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Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2026-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-23

Feeder Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Fri, Oct 23

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1906

← Oct 16Oct 23Oct 30 →

Receipts

1,241 head

▲ 286 vs last sale 955▼ 524 vs year ago 1,765 · −29.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers under 500 pounds traded mostly 6.00 to 15.00 higher some sharply higher, while steers over 500 pounds traded mostly lower 1.00 to 4.00. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Next available report will be Friday, October 30, 2026.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $407.89/cwt on 235 head, down $3.41 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 3 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $407.89.

Average price

$407.89

▼ 3.41 vs prior sale

235 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,297

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$369

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

$71.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.13

vs CO average

−31.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	576	418.06	2,406	99
Medium and Large 1-2	557	413.23	2,303	64
Medium and Large 2	546	395.24	2,160	63
Medium 1-2	588	346.67	2,037	9thin

One grade step is worth $71.40/cwt here — about $369 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale235 hd

407.89

—

CO average5 barns · 1,731 hd

421.03

−13.13

National average184 barns · 33,564 hd

439.05

−31.16

This barn, trailing median3 sales

407.89

+0.00

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $411.30, low $405.36, median $407.89 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot, as filed

65 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	592.13/cwt	590.00–595.00	2,191	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	392	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,156	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	406	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,040	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,214	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	410	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,153	4
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	463	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,875	24
Steers	450–500	Medium 1Unweaned	477	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,884	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,214	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	470.55/cwt	467.50–490.00	2,329	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	513	436.46/cwt	432.50–440.00	2,239	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	515	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,292	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	540	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,295	27
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	541	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,421	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	542	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,195	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	552	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,042	33
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	576	403.42/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,324	45
Steers	550–600	Medium 1-2	581	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,063	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	584	413.48/cwt	412.00–417.50	2,415	85
Steers	550–600	Medium 1-2Unweaned	593	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,016	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	628	336.99/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,116	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	646	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,442	24
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	652	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,347	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,432	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	661	349.98/cwt	344.00–353.00	2,313	23
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	698	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,331	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	714	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,213	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	328.42/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,388	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	738	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,480	26
Steers	850–900	Medium 1-2Unweaned	857	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,228	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	909	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,818	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	365	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,606	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,549	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,777	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1-2	454	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,521	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	381.99/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,792	40
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	402.00/cwt	397.50–402.50	1,954	30
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	497	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,802	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	518	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,904	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1Unweaned	519	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,778	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,937	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1-2	522	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,723	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	524	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,860	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	534	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,896	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1Unweaned	551	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,840	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	558	350.36/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,955	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1-2Unweaned	561	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,781	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	569	343.44/cwt	343.00–345.00	1,954	27
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	572	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,145	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	593	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,076	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	606	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,024	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	610	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,998	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	616	333.54/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,055	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	629	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,107	20
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,983	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,204	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	661	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,208	16
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	703	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,074	6
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	912	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,289	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	972	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,469	6
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,038	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,647	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,153	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,162	18
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,154	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	646	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,938	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	731	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,010	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 Oct 23, 2026

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

Receipts 1,241Last week 955Year ago 1,765

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	572	375.00	375.00
20	600–650	629	335.00	335.00
16	650–700	661	334.00	334.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	518	367.50	367.50
21	550–600	558	350.00–352.50	350.36
20	600–650	616	330.00–335.00	333.54
3	650–700	650	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	450–500	486	397.50–402.50	402.00
8	550–600	593	350.00	350.00
7	650–700	658	335.00	335.00
13	1000–1050	1,038	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	365	440.00	440.00
5	500–550	534	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	519	342.50	342.50
17	550–600	551	334.00	334.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	454	335.00	335.00
3	500–550	522	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	561	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	371	417.50	417.50
19	450–500	497	362.50	362.50
10	600–650	606	334.00	334.00
3	900–950	912	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	524	355.00	355.00
27	550–600	569	343.00–345.00	343.44
2	600–650	610	327.50	327.50
6	700–750	703	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	423	420.00	420.00
40	450–500	469	380.00–387.50	381.99
5	500–550	520	372.50	372.50
6	950–1000	972	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	458	470.00	470.00
3	550–600	590	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	550–600	569	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	646	300.00	300.00
4	700–750	731	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	370	590.00–595.00	592.13
5	500–550	541	447.50	447.50
10	650–700	661	368.00	368.00
5	900–950	909	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	515	445.00	445.00
85	550–600	584	412.00–417.50	413.48
24	600–650	646	378.00	378.00
12	650–700	652	360.00	360.00
26	700–750	738	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	477	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	450–500	463	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	593	340.00	340.00
5	850–900	857	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	581	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
27	500–550	540	425.00	425.00
33	550–600	552	370.00	370.00
18	600–650	628	335.00–340.00	336.99
4	650–700	698	334.00	334.00
6	700–750	714	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	406	502.50	502.50
4	450–500	484	457.50	457.50
3	500–550	542	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	392	550.00	550.00
2	400–450	410	540.00	540.00
14	450–500	495	467.50–490.00	470.55
13	700–750	727	320.00–330.00	328.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	410	525.00	525.00
19	500–550	513	432.50–440.00	436.46
45	550–600	576	400.00–410.00	403.42
23	650–700	661	344.00–353.00	349.98

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.