Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2021-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity moderate. Demand moderate on steers, moderate to good on heifers. Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold unevenly steady, and over 600 lbs 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with instances of sharply higher, and heifers over 600 lbs had no comparable trades from the prior week. The next available report will be Friday, October 29, 2021.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.00/cwt on 669 head.

Average price

$163.00

669 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$942

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$35.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.35

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	583	164.44	959	528
Medium and Large 1-2	548	160.04	877	127
Medium and Large 2	590	141.50	835	7thin
Large 1	701	129.00	904	7thin

One grade step is worth $35.44/cwt here — about $55 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 sale669 hd

163.00

—

CO average5 barns · 4,231 hd

159.65

+3.35

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	151.34/cwt	145.00–152.75	799	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	184.37/cwt	182.00–187.50	787	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	181.95/cwt	181.00–183.00	848	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	903	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	515	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	448	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	793	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	544	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	930	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	146.12/cwt	141.00–151.00	912	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	158.53/cwt	155.00–162.00	989	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	171.79/cwt	168.00–175.50	960	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	885	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,071	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	161.49/cwt	160.50–166.00	840	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	150.80/cwt	146.00–158.00	888	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	691	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,016	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	570	158.69/cwt	155.00–160.00	905	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	485	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	810	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	711	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,204	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	354	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	690	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	835	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	145.65/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,055	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	674	128.49/cwt	126.00–130.00	866	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,121	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	138.55/cwt	138.00–139.00	860	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	573	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	794	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	716	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	895	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	548	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	789	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	717	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	141.47/cwt	139.00–145.50	819	154
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	921	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	141.21/cwt	141.00–142.50	1,144	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	155.06/cwt	149.00–159.50	755	118
Heifers	Large 1	—	682	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	962	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,001	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,221	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	668	131.37/cwt	130.00–134.00	878	23
Heifers	Large 1	—	958	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,217	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	509	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	594	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	950	21
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	—	701	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	904	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	594	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	820	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	156.17/cwt	156.00–157.00	675	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	163.11/cwt	159.00–164.00	692	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	137.07/cwt	133.00–138.00	800	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	811	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,087	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	150.98/cwt	147.00–154.00	1,007	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	813	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,081	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	757	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	992	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	139.65/cwt	138.00–141.50	1,229	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	163.55/cwt	163.00–164.00	635	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	951	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	174.18/cwt	171.00–175.50	841	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	176.89/cwt	174.00–181.50	938	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	142.01/cwt	139.00–146.75	1,013	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	173.80/cwt	165.00–178.50	636	24

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 22, 2021

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

Receipts 1,523Last week 935Year ago 1,381

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	528	145.00–152.75	151.34
16	—	784	143.00	143.00
12	—	621	138.00–139.00	138.55
154	—	579	139.00–145.50	141.47
37	—	810	141.00–142.50	141.21
118	—	487	149.00–159.50	155.06
5	—	1,001	122.00	122.00
2	—	653	139.50	139.50
17	—	424	159.00–164.00	163.11
36	—	880	138.00–141.50	139.65
24	—	713	139.00–146.75	142.01
24	—	366	165.00–178.50	173.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	674	126.00–130.00	128.49
6	—	573	138.50	138.50
5	—	716	125.00	125.00
4	—	548	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	493	145.50	145.50
4	—	538	144.00	144.00
23	—	432	156.00–157.00	156.17
26	—	584	133.00–138.00	137.07
11	—	388	163.00–164.00	163.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	722	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	682	141.00	141.00
2	—	958	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	668	130.00–134.00	131.37
7	—	594	138.00	138.00
8	—	757	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	509	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	427	182.00–187.50	184.37
22	—	466	181.00–183.00	181.95
145	—	624	155.00–162.00	158.53
100	—	559	168.00–175.50	171.79
7	—	354	195.00	195.00
27	—	724	145.00–147.00	145.65
19	—	667	147.00–154.00	150.98
70	—	530	174.00–181.50	176.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	612	147.50	147.50
25	—	520	160.50–166.00	161.49
38	—	589	146.00–158.00	150.80
6	—	404	176.00	176.00
4	—	975	123.50	123.50
4	—	341	183.00	183.00
8	—	679	140.00	140.00
36	—	483	171.00–175.50	174.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	157.00	157.00
13	—	448	177.00	177.00
4	—	885	121.00	121.00
3	—	813	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	544	171.00	171.00
21	—	594	160.00	160.00
7	—	811	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	624	141.00–151.00	146.12
16	—	691	147.00	147.00
12	—	570	155.00–160.00	158.69
7	—	485	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	590	141.50	141.50
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	701	129.00	129.00

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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