Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2025-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. Dairy heifers traded 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Average dress slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 4.00 higher, while there weren't enough slaughter bull receipts to trend. Also no trend available on feeder steers and heifers due to low receipts. Next available report will be Thursday, February 6, 2025.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $284.57/cwt on 21 head.

Average price

$284.57

21 head · 618 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.92

vs CO average

+2.37 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	618	284.57	1,759	21

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

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale21 hd

284.57

—

CO average3 barns · 1,058 hd

283.66

+0.92

National average179 barns · 25,260 hd

282.20

+2.37

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	—	High	1,967	148.81	2,926	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,751	144.45	2,530	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,655	137.15	2,270	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,442	132.13	1,905	230
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,200	120.08	1,441	177

Every lot, as filed

54 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	1350–1400	1,372	160.99/cwt	159.00–165.00	2,209	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1300–1350	1,325	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,239	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2-3	900–950	928	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,763	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,138	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,287	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	900–950	933	194.88/cwt	194.00–195.50	1,818	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1350–1400	1,350	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,349	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,105	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,077	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	650–700	680	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,428	18
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1100–1150	1,130	193.96/cwt	193.50–194.50	2,192	29
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1000–1050	1,034	194.27/cwt	193.00–195.00	2,009	25
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	950–1000	962	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,881	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	850–900	855	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,701	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1250–1300	1,288	176.34/cwt	175.00–177.00	2,271	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1400–1450	1,415	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	2,271	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1150–1200	1,172	193.33/cwt	192.00–194.00	2,266	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1250–1300	1,267	185.39/cwt	185.00–187.00	2,349	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	900–950	948	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,882	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	910	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,784	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1200–1250	1,217	190.22/cwt	188.50–191.00	2,315	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1050–1100	1,071	194.18/cwt	193.50–195.50	2,080	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,240	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,903	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	196.61/cwt	191.00–202.00	2,005	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,050	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,020	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,811	1
Heifers	Medium 2	950–1000	960	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,656	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,504	92.25/cwt	86.00–103.00	1,387	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,556	119.77/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,864	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	129.19/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,344	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,248	119.95/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,497	108
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,178	158.09/cwt	148.00–160.50	1,862	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,412	141.68/cwt	125.00–146.50	2,001	72
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,820	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,457	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,748	144.90/cwt	143.00–145.00	2,533	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	79.78/cwt	60.00–92.50	937	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,196	103.61/cwt	97.50–110.00	1,239	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	135.81/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,806	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,480	127.86/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,892	80
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,649	137.66/cwt	133.00–142.00	2,270	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,820	128.11/cwt	125.00–132.00	2,332	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,540	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	2,118	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,325	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,603	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,063	158.77/cwt	141.00–177.50	1,688	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,117	129.08/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,442	32
Bulls	—	—	2,023	158.78/cwt	158.00–159.50	3,212	2
Bulls	—	—	1,944	144.82/cwt	141.00–149.00	2,815	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,120	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,745	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,809	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	935	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1150–1200	1,190	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,068	210.77/cwt	209.00–212.50	2,251	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	800–850	823	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,638	14

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 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 235Last week 244Year ago 238

Slaughter CattleReceipts 498Last week 528Year ago 688

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	200.00	200.00
1	1300–1350	1,325	169.00	169.00
3	1350–1400	1,372	159.00–165.00	160.99
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	900–950	928	190.00	190.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	650–700	680	210.00	210.00
14	800–850	823	199.00	199.00
1	850–900	855	199.00	199.00
4	900–950	933	194.00–195.50	194.88
3	950–1000	962	195.50	195.50
25	1000–1050	1,034	193.00–195.00	194.27
11	1050–1100	1,071	193.50–195.50	194.18
29	1100–1150	1,130	193.50–194.50	193.96
3	1150–1200	1,172	192.00–194.00	193.33
14	1200–1250	1,217	188.50–191.00	190.22
5	1250–1300	1,267	185.00–187.00	185.39
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1100–1150	1,105	188.00	188.00
3	1250–1300	1,288	175.00–177.00	176.34
1	1350–1400	1,350	174.00	174.00
1	1400–1450	1,415	160.50	160.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1100–1150	1,138	201.00	201.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	900–950	948	198.50	198.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	910	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	600–650	606	288.00	288.00
4	650–700	670	270.00	270.00
2	1050–1100	1,068	209.00–212.50	210.77
1	1200–1250	1,240	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	850–900	875	217.50	217.50
2	1000–1050	1,020	191.00–202.00	196.61
1	1100–1150	1,120	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	935	187.50	187.50
1	1000–1050	1,020	177.50	177.50
1	1050–1100	1,050	177.50	177.50
1	1150–1200	1,190	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	960	172.50	172.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,504	86.00–103.00	92.25
39	—	1,556	110.00–121.00	119.77
14	—	1,330	133.00–140.00	135.81
80	—	1,480	122.00–132.00	127.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,040	126.00–133.00	129.19
108	—	1,248	112.00–124.00	119.95
7	—	1,175	60.00–92.50	79.78
15	—	1,196	97.50–110.00	103.61
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,178	148.00–160.50	158.09
72	—	1,412	125.00–146.50	141.68
1	—	1,325	121.00	121.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,820	135.00	135.00
21	—	1,748	143.00–145.00	144.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,649	133.00–142.00	137.66
2	—	1,820	125.00–132.00	128.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	137.50	137.50
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,063	141.00–177.50	158.77
32	—	1,117	123.00–135.00	129.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,023	158.00–159.50	158.78
5	—	1,944	141.00–149.00	144.82

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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