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Livestock Exchange Feeder Cattle Auction (Friday) Market Report, Brush, CO

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Fridays

Sale of Friday, October 16, 2026

955 head sold ·Official USDA report · Price history in the app

light 9-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $284.00/cwt ≈ $2,559/hd at 901 lb · 60 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $342.00/cwt ≈ $2,774/hd at 811 lb · 60 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $308.50/cwt +3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $3,054/hd at 990 lb · 53 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 955 520 0
Feeder cattle 955 520 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trade activity and demand was good. Sale consisted of many high quality yearling cattle and a high percentage of preconditioned calves. Feeder steer sand heifers traded mostly 3.00 to 15.00 higher with some sharply higher. Next available report will be as receipts warrant.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 5 560.00 $560.00 $2,195 +20.00
454–465 461 15 535.00–550.00 $540.91 $2,494 +122.93
510–518 unweaned 513 27 455.00–467.50 $462.82 $2,374 —
569–571 unweaned 569 41 410.00–420.00 $417.80 $2,377 —
581 581 10 400.00 $400.00 $2,324 +40.00
618 unweaned 618 11 380.00 $380.00 $2,348 +30.00
708–718 unweaned 716 16 337.00–345.00 $338.98 $2,427 —
811 811 60 342.00 $342.00 $2,774 —
887 887 10 329.00 $329.00 $2,918 +18.00
990 990 53 308.50 $308.50 $3,054 +3.50
1001–1049 1013 127 300.50–306.50 $303.07 $3,070 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 6 500.00 $500.00 $2,125 —
446 unweaned 446 8 495.00 $495.00 $2,208 —
470 470 7 485.00 $485.00 $2,280 —
559 unweaned 559 18 380.00 $380.00 $2,124 —
557–592 576 13 375.00–385.00 $379.46 $2,186 —
604 unweaned 604 17 360.00 $360.00 $2,174 —
630 630 3 340.00 $340.00 $2,142 —
654 unweaned 654 4 330.00 $330.00 $2,158 +20.00
774–785 776 14 317.00–319.00 $318.71 $2,473 +36.21
834 834 4 304.00 $304.00 $2,535 —
890 890 8 301.00 $301.00 $2,679 —
907–924 918 29 290.00–291.00 $290.66 $2,668 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466–494 480 35 405.00–425.00 $414.42 $1,989 +94.42
601 unweaned 601 5 330.00 $330.00 $1,983 —
693 693 4 302.50 $302.50 $2,096 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 3 455.00 $455.00 $1,811 —
511 unweaned 511 4 372.50 $372.50 $1,903 —
560–597 unweaned 576 7 352.50 $352.50 $2,030 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 403 3 460.00 $460.00 $1,854 —
473 unweaned 473 11 405.00 $405.00 $1,916 +20.00
487–488 488 13 382.50 $382.50 $1,867 +5.24
528 unweaned 528 2 357.50 $357.50 $1,888 +17.50
539 539 11 365.00 $365.00 $1,967 —
565 unweaned 565 11 342.50 $342.50 $1,935 —
670 unweaned 670 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,077 —
829 829 27 285.00 $285.00 $2,363 —
885–895 890 41 283.00–287.00 $284.96 $2,536 —
901 901 60 284.00 $284.00 $2,559 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 455.00 $455.00 $1,547 +40.00
395 395 5 455.00 $455.00 $1,797 —
432–446 442 10 405.00–420.00 $415.60 $1,837 +48.07
513 513 14 330.00 $330.00 $1,693 +1.50
607–631 unweaned 622 8 295.00–305.00 $298.66 $1,858 +23.66
779 779 12 271.00 $271.00 $2,111 —
903 903 4 263.00 $263.00 $2,375 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–409 403 19 480.00–485.00 $481.87 $1,942 +44.37
505–527 unweaned 521 21 377.50–382.50 $381.11 $1,986 —
622 unweaned 622 6 327.50 $327.50 $2,037 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–589 581 15 312.50 $312.50 $1,816 —

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Price trend

high 442.44 low 350.00 Nov 2025 Oct 2026

600–649 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.

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