Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2026-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Fall run seems to be a bit slow getting started so there is no trend available on feeder steers and heifers and the numbers were to low to report. Dairy heifers traded uneven, but largely looked to be steady to $2 higher. Average dress slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly $1.00 to $3.00 higher than the previous week. Next available report will be Thursday, October 8, 2026.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $365.00/cwt on 7 head.

Average price

$365.00

7 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,004

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−19.44

vs CO average

−31.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	549	365.00	2,004	7thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale7 hd

365.00

—

CO average2 barns · 362 hd

384.44

−19.44

National average132 barns · 9,219 hd

396.47

−31.47

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	—	Low	1,756	176.70	3,103	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,845	189.00	3,487	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,708	135.22	2,310	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,455	130.30	1,896	204
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,110	125.70	1,395	174

Every lot, as filed

61 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	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,285	163.13/cwt	156.00–177.50	2,096	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,483	175.31/cwt	172.50–177.50	2,600	3
Bulls	—	—	1,428	160.31/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,289	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	877	220.69/cwt	210.00–232.00	1,935	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	875	110.09/cwt	101.00–114.50	963	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,318	142.75/cwt	121.50–184.00	1,881	80
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,180	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,398	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,562	121.37/cwt	118.00–128.50	1,896	94
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,520	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,885	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,645	150.64/cwt	142.00–160.00	2,478	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,539	116.37/cwt	110.00–117.50	1,791	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,295	106.58/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,380	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1200–1250	1,248	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,496	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	475	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,259	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	800–850	800	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,700	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%Return to Feed	—	1,845	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,487	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,338	115.17/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,541	57
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	138.02/cwt	136.50–140.00	2,250	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1100–1150	1,115	235.35/cwt	234.00–237.00	2,624	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1150–1200	1,159	232.40/cwt	232.00–234.00	2,694	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1050–1100	1,056	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	2,550	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	450–500	487	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,218	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	985	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,394	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	608	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,581	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	750–800	790	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,896	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1250–1300	1,261	211.99/cwt	209.50–217.00	2,673	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,088	235.28/cwt	232.00–238.00	2,560	19
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1000–1050	1,022	242.43/cwt	242.00–243.00	2,478	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1450–1500	1,495	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	2,489	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1350–1400	1,381	162.52/cwt	161.00–164.00	2,244	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	800–850	843	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,032	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1400–1450	1,438	164.41/cwt	160.00–165.50	2,364	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,185	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,577	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1200–1250	1,249	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,735	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1250–1300	1,275	201.61/cwt	192.00–206.50	2,571	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	900–950	928	240.47/cwt	230.00–244.00	2,232	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	950–1000	993	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,403	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,015	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,426	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	600–650	644	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,546	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1150–1200	1,195	221.65/cwt	220.00–230.00	2,649	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1550–1600	1,550	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,341	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1300–1350	1,300	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	2,451	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2-3	450–500	480	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,344	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2-3	650–700	655	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,703	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2-3	1000–1050	1,005	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,422	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1250–1300	1,260	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,293	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1350–1400	1,382	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,211	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,135	222.27/cwt	217.50–227.00	2,523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,165	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,143	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	549	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,004	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,260	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	900–950	925	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,151	1
Dairy Heifers	Small 2-3	900–950	900	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,350	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,388	5
Bulls	—	—	1,814	177.16/cwt	172.50–180.50	3,214	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,016	132.06/cwt	115.00–149.00	1,342	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	130.60/cwt	129.50–132.00	1,800	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	73.67/cwt	50.00–90.00	765	5
Bulls	—	—	1,950	184.56/cwt	182.00–186.50	3,599	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 Cattle Auction (Thursday) - Brush, CO

Thu Oct 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 302Last week 1,026Year ago 302

Slaughter CattleReceipts 425Last week 347Year ago 370

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,285	156.00–177.50	163.13
80	—	1,318	121.50–184.00	142.75
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	877	210.00–232.00	220.69
21	—	875	101.00–114.50	110.09
72	—	1,016	115.00–149.00	132.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,180	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,630	136.50–140.00	138.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	1,562	118.00–128.50	121.37
23	—	1,539	110.00–117.50	116.37
2	—	1,378	129.50–132.00	130.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	124.00	124.00
2	—	1,645	142.00–160.00	150.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,295	104.00–109.00	106.58
57	—	1,338	110.00–117.00	115.17
5	—	1,157	120.00	120.00
5	—	1,038	50.00–90.00	73.67
Cows — Premium White 65-75% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,845	189.00	189.00
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,483	172.50–177.50	175.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	155.00–165.00	160.31
12	—	1,814	172.50–180.50	177.16
4	—	1,950	182.00–186.50	184.56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	265.00	265.00
5	600–650	608	260.00	260.00
1	950–1000	985	243.00	243.00
2	1100–1150	1,135	217.50–227.00	222.27
1	1150–1200	1,185	217.50	217.50
3	1200–1250	1,248	200.00	200.00
1	1250–1300	1,260	182.00	182.00
3	1350–1400	1,382	160.00	160.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	487	250.00	250.00
5	600–650	644	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	800	212.50	212.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	1000–1050	1,022	242.00–243.00	242.43
5	1050–1100	1,056	241.50	241.50
11	1100–1150	1,115	234.00–237.00	235.35
5	1150–1200	1,159	232.00–234.00	232.40
4	1200–1250	1,249	219.00	219.00
3	1250–1300	1,275	192.00–206.50	201.61
6	1350–1400	1,381	161.00–164.00	162.52
5	1450–1500	1,495	166.50	166.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	790	240.00	240.00
4	800–850	843	241.00	241.00
4	900–950	928	230.00–244.00	240.47
2	950–1000	993	242.00	242.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	239.00	239.00
19	1050–1100	1,088	232.00–238.00	235.28
6	1150–1200	1,195	220.00–230.00	221.65
6	1250–1300	1,261	209.50–217.00	211.99
2	1300–1350	1,300	188.50	188.50
5	1400–1450	1,438	160.00–165.50	164.41
2	1550–1600	1,550	151.00	151.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	280.00	280.00
2	650–700	655	260.00	260.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	241.00	241.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	900	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1100–1150	1,143	227.50	227.50
2	1150–1200	1,165	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	845	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	925	232.50	232.50
1	1000–1050	1,000	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	549	365.00	365.00

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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