Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2024-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today's demand and trade activity was moderate to good. Feeder steers traded uneven. However, good quality, weaned, vaccinated steers showed tones of being steady to slightly higher. Feeder heifers traded mostly 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Next available report will be as receipts warrant.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $257.05/cwt on 687 head.

Average price

$257.05

687 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,537

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$511

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium 1

$76.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.28

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	327	291.54	954	13thin
Large 1	526	263.69	1,386	37
Medium and Large 1	609	261.43	1,593	444
Medium and Large 1-2	600	244.97	1,470	183
Medium 1	682	214.74	1,465	10thin

One grade step is worth $76.80/cwt here — about −$511 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 sale687 hd

257.05

—

CO average3 barns · 2,639 hd

257.34

−0.28

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

63 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	—	630	264.71/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,668	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,078	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	221.24/cwt	214.00–228.00	1,600	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	304.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,304	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	297.82/cwt	292.50–305.00	1,623	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	323.38/cwt	323.00–328.00	1,678	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,415	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	218.24/cwt	217.50–221.00	1,807	29
Steers	Large 1	—	797	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,594	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	555	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,887	13
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	736	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,435	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	479	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,557	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	315.38/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,489	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	271.93/cwt	264.50–279.00	1,838	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	336.61/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,575	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,869	11
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	684	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,129	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,105	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	293.82/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,681	26
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	1,037	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	256.19/cwt	251.00–262.00	1,763	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	245.20/cwt	241.00–252.00	1,773	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	337.51/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,492	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	249.20/cwt	241.00–251.00	1,941	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	358.73/cwt	345.00–373.00	1,575	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	574	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,682	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	433	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,375	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	688	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,569	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,422	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	342	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,137	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,277	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	303.14/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,473	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	266.30/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,422	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	230.87/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,454	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	240.96/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,607	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	290.57/cwt	287.00–302.50	1,517	90
Heifers	Medium 1	—	682	214.74/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,465	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	849	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	291.63/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,286	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	271.09/cwt	267.50–277.00	1,540	24
Heifers	Large 1	—	512	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,293	23
Heifers	Large 1	—	492	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,501	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	753	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,301	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,077	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	210.84/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,617	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,022	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,789	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	316.92/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,173	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,718	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,045	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	228.40/cwt	224.00–232.00	1,510	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,440	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	258.85/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,512	32
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	523	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,281	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	778	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	302.49/cwt	297.50–312.00	1,727	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	242.90/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,513	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	210.84/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,539	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	983	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	287.06/cwt	281.00–295.00	1,814	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	998	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,926	2

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 Feb 2, 2024

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

Receipts 1,631Last week 1,363Year ago 2,117

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	630	260.00–270.00	264.71
17	—	545	292.50–305.00	297.82
16	—	472	310.00–322.50	315.38
3	—	325	340.00	340.00
26	—	572	290.00–295.00	293.82
43	—	688	251.00–262.00	256.19
4	—	442	335.00–340.00	337.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	519	323.00–328.00	323.38
17	—	393	360.00	360.00
29	—	828	217.50–221.00	218.24
117	—	676	264.50–279.00	271.93
33	—	468	330.00–340.00	336.61
11	—	916	204.00	204.00
96	—	723	241.00–252.00	245.20
27	—	779	241.00–251.00	249.20
10	—	439	345.00–373.00	358.73
38	—	571	297.50–312.00	302.49
95	—	632	281.00–295.00	287.06
2	—	998	193.00	193.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	797	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	555	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	736	195.00	195.00
3	—	1,037	172.00	172.00
3	—	523	245.00	245.00
2	—	778	197.50	197.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	479	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	385	280.00	280.00
6	—	283	300.00	300.00
3	—	338	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	723	214.00–228.00	221.24
35	—	429	300.00–310.00	304.00
13	—	486	300.00–305.00	303.14
116	—	667	235.00–249.00	240.96
90	—	522	287.00–302.50	290.57
24	—	568	267.50–277.00	271.09
19	—	767	210.00–211.00	210.84
12	—	1,022	175.00	175.00
5	—	370	315.00–320.00	316.92
2	—	1,205	158.00	158.00
12	—	914	188.00	188.00
11	—	324	322.50	322.50
18	—	623	240.00–244.00	242.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	574	293.00	293.00
15	—	433	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	534	260.00–270.00	266.30
41	—	630	225.00–237.50	230.87
15	—	441	285.00–295.00	291.63
4	—	473	275.00	275.00
7	—	359	300.00	300.00
47	—	661	224.00–232.00	228.40
6	—	823	175.00	175.00
32	—	584	257.50–260.00	258.85
12	—	730	210.00–211.00	210.84
3	—	317	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	682	212.50–220.00	214.74
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	512	252.50	252.50
11	—	492	305.00	305.00
3	—	753	198.00	198.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	684	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	688	228.00	228.00
5	—	474	300.00	300.00
3	—	342	332.50	332.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	681	187.50	187.50

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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