Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2026-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available as no sales have been covered for 6 months. Next available report will be Thursday, October 1, 2026.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $356.25/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $356.25.

Average price

$356.25

10 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,901

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$52.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.73

vs CO average

−0.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	382.50	1,924	5thin
Medium and Large 2	564	330.00	1,861	5thin

One grade step is worth $52.50/cwt here — about $63 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale10 hd

356.25

—

CO average2 barns · 161 hd

344.52

+11.73

National average176 barns · 11,703 hd

356.62

−0.37

This barn, trailing median1 sales

356.25

+0.00

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

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,357	191.60	2,601	65
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,895	140.00	2,653	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,710	136.74	2,338	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,418	130.68	1,853	149
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,221	117.55	1,435	102

Every lot, as filed

80 lots · USDA AMS · Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) - 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,673	147.58/cwt	140.00–156.00	2,469	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,635	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,226	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,187	76.41/cwt	55.00–90.00	907	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,660	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	2,233	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,091	128.60/cwt	117.00–140.00	1,403	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,291	143.72/cwt	118.00–158.50	1,855	64
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,723	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,251	104.09/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,302	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,765	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,277	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,556	114.15/cwt	109.00–117.50	1,776	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,317	112.67/cwt	110.00–116.50	1,484	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,027	163.36/cwt	152.50–167.50	1,678	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,038	110.76/cwt	100.00–125.00	1,150	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%Return to Feed	—	1,895	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,653	1
Bulls	—	—	1,710	174.73/cwt	168.50–180.50	2,988	26
Bulls	—	—	1,823	134.17/cwt	45.00–167.00	2,446	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,270	118.02/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,499	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,495	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,719	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	665	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,530	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1400–1450	1,440	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,232	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,076	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,475	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	431	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	927	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	500–550	513	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,077	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	950–1000	985	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,206	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	950–1000	973	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,433	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1000–1050	1,034	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,492	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1250–1300	1,290	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,451	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1400–1450	1,400	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,394	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1300–1350	1,302	195.00/cwt	194.50–196.50	2,539	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1350–1400	1,370	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,343	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,133	232.33/cwt	232.00–233.00	2,632	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1250–1300	1,290	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,541	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,023	230.80/cwt	230.00–236.00	2,361	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1350–1400	1,350	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,430	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1100–1150	1,125	236.37/cwt	231.00–240.00	2,659	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1200–1250	1,216	221.00/cwt	219.00–225.00	2,687	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1300–1350	1,330	185.04/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,461	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	700–750	725	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,871	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	725	222.52/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,613	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	783	231.67/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,814	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1200–1250	1,220	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,562	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,042	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,511	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1150–1200	1,150	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,537	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	650–700	683	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,124	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	950–1000	985	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,364	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1150–1200	1,171	228.42/cwt	226.00–234.00	2,675	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,080	236.86/cwt	236.50–238.00	2,558	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,021	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1200–1250	1,230	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,878	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	858	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	317.00/cwt	316.00–318.00	2,251	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,984	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,861	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,812	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,004	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,811	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,746	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,924	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,971	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	984	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,755	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,333	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	931	277.43/cwt	277.00–279.00	2,583	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,053	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,178	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1050–1100	1,050	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,825	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1100–1150	1,141	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,921	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	533.00/cwt	533.00–533.00	1,924	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	551	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,138	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,267	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,377	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,279	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1000–1050	1,041	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,811	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,093	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,243	171.57/cwt	159.00–182.50	2,133	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,775	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,396	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,520	120.14/cwt	117.00–125.50	1,826	41
Bulls	—	—	1,835	175.94/cwt	175.00–177.00	3,228	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,495	164.34/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,457	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	962	215.92/cwt	160.00–245.00	2,077	31

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 Cattle Auction (Thursday) - Brush, CO

Thu Sep 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,026Last week 0Year ago 371

Slaughter CattleReceipts 347Last week 0Year ago 434

No trend available as no sales have been covered for 6 months. Next available report will be Thursday, October 1, 2026.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,673	140.00–156.00	147.58
2	—	1,660	134.00–135.00	134.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,300	132.50	132.50
35	—	1,556	109.00–117.50	114.15
41	—	1,520	117.00–125.50	120.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,187	55.00–90.00	76.41
5	—	1,251	100.00–108.00	104.09
55	—	1,317	110.00–116.50	112.67
2	—	1,270	117.00–119.00	118.02
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,091	117.00–140.00	128.60
9	—	1,027	152.50–167.50	163.36
6	—	1,038	100.00–125.00	110.76
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,291	118.00–158.50	143.72
1	—	1,495	115.00	115.00
6	—	1,243	159.00–182.50	171.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,765	129.00	129.00
1	—	1,775	135.00	135.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,895	140.00	140.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,710	168.50–180.50	174.73
4	—	1,823	45.00–167.00	134.17
2	—	1,835	175.00–177.00	175.94
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,495	160.00–171.00	164.34
31	—	962	160.00–245.00	215.92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	431	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	665	230.00	230.00
2	700–750	725	220.00–225.00	222.52
3	750–800	783	230.00–235.00	231.67
10	1000–1050	1,023	230.00–236.00	230.80
4	1050–1100	1,076	230.00	230.00
1	1400–1450	1,440	155.00	155.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	210.00	210.00
1	950–1000	985	224.00	224.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	950–1000	973	250.00	250.00
6	1000–1050	1,034	241.00	241.00
5	1100–1150	1,125	231.00–240.00	236.37
4	1200–1250	1,216	219.00–225.00	221.00
4	1250–1300	1,290	197.00	197.00
4	1300–1350	1,302	194.50–196.50	195.00
2	1350–1400	1,370	171.00	171.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	725	258.00	258.00
17	1000–1050	1,042	241.00	241.00
4	1050–1100	1,080	236.50–238.00	236.86
3	1100–1150	1,133	232.00–233.00	232.33
7	1150–1200	1,171	226.00–234.00	228.42
2	1200–1250	1,220	210.00	210.00
1	1250–1300	1,290	190.00	190.00
2	1300–1350	1,330	180.00–190.00	185.04
1	1350–1400	1,350	180.00	180.00
3	1400–1450	1,400	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	564	330.00	330.00
3	600–650	625	317.50	317.50
12	700–750	710	316.00–318.00	317.00
2	850–900	858	271.00	271.00
1	1150–1200	1,150	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	683	311.00	311.00
4	950–1000	985	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
54	1050–1100	1,050	269.00	269.00
46	1100–1150	1,141	256.00	256.00
13	1200–1250	1,230	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	503	382.50	382.50
5	600–650	633	360.00	360.00
25	700–750	736	323.00	323.00
13	1050–1100	1,065	279.00	279.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
71	900–950	931	277.00–279.00	277.43
2	1050–1100	1,053	268.00	268.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	1000–1050	1,041	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	840	302.00	302.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	950–1000	984	280.00	280.00
4	1000–1050	1,021	261.00	261.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	800–850	837	336.00	336.00
9	950–1000	960	286.00	286.00
15	1000–1050	1,004	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	643	352.50	352.50
3	700–750	707	330.00	330.00
2	750–800	795	310.00	310.00
2	1150–1200	1,178	227.00	227.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	350–400	361	533.00	533.00
40	450–500	455	460.00	460.00
9	550–600	551	388.00	388.00

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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