Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2022-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity light on moderate to good demand. Today's run comprised of long weaned calves with 2-3 rounds of vaccinations. Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold sharply higher, 500-600 lbs steady to 4.00 higher, 600-650 lbs 1.00 lower and over 650 lbs 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower, and over 550 lbs mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $188.47/cwt on 318 head.

Average price

$188.47

318 head · 635 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,196

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$162

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$48.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.53

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	595	193.90	1,155	206
Medium and Large 1-2	540	192.46	1,038	45
Large 1	831	170.41	1,415	60
Large 1-2	575	167.50	963	4thin
Medium 1	908	145.00	1,317	3thin

One grade step is worth $48.90/cwt here — about −$162 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 sale318 hd

188.47

—

CO average6 barns · 3,466 hd

186.94

+1.53

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

65 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	Large 1	—	1,013	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,585	10
Steers	Large 1	—	554	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,075	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	591	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,111	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	168.59/cwt	168.00–169.00	1,386	15
Steers	Large 1Full	—	843	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,248	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,104	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	977	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	170.21/cwt	169.00–171.00	1,157	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	184.55/cwt	181.00–186.00	1,104	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	239.71/cwt	238.00–242.50	1,016	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	200.74/cwt	198.00–206.00	1,058	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	191.33/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,104	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	501	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	957	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	180.56/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,188	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	217.82/cwt	207.50–224.00	1,026	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	174.66/cwt	171.00–176.50	1,252	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	941	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	743	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,211	5
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	735	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,294	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,157	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,330	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	203.72/cwt	197.50–205.00	970	17
Steers	Medium 1	—	908	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,317	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	630	180.21/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,135	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	823	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,325	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	462	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	615	162.02/cwt	160.50–165.00	996	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	903	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	921	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	402	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	836	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	175.83/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,020	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,000	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	694	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,058	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	673	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	191.25/cwt	190.00–193.00	734	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	377	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	528	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,047	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	400	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	600	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	855	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	162.78/cwt	162.00–167.00	960	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	184.22/cwt	177.00–191.00	774	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	177.08/cwt	171.00–179.00	912	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,245	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,320	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	726	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	758	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	183.36/cwt	183.00–184.00	897	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	197.97/cwt	196.00–199.00	863	18
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	—	757	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,117	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	706	142.37/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,005	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	162.54/cwt	161.00–164.00	1,019	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,007	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,304	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	182.20/cwt	181.00–186.00	947	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	495	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	190.80/cwt	188.00–196.00	918	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	667	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,147	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	571	160.62/cwt	160.00–161.00	917	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	625	158.48/cwt	157.50–160.00	991	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	542	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	935	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	575	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	963	4
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	703	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,097	9
Steers	Large 1	—	920	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,532	23

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,013	156.50	156.50
9	—	554	194.00	194.00
23	—	920	166.50	166.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	591	188.00	188.00
2	—	495	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	822	168.00–169.00	168.59
3	—	977	162.00	162.00
24	—	424	238.00–242.50	239.71
33	—	527	198.00–206.00	200.74
23	—	577	190.00–195.00	191.33
22	—	658	180.00–183.00	180.56
21	—	471	207.50–224.00	217.82
6	—	717	171.00–176.50	174.66
11	—	632	183.00	183.00
3	—	787	169.00	169.00
Steers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	843	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	640	172.50	172.50
5	—	680	169.00–171.00	170.21
11	—	598	181.00–186.00	184.55
5	—	501	191.00	191.00
4	—	446	211.00	211.00
17	—	476	197.50–205.00	203.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	743	163.00	163.00
15	—	630	175.00–185.00	180.21
2	—	823	161.00	161.00
3	—	462	187.50	187.50
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	735	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	908	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	667	172.00	172.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	615	160.50–165.00	162.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	694	152.50	152.50
7	—	379	177.50	177.50
2	—	318	182.50	182.50
7	—	427	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	384	190.00–193.00	191.25
2	—	650	161.00	161.00
13	—	590	162.00–167.00	162.78
17	—	420	177.00–191.00	184.22
13	—	515	171.00–179.00	177.08
13	—	793	157.00	157.00
8	—	489	183.00–184.00	183.36
4	—	627	161.00–164.00	162.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	377	140.00	140.00
4	—	600	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	400	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	779	169.50	169.50
12	—	368	206.00	206.00
18	—	436	196.00–199.00	197.97
7	—	610	165.00	165.00
2	—	800	163.00	163.00
2	—	550	165.00	165.00
28	—	520	181.00–186.00	182.20
42	—	481	188.00–196.00	190.80
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	757	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	706	140.00–147.00	142.37
8	—	571	160.00–161.00	160.62
18	—	625	157.50–160.00	158.48
3	—	542	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	703	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	189.00	189.00
3	—	402	208.00	208.00
7	—	580	175.00–177.00	175.83
3	—	625	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	542	170.00	170.00

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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