Sale reports / Colorado / Brush / 2025-03-07

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Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2025-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-07

Feeder Cattle · Brush, Colorado · Fri, Mar 7

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1906

← Feb 21Mar 7Oct 10 →

Receipts

1,063 head

▲ 489 vs last sale 574▲ 1,063 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate. Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 1.00 to 5.00 higher than the previous sale two weeks ago, while a few high quality steers and heifers traded sharply higher. Next available report will be as receipts warrant.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $368.69/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −42.62 against this barn's trailing median of $411.30.

Average price

$368.69

77 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,086

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$45.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.14

vs CO average

+19.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	378.06	2,105	36
Medium and Large 1-2	573	362.63	2,076	38
Medium and Large 2	588	333.00	1,958	3thin

One grade step is worth $45.06/cwt here — about $147 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale77 hd

368.69

—

CO average3 barns · 274 hd

353.55

+15.14

National average172 barns · 12,998 hd

349.28

+19.41

This barn, trailing median1 sales

411.30

−42.62

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

56 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. 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,440	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,402	3
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	415	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,494	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,591	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	427.58/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,817	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	456	393.67/cwt	387.50–400.00	1,795	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	410.60/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,901	39
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,059	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	541	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,040	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,116	28
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,958	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	598	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,099	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,109	25
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	333.56/cwt	327.00–338.00	2,115	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,234	25
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	312.83/cwt	310.50–314.00	2,118	40
Steers	650–700	Large 1	698	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,878	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,107	30
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	297.22/cwt	297.00–299.00	2,193	36
Steers	700–750	Medium 1	743	257.58/cwt	252.50–259.00	1,914	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	279.99/cwt	274.00–286.00	2,176	18
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	788	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,049	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	847	263.50/cwt	263.50–263.50	2,232	62
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	852	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,968	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	918	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	2,199	9
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	928	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,134	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	371.63/cwt	365.00–377.50	1,468	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,422	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	390.40/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,651	31
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	430	326.08/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,402	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,584	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	334.02/cwt	333.00–340.00	1,617	45
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,629	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,623	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	330.36/cwt	321.00–332.50	1,781	32
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	327.09/cwt	322.50–327.50	1,825	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	582	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,542	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1-2	605	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,640	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,747	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,947	23
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1-2	655	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,638	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	272.77/cwt	269.00–277.00	1,803	42
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	661	258.00/cwt	253.00–265.00	1,705	20
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,088	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,834	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	764	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,872	16
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	791	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,740	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	806	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,870	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	237.50/cwt	236.50–238.00	1,962	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	871	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,025	62
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,956	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	598	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,958	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,947	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,858	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	748	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,870	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	803	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,807	4

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 Mar 7, 2025

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Receipts 1,063Last week 574Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	598	327.50	327.50
3	600–650	623	312.50	312.50
3	650–700	688	270.00	270.00
4	700–750	748	250.00	250.00
4	800–850	803	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	571	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	430	322.50–330.00	326.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	395	365.00–377.50	371.63
17	400–450	440	360.00	360.00
45	450–500	484	333.00–340.00	334.02
32	500–550	539	321.00–332.50	330.36
23	600–650	624	312.00	312.00
42	650–700	661	269.00–277.00	272.77
8	700–750	725	253.00	253.00
16	750–800	764	245.00	245.00
4	800–850	806	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	395	360.00	360.00
3	450–500	495	329.00	329.00
5	500–550	532	305.00	305.00
2	600–650	613	285.00	285.00
20	650–700	661	253.00–265.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	791	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	605	271.00	271.00
2	650–700	655	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	400–450	423	380.00–392.50	390.40
24	550–600	558	322.50–327.50	327.09
14	650–700	665	314.00	314.00
6	800–850	826	236.50–238.00	237.50
62	850–900	871	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	582	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	456	387.50–400.00	393.67
17	500–550	541	377.00	377.00
21	550–600	598	351.00	351.00
20	600–650	634	327.00–338.00	333.56
40	650–700	677	310.50–314.00	312.83
30	700–750	729	289.00	289.00
2	750–800	788	260.00	260.00
3	850–900	852	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	450.00	450.00
11	400–450	425	425.00–435.00	427.58
39	450–500	463	405.00–415.00	410.60
8	500–550	518	397.50	397.50
28	550–600	568	372.50	372.50
25	600–650	606	348.00	348.00
25	650–700	659	339.00	339.00
36	700–750	738	297.00–299.00	297.22
18	750–800	777	274.00–286.00	279.99
62	800–850	847	263.50	263.50
9	900–950	918	239.50	239.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	355	395.00	395.00
14	400–450	416	382.50	382.50
3	550–600	588	333.00	333.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	360.00	360.00
9	700–750	743	252.50–259.00	257.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	698	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	900–950	928	230.00	230.00

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.