Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2021-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity moderate on good demand. No comparison due to light receipts last week. 500-700 lb steers peaked buyer interest today with long weaned offerings carrying good quality and condition. The next available report will be Friday, October 22, 2021.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.15/cwt on 482 head.

Average price

$164.15

482 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$958

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$27

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

$34.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.80

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	581	167.61	975	341
Medium and Large 1-2	508	167.45	850	92
Large 2	612	143.00	875	3thin
Medium and Large 2	751	133.35	1,001	46

One grade step is worth $34.26/cwt here — about −$27 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 sale482 hd

164.15

—

CO average4 barns · 3,153 hd

160.36

+3.80

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

50 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 1-2Fleshy	—	602	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	138.58/cwt	133.00–140.50	869	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	182.71/cwt	181.00–186.00	793	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	162.17/cwt	156.00–164.75	994	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	897	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	156.70/cwt	151.00–161.00	899	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	779	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	582	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	733	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	533	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	778	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	499	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	711	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	880	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	770	4
Steers	Large 2	—	612	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	179.87/cwt	170.00–182.50	944	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	194.42/cwt	189.00–200.00	651	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	158.92/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,044	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	187.98/cwt	187.00–189.00	731	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	832	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,061	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	862	126.46/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,090	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	597	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	848	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	889	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,089	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	150.48/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,034	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	169.69/cwt	169.00–170.50	952	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	148.52/cwt	145.00–149.00	695	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	569	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	167.55/cwt	165.00–169.00	679	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	248	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	992	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	143.65/cwt	140.00–146.00	771	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	129.22/cwt	128.00–130.00	806	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	133.66/cwt	133.00–134.00	785	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	659	144.83/cwt	142.00–153.00	954	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	717	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,047	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	907	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	917	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	137.73/cwt	136.00–140.00	788	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	828	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	333	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	613	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	595	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	165.90/cwt	163.00–169.00	622	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	607	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	898	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,139	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,128	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	138.62/cwt	136.00–144.00	923	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	144.14/cwt	143.00–145.00	872	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	152.11/cwt	151.00–153.00	709	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	167.97/cwt	166.00–170.00	652	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	179.73/cwt	179.00–181.00	847	19

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 15, 2021

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

Receipts 935Last week 0Year ago 899

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	602	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	627	133.00–140.50	138.58
23	—	468	145.00–149.00	148.52
5	—	343	166.00	166.00
111	—	537	140.00–146.00	143.65
5	—	667	136.00	136.00
43	—	572	136.00–140.00	137.73
6	—	375	163.00–169.00	165.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	582	126.00	126.00
14	—	533	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	499	142.50	142.50
10	—	624	128.00–130.00	129.22
26	—	587	133.00–134.00	133.66
4	—	815	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	607	144.00	144.00
14	—	405	165.00–169.00	167.55
4	—	248	400.00	400.00
4	—	510	148.00	148.00
9	—	342	174.00	174.00
16	—	466	151.00–153.00	152.11
6	—	388	166.00–170.00	167.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	434	181.00–186.00	182.71
3	—	517	159.00	159.00
5	—	602	149.00	149.00
18	—	574	151.00–161.00	156.70
8	—	335	189.00–200.00	194.42
10	—	389	187.00–189.00	187.98
2	—	468	165.00	165.00
8	—	687	150.00–152.00	150.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
133	—	613	156.00–164.75	162.17
4	—	429	190.00	190.00
97	—	525	170.00–182.50	179.87
13	—	657	158.00–160.00	158.92
48	—	561	169.00–170.50	169.69
19	—	471	179.00–181.00	179.73
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	612	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	832	127.50	127.50
15	—	862	125.00–127.00	126.46
6	—	666	136.00–144.00	138.62
14	—	605	143.00–145.00	144.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	597	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	889	122.50	122.50
12	—	333	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	659	142.00–153.00	144.83
5	—	717	146.00	146.00
6	—	607	148.00	148.00
4	—	1,139	99.00	99.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	828	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	445	175.00	175.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	880	87.50	87.50

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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