Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2021-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two week's ago: Trade activity and demand good. Feeder steers under 500 lbs traded 3.00 to 4.00 lower, 500-650 lbs mostly 3.00 to 4.00 lower, and over 650 lbs 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs 2.00 to 7.00 higher, and over 650 lbs 3.00 to 8.00 lower. The next available report will be Friday, March 19, 2021.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.14/cwt on 1,117 head.

Average price

$154.14

1,117 head · 664 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,023

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$117

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

$13.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.15

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	559	159.79	894	119
Medium and Large 1	676	153.49	1,038	995
Large 1	692	146.00	1,010	3thin

One grade step is worth $13.79/cwt here — about −$117 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 sale1,117 hd

154.14

—

CO average4 barns · 2,761 hd

156.29

−2.15

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

52 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	Large 1	—	692	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,010	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	683	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	922	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	580	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	795	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	588	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	753	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	410	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	895	112.75/cwt	112.75–112.75	1,009	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	190.05/cwt	189.00–192.00	787	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	142.55/cwt	138.00–146.00	825	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	485	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	958	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	153.28/cwt	147.00–155.00	799	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	132.65/cwt	132.00–133.50	1,101	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	161.56/cwt	159.00–167.00	1,016	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	969	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	158.83/cwt	156.00–164.00	762	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,123	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	148.37/cwt	145.50–152.00	1,013	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	174.01/cwt	169.00–178.00	1,004	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	138.63/cwt	135.00–144.50	1,015	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	151.97/cwt	151.00–152.50	732	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	127.13/cwt	125.00–133.00	919	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	139.98/cwt	136.50–144.00	865	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	187.08/cwt	180.00–193.00	971	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	137.46/cwt	134.25–140.75	1,052	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	177.29/cwt	177.00–177.50	824	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	166.03/cwt	164.00–168.00	870	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	155.06/cwt	152.00–161.00	668	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	183.78/cwt	182.50–185.00	770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	555	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	696	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	870	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	126.42/cwt	122.00–129.00	855	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	161.32/cwt	160.00–164.00	928	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	845	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,073	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	795	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	954	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	885	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	141.87/cwt	137.00–146.00	750	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	163.44/cwt	161.00–166.00	608	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	139.62/cwt	139.00–142.00	930	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	717	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	159.27/cwt	150.00–165.00	500	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	979	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	135.32/cwt	132.75–138.00	924	205
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	118.32/cwt	116.00–119.50	848	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	173.52/cwt	170.00–179.00	567	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	189.49/cwt	187.50–191.00	722	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	133.75/cwt	133.00–136.00	762	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	164.69/cwt	163.00–172.00	692	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	122.52/cwt	122.00–123.50	1,116	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	197.18/cwt	195.00–200.00	763	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	917	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 Mar 5, 2021

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	692	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	414	189.00–192.00	190.05
27	—	830	132.00–133.50	132.65
125	—	629	159.00–167.00	161.56
17	—	864	130.00	130.00
170	—	683	145.50–152.00	148.37
123	—	577	169.00–178.00	174.01
103	—	732	135.00–144.50	138.63
75	—	519	180.00–193.00	187.08
131	—	765	134.25–140.75	137.46
66	—	911	122.00–123.50	122.52
16	—	387	195.00–200.00	197.18
11	—	485	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	485	197.50	197.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	465	177.00–177.50	177.29
13	—	524	164.00–168.00	166.03
4	—	419	182.50–185.00	183.78
9	—	575	160.00–164.00	161.32
50	—	666	139.00–142.00	139.62
9	—	644	152.00	152.00
24	—	381	187.50–191.00	189.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	845	127.00	127.00
25	—	795	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	683	135.00	135.00
3	—	580	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	410	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	895	112.75	112.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	579	138.00–146.00	142.55
50	—	521	147.00–155.00	153.28
15	—	814	119.00	119.00
30	—	480	156.00–164.00	158.83
83	—	723	125.00–133.00	127.13
182	—	618	136.50–144.00	139.98
5	—	300	185.00	185.00
2	—	765	121.50	121.50
205	—	683	132.75–138.00	135.32
36	—	420	163.00–172.00	164.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	482	151.00–152.50	151.97
4	—	605	126.00	126.00
34	—	431	152.00–161.00	155.06
13	—	676	122.00–129.00	126.42
10	—	797	111.00	111.00
36	—	529	137.00–146.00	141.87
15	—	372	161.00–166.00	163.44
12	—	717	116.00–119.50	118.32
9	—	327	170.00–179.00	173.52
12	—	570	133.00–136.00	133.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	390	167.00	167.00
5	—	585	122.50	122.50
10	—	314	150.00–165.00	159.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	696	125.00	125.00

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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