Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2021-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available, as the last reported sale was 3 weeks ago, but higher undertones noted. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. This auction market is transitioning to it's summer schedule, where all classes of livestock will be sold on Thursdays. This report will be available this fall.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.79/cwt on 627 head.

Average price

$135.79

627 head · 695 lb average

Value per head Derived

$943

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$14.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.10

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	595	143.11	851	217
Large 1	682	134.00	913	4thin
Medium and Large 2	608	133.00	809	11thin
Medium and Large 1	753	131.89	994	391
Medium 1-2	614	129.00	792	4thin

One grade step is worth $14.11/cwt here — about $59 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 sale627 hd

135.79

—

CO average4 barns · 3,921 hd

151.89

−16.10

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

57 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 1-2	—	435	187.08/cwt	185.00–191.00	814	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	694	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	958	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	673	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	882	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	148.46/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,082	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	166.25/cwt	166.00–167.50	708	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	896	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	177.15/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,015	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	127.52/cwt	124.00–137.00	1,044	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,129	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	178.24/cwt	178.00–185.00	952	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	141.19/cwt	138.00–142.00	954	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	602	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	151.40/cwt	147.50–160.00	869	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	135.65/cwt	134.00–137.00	982	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	144.40/cwt	143.00–148.00	918	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	132.43/cwt	132.00–133.00	1,016	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,005	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	978	126.90/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,241	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	159.44/cwt	156.00–163.00	1,068	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	128.18/cwt	128.00–128.25	1,191	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	138.58/cwt	138.50–139.00	1,129	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	922	118.02/cwt	112.50–119.00	1,088	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	571	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,005	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	198.25/cwt	197.50–200.00	819	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	592	138.31/cwt	136.00–144.00	819	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	898	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,123	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	880	120.50/cwt	119.50–122.00	1,060	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	627	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	915	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	614	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	792	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	740	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	932	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	623	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	166.88/cwt	163.00–169.00	1,033	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	172.33/cwt	170.00–174.00	986	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	155.31/cwt	152.50–156.00	758	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	840	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	156.55/cwt	152.50–164.00	647	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	135.72/cwt	134.00–136.00	935	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	129.33/cwt	127.00–131.00	935	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	922	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	717	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	997	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	642	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	928	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	696	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,058	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	645	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	877	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	538	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	139.41/cwt	139.00–140.00	875	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,038	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,240	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	797	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,084	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	157.16/cwt	157.00–158.00	1,114	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	184.03/cwt	182.50–185.00	870	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	168.56/cwt	162.50–174.00	578	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	701	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	786	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,100	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	972	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	153.12/cwt	152.00–155.00	815	26

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 Apr 9, 2021

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

Receipts 1,272Last week 551Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	435	185.00–191.00	187.08
21	—	729	146.00–153.00	148.46
57	—	534	178.00–185.00	178.24
21	—	619	163.00–169.00	166.88
18	—	572	170.00–174.00	172.33
10	—	473	182.50–185.00	184.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	694	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	191.00	191.00
36	—	573	175.00–180.00	177.15
9	—	526	191.00	191.00
33	—	978	124.00–128.00	126.90
27	—	670	156.00–163.00	159.44
10	—	929	128.00–128.25	128.18
40	—	815	138.50–139.00	138.58
23	—	413	197.50–200.00	198.25
13	—	709	157.00–158.00	157.16
7	—	332	211.00	211.00
6	—	379	207.50	207.50
4	—	769	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	571	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	898	125.00	125.00
24	—	717	139.00	139.00
10	—	642	144.50	144.50
5	—	696	152.00	152.00
3	—	1,038	119.50	119.50
3	—	797	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	673	131.00	131.00
151	—	922	112.50–119.00	118.02
28	—	592	136.00–144.00	138.31
5	—	880	119.50–122.00	120.50
3	—	627	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	426	166.00–167.50	166.25
18	—	819	124.00–137.00	127.52
2	—	953	118.50	118.50
31	—	676	138.00–142.00	141.19
6	—	350	172.00	172.00
16	—	574	147.50–160.00	151.40
28	—	724	134.00–137.00	135.65
24	—	636	143.00–148.00	144.40
9	—	767	132.00–133.00	132.43
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	614	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	126.00	126.00
2	—	623	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	488	152.50–156.00	155.31
30	—	413	152.50–164.00	156.55
42	—	689	134.00–136.00	135.72
40	—	723	127.00–131.00	129.33
14	—	628	139.00–140.00	139.41
2	—	598	140.00	140.00
15	—	343	162.50–174.00	168.56
19	—	784	124.00	124.00
26	—	532	152.00–155.00	153.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	636	132.00	132.00
2	—	483	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	645	136.00	136.00
3	—	538	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	645	143.00	143.00

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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