Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2021-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available as the last sale reported was September 10. Trade activity and demand good on yearlings, moderate on short weaned calves with 1-3 rounds of vaccinations. The next available report will be Friday, October 8, 2021.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.43/cwt on 595 head.

Average price

$149.43

595 head · 756 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,130

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$39.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.90

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	683	151.50	1,036	219
Medium and Large 1	813	149.91	1,219	338
Medium and Large 2	623	141.63	882	27
Medium and Large 3	775	112.50	872	11thin

One grade step is worth $39.00/cwt here — about $164 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 sale595 hd

149.43

—

CO average4 barns · 2,027 hd

150.33

−0.90

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

39 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 1-2Full	—	532	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	872	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	149.62/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,035	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	162.66/cwt	162.00–163.00	745	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	880	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	573	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	152.33/cwt	149.00–153.00	696	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	619	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	962	138.91/cwt	135.50–143.75	1,336	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	150.87/cwt	148.00–153.00	800	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,141	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	716	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	585	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,137	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	512	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	659	127.64/cwt	122.00–130.50	841	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	587	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	845	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	686	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	988	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,114	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	746	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	951	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	146.81/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,277	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	149.66/cwt	149.25–151.00	1,241	76
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	699	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	753	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	941	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	143.68/cwt	142.50–145.00	678	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	520	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	182.73/cwt	182.00–183.00	736	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	153.10/cwt	153.10–153.10	1,208	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	836	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	623	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	498	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	160.45/cwt	158.00–162.00	627	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,138	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	740	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	962	4

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 Oct 1, 2021

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

Receipts 921Last week 0Year ago 1,064

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	134.00	134.00
4	—	753	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	310	165.00	165.00
8	—	535	139.50	139.50
19	—	689	138.00	138.00
33	—	472	142.50–145.00	143.68
3	—	705	125.00	125.00
7	—	597	140.00	140.00
23	—	391	158.00–162.00	160.45
4	—	406	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	659	122.00–130.50	127.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	623	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	933	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	740	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	775	112.50	112.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	692	149.00–153.00	149.62
6	—	458	162.00–163.00	162.66
17	—	530	148.00–153.00	150.87
57	—	748	152.50	152.50
6	—	419	171.00	171.00
10	—	311	188.00	188.00
5	—	1,034	110.00	110.00
56	—	755	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	962	135.50–143.75	138.91
71	—	870	135.00–148.00	146.81
76	—	829	149.25–151.00	149.66
33	—	403	182.00–183.00	182.73
58	—	789	153.10	153.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	587	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	705	130.00	130.00
7	—	686	144.00	144.00
8	—	445	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	750	115.00	115.00
8	—	822	107.00	107.00
19	—	457	149.00–153.00	152.33
5	—	364	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	616	93.00	93.00

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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