Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2021-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Trade activity and demand good on feeder steers, moderate on heifers. Feeder steers under 650 lbs sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher, and steers over 650 lbs sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher, over 550 lbs sold unevenly steady. Most of the offerings today were weaned 20-80 days, pre-conditioned and loaded with 1-4 rounds of vaccinations. The next available report will be when receipts warrant coverage.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $175.79/cwt on 622 head.

Average price

$175.79

622 head · 626 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,101

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$307

per head · Medium 1-2 over Large 1

$46.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.10

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	383	197.50	756	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	559	181.71	1,016	71
Medium and Large 1	635	175.46	1,115	534
Medium and Large 2	566	160.00	906	4thin
Large 1	702	151.40	1,063	10thin

One grade step is worth $46.10/cwt here — about −$307 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 sale622 hd

175.79

—

CO average4 barns · 5,718 hd

175.69

+0.10

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

59 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	985	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	725	134.21/cwt	132.00–136.00	973	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	706	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	925	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	645	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	909	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	627	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	941	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,028	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	581	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,127	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	486	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	957	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	706	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,066	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	669	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,030	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	777	7
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	699	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,062	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	777	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,173	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	603	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,025	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	578	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	954	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	211.11/cwt	210.00–212.50	956	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	182.04/cwt	173.00–184.75	1,123	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	148.98/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,308	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	159.25/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,027	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,229	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	182.86/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,037	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	906	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	158.72/cwt	156.00–161.00	1,136	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	164.51/cwt	163.00–168.00	1,106	84
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	383	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	756	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	204.35/cwt	204.00–205.00	868	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	157.71/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,093	7
Steers	Large 1	—	710	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,065	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	203.73/cwt	203.50–204.00	988	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	160.11/cwt	157.00–163.00	919	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	713	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	152.74/cwt	146.00–156.00	892	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	927	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	179.57/cwt	178.00–183.00	871	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	171.34/cwt	170.00–173.00	646	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	153.84/cwt	150.00–159.00	960	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,097	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	796	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,134	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	150.96/cwt	150.50–151.00	1,004	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	161.37/cwt	160.00–164.00	865	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	174.94/cwt	174.00–176.00	621	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	488	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	174.18/cwt	170.00–177.00	909	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	569	149.60/cwt	147.00–151.00	851	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	849	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,061	8
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	765	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,025	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	449	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	965	17
Heifers	Medium 1	—	525	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	851	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	433	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	745	10
Heifers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	700	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	914	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	608	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	888	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,194	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	686	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	909	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,104	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	171.59/cwt	169.00–176.00	997	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	970	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	197.99/cwt	190.50–206.00	1,032	86

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 Dec 10, 2021

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

Receipts 1,312Last week 2,028Year ago 1,581

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	583	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	725	132.00–136.00	134.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	706	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	645	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	627	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	724	142.00	142.00
6	—	422	169.00	169.00
21	—	584	146.00–156.00	152.74
7	—	644	144.00	144.00
8	—	850	129.00	129.00
25	—	536	160.00–164.00	161.37
15	—	355	174.00–176.00	174.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	574	157.00–163.00	160.11
99	—	485	178.00–183.00	179.57
79	—	624	150.00–159.00	153.84
31	—	796	142.50	142.50
41	—	665	150.50–151.00	150.96
29	—	522	170.00–177.00	174.18
2	—	413	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	377	170.00–173.00	171.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	488	142.50	142.50
5	—	686	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	569	147.00–151.00	149.60
8	—	849	125.00	125.00
10	—	433	172.00	172.00
11	—	700	130.50	130.50
4	—	608	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	765	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	510	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	581	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	486	197.00	197.00
7	—	706	151.00	151.00
22	—	669	154.00	154.00
8	—	777	151.00	151.00
9	—	603	170.00	170.00
9	—	578	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	350	222.00	222.00
9	—	453	210.00–212.50	211.11
112	—	617	173.00–184.75	182.04
14	—	878	148.00–150.00	148.98
34	—	811	151.50	151.50
12	—	567	180.00–191.00	182.86
63	—	716	156.00–161.00	158.72
84	—	672	163.00–168.00	164.51
17	—	449	215.00	215.00
18	—	778	153.50	153.50
86	—	521	190.50–206.00	197.99
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	699	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	645	158.00–160.00	159.25
6	—	425	204.00–205.00	204.35
7	—	693	156.00–160.00	157.71
22	—	485	203.50–204.00	203.73
4	—	786	140.50	140.50
11	—	581	169.00–176.00	171.59
13	—	533	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	197.50	197.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	710	150.00	150.00

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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