Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2025-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. Dairy heifers under 1000 pounds traded 1.00 to 3.00 lower, while dairy heifers over 1000 pounds traded steady to 2.00 higher. Average dress slaughter cows traded steady to 1.00 higher, while average dress slaughter bulls traded 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Next available report will be Thursday, January 23, 2025.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb heifers averaged $210.00/cwt on 7 head.

Average price

$210.00

7 head · 761 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−42.67

vs CO average

−46.61 vs national

What quality paid 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	761	210.00	1,598	7thin

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

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale7 hd

210.00

—

CO average6 barns · 587 hd

252.67

−42.67

National average168 barns · 15,217 hd

256.61

−46.61

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	1,783	144.30	2,573	34
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,780	131.34	2,338	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,666	126.39	2,106	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,421	124.14	1,765	297
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,107	110.62	1,224	224

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,219	$2,222	11
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,188	$2,200	11
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,203	$1,700	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,251	$1,521	23
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,186	$1,400	5

Every lot, as filed

77 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	555	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,027	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1200–1250	1,218	173.00/cwt	171.00–175.00	2,107	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3Fleshy	1050–1100	1,055	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,820	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	850–900	873	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,659	48
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	900–950	937	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,738	5
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,019	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,885	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	680	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,326	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1250–1300	1,255	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,309	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1100–1150	1,134	186.03/cwt	186.00–187.00	2,110	29
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	908	174.28/cwt	171.00–177.50	1,582	2
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	800–850	836	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,003	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,072	183.28/cwt	182.50–184.50	1,965	20
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1250–1300	1,277	177.65/cwt	177.50–179.00	2,269	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1200–1250	1,215	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,217	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	800–850	818	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,575	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,139	173.39/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,975	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1150–1200	1,163	186.44/cwt	184.00–187.50	2,168	32
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	800–850	848	187.31/cwt	186.00–187.50	1,588	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1300–1350	1,334	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	2,314	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	979	173.58/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,699	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1200–1250	1,217	179.33/cwt	179.00–179.50	2,182	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,346	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1050–1100	1,087	187.33/cwt	186.50–189.00	2,036	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,145	182.14/cwt	179.00–184.50	2,086	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,025	186.08/cwt	185.50–186.50	1,907	33
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,003	179.25/cwt	177.50–181.00	1,798	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	310	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	527	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	950–1000	974	187.60/cwt	187.50–188.00	1,827	10
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	494	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,272	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	893	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,652	10
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1200–1250	1,215	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,284	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	958	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,165	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	906	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,767	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	761	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,598	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1200–1250	1,200	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,021	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,863	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	874	188.05/cwt	180.00–197.50	1,644	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	2,032	121.58/cwt	118.00–127.50	2,471	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,500	119.62/cwt	116.00–127.50	1,794	136
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,996	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%Return to Feed	—	1,415	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,946	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	121.10/cwt	116.00–126.50	1,285	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,537	119.81/cwt	116.00–122.00	1,841	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,073	123.04/cwt	111.00–129.00	1,320	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,118	163.31/cwt	145.00–176.00	1,826	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,621	129.44/cwt	127.50–134.50	2,098	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	121.68/cwt	115.00–127.00	2,117	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,745	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,396	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	111.47/cwt	104.00–115.50	1,279	140
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,542	112.46/cwt	102.00–115.50	1,734	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,485	133.47/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,982	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	76.49/cwt	50.00–88.00	796	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	98.34/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,043	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	920	157.68/cwt	137.50–172.50	1,451	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,715	135.19/cwt	133.00–138.00	2,319	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,285	128.90/cwt	122.00–140.00	1,656	93
Bulls	—	—	1,703	135.98/cwt	126.00–140.50	2,316	11
Bulls	—	—	1,871	147.02/cwt	142.50–153.50	2,751	16
Bulls	—	—	1,813	158.80/cwt	155.00–164.50	2,879	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,660	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	2,233	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,528	144.17/cwt	136.00–152.00	2,203	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,186	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,203	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	2,222.17/head	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,222	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,251	1,520.77/head	1,425.00–1,600.00	1,521	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,843	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	950–1000	970	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,552	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1250–1300	1,267	171.22/cwt	167.50–175.00	2,169	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 Cattle Auction (Thursday) - Brush, CO

