Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2021-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compare two weeks ago: trade activity was light on moderate demand. Feeder steers under 600 lbs. traded mostly 1.00 to 4.00 lower, 600-800 lbs. 6.00 to 7.00 lower, over 800 lbs. 1.00 to 2.00 lower on light test. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. 9.00 to 12.00 lower, and over 600 lbs. 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Next available report will be Friday, April 2, 2021.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.25/cwt on 295 head.

Average price

$140.25

295 head · 793 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,113

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$332

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

$33.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.85

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	474	170.06	806	33
Medium and Large 1	834	136.49	1,138	262

One grade step is worth $33.57/cwt here — about −$332 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 sale295 hd

140.25

—

CO average3 barns · 637 hd

148.09

−7.85

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

27 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 1Fleshy	—	860	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	963	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,010	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,136	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	829	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,057	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	688	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,009	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	719	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	570	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	744	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	172.21/cwt	170.00–175.00	789	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	569	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	156.73/cwt	154.00–158.00	669	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	167.18/cwt	166.50–168.50	1,023	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	894	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,149	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	1,096	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	709	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,053	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	833	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,053	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,189	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	144.20/cwt	141.00–147.00	753	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	138.51/cwt	134.00–139.50	864	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	494	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	939	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	182.98/cwt	181.50–187.00	924	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,069	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,017	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	118.75/cwt	118.75–118.75	990	66

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 19, 2021

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	860	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	862	117.00	117.00
6	—	491	146.50	146.50
55	—	916	115.00	115.00
15	—	522	141.00–147.00	144.20
17	—	624	134.00–139.50	138.51
66	—	834	118.75	118.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	367	155.00	155.00
4	—	276	160.00	160.00
25	—	427	154.00–158.00	156.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,010	112.50	112.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	829	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	308	185.00	185.00
9	—	409	182.00	182.00
9	—	458	170.00–175.00	172.21
4	—	870	121.00	121.00
5	—	502	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	612	166.50–168.50	167.18
59	—	894	128.50	128.50
57	—	829	132.25	132.25
5	—	373	190.00	190.00
56	—	1,025	116.00	116.00
7	—	494	190.00	190.00
19	—	505	181.50–187.00	182.98
5	—	737	145.00	145.00
5	—	586	173.50	173.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	376	183.00	183.00

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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