Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2022-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand moderate. The bulk of offerings were vaccinated with 1-2 rounds of shots. Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold mostly 3.00 to 8.00 lower and steers over 600 lbs were mostly 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 1.00 higher, 500-600 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 lower and heifers over 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. The next available report will be as receipts warrant coverage.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $173.31/cwt on 535 head.

Average price

$173.31

535 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$967

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$447

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

$74.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.61

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	177.10	1,009	388
Medium and Large 1-2	519	175.28	910	111
Medium 1	568	157.00	892	2thin
Medium and Large 2	477	152.50	727	5thin
Large 3	604	135.00	815	15thin
Small and Medium 1	472	107.50	507	3thin
Small and Medium 1-2	549	102.27	562	11thin

One grade step is worth $74.82/cwt here — about $447 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 sale535 hd

173.31

—

CO average6 barns · 3,778 hd

170.69

+2.61

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

49 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 1-2	—	632	177.36/cwt	176.00–181.00	1,121	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	201.62/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,083	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,106	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	211.20/cwt	199.00–215.00	1,031	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	674	164.67/cwt	164.25–165.50	1,110	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	212.51/cwt	205.00–218.00	1,086	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	198.06/cwt	192.00–204.00	1,123	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	188.43/cwt	182.00–193.00	1,168	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	185.00/cwt	184.00–186.00	1,069	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	762	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,288	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	172.73/cwt	171.00–174.00	1,181	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	653	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,228	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	180.76/cwt	178.00–185.00	1,200	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,406	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	176.43/cwt	176.00–177.50	1,269	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	697	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	983	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	548	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	685	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	599	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,120	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	528	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	919	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	617	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,006	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	583	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	985	8
Heifers	Medium 1Fleshy	—	568	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	989	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	906	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	941	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	194.90/cwt	192.00–196.00	898	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	221.77/cwt	219.00–222.75	1,045	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	564	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,010	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	595	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,012	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	636	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,049	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	437	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	183.78/cwt	179.00–192.00	783	26
Steers	Medium 1	—	614	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,025	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	162.70/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,014	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	164.44/cwt	162.00–169.00	1,107	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	181.09/cwt	177.00–187.50	962	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	195.71/cwt	193.50–200.00	853	28
Heifers	Large 3	—	604	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	815	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	175.94/cwt	174.25–178.60	999	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	179.97/cwt	175.00–184.00	876	29
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	548	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	548	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	727	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	551	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	579	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	927	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	169.24/cwt	163.00–171.00	992	30
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	—	472	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	170.90/cwt	167.00–177.50	1,068	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,183	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	687	4

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 Nov 11, 2022

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

Receipts 1,328Last week 1,019Year ago 1,734

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	632	176.00–181.00	177.36
44	—	537	200.00–202.00	201.62
42	—	488	199.00–215.00	211.20
4	—	578	184.00–186.00	185.00
14	—	684	171.00–174.00	172.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	179.00	179.00
7	—	762	169.00	169.00
7	—	599	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	511	205.00–218.00	212.51
66	—	567	192.00–204.00	198.06
100	—	620	182.00–193.00	188.43
62	—	664	178.00–185.00	180.76
8	—	813	173.00	173.00
37	—	719	176.00–177.50	176.43
4	—	411	229.00	229.00
27	—	471	219.00–222.75	221.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	653	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	697	141.00	141.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	548	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	614	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	674	164.25–165.50	164.67
2	—	595	170.00	170.00
4	—	636	165.00	165.00
3	—	437	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	528	174.00	174.00
3	—	617	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	583	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	461	192.00–196.00	194.90
21	—	673	162.00–169.00	164.44
115	—	531	177.00–187.50	181.09
28	—	436	193.50–200.00	195.71
44	—	568	174.25–178.60	175.94
76	—	625	167.00–177.50	170.90
13	—	730	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	564	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	426	179.00–192.00	183.78
19	—	623	157.00–165.00	162.70
29	—	487	175.00–184.00	179.97
3	—	533	174.00	174.00
30	—	586	163.00–171.00	169.24
4	—	358	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	604	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	548	100.00	100.00
5	—	551	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	107.50	107.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	630	157.00	157.00
12	—	460	197.00	197.00

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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