Thu Jan 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 387Last week 243Year ago 120

Slaughter CattleReceipts 632Last week 441Year ago 400

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	170.00	170.00
3	550–600	555	185.00	185.00
1	650–700	680	195.00	195.00
2	900–950	908	171.00–177.50	174.28
7	950–1000	979	170.00–175.00	173.58
2	1000–1050	1,003	177.50–181.00	179.25
8	1100–1150	1,139	170.00–177.00	173.39
2	1200–1250	1,218	171.00–175.00	173.00
4	1250–1300	1,267	167.50–175.00	171.22
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,055	172.50	172.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	818	192.50	192.50
48	850–900	873	190.00	190.00
3	1050–1100	1,087	186.50–189.00	187.33
29	1100–1150	1,134	186.00–187.00	186.03
32	1150–1200	1,163	184.00–187.50	186.44
4	1200–1250	1,215	182.50	182.50
1	1250–1300	1,255	184.00	184.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	800–850	848	186.00–187.50	187.31
5	900–950	937	185.50	185.50
10	950–1000	974	187.50–188.00	187.60
33	1000–1050	1,025	185.50–186.50	186.08
20	1050–1100	1,072	182.50–184.50	183.28
14	1100–1150	1,145	179.00–184.50	182.14
3	1200–1250	1,217	179.00–179.50	179.33
10	1250–1300	1,277	177.50–179.00	177.65
5	1300–1350	1,334	173.50	173.50
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	1000–1050	1,019	185.00	185.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	800–850	836	120.00	120.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	970	160.00	160.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	494	257.50	257.50
4	650–700	673	200.00	200.00
10	850–900	893	185.00	185.00
6	950–1000	958	185.00	185.00
1	1200–1250	1,215	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	930	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	965	197.50	197.50
1	1050–1100	1,065	190.00	190.00
1	1150–1200	1,165	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	761	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	870	207.50	207.50
18	900–950	906	195.00	195.00
1	950–1000	970	190.00	190.00
2	1000–1050	1,010	189.00	189.00
1	1200–1250	1,200	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	830	187.50	187.50
4	850–900	874	180.00–197.50	188.05
8	1000–1050	1,021	182.50	182.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,032	118.00–127.50	121.58
6	—	1,715	133.00–138.00	135.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
136	—	1,500	116.00–127.50	119.62
1	—	1,745	80.00	80.00
36	—	1,542	102.00–115.50	112.46
15	—	1,485	129.00–136.00	133.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	130.00	130.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	137.50	137.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,061	116.00–126.50	121.10
140	—	1,147	104.00–115.50	111.47
16	—	1,041	50.00–88.00	76.49
30	—	1,061	90.00–103.00	98.34
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,537	116.00–122.00	119.81
13	—	1,118	145.00–176.00	163.31
93	—	1,285	122.00–140.00	128.90
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,073	111.00–129.00	123.04
1	—	735	115.00	115.00
10	—	920	137.50–172.50	157.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,621	127.50–134.50	129.44
17	—	1,740	115.00–127.00	121.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,703	126.00–140.50	135.98
16	—	1,871	142.50–153.50	147.02
4	—	1,813	155.00–164.50	158.80
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	134.50	134.50
2	—	1,528	136.00–152.00	144.17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,186	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,203	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	23	—	1,251	1,425.00–1,600.00	1,520.77
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	11	—	1,219	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,222.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	11	—	1,188	2,200.00	2,200.00

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 700–800 lb

What quality paid 700–800 lb

How it compared 700–800 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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