Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2020-10-23

Brush

Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2020-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-23

Feeder Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Fri, Oct 23

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1906

← Oct 16Oct 23Oct 30 →

Receipts

1,086 head

▼ 295 vs last sale 1,381▼ 535 vs year ago 1,621 · −33.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs traded mostly 5.00-10.00 lower. Offerings over 600 lbs too lightly tested for a market trend. The next available report will be Friday, October 30, 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 $142.20/cwt on 513 head.

Average price

$142.20

513 head · 629 lb average

Value per head Derived

$895

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$283

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

$5.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.51

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	309	145.72	450	13thin
Medium and Large 1	666	142.68	951	399
Medium and Large 1-2	524	139.86	733	101

One grade step is worth $5.86/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 sale513 hd

142.20

—

CO average5 barns · 5,430 hd

138.69

+3.51

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

Every lot

45 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	148.97/cwt	145.00–152.50	410	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	487	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	530	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	143.69/cwt	142.00–149.00	474	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	358	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	666	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	158.30/cwt	155.00–163.00	603	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	426	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	750	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	158.73/cwt	154.00–163.00	678	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	146.79/cwt	144.00–148.00	628	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	145.47/cwt	140.00–146.00	687	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	143.61/cwt	137.00–152.00	748	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	139.25/cwt	136.00–142.00	735	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	135.67/cwt	131.00–141.50	757	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	130.99/cwt	130.00–133.00	744	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	128.72/cwt	128.00–130.00	784	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	124.55/cwt	123.00–127.00	782	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	631	122.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	774	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	668	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	969	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	671	118.82/cwt	115.00–120.00	797	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	714	116.22/cwt	115.00–118.00	830	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	742	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	942	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	137.19/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,051	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	988	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	843	142.59/cwt	136.50–144.50	1,202	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	902	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,281	76
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	418	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	306	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	435	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	138.26/cwt	131.00–148.00	452	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	132.98/cwt	127.50–137.00	504	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	396	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	519	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	125.69/cwt	123.00–127.00	513	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	411	135.83/cwt	133.00–139.00	558	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	456	116.74/cwt	110.00–125.00	532	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	131.51/cwt	121.00–139.00	626	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	114.97/cwt	110.00–126.00	584	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	131.40/cwt	122.00–138.00	687	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	120.07/cwt	117.00–123.00	696	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	118.29/cwt	115.00–120.00	732	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	121.63/cwt	118.00–124.50	758	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	821	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	917	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	888	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,030	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	936	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,072	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	962	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,058	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	978	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,120	2

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 Oct 23, 2020

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

Receipts 1,086Last week 1,381Year ago 1,621

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	528	136.00–142.00	139.25
11	—	428	144.00–148.00	146.79
11	—	472	140.00–146.00	145.47
8	—	830	119.00	119.00
12	—	568	130.00–133.00	130.99
9	—	628	123.00–127.00	124.55
2	—	278	175.00	175.00
5	—	381	155.00–163.00	158.30
6	—	327	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	558	131.00–141.50	135.67
58	—	843	136.50–144.50	142.59
7	—	742	127.00	127.00
20	—	766	131.00–140.00	137.19
32	—	521	137.00–152.00	143.61
76	—	902	142.00	142.00
40	—	427	154.00–163.00	158.73
11	—	609	128.00–130.00	128.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	714	115.00–118.00	116.22
26	—	671	115.00–120.00	118.82
31	—	631	120.00–125.00	122.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	275	145.00–152.50	148.97
8	—	330	142.00–149.00	143.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	668	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	426	176.00	176.00
19	—	358	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	119.00	119.00
3	—	619	115.00–120.00	118.29
13	—	936	114.50	114.50
23	—	408	123.00–127.00	125.69
4	—	306	142.00	142.00
6	—	288	145.00	145.00
13	—	508	110.00–126.00	114.97
21	—	379	127.50–137.00	132.98
18	—	456	110.00–125.00	116.74
18	—	962	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	978	114.50	114.50
3	—	777	118.00	118.00
6	—	396	131.00	131.00
11	—	327	131.00–148.00	138.26
31	—	580	117.00–123.00	120.07
34	—	476	121.00–139.00	131.51
38	—	623	118.00–124.50	121.63
42	—	888	116.00	116.00
46	—	411	133.00–139.00	135.83
78	—	523	122.00–138.00	131.40

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.