Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison is available as this is the first reported sale in over a month. The next available report will occur as receipts warrant.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $296.84/cwt on 473 head.

Average price

$296.84

473 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,611

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$51.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.77

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	314.17	1,655	313
Medium and Large 2	484	264.59	1,281	30
Medium and Large 1-2	595	262.55	1,561	130

One grade step is worth $51.62/cwt here — about $94 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 sale473 hd

296.84

—

CO average5 barns · 3,798 hd

277.07

+19.77

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

56 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 1-2	—	620	229.73/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,424	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	274.46/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,166	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,008	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	256.57/cwt	251.00–261.00	1,221	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	298.21/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,085	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,879	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,314	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	234.64/cwt	234.00–236.00	1,631	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	291.39/cwt	281.00–300.00	1,224	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	209.35/cwt	208.00–215.00	1,742	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	586	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,362	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	253	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	380	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	413	376.23/cwt	357.50–379.00	1,554	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	277.12/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,039	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	249.53/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,303	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	535	237.33/cwt	237.00–237.50	1,270	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	548	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,274	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	273.77/cwt	272.50–276.00	1,462	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	578	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,220	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,703	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	269.52/cwt	269.00–270.00	1,420	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	986	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,145	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	368.08/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,266	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,748	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	302.31/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,327	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	602	266.42/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,604	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	735	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,562	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	632	241.56/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,527	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	329.47/cwt	317.50–332.50	1,486	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,677	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,321	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	600	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,275	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	537	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,504	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	344.43/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,478	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	308.70/cwt	301.00–312.00	1,636	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	476	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,338	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	238.18/cwt	234.00–246.00	1,839	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	373.29/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,422	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,336	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,032	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	590	221.85/cwt	221.00–222.50	1,309	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	641	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,458	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	283.09/cwt	277.50–292.50	1,209	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,007	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	736	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,490	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	443	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,274	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	680	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	205.01/cwt	202.00–208.00	1,902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,165	5

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 Oct 20, 2023

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

Receipts 1,039Last week 926Year ago 1,418

No comparison is available as this is the first reported sale in over a month. The next available report will occur as receipts warrant.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	620	227.50–230.00	229.73
9	—	425	272.50–275.00	274.46
64	—	476	251.00–261.00	256.57
5	—	832	208.00–215.00	209.35
2	—	935	191.00	191.00
2	—	253	325.00	325.00
26	—	375	270.00–287.50	277.12
11	—	522	249.00–250.00	249.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	252.50	252.50
3	—	310	325.00	325.00
39	—	364	290.00–305.00	298.21
23	—	839	224.00	224.00
22	—	471	279.00	279.00
43	—	695	234.00–236.00	234.64
59	—	420	281.00–300.00	291.39
4	—	716	227.00	227.00
9	—	757	225.00	225.00
12	—	527	269.00–270.00	269.52
2	—	928	202.00–208.00	205.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	586	232.50	232.50
18	—	535	237.00–237.50	237.33
4	—	641	227.50	227.50
3	—	680	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	548	232.50	232.50
7	—	590	221.00–222.50	221.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	395.00	395.00
24	—	413	357.50–379.00	376.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	534	272.50–276.00	273.77
21	—	683	256.00	256.00
22	—	439	300.00–305.00	302.31
4	—	1,118	150.00	150.00
14	—	772	234.00–246.00	238.18
3	—	453	295.00	295.00
4	—	308	335.00	335.00
5	—	364	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	986	217.50	217.50
10	—	344	360.00–370.00	368.08
5	—	451	317.50–332.50	329.47
39	—	429	330.00–352.50	344.43
157	—	530	301.00–312.00	308.70
13	—	381	365.00–380.00	373.29
1	—	815	240.00	240.00
22	—	775	259.00	259.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	602	260.00–267.00	266.42
10	—	537	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	735	212.50	212.50
17	—	632	230.00–247.50	241.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	477	277.00	277.00
13	—	427	277.50–292.50	283.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	600	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	476	281.00	281.00
6	—	443	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	736	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	918	167.50	167.50
2	—	630	225.00	225.00

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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