Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 450 lbs traded 8.50 higher. Steers weighing between 450-600 lbs traded 3.50 to 6.75 lower on a light test. Steers between 600-750 lbs traded 6.75 to 11.50 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs traded 6.50 to 9.00 higher and heifers over 650 lbs traded 20.00 to 23.00 higher. Trade activity and demand were good. The next available report will be Friday, February 17, 2023.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $191.10/cwt on 1,062 head.

Average price

$191.10

1,062 head · 688 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,315

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

per head · Large 1 over Medium 1-2

$41.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.22

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	574	199.00	1,142	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	608	197.07	1,198	211
Medium and Large 2	498	196.40	978	19thin
Medium and Large 1	707	193.74	1,370	726
Medium 1	777	158.89	1,235	87
Medium 1-2	673	157.53	1,060	15thin

One grade step is worth $41.47/cwt here — about $82 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 sale1,062 hd

191.10

—

CO average4 barns · 3,751 hd

199.32

−8.22

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

61 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	—	668	181.24/cwt	178.00–187.00	1,211	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	202.38/cwt	199.00–207.50	1,103	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	213.42/cwt	210.00–225.00	977	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	213.28/cwt	211.00–216.00	1,228	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	742	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	227.31/cwt	221.00–232.00	1,102	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	223.09/cwt	215.00–225.00	966	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,161	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	175.02/cwt	168.00–182.50	1,437	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	185.03/cwt	182.00–187.00	1,423	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,296	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	658	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,059	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	217.04/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,120	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,586	13
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	628	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,017	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	728	167.91/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,222	37
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	707	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,082	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	209.35/cwt	207.00–211.00	1,325	98
Steers	Medium 1	—	762	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,151	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,329	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,472	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	187.66/cwt	183.00–191.00	1,366	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	969	7
Steers	Medium 1	—	865	153.42/cwt	151.00–158.00	1,327	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	833	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,208	3
Heifers	Medium 1Fleshy	—	666	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,012	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	758	154.65/cwt	153.00–156.00	1,172	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	587	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	998	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	621	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,192	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	398	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,278	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	170.51/cwt	169.00–171.50	1,223	76
Heifers	Large 1	—	815	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,174	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	672	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,068	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,074	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	425.00/head	425.00–425.00	425	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	840	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	922	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	178.14/cwt	175.00–179.00	1,010	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	778	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	524	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	852	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	196.76/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,021	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	185.52/cwt	172.00–187.75	1,143	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	841	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,115	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	164.27/cwt	162.50–167.00	1,115	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	705	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,385	24
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	677	136.61/cwt	130.00–146.00	925	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	174.55/cwt	173.00–179.00	1,180	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	923	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	988	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	187.85/cwt	181.00–191.00	1,097	159
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	182.64/cwt	181.00–187.50	1,048	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	568	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	920	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	193.27/cwt	191.00–201.00	1,337	143
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	3
Steers	Large 1	—	574	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,142	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	857	182.75/cwt	182.75–182.75	1,566	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,184	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	519	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,204	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	198.83/cwt	192.50–200.00	1,243	96

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 Feb 3, 2023

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

Receipts 2,117Last week 788Year ago 816

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	668	178.00–187.00	181.24
13	—	545	199.00–207.50	202.38
13	—	458	210.00–225.00	213.42
18	—	433	215.00–225.00	223.09
5	—	732	177.00	177.00
8	—	818	162.50	162.50
19	—	589	201.00	201.00
96	—	625	192.50–200.00	198.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	576	211.00–216.00	213.28
28	—	485	221.00–232.00	227.31
69	—	821	168.00–182.50	175.02
118	—	769	182.00–187.00	185.03
17	—	516	215.00–217.50	217.04
13	—	906	175.00	175.00
98	—	633	207.00–211.00	209.35
24	—	879	167.50	167.50
127	—	728	183.00–191.00	187.66
7	—	409	237.00	237.00
143	—	692	191.00–201.00	193.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	341	217.50	217.50
4	—	621	187.00	187.00
8	—	574	181.00–187.50	182.64
3	—	255	450.00	450.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	658	161.00	161.00
4	—	628	162.00	162.00
7	—	707	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	728	167.00–170.00	167.91
25	—	762	151.00	151.00
25	—	865	151.00–158.00	153.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	705	196.50	196.50
16	—	857	182.75	182.75
8	—	519	232.00	232.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	833	145.00	145.00
63	—	758	153.00–156.00	154.65
9	—	587	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	666	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	621	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	779	164.00	164.00
76	—	717	169.00–171.50	170.51
12	—	382	220.00	220.00
43	—	519	192.00–200.00	196.76
112	—	616	172.00–187.75	185.52
102	—	676	173.00–179.00	174.55
7	—	450	205.00	205.00
159	—	584	181.00–191.00	187.85
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	815	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	672	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	643	167.00	167.00
16	—	479	192.50	192.50
14	—	567	175.00–179.00	178.14
4	—	706	158.00	158.00
52	—	679	162.50–167.00	164.27
5	—	531	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
3	—	255	425.00	425.00
9	—	384	202.50	202.50
8	—	467	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	524	162.50	162.50
24	—	677	130.00–146.00	136.61
6	—	568	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	398	187.50	187.50

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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