Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2026-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers traded mostly 3.00 to 15.00 higher with a few high quality steers under 500 pounds trading sharply higher. Feeder heifers traded mostly 2.00 to 14.00 higher. 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 $456.15/cwt on 243 head, down $15.32 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 2 comparable sales and sits −7.66 against this barn's trailing median of $463.81.

Average price

$456.15

▼ 15.32 vs prior sale

243 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$545

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$152.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.51

vs CO average

−15.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	532.50	2,673	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	557	479.00	2,667	80
Large 1	539	468.89	2,527	26
Medium and Large 2	571	458.10	2,616	63
Medium 1	570	422.44	2,408	33
Medium 1-2	590	409.50	2,416	30
Medium 2	560	380.00	2,128	4thin

One grade step is worth $152.50/cwt here — about $545 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 sale243 hd

456.15

—

CO average5 barns · 2,418 hd

470.65

−14.51

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

−15.83

This barn, trailing median2 sales

463.81

−7.66

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

71 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	Large 1-2	600–650	629	367.86/cwt	363.00–375.00	2,314	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	799	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,749	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	396.10/cwt	387.50–401.00	2,693	51
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,512	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,249	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	354.59/cwt	353.00–355.00	2,422	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,226	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	370.75/cwt	368.00–378.00	2,428	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	299.27/cwt	295.00–305.00	2,415	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	406.94/cwt	399.00–413.00	2,478	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	449.39/cwt	442.50–454.00	2,638	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	432.84/cwt	427.50–440.00	2,272	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	923	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	3,000	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	877	315.64/cwt	311.00–320.00	2,768	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	824	346.39/cwt	344.00–351.00	2,854	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	465.14/cwt	461.00–473.00	2,661	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	714	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,285	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	426.62/cwt	420.00–433.00	2,701	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	382.44/cwt	379.00–384.00	2,769	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	567.06/cwt	565.00–570.00	2,472	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,530	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	511.33/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,664	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	345.48/cwt	342.00–351.00	2,550	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	411.46/cwt	403.00–418.00	2,761	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	409.18/cwt	402.00–415.00	2,361	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	387.79/cwt	385.00–399.00	2,559	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	605.64/cwt	597.50–610.00	2,526	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	481.03/cwt	472.50–482.50	2,290	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	532.50/cwt	532.50–532.50	2,673	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	403.54/cwt	392.50–405.00	2,837	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	431.65/cwt	431.00–432.50	2,827	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	359.22/cwt	356.00–360.50	2,910	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	372.53/cwt	369.00–374.00	2,846	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,147	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	388.74/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,402	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	402.70/cwt	397.50–411.00	2,336	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	367.13/cwt	362.50–375.00	2,687	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	412.16/cwt	412.00–412.50	2,605	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	483.68/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,534	16
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	578	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,951	13
Steers	Medium 1-2	650–700	668	379.19/cwt	378.00–381.00	2,533	52
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	586	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,432	19
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	635	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,223	12
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	593	407.46/cwt	401.00–412.50	2,416	19
Steers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	550–600	597	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,388	11
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	486	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,090	7
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	442	561.43/cwt	560.00–562.50	2,482	16
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	573	391.64/cwt	387.50–395.00	2,244	58
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	630	377.53/cwt	375.00–379.00	2,378	32
Steers	Medium 1	750–800	785	328.49/cwt	322.50–330.00	2,579	15
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	479	482.20/cwt	477.50–486.00	2,310	29
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	495	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,017	12
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	444	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,087	8
Steers	Medium 2	650–700	697	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,509	11
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	620	413.19/cwt	403.00–418.00	2,562	26
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	539	442.78/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,387	14
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	473	444.57/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,103	29
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	473	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,010	3
Steers	Large 1	800–850	816	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,742	9
Steers	Large 1	500–550	539	468.89/cwt	460.00–471.00	2,527	26
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	656	324.25/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,127	7
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	536	393.79/cwt	391.00–400.00	2,111	32
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	560	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,128	4
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	678	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,610	6
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	730	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,592	3
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	549	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,278	17
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	757	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,593	12
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	627	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,461	7

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 Jan 16, 2026

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

Receipts 2,290Last week 2,270Year ago 2,792

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	600–650	629	363.00–375.00	367.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	484	460.00	460.00
11	500–550	523	430.00	430.00
10	550–600	580	397.50–411.00	402.70
65	600–650	618	385.00–395.00	388.74
44	650–700	683	353.00–355.00	354.59
4	700–750	714	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	321	495.00	495.00
28	450–500	476	472.50–482.50	481.03
53	500–550	525	427.50–440.00	432.84
43	550–600	577	402.00–415.00	409.18
42	600–650	609	399.00–413.00	406.94
33	650–700	655	368.00–378.00	370.75
42	700–750	738	342.00–351.00	345.48
4	750–800	750	341.00	341.00
7	800–850	807	295.00–305.00	299.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	419	512.50	512.50
42	650–700	660	385.00–399.00	387.79
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	495	407.50	407.50
13	550–600	578	337.50	337.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	486	430.00	430.00
12	600–650	635	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	450–500	473	440.00–455.00	444.57
32	500–550	536	391.00–400.00	393.79
58	550–600	573	387.50–395.00	391.64
32	600–650	630	375.00–379.00	377.53
7	650–700	656	320.00–330.00	324.25
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	473	425.00	425.00
17	500–550	549	415.00	415.00
7	600–650	627	392.50	392.50
12	750–800	757	342.50	342.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	474	530.00	530.00
16	500–550	524	475.00–490.00	483.68
47	550–600	587	442.50–454.00	449.39
15	600–650	632	412.00–412.50	412.16
51	650–700	680	387.50–401.00	396.10
8	700–750	732	362.50–375.00	367.13
8	750–800	799	344.00	344.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	436	565.00–570.00	567.06
3	450–500	460	550.00	550.00
24	500–550	521	500.00–515.00	511.33
56	550–600	572	461.00–473.00	465.14
44	600–650	633	420.00–433.00	426.62
129	650–700	671	403.00–418.00	411.46
120	700–750	724	379.00–384.00	382.44
3	750–800	760	360.00	360.00
25	800–850	824	344.00–351.00	346.39
22	850–900	877	311.00–320.00	315.64
6	900–950	923	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	417	597.50–610.00	605.64
7	500–550	502	532.50	532.50
37	650–700	655	431.00–432.50	431.65
60	700–750	703	392.50–405.00	403.54
82	750–800	764	369.00–374.00	372.53
52	800–850	810	356.00–360.50	359.22
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	550–600	586	415.00	415.00
52	650–700	668	378.00–381.00	379.19
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	442	560.00–562.50	561.43
29	450–500	479	477.50–486.00	482.20
14	500–550	539	440.00–450.00	442.78
19	550–600	593	401.00–412.50	407.46
26	600–650	620	403.00–418.00	413.19
15	750–800	785	322.50–330.00	328.49
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	597	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	444	470.00	470.00
4	550–600	560	380.00	380.00
11	650–700	697	360.00	360.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	500–550	539	460.00–471.00	468.89
9	800–850	816	336.00	336.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	678	385.00	385.00
3	700–750	730	355.00	355.00

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