Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand moderate. Feeder steers across all weight classes sold sharply lower. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower, over 550 lbs 2.00 to 6.00 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 $264.22/cwt on 730 head.

Average price

$264.22

730 head · 632 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$87.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.10

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	639	274.90	1,756	446
Medium and Large 2	561	253.46	1,422	70
Medium 1	568	247.81	1,408	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	661	247.76	1,637	158
Large 1-2	548	247.00	1,354	28
Medium 1-2	570	227.50	1,297	5thin
Medium 2	888	187.50	1,665	6thin

One grade step is worth $87.40/cwt here — about $91 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 sale730 hd

264.22

—

CO average5 barns · 5,421 hd

268.32

−4.10

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

86 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	—	405	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,245	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	245.06/cwt	241.00–247.00	1,519	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	226.09/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,861	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	399	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,217	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	663	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,525	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,107	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,240	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	262.56/cwt	261.00–264.00	1,609	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,932	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	888	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,665	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	257.68/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,355	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	235.16/cwt	231.00–241.00	2,060	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	241.12/cwt	239.50–246.00	1,864	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,548	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	349	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,222	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	244.17/cwt	243.00–246.00	1,655	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	255.66/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,437	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	323.69/cwt	317.50–327.50	1,353	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	353.74/cwt	352.50–355.00	1,380	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	760	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,740	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	540	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,539	13
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	570	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,297	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,938	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,545	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,552	76
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	548	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,354	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	659	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,555	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	233.72/cwt	228.00–236.00	2,227	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	245.73/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,769	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	452	331.12/cwt	329.00–337.50	1,497	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	451	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,348	7
Dairy Steers	Large 1	—	514	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,041	6
Dairy Steers	Large 1	—	636	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,208	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	600	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,488	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	429	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,514	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	700	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	613	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,392	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,272	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	213.40/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,227	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	981	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,923	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,245	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,192	5
Bulls	Medium 1	—	637	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,306	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	969	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	285.18/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,192	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	258.94/cwt	252.50–267.50	1,201	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	233.48/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,135	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	992	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	470	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,011	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	270.97/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,209	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	227.39/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,751	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,701	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	889	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,956	8
Heifers	Large 2	—	669	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,254	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,301	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,419	7
Heifers	Medium 1	—	616	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,423	9
Heifers	Medium 1	—	799	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,798	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,278	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	245.20/cwt	241.00–253.00	1,255	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,933	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	237.53/cwt	234.00–241.00	1,501	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	714	225.18/cwt	224.00–227.50	1,608	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	506	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,303	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	643	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,447	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,247	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,820	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	360	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,134	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	574	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,378	4
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	451	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,132	14
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	542	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,285	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	231	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,434	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	579	224.36/cwt	212.50–230.00	1,299	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	544	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,224	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	239.63/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,663	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,178	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	375	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,144	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	568	247.81/cwt	246.00–251.00	1,408	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	874	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,036	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	267.16/cwt	262.00–268.00	1,437	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	238.34/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,380	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,850	8

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 27, 2023

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

Receipts 1,676Last week 1,039Year ago 763

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	405	307.50	307.50
22	—	620	241.00–247.00	245.06
19	—	823	224.00–228.00	226.09
49	—	678	243.00–246.00	244.17
23	—	562	251.00–260.00	255.66
7	—	871	222.50	222.50
8	—	378	330.00	330.00
4	—	1,103	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	399	305.00	305.00
4	—	338	327.50	327.50
3	—	443	280.00	280.00
11	—	526	255.00–260.00	257.68
9	—	714	224.00–227.50	225.18
10	—	590	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	663	230.00	230.00
13	—	613	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	613	261.00–264.00	262.56
7	—	815	237.00	237.00
53	—	876	231.00–241.00	235.16
56	—	773	239.50–246.00	241.12
3	—	558	277.50	277.50
4	—	349	350.00	350.00
20	—	418	317.50–327.50	323.69
6	—	390	352.50–355.00	353.74
14	—	486	318.00	318.00
76	—	519	299.00	299.00
21	—	953	228.00–236.00	233.72
50	—	720	245.00–247.00	245.73
5	—	231	800.00	800.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	888	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	760	229.00	229.00
11	—	659	236.00	236.00
7	—	451	299.00	299.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	540	285.00	285.00
6	—	600	248.00	248.00
3	—	700	229.00	229.00
3	—	360	315.00	315.00
4	—	574	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	570	227.50	227.50
Steers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	548	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	452	329.00–337.50	331.12
31	—	429	353.00	353.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	568	246.00–251.00	247.81
Dairy Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	514	202.50	202.50
4	—	636	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	546	233.00	233.00
10	—	575	211.00–215.00	213.40
6	—	408	237.50	237.50
7	—	486	225.00–240.00	233.48
4	—	639	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	981	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
3	—	282	800.00	800.00
26	—	418	280.00–290.00	285.18
3	—	320	310.00	310.00
11	—	770	221.00–231.00	227.39
42	—	730	233.00	233.00
8	—	889	220.00	220.00
35	—	450	289.00	289.00
7	—	552	257.00	257.00
13	—	916	211.00	211.00
31	—	632	234.00–241.00	237.53
10	—	694	230.00–242.00	239.63
11	—	396	297.50	297.50
55	—	538	262.00–268.00	267.16
8	—	837	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	464	252.50–267.50	258.94
19	—	446	270.00–272.50	270.97
16	—	512	241.00–253.00	245.20
4	—	739	200.00	200.00
13	—	579	235.00–242.50	238.34
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	669	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	616	231.00	231.00
4	—	799	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	575	235.00	235.00
4	—	643	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	506	257.50	257.50
9	—	579	212.50–230.00	224.36
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	451	251.00	251.00
33	—	542	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	544	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	874	233.00	233.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	524	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	440	271.00	271.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	637	205.00	205.00

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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