Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Trade activity and demand good. Most of today's offerings were long-weaned, preconditioned steers and heifers with 2-3 rounds of shots. Feeder steers 450-750 lbs sold mostly 17.00 to 21.00 higher, and steers over 750 lbs sold 7.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers 400-650 lbs sold 12.00 to 19.00 higher with instances of 26.00 higher, and heifers over 650 lbs sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. The next available report will be as receipts warrant coverage.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $215.73/cwt on 724 head.

Average price

$215.73

724 head · 701 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,511

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$38.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.41

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	701	218.41	1,530	584
Medium 1	604	216.00	1,305	4thin
Large 1	699	210.35	1,471	23
Medium and Large 1-2	701	205.20	1,439	103
Medium and Large 2	729	180.00	1,312	10thin

One grade step is worth $38.41/cwt here — about $218 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 sale724 hd

215.73

—

CO average4 barns · 3,202 hd

222.14

−6.41

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

48 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	—	452	249.37/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,127	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	202.02/cwt	194.50–205.00	1,471	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	227.14/cwt	222.50–232.50	1,186	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,574	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	846	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,519	5
Steers	Large 1	—	865	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	186.23/cwt	186.00–187.00	1,603	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,555	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	245.86/cwt	243.00–255.00	1,404	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	904	177.91/cwt	176.00–178.50	1,608	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	195.21/cwt	195.00–196.50	1,499	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,333	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	262.16/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,256	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,151	13
Steers	Medium 1	—	604	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,305	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	235.36/cwt	231.00–243.00	1,490	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	225.91/cwt	216.00–229.00	1,518	91
Heifers	Large 1	—	490	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	873	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,401	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	826	162.98/cwt	158.00–164.50	1,346	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	550	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,133	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	551	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,212	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,021	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	724	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,173	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	192.49/cwt	189.50–194.00	1,211	230
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	176.73/cwt	175.00–181.00	1,216	49
Heifers	Large 2	—	463	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	938	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	574	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,162	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	627	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,223	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	976	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	—	464	184.56/cwt	182.50–187.50	856	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	215.87/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,222	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	228.52/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,232	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	496	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,143	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	169.53/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,226	34
Heifers	Large 1	—	675	187.49/cwt	178.00–192.00	1,266	16
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,020	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,448	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	195.83/cwt	195.00–196.00	1,283	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,269	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,026	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	160.25/cwt	160.25–160.25	1,301	28
Steers	Large 1	—	673	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,481	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	729	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,312	10
Steers	Large 1	—	701	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,402	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	236.61/cwt	236.00–237.50	1,337	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	761	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,461	21
Heifers	Medium 1	—	475	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,069	2

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 17, 2023

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

Receipts 1,606Last week 830Year ago 783

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	452	247.50–250.00	249.37
65	—	728	194.50–205.00	202.02
15	—	522	222.50–232.50	227.14
10	—	923	170.50	170.50
5	—	846	179.50	179.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	865	189.00	189.00
13	—	673	220.00	220.00
8	—	701	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	861	186.00–187.00	186.23
40	—	710	219.00	219.00
17	—	571	243.00–255.00	245.86
60	—	904	176.00–178.50	177.91
28	—	768	195.00–196.50	195.21
8	—	527	253.00	253.00
14	—	479	260.00–267.00	262.16
13	—	431	267.00	267.00
1	—	960	169.00	169.00
181	—	633	231.00–243.00	235.36
91	—	672	216.00–229.00	225.91
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	604	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	729	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	565	236.00–237.50	236.61
21	—	761	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	215.00	215.00
6	—	574	202.50	202.50
3	—	627	195.00	195.00
16	—	675	178.00–192.00	187.49
15	—	1,020	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	873	160.50	160.50
17	—	826	158.00–164.50	162.98
4	—	550	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	724	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
230	—	629	189.50–194.00	192.49
49	—	688	175.00–181.00	176.73
4	—	469	208.00	208.00
34	—	723	166.00–170.00	169.53
28	—	812	160.25	160.25
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	463	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	464	182.50–187.50	184.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	566	215.00–228.00	215.87
30	—	539	224.00–230.00	228.52
14	—	496	230.50	230.50
12	—	655	195.00–196.00	195.83
7	—	707	179.50	179.50
6	—	432	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	551	220.00	220.00
3	—	430	237.50	237.50

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Brush