Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2022-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two week's ago: Trade activity and demand moderate. Today's run comprised of mostly weaned calves on a vaccination program. Market too thinly tested for an accurate comparison though unevenly steady undertones noted. The next available report will be Friday, April 1, 2022.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.44/cwt on 400 head.

Average price

$155.44

400 head · 636 lb average

Value per head Derived

$988

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$434

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small and Medium 3

$76.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.31

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	512	161.30	825	12thin
Large 1	610	161.00	982	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	615	157.69	970	200
Large 1-2	630	155.50	980	4thin
Medium and Large 1	691	154.47	1,068	156
Medium 3	443	152.50	675	8thin
Medium and Large 3	613	132.50	812	4thin
Medium and Large 4	452	122.50	554	3thin
Small and Medium 3	460	85.00	391	3thin

One grade step is worth $76.30/cwt here — about $434 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 sale400 hd

155.44

—

CO average4 barns · 1,522 hd

159.75

−4.31

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

54 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 1-2Full	—	368	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	756	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,058	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	166.99/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,226	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	871	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,176	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	529	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	868	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	630	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	945	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,026	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	190.04/cwt	188.00–194.00	1,192	65
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	178.98/cwt	175.00–183.00	1,129	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,139	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,145	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,179	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	192.57/cwt	186.00–193.00	1,111	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	199.43/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,073	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	504	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	907	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	398	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	780	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	576	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,037	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,053	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	167.36/cwt	167.00–168.00	1,163	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	197.29/cwt	195.00–201.00	933	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	715	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,055	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	637	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,019	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	763	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,053	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	565	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	424	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	822	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	390	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	644	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	610	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	982	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 4Gaunt	—	452	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	812	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	460	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	810	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	146.20/cwt	144.00–147.50	991	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	146.38/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,045	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	157.98/cwt	148.00–159.00	981	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	965	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	158.29/cwt	158.00–161.00	926	58
Heifers	Medium 3	—	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,152	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	630	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	980	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,092	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	173.78/cwt	168.00–177.00	904	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	151.42/cwt	147.50–153.00	862	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	175.14/cwt	172.50–179.00	755	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	438	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	740	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,034	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,344	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	168.46/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,021	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	143.21/cwt	143.00–143.25	1,101	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,213	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,034	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,199	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	200.12/cwt	199.25–205.00	1,183	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	795	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,161	3

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 Mar 18, 2022

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

Receipts 783Last week 1,873Year ago 551

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	756	140.00	140.00
3	—	662	155.00	155.00
2	—	413	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	734	162.00–168.00	166.99
65	—	627	188.00–194.00	190.04
4	—	654	175.00	175.00
5	—	511	206.00	206.00
21	—	781	153.50	153.50
13	—	591	199.25–205.00	200.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	871	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	631	175.00–183.00	178.98
3	—	775	147.00	147.00
13	—	732	161.00	161.00
33	—	577	186.00–193.00	192.57
30	—	538	194.00–200.00	199.43
25	—	695	167.00–168.00	167.36
8	—	473	195.00–201.00	197.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	504	180.00	180.00
4	—	398	196.00	196.00
7	—	576	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	795	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	529	164.00	164.00
7	—	630	150.00	150.00
5	—	438	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	715	147.50	147.50
7	—	637	160.00	160.00
3	—	763	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	390	165.00	165.00
4	—	495	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	610	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 4 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	452	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	613	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	678	144.00–147.50	146.20
42	—	714	142.00–148.00	146.38
17	—	621	148.00–159.00	157.98
58	—	585	158.00–161.00	158.29
3	—	780	140.00	140.00
51	—	520	168.00–177.00	173.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	539	179.00	179.00
4	—	820	140.50	140.50
48	—	606	165.00–169.00	168.46
21	—	769	143.00–143.25	143.21
12	—	879	138.00	138.00
5	—	663	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	630	155.50	155.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	569	147.50–153.00	151.42
5	—	431	172.50–179.00	175.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,034	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	192.50	192.50

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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