Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2023-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week available due to the holidays. Trade activity and demand today was moderate to good. Majority of today's offering was weaned 30 to 60 days with balance coming off the cow. Most of the calves were preconditioned and on a vaccination program. Next available report will be as receipts warrant.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $272.75/cwt on 820 head.

Average price

$272.75

820 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,448

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$26

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

$45.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.05

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	492	275.35	1,356	204
Medium and Large 1	545	274.79	1,497	553
Medium and Large 2	479	259.58	1,243	35
Medium 1	601	229.93	1,382	28

One grade step is worth $45.42/cwt here — about −$26 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 sale820 hd

272.75

—

CO average4 barns · 2,529 hd

251.70

+21.05

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

73 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 2Unweaned	—	693	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,403	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	496	289.18/cwt	285.00–296.00	1,434	127
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	265.79/cwt	265.00–266.00	1,257	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	511	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,163	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	333.01/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,106	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	776.13/head	725.00–825.00	776	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,479	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,389	18
Steers	Medium 1	—	534	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,188	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	973	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,242	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	268.73/cwt	267.50–272.50	1,379	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	283.15/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,501	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	541	277.63/cwt	271.00–282.00	1,502	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,266	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	584	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,358	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	309.05/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,341	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	472	272.06/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,284	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	443	307.42/cwt	304.00–312.00	1,362	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	705	213.93/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,508	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	242.79/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,493	41
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	518	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	426	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,182	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	409	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	614	26
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	296	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	474	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	643	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,421	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	285	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	869	3
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	346	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	595	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	416	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,335	20
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	357	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	553	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,554	4
Heifers	Medium 1	—	712	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,445	15
Heifers	Medium 1	—	539	225.04/cwt	222.50–227.50	1,213	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	921	195.91/cwt	193.00–200.10	1,804	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	976	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,718	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	424	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,283	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	287.32/cwt	272.50–290.50	1,353	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,053	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,043	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	620	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,287	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	208.88/cwt	202.50–214.00	1,414	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,019	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,987	16
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	960	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,704	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	934	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,821	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	284.25/cwt	275.00–293.00	1,236	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	274.30/cwt	271.00–280.00	1,421	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	222.35/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,381	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,649	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	263.72/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,255	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	497	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,180	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	261.64/cwt	260.00–263.00	1,426	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,273	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	650	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,316	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	499	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,098	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	459	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,221	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	241.44/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,253	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	396	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	950	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	273.64/cwt	262.50–277.50	993	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	643	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,627	18
Heifers	Medium 2	—	580	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,233	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	417	290.36/cwt	287.50–291.00	1,211	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	632	211.07/cwt	204.00–220.00	1,334	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	541	246.49/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,334	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	472	248.36/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,172	10
Steers	Medium 1	—	566	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,336	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	564	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,292	27
Steers	Medium 1	—	635	228.75/cwt	228.00–229.00	1,453	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,286	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	264.02/cwt	261.00–275.00	1,486	175
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,037	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,043	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	251.02/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,413	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	376	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,015	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,458	4

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 Dec 1, 2023

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

Receipts 1,838Last week 1,150Year ago 2,067

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	693	202.50	202.50
6	—	511	227.50	227.50
13	—	426	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
127	—	496	285.00–296.00	289.18
10	—	332	330.00–335.00	333.01
27	—	624	237.00	237.00
50	—	530	280.00–290.00	283.15
29	—	384	335.00	335.00
175	—	563	261.00–275.00	264.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	473	265.00–266.00	265.79
3	—	448	282.50	282.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
6	—	289	725.00–825.00	776.13
18	—	463	300.00	300.00
13	—	309	315.00	315.00
5	—	398	312.00	312.00
10	—	513	267.50–272.50	268.73
21	—	434	305.00–317.50	309.05
24	—	563	249.00–255.00	251.02
4	—	678	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	534	222.50	222.50
8	—	566	236.00	236.00
16	—	635	228.00–229.00	228.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	541	271.00–282.00	277.63
41	—	615	230.00–245.00	242.79
20	—	416	321.00	321.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	584	232.50	232.50
53	—	472	270.00–277.00	272.06
23	—	443	304.00–312.00	307.42
15	—	705	213.00–215.00	213.93
4	—	643	221.00	221.00
3	—	285	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	643	253.00	253.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,037	197.00	197.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	160.50	160.50
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	346	172.00	172.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	409	150.00	150.00
5	—	296	160.00	160.00
13	—	357	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	805	193.00	193.00
33	—	471	272.50–290.50	287.32
11	—	1,053	194.00	194.00
2	—	278	725.00	725.00
16	—	1,019	195.00	195.00
7	—	934	195.00	195.00
134	—	435	275.00–293.00	284.25
80	—	518	271.00–280.00	274.30
14	—	753	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	712	203.00	203.00
4	—	539	222.50–227.50	225.04
5	—	620	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	921	193.00–200.10	195.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	976	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	424	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	677	202.50–214.00	208.88
11	—	621	220.00–226.00	222.35
40	—	476	260.00–266.00	263.72
33	—	545	260.00–263.00	261.64
23	—	363	262.50–277.50	273.64
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	960	177.50	177.50
7	—	499	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	497	237.50	237.50
3	—	738	172.50	172.50
13	—	519	240.00–244.00	241.44
7	—	396	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	650	202.50	202.50
27	—	632	204.00–220.00	211.07
13	—	541	241.00–250.00	246.49
10	—	472	240.00–257.50	248.36
27	—	564	229.00	229.00
7	—	376	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	459	266.00	266.00
32	—	417	287.50–291.00	290.36
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	212.50	212.50

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