Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available as this is the first sale of the fall run. Trade activity and demand was moderate. Todays run comprised largely of yearlings coming off of grass. Next available report will be Friday, September 22, 2023.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $225.94/cwt on 574 head.

Average price

$225.94

574 head · 843 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,905

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$203

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

$45.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.86

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	609	248.08	1,510	44
Medium and Large 1	866	224.91	1,947	494
Large 2	797	222.50	1,773	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	846	202.50	1,713	17thin

One grade step is worth $45.58/cwt here — about −$203 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 sale574 hd

225.94

—

CO average2 barns · 737 hd

228.81

−2.86

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

28 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 1Fleshy	—	836	217.77/cwt	211.00–219.00	1,821	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	850	208.21/cwt	202.50–212.50	1,770	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	959	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,913	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	901	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,847	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	721	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,716	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,749	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	533	263.50/cwt	263.50–263.50	1,404	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	949	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	2,149	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,325	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	777	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,803	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	876	234.22/cwt	225.00–235.50	2,052	56
Heifers	Large 2	—	797	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,773	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	438	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,161	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	235.67/cwt	235.50–236.00	2,178	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	971	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	2,199	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	229.23/cwt	222.00–232.00	2,097	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	970	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,027	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,010	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	2,100	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,715	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	884	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,874	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,706	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	841	238.25/cwt	235.50–241.00	2,004	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	594	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	846	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,713	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	554	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,385	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	242.44/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,639	13

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 Sep 8, 2023

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

Receipts 926Last week 953Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	836	211.00–219.00	217.77
105	—	850	202.50–212.50	208.21
12	—	959	199.50	199.50
5	—	901	205.00	205.00
16	—	721	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	960	202.50	202.50
83	—	915	222.00–232.00	229.23
14	—	1,010	199.00	199.00
60	—	888	236.50	236.50
133	—	841	235.50–241.00	238.25
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	797	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	438	265.00	265.00
13	—	554	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	723	236.00	236.00
4	—	594	259.00	259.00
13	—	676	240.00–247.50	242.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	846	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	686	255.00	255.00
8	—	776	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	533	263.50	263.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	949	226.50	226.50
38	—	777	232.00	232.00
56	—	876	225.00–235.50	234.22
13	—	970	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	453	292.50	292.50
61	—	924	235.50–236.00	235.67
5	—	971	226.50	226.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	884	212.00	212.00

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