Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Due to inclement winter weather, Trade activity light to moderate on moderate demand. Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower, 500-650 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 lower, and over 650 lbs were 4.00 lower to sharply lower. Feeder heifers across all weights sold sharply lower. The cattle supply comprised mostly of long weaned calves with 1-2 rounds of vaccinations. 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 $173.53/cwt on 358 head.

Average price

$173.53

358 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$980

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$13.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.52

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	596	175.73	1,048	195
Medium and Large 1-2	537	173.32	930	112
Medium and Large 2	485	170.64	828	22
Large 1-2	519	161.81	839	29

One grade step is worth $13.92/cwt here — about $209 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 sale358 hd

173.53

—

CO average4 barns · 3,361 hd

180.05

−6.52

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

34 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	924	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	186.95/cwt	182.50–190.00	684	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	467	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	806	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	542	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	851	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	793	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,118	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	228.40/cwt	227.50–229.00	946	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	202.49/cwt	196.00–205.00	1,245	61
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	839	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,169	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	209.72/cwt	206.00–212.50	988	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	168.30/cwt	168.00–169.00	1,244	20
Steers	Large 1	—	598	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,166	21
Steers	Large 1	—	674	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,213	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	186.44/cwt	186.00–191.00	1,279	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	497	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,148	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,239	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	223.83/cwt	212.50–227.00	1,184	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	842	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	179.35/cwt	170.00–188.00	1,026	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	156.10/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,199	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	690	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,076	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	701	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,034	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	154.48/cwt	151.00–157.50	1,043	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,007	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	864	18
Steers	Large 1	—	509	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,059	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	216.87/cwt	213.00–218.00	1,227	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	165.82/cwt	164.00–169.50	967	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	190.18/cwt	190.00–192.00	987	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	195.94/cwt	193.00–197.00	948	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	157.66/cwt	157.00–158.00	973	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	136.69/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,122	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	683	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,188	15

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 20, 2023

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

Receipts 788Last week 2,780Year ago 2,240

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	175.00	175.00
16	—	469	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	366	182.50–190.00	186.95
16	—	432	195.00	195.00
18	—	461	187.50	187.50
58	—	583	164.00–169.50	165.82
15	—	617	157.00–158.00	157.66
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	467	172.50	172.50
20	—	542	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	793	141.00	141.00
71	—	572	170.00–188.00	179.35
8	—	701	147.50	147.50
11	—	675	151.00–157.50	154.48
5	—	614	164.00	164.00
34	—	519	190.00–192.00	190.18
30	—	484	193.00–197.00	195.94
19	—	821	135.00–138.00	136.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	683	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	414	227.50–229.00	228.40
61	—	615	196.00–205.00	202.49
65	—	686	186.00–191.00	186.44
3	—	497	231.00	231.00
19	—	704	176.00	176.00
38	—	529	212.50–227.00	223.83
18	—	566	213.00–218.00	216.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	482	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	668	175.00	175.00
16	—	471	206.00–212.50	209.72
20	—	739	168.00–169.00	168.30
8	—	768	155.00–158.00	156.10
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	598	195.00	195.00
6	—	674	180.00	180.00
10	—	509	208.00	208.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	690	156.00	156.00

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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