04/cwt here — about $71 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 sale832 hd

153.76

—

CO average4 barns · 3,012 hd

151.30

+2.46

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

61 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	—	526	150.11/cwt	149.00–151.00	790	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	144.89/cwt	144.00–148.50	972	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	135.07/cwt	132.00–136.50	897	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	738	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	146.70/cwt	139.00–148.00	842	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	119.82/cwt	117.50–124.00	908	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	132.09/cwt	128.75–134.50	937	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	198.64/cwt	194.00–207.00	739	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	132.62/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,029	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	128.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	862	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	164.71/cwt	161.00–168.00	937	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	185.55/cwt	180.00–191.00	881	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	540	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	734	10
Heifers	Small 1	—	520	122.57/cwt	120.00–123.00	637	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	957	1
Steers	Small 1	—	453	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	684	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	141.00/cwt	135.00–146.25	1,014	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	173.28/cwt	167.00–179.00	917	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	135.13/cwt	134.50–137.00	1,115	52
Heifers	Small 1	—	434	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	543	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	190.11/cwt	186.00–198.00	806	51
Steers	Small 1	—	536	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	766	26
Steers	Large 1-2	—	645	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	909	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	703	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	851	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	596	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	769	4
Bulls	Large 1	—	688	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	888	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	689	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	918	6
Steers	Large 1	—	646	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	930	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	990	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,139	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	831	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,047	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	685	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	973	23
Steers	Medium 1	—	533	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	734	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	845	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	955	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	153.42/cwt	150.00–156.00	901	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	125.82/cwt	125.00–127.00	902	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	667	128.43/cwt	127.00–131.00	857	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	807	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	789	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	947	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	443	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	163.03/cwt	157.00–165.00	874	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	119.26/cwt	117.00–122.50	860	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	868	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	606	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	842	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	972	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	151.77/cwt	151.00–153.00	730	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	556	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	2,092	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	143.79/cwt	139.00–146.00	761	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	142.52/cwt	142.25–143.25	888	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	745	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	901	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	2,813	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	159.50/cwt	155.00–167.00	751	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	160.90/cwt	158.00–165.50	697	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	150.16/cwt	148.50–154.00	940	107

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	526	149.00–151.00	150.11
22	—	664	132.00–136.50	135.07
101	—	574	139.00–148.00	146.70
9	—	758	117.50–124.00	119.82
31	—	709	128.75–134.50	132.09
2	—	325	185.00	185.00
2	—	395	170.00	170.00
1	—	825	116.00	116.00
9	—	317	660.00	660.00
65	—	623	142.25–143.25	142.52
11	—	388	725.00	725.00
25	—	471	155.00–167.00	159.50
13	—	433	158.00–165.50	160.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	540	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	520	120.00–123.00	122.57
16	—	434	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	703	121.00	121.00
4	—	596	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	689	133.25	133.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	633	116.00	116.00
5	—	390	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	845	113.00	113.00
14	—	667	127.00–131.00	128.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	621	130.00	130.00
22	—	721	117.00–122.50	119.26
12	—	694	125.00	125.00
10	—	481	151.00–153.00	151.77
2	—	578	136.00	136.00
11	—	529	139.00–146.00	143.79
3	—	438	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	745	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	671	144.00–148.50	144.89
10	—	334	221.00	221.00
15	—	372	194.00–207.00	198.64
11	—	776	131.00–138.00	132.62
101	—	569	161.00–168.00	164.71
47	—	475	180.00–191.00	185.55
160	—	719	135.00–146.25	141.00
37	—	529	167.00–179.00	173.28
52	—	825	134.50–137.00	135.13
51	—	424	186.00–198.00	190.11
107	—	626	148.50–154.00	150.16
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	453	151.00	151.00
26	—	536	143.00	143.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	645	141.00	141.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	646	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	990	115.00	115.00
5	—	831	126.00	126.00
23	—	685	142.00	142.00
13	—	789	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	144.00	144.00
13	—	587	150.00–156.00	153.42
12	—	717	125.00–127.00	125.82
9	—	536	157.00–165.00	163.03
5	—	803	121.00	121.00
2	—	460	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	671	125.00–130.00	128.46
3	—	443	180.00	180.00
4	—	606	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	688	129.00	129.00

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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