Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2025-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. No trend available as this was the first feeder calf special of the fall. Next available report will be as receipts warrant.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $440.93/cwt on 296 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −22.88 against this barn's trailing median of $463.81.

Average price

$440.93

296 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,402

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$341

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

$79.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.32

vs CO average

−4.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	480.47	2,450	73
Medium and Large 1-2	563	435.85	2,454	138
Medium and Large 2	558	425.75	2,375	48
Medium 1	567	407.50	2,311	3thin
Medium 1-2	526	401.00	2,109	34

One grade step is worth $79.47/cwt here — about $341 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 sale296 hd

440.93

—

CO average4 barns · 911 hd

421.60

+19.32

National average181 barns · 23,254 hd

445.85

−4.92

This barn, trailing median2 sales

463.81

−22.88

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

Every lot, as filed

59 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,189	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	474	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,275	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	294	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,691	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	450–500	493	453.09/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,234	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	366	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,141	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	577	425.83/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,457	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,231	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	866	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,797	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	701	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,390	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	334	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	1,745	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	582	383.22/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,230	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	440	497.65/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,190	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,375	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,327	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	609	399.99/cwt	395.00–404.50	2,436	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1250–1300	1,264	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	3,615	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	550–600	569	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,373	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	700–750	746	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,283	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	393	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,975	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	850–900	872	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,703	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	515	417.83/cwt	407.50–424.00	2,152	89
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,490	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,370	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	646	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,293	6
Steers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	450–500	497	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,162	9
Steers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	500–550	526	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,109	34
Steers	Medium 1-2	650–700	697	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,405	3
Steers	Medium 1Unweaned	550–600	567	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,311	3
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	633	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,200	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	535	455.90/cwt	454.00–460.00	2,439	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,538	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	408.61/cwt	406.00–409.00	2,509	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	897	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,951	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	667	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,521	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	616	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,267	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	929	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	969	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,859	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	429	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,973	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	750–800	781	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,546	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	907	338.73/cwt	337.00–339.00	3,072	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	669	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,449	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	510	480.47/cwt	476.00–486.00	2,450	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	328	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	504	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,162	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	633	402.56/cwt	401.00–409.00	2,548	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,811	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	471	459.34/cwt	455.00–462.00	2,163	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,017	325.24/cwt	323.50–326.00	3,308	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,639	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	427	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,996	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	579	398.88/cwt	398.00–401.00	2,310	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,986	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	959	338.50/cwt	338.50–338.50	3,246	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,590	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,858	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	419	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	2,210	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	600–650	649	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,288	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,374	20

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 10, 2025

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

Receipts 1,730Last week 1,063Year ago 871

Trade activity and demand was good. No trend available as this was the first feeder calf special of the fall. Next available report will be as receipts warrant.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	550–600	570	384.00	384.00
8	600–650	633	352.50	352.50
9	650–700	663	351.00	351.00
8	700–750	701	341.00	341.00
16	850–900	866	323.00	323.00
4	900–950	929	300.00	300.00
6	950–1000	969	295.00	295.00
5	1250–1300	1,264	286.00	286.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	294	575.00	575.00
8	300–350	334	522.50	522.50
10	350–400	393	502.50	502.50
14	400–450	429	460.00	460.00
89	500–550	515	407.50–424.00	417.83
11	550–600	582	380.00–385.00	383.22
8	600–650	616	368.00	368.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	649	352.50	352.50
8	700–750	746	306.00	306.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	735	322.50	322.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	633	347.50	347.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	560.00	560.00
8	400–450	427	467.50	467.50
66	450–500	471	455.00–462.00	459.34
14	500–550	504	429.00	429.00
73	550–600	579	398.00–401.00	398.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	738	351.00	351.00
3	750–800	760	343.00	343.00
11	850–900	853	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	366	585.00	585.00
23	400–450	440	495.00–500.00	497.65
4	450–500	474	480.00	480.00
46	500–550	535	454.00–460.00	455.90
92	550–600	577	425.00–430.00	425.83
34	600–650	609	395.00–404.50	399.99
7	650–700	669	366.00	366.00
4	750–800	781	326.00	326.00
5	850–900	872	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	493	450.00–460.00	453.09
28	550–600	569	417.00	417.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	475	500.00	500.00
23	600–650	614	406.00–409.00	408.61
4	700–750	710	357.50	357.50
18	850–900	897	329.00	329.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	542	438.00	438.00
6	750–800	778	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	646	355.00	355.00
3	650–700	697	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	497	435.00	435.00
34	500–550	526	401.00	401.00
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	567	407.50	407.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	419	527.50	527.50
73	500–550	510	476.00–486.00	480.47
75	600–650	633	401.00–409.00	402.56
28	650–700	667	378.00	378.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	728	362.50	362.50
28	800–850	803	350.00	350.00
16	850–900	873	342.00	342.00
45	900–950	907	337.00–339.00	338.73
11	950–1000	959	338.50	338.50
73	1000–1050	1,017	323.50–326.00	325.24

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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