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Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2026-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Thu, Oct 29

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3090

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Feeder Cattle receipts

160 head

▼ 230 vs last sale 390▲ 160 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

682 head

▼ 73 vs last sale 755▲ 682 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Dairy heifers traded mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower, with heifers over 1200 pounds trading 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Average dress slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while average dress slaughter bulls traded steady. Next available report will be Thursday, November 5, 2026.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 800–900 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

800–900 lb heifers averaged $255.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$255.00

1 head · 875 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,231

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−51.04

vs CO average

−61.91 vs national

What quality paid 800–900 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	875	255.00	2,231	1thin

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

How it compared 800–900 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

255.00

—

CO average3 barns · 60 hd

306.04

−51.04

National average100 barns · 5,439 hd

316.91

−61.91

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	1,695	174.44	2,956	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,670	134.27	2,242	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,428	132.41	1,891	402
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,251	105.00	1,313	217

Every lot, as filed

60 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 · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,231	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	925	248.36/cwt	245.00–250.00	2,297	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	983	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,654	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,010	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,071	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,028	247.46/cwt	245.00–250.00	2,544	2
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,519	1
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,115	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,732	1
Heifers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,300	1
Heifers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1	1,168	238.92/cwt	234.50–240.00	2,791	6
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	400–450	Large 3Thin Fleshed	445	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,090	1
Dairy Heifers	500–550	Large 3Thin Fleshed	538	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,291	3
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Large 3-4	765	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,568	1
Dairy Heifers	800–850	Large 2	815	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,078	1
Dairy Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	835	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,079	1
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 2	870	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,210	1
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 3	885	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,102	1
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Small 2	890	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,261	1
Dairy Heifers	900–950	Small 3	930	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,093	1
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Large 2	980	247.65/cwt	247.00–249.00	2,427	3
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Small 2-3	1,000	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,175	1
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Large 2	1,008	247.23/cwt	246.00–248.00	2,492	13
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Large 2-3	1,043	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,472	3
Dairy Heifers	1050–1100	Large 2	1,067	240.45/cwt	238.00–242.50	2,566	19
Dairy Heifers	1100–1150	Large 2	1,120	237.66/cwt	237.00–239.00	2,662	3
Dairy Heifers	1100–1150	Large 2-3	1,125	231.67/cwt	225.00–234.50	2,606	5
Dairy Heifers	1150–1200	Large 2	1,154	234.70/cwt	233.50–236.50	2,708	5
Dairy Heifers	1150–1200	Large 2-3	1,192	222.34/cwt	221.50–224.00	2,650	3
Dairy Heifers	1200–1250	Large 2	1,208	222.00/cwt	221.50–222.50	2,682	2
Dairy Heifers	1200–1250	Large 2-3	1,230	216.49/cwt	210.00–219.50	2,663	5
Dairy Heifers	1250–1300	Large 2	1,265	214.24/cwt	213.50–215.00	2,710	2
Dairy Heifers	1250–1300	Large 2-3	1,278	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	2,601	6
Dairy Heifers	1300–1350	Large 2-3	1,316	171.74/cwt	171.00–172.50	2,260	4
Dairy Heifers	1300–1350	Large 2	1,335	198.75/cwt	198.00–199.00	2,653	4
Dairy Heifers	1400–1450	Large 2	1,405	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,754	1
Dairy Heifers	1400–1450	Large 2-3	1,405	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,248	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,231	194.04/cwt	190.00–195.00	2,389	5
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,478	170.42/cwt	166.00–176.00	2,519	2
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,755	156.11/cwt	150.00–161.00	2,740	3
Bulls	—	—	1,766	170.90/cwt	164.50–173.50	3,018	8
Bulls	—	—	1,942	175.81/cwt	174.50–177.50	3,414	5
Bulls	—	—	2,460	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	3,961	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows19 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,186	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,107	73.40/cwt	40.00–90.00	813	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,169	124.99/cwt	115.00–136.00	1,461	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,176	204.89/cwt	170.00–240.00	2,410	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,211	108.22/cwt	102.50–113.00	1,311	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,264	98.16/cwt	91.00–103.00	1,241	44
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,294	108.11/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,399	115
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,295	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	777	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,364	92.36/cwt	71.00–101.00	1,260	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,375	140.38/cwt	135.00–154.00	1,930	186
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,404	127.29/cwt	112.00–134.00	1,787	56
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,497	144.15/cwt	138.00–147.00	2,158	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,548	108.43/cwt	102.50–114.00	1,678	71
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,583	140.98/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,232	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,583	118.05/cwt	115.00–124.50	1,869	56
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,599	135.83/cwt	129.00–140.00	2,172	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,668	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	2,277	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,796	122.76/cwt	116.00–127.50	2,205	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,810	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,896	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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 160Last week 390Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 682Last week 755Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,668	136.50	136.50
9	—	1,583	140.00–149.00	140.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,364	71.00–101.00	92.36
3	—	1,497	138.00–147.00	144.15
71	—	1,548	102.50–114.00	108.43
56	—	1,583	115.00–124.50	118.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,169	115.00–136.00	124.99
10	—	1,211	102.50–113.00	108.22
1	—	1,295	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	160.00	160.00
7	—	1,599	129.00–140.00	135.83
9	—	1,796	116.00–127.50	122.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	121.00	121.00
115	—	1,294	104.00–114.00	108.11
19	—	1,107	40.00–90.00	73.40
44	—	1,264	91.00–103.00	98.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,404	112.00–134.00	127.29
186	—	1,375	135.00–154.00	140.38
22	—	1,176	170.00–240.00	204.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,755	150.00–161.00	156.11
5	—	1,231	190.00–195.00	194.04
2	—	1,478	166.00–176.00	170.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,460	161.00	161.00
5	—	1,942	174.50–177.50	175.81
8	—	1,766	164.50–173.50	170.90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	765	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	885	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	245.00	245.00
3	500–550	538	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1000–1050	1,043	237.00	237.00
5	1100–1150	1,125	225.00–234.50	231.67
3	1150–1200	1,192	221.50–224.00	222.34
5	1200–1250	1,230	210.00–219.50	216.49
6	1250–1300	1,278	203.50	203.50
4	1300–1350	1,316	171.00–172.50	171.74
1	1400–1450	1,405	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	815	255.00	255.00
1	850–900	870	254.00	254.00
3	950–1000	980	247.00–249.00	247.65
13	1000–1050	1,008	246.00–248.00	247.23
19	1050–1100	1,067	238.00–242.50	240.45
3	1100–1150	1,120	237.00–239.00	237.66
5	1150–1200	1,154	233.50–236.50	234.70
2	1200–1250	1,208	221.50–222.50	222.00
2	1250–1300	1,265	213.50–215.00	214.24
4	1300–1350	1,335	198.00–199.00	198.75
1	1400–1450	1,405	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	835	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	890	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,000	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	930	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	950–1000	983	270.00	270.00
2	1000–1050	1,028	245.00–250.00	247.46
1	1100–1150	1,115	245.00	245.00
6	1150–1200	1,168	234.50–240.00	238.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,010	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	875	255.00	255.00
3	900–950	925	245.00–250.00	248.36
1	1050–1100	1,095	230.00	230.00
1	1150–1200	1,150	200.00	200.00

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.