Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2024-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade demand and activity was good. No trend is available as there has been no sale since before the holidays. Tones were higher on the feeder cattle. 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 $264.75/cwt on 969 head.

Average price

$264.75

969 head · 635 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$283

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

$35.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.20

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	594	274.66	1,633	231
Medium and Large 2	536	268.75	1,440	52
Medium and Large 1	658	261.43	1,720	676
Medium 1	564	239.48	1,350	10thin

One grade step is worth $35.18/cwt here — about $283 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 sale969 hd

264.75

—

CO average5 barns · 7,614 hd

270.95

−6.20

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

58 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 1	—	511	251.22/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,284	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	321.69/cwt	318.00–324.00	1,686	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,228	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	251.41/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,601	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	236.61/cwt	227.50–239.00	1,713	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,062	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	960	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	238.15/cwt	236.00–239.00	1,627	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	233.80/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,775	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,583	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	302.19/cwt	295.00–308.00	1,611	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	808	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	594	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,663	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	286.47/cwt	275.00–289.00	1,670	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,476	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	266.08/cwt	257.50–267.00	1,565	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,425	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	223.40/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,620	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	275.74/cwt	272.50–282.50	1,442	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,438	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	291.07/cwt	287.50–292.50	1,112	7
Heifers	Medium 1	—	696	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,399	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	543	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,371	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,486	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,510	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	247.09/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,038	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	377	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	999	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	301.74/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,687	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	247.18/cwt	242.50–253.00	1,659	199
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	658	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,704	20
Steers	Medium 1	—	775	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	249.79/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,326	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	266.98/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,284	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	261.79/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,631	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,116	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,424	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	269.49/cwt	267.50–272.00	1,401	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,553	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	506	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,354	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	409	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,534	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,530	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	275.80/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,208	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	286.79/cwt	280.00–291.00	1,405	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	225.50/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,518	170
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,403	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	217.79/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,379	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	251.05/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,411	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	209.05/cwt	205.00–211.00	1,597	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	233.19/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,439	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	877	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	553	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,112	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,419	3

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 Jan 12, 2024

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

Receipts 1,893Last week 1,558Year ago 2,780

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	511	250.00–255.00	251.22
2	—	775	192.50	192.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	524	318.00–324.00	321.69
2	—	855	226.00	226.00
94	—	724	227.50–239.00	236.61
2	—	968	213.00	213.00
23	—	455	350.00	350.00
124	—	759	230.00–236.00	233.80
3	—	439	344.00	344.00
87	—	559	290.00–307.50	301.74
199	—	671	242.50–253.00	247.18
63	—	623	255.00–267.00	261.79
3	—	1,030	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	327.50	327.50
59	—	637	240.00–253.00	251.41
24	—	683	236.00–239.00	238.15
4	—	754	210.00	210.00
60	—	533	295.00–308.00	302.19
54	—	583	275.00–289.00	286.47
2	—	838	200.00	200.00
5	—	454	325.00	325.00
12	—	442	322.50	322.50
10	—	725	223.00–225.00	223.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	320	300.00	300.00
31	—	588	257.50–267.00	266.08
6	—	523	272.50–282.50	275.74
4	—	745	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	808	218.00	218.00
9	—	594	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	658	259.00	259.00
9	—	409	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	382	287.50–292.50	291.07
12	—	520	267.50–272.00	269.49
9	—	736	211.00	211.00
15	—	438	267.50–280.00	275.80
63	—	490	280.00–291.00	286.79
170	—	673	220.00–229.00	225.50
35	—	562	245.00–260.00	251.05
65	—	764	205.00–211.00	209.05
78	—	617	225.00–237.50	233.19
1	—	290	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	696	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	420	245.00–257.50	247.09
36	—	531	245.00–260.00	249.79
15	—	481	260.00–275.00	266.98
5	—	674	227.00	227.00
5	—	597	235.00	235.00
20	—	633	211.00–220.00	217.79
3	—	747	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	377	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	485	230.00	230.00
4	—	675	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	506	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	553	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	688	216.00	216.00
6	—	500	260.00	260.00

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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