Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2022-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Livestock Exchange hosted their second and final Stock Show Special for the year. Trade activity and demand moderate. Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher, and steers over 500 lbs were 3.00 to 6.00 lower with instances of sharply lower. Feeder heifers across all weight classes sold mostly 1.00 to 7.00 lower. The next available report will be as receipts warrant coverage.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.27/cwt on 1,145 head.

Average price

$165.27

1,145 head · 672 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,110

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$43.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.78

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	602	172.50	1,038	234
Medium and Large 1	692	166.45	1,151	670
Medium and Large 2	611	164.33	1,004	84
Medium 1	705	153.60	1,083	72
Large 1	772	151.65	1,171	24
Large 1-2	729	149.23	1,087	48
Medium 2	673	130.00	875	7thin
Large 2	798	129.00	1,029	6thin

One grade step is worth $43.50/cwt here — about $9 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 sale1,145 hd

165.27

—

CO average6 barns · 6,592 hd

173.05

−7.78

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

79 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 2	—	726	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,064	11
Steers	Large 1	—	888	140.75/cwt	140.75–140.75	1,250	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	159.64/cwt	156.00–162.00	1,058	81
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,005	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	164.48/cwt	164.00–167.00	1,041	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	193.03/cwt	191.00–202.50	896	15
Steers	Medium 2	—	673	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	875	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	178.53/cwt	172.00–182.00	1,057	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	168.89/cwt	168.50–169.00	1,054	40
Steers	Large 2	—	798	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,029	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,078	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	231.94/cwt	230.00–232.50	914	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	174.95/cwt	170.00–179.00	920	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	178.16/cwt	173.00–181.00	1,115	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	148.00/cwt	147.25–150.50	1,313	32
Steers	Large 1-2	—	737	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,094	38
Steers	Large 1-2	—	697	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,059	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,142	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	185.61/cwt	185.00–188.00	984	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	148.84/cwt	148.50–150.00	1,201	40
Steers	Medium 1	—	699	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,094	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	156.18/cwt	156.00–157.00	1,192	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	211.19/cwt	205.00–216.00	1,020	22
Steers	Medium 1	—	732	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,105	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	220.67/cwt	212.50–226.00	933	9
Steers	Medium 1	—	762	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,093	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	189.55/cwt	188.00–191.00	1,084	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	666	153.77/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,024	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	194.26/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,030	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	163.87/cwt	163.50–164.50	1,160	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,062	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,338	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	648	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,024	18
Heifers	Large 1	—	662	149.18/cwt	148.00–150.00	988	12
Heifers	Large 1	—	796	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,110	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	508	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	725	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	935	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	767	124.06/cwt	122.00–125.00	952	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	809	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,011	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	497	161.39/cwt	160.00–163.00	802	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	896	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	166.38/cwt	166.00–167.00	724	8
Heifers	Medium 1	—	578	150.09/cwt	147.00–151.00	868	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	144.01/cwt	141.00–144.50	975	23
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	481	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	803	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	774	26
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	440	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	744	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	145.71/cwt	142.00–149.00	854	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	152.94/cwt	151.00–155.00	806	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,058	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	144.69/cwt	144.00–145.50	896	30
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	696	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	995	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	172.59/cwt	170.00–174.00	740	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	156.03/cwt	155.00–158.00	900	99
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	579	146.69/cwt	144.00–148.00	849	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	172.07/cwt	171.00–174.00	893	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	179.35/cwt	178.00–181.00	683	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	594	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	947	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	304	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	154.45/cwt	149.50–159.00	965	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,020	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	649	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,051	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	723	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	969	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	518	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	782	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	768	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	176.70/cwt	174.00–178.00	829	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	150.31/cwt	147.00–152.25	994	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	863	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,156	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	143.40/cwt	143.00–144.00	1,156	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	995	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,169	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	724	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,086	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	778	146.30/cwt	136.00–150.50	1,138	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	687	156.38/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,074	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,047	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	848	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,128	7
Steers	Large 1	—	777	148.46/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,154	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	797	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,028	5
Steers	Large 1	—	622	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,076	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	821	142.06/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,166	53

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 Jan 21, 2022

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

Receipts 2,240Last week 3,001Year ago 2,713

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	726	146.50	146.50
9	—	588	171.00	171.00
24	—	633	164.00–167.00	164.48
32	—	526	170.00–179.00	174.95
3	—	680	154.00	154.00
5	—	797	129.00	129.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	888	140.75	140.75
13	—	777	148.00–150.00	148.46
5	—	622	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	663	156.00–162.00	159.64
15	—	464	191.00–202.50	193.03
44	—	592	172.00–182.00	178.53
40	—	624	168.50–169.00	168.89
3	—	700	154.00	154.00
51	—	530	185.00–188.00	185.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	585.00	585.00
13	—	394	230.00–232.50	231.94
168	—	626	173.00–181.00	178.16
32	—	887	147.25–150.50	148.00
9	—	692	165.00	165.00
40	—	807	148.50–150.00	148.84
33	—	763	156.00–157.00	156.18
22	—	483	205.00–216.00	211.19
9	—	423	212.50–226.00	220.67
18	—	572	188.00–191.00	189.55
32	—	530	190.00–196.00	194.26
99	—	708	163.50–164.50	163.87
5	—	1,062	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	673	130.00	130.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	798	129.00	129.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	737	148.50	148.50
10	—	697	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	699	156.50	156.50
31	—	732	151.00	151.00
5	—	762	143.50	143.50
18	—	648	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	666	152.00–156.00	153.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	649	162.00	162.00
6	—	863	134.00	134.00
2	—	995	117.50	117.50
4	—	724	150.00	150.00
56	—	778	136.00–150.50	146.30
43	—	687	151.00–160.00	156.38
53	—	821	139.00–145.00	142.06
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	662	148.00–150.00	149.18
23	—	796	139.50	139.50
7	—	848	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	508	152.00	152.00
3	—	725	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	767	122.00–125.00	124.06
13	—	497	160.00–163.00	161.39
12	—	700	128.00	128.00
8	—	435	166.00–167.00	166.38
12	—	586	142.00–149.00	145.71
32	—	527	151.00–155.00	152.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	809	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	578	147.00–151.00	150.09
4	—	518	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	677	141.00–144.50	144.01
26	—	461	168.00	168.00
30	—	619	144.00–145.50	144.69
16	—	429	170.00–174.00	172.59
99	—	577	155.00–158.00	156.03
11	—	381	178.00–181.00	179.35
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	481	167.00	167.00
9	—	440	169.00	169.00
21	—	696	143.00	143.00
12	—	579	144.00–148.00	146.69
5	—	723	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	764	138.50	138.50
57	—	519	171.00–174.00	172.07
24	—	594	159.50	159.50
4	—	304	190.00	190.00
144	—	625	149.50–159.00	154.45
40	—	711	143.50	143.50
7	—	429	179.00	179.00
6	—	469	174.00–178.00	176.70
107	—	661	147.00–152.25	150.31
30	—	806	143.00–144.00	143.40

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