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Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2026-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Oct 15

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090

← Oct 8Oct 15Oct 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

96 head

▼ 99 vs last sale 195▼ 65 vs year ago 161 · −40.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

410 head

▼ 160 vs last sale 570▼ 134 vs year ago 544 · −24.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Dairy heifers traded mostly 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Average dress slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 4.00 higher, while average dress slaughter bulls traded 1.00-2.00 higher. Next available report will be Thursday, October 22, 2026.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 1100–1200 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

1100–1200 lb heifers averaged $221.29/cwt on 7 head, down $34.57 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −34.57 against this barn's trailing median of $255.85.

Average price

$221.29

▼ 34.57 vs prior sale

7 head · 1,174 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$23.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.40

vs CO average

−75.34 vs national

What quality paid 1100–1200 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	1,150	241.00	2,772	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	1,178	218.00	2,568	6thin

One grade step is worth $23.00/cwt here — about $203 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 1000–1100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 1100–1200 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale7 hd

221.29

—

CO average3 barns · 26 hd

234.68

−13.40

National average94 barns · 5,849 hd

296.63

−75.34

This barn, trailing median1 sales

255.85

−34.57

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	1,806	174.09	3,145	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,615	139.58	2,254	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,408	131.35	1,850	221
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,217	116.11	1,413	127

Every lot, as filed

44 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. 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 · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,008	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,218	3
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,015	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,538	1
Heifers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1	1,150	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,772	1
Heifers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1-2	1,178	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,568	6
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	350–400	Large 2-3	365	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,059	1
Dairy Heifers	650–700	Large 3Thin Fleshed	675	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,249	1
Dairy Heifers	800–850	Large 2	805	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,988	1
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Large 2	970	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,396	1
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Large 2-3	997	243.75/cwt	243.00–244.00	2,430	4
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Large 2	1,032	244.33/cwt	244.00–245.00	2,521	3
Dairy Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2-3	1,062	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,613	2
Dairy Heifers	1050–1100	Large 2	1,093	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,634	2
Dairy Heifers	1100–1150	Large 2	1,131	237.05/cwt	235.00–239.50	2,681	15
Dairy Heifers	1100–1150	Large 2-3	1,148	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,663	2
Dairy Heifers	1150–1200	Large 2	1,170	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,720	1
Dairy Heifers	1150–1200	Large 2-3	1,185	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,714	1
Dairy Heifers	1200–1250	Large 2	1,219	225.48/cwt	220.00–230.00	2,749	6
Dairy Heifers	1250–1300	Large 2-3	1,280	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,560	2
Dairy Heifers	1250–1300	Large 2	1,285	211.41/cwt	204.00–215.00	2,717	6
Dairy Heifers	1300–1350	Large 2	1,319	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	2,645	4
Dairy Heifers	1350–1400	Large 2-3	1,380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,346	2
Dairy Heifers	1400–1450	Large 2	1,414	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,446	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,319	177.38/cwt	171.00–190.00	2,340	4
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,455	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,357	1
Bulls	—	—	1,470	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,411	1
Bulls	—	—	1,859	172.83/cwt	170.00–174.50	3,213	17
Bulls	—	—	2,000	177.47/cwt	175.50–180.00	3,549	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	955	175.17/cwt	162.50–190.00	1,673	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,151	79.12/cwt	65.00–83.00	911	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,158	205.98/cwt	195.00–225.00	2,385	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,162	125.22/cwt	114.00–133.00	1,455	56
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,200	113.67/cwt	113.00–114.00	1,364	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,206	95.29/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,149	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,299	112.28/cwt	104.00–116.00	1,459	51
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,315	140.85/cwt	129.00–160.00	1,852	101
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,325	127.68/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,692	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,496	135.12/cwt	131.50–140.50	2,021	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,499	122.68/cwt	118.00–129.50	1,839	58
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,519	112.99/cwt	101.00–117.00	1,716	47
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,584	145.82/cwt	139.00–147.50	2,310	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,618	140.51/cwt	134.00–147.00	2,273	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,645	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,155	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,658	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,155	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,725	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,397	1

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 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 96Last week 195Year ago 161

Slaughter CattleReceipts 410Last week 570Year ago 544

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,496	131.50–140.50	135.12
58	—	1,499	118.00–129.50	122.68
1	—	1,725	81.00	81.00
47	—	1,519	101.00–117.00	112.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,162	114.00–133.00	125.22
2	—	955	162.50–190.00	175.17
3	—	1,200	113.00–114.00	113.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	1,315	129.00–160.00	140.85
3	—	1,325	124.00–130.00	127.68
6	—	1,158	195.00–225.00	205.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,618	134.00–147.00	140.51
1	—	1,645	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,658	130.00	130.00
10	—	1,584	139.00–147.50	145.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,299	104.00–116.00	112.28
8	—	1,206	90.00–103.00	95.29
7	—	1,151	65.00–83.00	79.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	162.00	162.00
4	—	1,319	171.00–190.00	177.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,859	170.00–174.50	172.83
9	—	2,000	175.50–180.00	177.47
1	—	1,470	164.00	164.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	805	247.00	247.00
1	950–1000	970	247.00	247.00
3	1000–1050	1,032	244.00–245.00	244.33
2	1050–1100	1,093	241.00	241.00
15	1100–1150	1,131	235.00–239.50	237.05
1	1150–1200	1,170	232.50	232.50
6	1200–1250	1,219	220.00–230.00	225.48
6	1250–1300	1,285	204.00–215.00	211.41
4	1300–1350	1,319	200.50	200.50
1	1400–1450	1,414	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1050–1100	1,062	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	290.00	290.00
4	950–1000	997	243.00–244.00	243.75
2	1100–1150	1,148	232.00	232.00
1	1150–1200	1,185	229.00	229.00
2	1250–1300	1,280	200.00	200.00
2	1350–1400	1,380	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,015	250.00	250.00
1	1150–1200	1,150	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1000–1050	1,008	220.00	220.00
6	1150–1200	1,178	218.00	218.00

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.