Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2020-03-06

Brush

Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2020-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-06

Feeder Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Fri, Mar 6

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1906

← Feb 21Mar 6Mar 27 →

Receipts

1,260 head

▼ 713 vs last sale 1,973▲ 1,260 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Trade activity and demand moderate. Feeder steers under 550 lbs traded unevenly steady, 550-800 lbs mostly 1.00 to 5.00 lower, and over 800 lbs 2.00 higher on a light test. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs traded mostly 4.00 to 8.00 lower, and heifers over 600 lbs were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher. The next available report will be Friday, March 20, 2020.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.45/cwt on 598 head.

Average price

$157.45

598 head · 640 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,008

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium 2

$31.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.18

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	370	178.69	661	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	608	156.87	953	56
Medium and Large 1	655	156.84	1,027	521
Medium 2	377	147.50	556	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.19/cwt here — about $105 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 sale598 hd

157.45

—

CO average4 barns · 2,271 hd

157.63

−0.18

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

41 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	178.69/cwt	175.00–184.00	661	18
Steers	—	Medium 2	377	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	556	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	780	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	192.87/cwt	190.00–196.00	808	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	895	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	836	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	484	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,036	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	182.34/cwt	175.00–188.00	930	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	956	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	158.20/cwt	155.00–162.00	997	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	155.99/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,022	123
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	967	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	144.31/cwt	144.25–144.50	1,055	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	731	134.81/cwt	134.00–135.50	985	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	140.94/cwt	138.50–141.50	1,075	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	772	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,042	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,024	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	840	126.30/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,061	20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	529	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	570	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	630	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	399	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	658	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	406	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	654	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	156.63/cwt	150.00–160.00	678	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	707	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	694	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	639	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	146.29/cwt	137.00–148.00	749	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	156.20/cwt	152.50–158.00	829	38
Heifers	—	Large 1	555	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	769	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	151.00/cwt	145.00–154.00	870	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	145.62/cwt	141.00–149.25	885	51
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	644	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	792	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	646	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	840	8
Heifers	—	Large 1	674	126.06/cwt	122.50–130.00	850	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	687	135.69/cwt	135.00–138.00	932	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	135.16/cwt	129.00–139.00	953	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	706	121.73/cwt	121.00–123.00	859	11
Heifers	—	Large 1	740	126.63/cwt	125.00–131.00	937	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	749	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	951	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,039	13

This sale against other markets

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 Mar 6, 2020

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

Receipts 1,260Last week 1,973Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	484	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	840	126.00–127.00	126.30
22	—	731	134.00–135.50	134.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	772	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	483	173.00	173.00
21	—	416	187.50	187.50
24	—	782	131.00	131.00
5	—	727	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	370	175.00–184.00	178.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	419	190.00–196.00	192.87
30	—	731	144.25–144.50	144.31
52	—	510	175.00–188.00	182.34
90	—	763	138.50–141.50	140.94
114	—	630	155.00–162.00	158.20
123	—	655	153.00–160.00	155.99
4	—	471	190.00	190.00
16	—	569	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	749	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	399	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	555	138.50	138.50
11	—	740	125.00–131.00	126.63
14	—	674	122.50–130.00	126.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	644	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	406	161.00	161.00
10	—	450	157.00	157.00
38	—	531	152.50–158.00	156.20
4	—	373	169.00	169.00
13	—	775	134.00	134.00
21	—	687	135.00–138.00	135.69
21	—	705	129.00–139.00	135.16
51	—	608	141.00–149.25	145.62
59	—	576	145.00–154.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	355	149.00	149.00
5	—	473	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	706	121.00–123.00	121.73
8	—	646	130.00	130.00
10	—	455	152.50	152.50
44	—	433	150.00–160.00	156.63
44	—	512	137.00–148.00	146.29
4	—	368	155.00	155.00

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.