Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2025-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was light, most likely due to the arctic weather. Dairy heifers traded 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Average dress slaughter cows traded steady, while average dress slaughter bulls traded 4.00 to 6.00 higher. No trend available on replacements as this was the first bred special of the month. Next available report will be Thursday, February 20, 2025.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 800–900 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

800–900 lb heifers averaged $207.88/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$207.88

4 head · 838 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

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

$36.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.36

vs CO average

−37.66 vs national

What quality paid 800–900 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	800	224.00	1,792	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	875	210.00	1,838	2thin
Medium and Large 2	800	187.50	1,500	1thin

One grade step is worth $36.50/cwt here — about $292 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 800–900 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

207.88

—

CO average3 barns · 42 hd

223.24

−15.36

National average82 barns · 2,895 hd

245.54

−37.66

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	1,751	161.35	2,825	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,875	137.50	2,578	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,806	136.07	2,457	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,436	131.67	1,891	103
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,067	121.10	1,292	110

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,157	$3,151	20
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,327	$2,846	31
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,442	$2,650	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,446	$2,570	27
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,344	$2,550	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,427	$2,400	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,405	$2,333	33
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,555	$2,325	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,235	$2,300	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,485	$2,296	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,455	$2,179	9
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,102	$1,525	10
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,116	$3,475	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$2,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,363	$2,275	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	980	$3,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,555	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	950–1000	990	192.99/cwt	192.00–194.00	1,911	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	800–850	810	205.99/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,669	2
Dairy Heifers	Small 2-3	950–1000	990	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,436	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	700–750	720	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,350	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	770	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,367	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	900–950	903	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,761	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1150–1200	1,161	192.42/cwt	191.00–194.50	2,234	18
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1250–1300	1,264	185.75/cwt	185.00–188.00	2,348	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,125	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,036	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,090	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	2,087	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	750–800	790	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,560	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	635	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,111	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	850–900	898	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,823	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1150–1200	1,160	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,192	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	700–750	713	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,426	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	560	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	980	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1050–1100	1,078	194.43/cwt	193.50–196.50	2,096	36
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	850–900	874	196.69/cwt	191.00–201.00	1,719	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	750–800	755	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,601	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1100–1150	1,113	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,137	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1300–1350	1,300	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,301	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	950–1000	968	198.20/cwt	198.00–199.00	1,919	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1200–1250	1,217	190.40/cwt	190.00–192.00	2,317	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,028	193.10/cwt	192.00–193.50	1,985	5
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	800–850	803	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,004	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	900–950	914	197.01/cwt	196.00–198.00	1,801	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1000–1050	1,015	195.87/cwt	195.50–198.00	1,988	8
Dairy Heifers	Small 2-3	900–950	900	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1200–1250	1,245	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,838	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,025	175.07/cwt	150.00–195.00	1,794	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,505	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,242	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	127.83/cwt	127.50–130.00	1,490	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,209	118.47/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,432	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,771	138.30/cwt	137.00–140.50	2,449	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,885	131.04/cwt	129.00–132.50	2,470	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,875	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,578	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,350	84.75/cwt	50.00–91.00	1,144	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	731	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	958	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,437	129.77/cwt	124.00–135.50	1,865	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,553	120.00/cwt	109.00–123.00	1,864	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	936	133.74/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,252	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,491	137.71/cwt	134.50–149.00	2,053	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,211	106.30/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,287	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,211	149.36/cwt	138.00–155.00	1,809	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,344	138.84/cwt	135.00–142.50	1,866	13
Bulls	—	—	1,510	144.63/cwt	135.00–152.00	2,184	2
Bulls	—	—	1,865	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	3,441	1
Bulls	—	—	1,843	163.92/cwt	159.00–169.50	3,021	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,446	2,570.24/head	2,050.00–2,725.00	2,570	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	3,151.15/head	3,100.00–3,250.00	3,151	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,427	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,327	2,845.89/head	2,700.00–3,025.00	2,846	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,102	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	10
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,116	3,475.00/head	3,475.00–3,475.00	3,475	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,344	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	2,333.35/head	2,135.00–2,575.00	2,333	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	2,296.22/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,296	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,363	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	2,179.02/head	1,875.00–2,425.00	2,179	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,442	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	3

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 Feb 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 211Last week 103Year ago 271

Slaughter CattleReceipts 260Last week 491Year ago 492

Replacement CattleReceipts 195Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,555	2,325.00	2,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	—	1,446	2,050.00–2,725.00	2,570.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	1,157	3,100.00–3,250.00	3,151.15
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,427	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	31	—	1,327	2,700.00–3,025.00	2,845.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,344	2,550.00	2,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	33	—	1,405	2,135.00–2,575.00	2,333.35
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,485	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,296.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,455	1,875.00–2,425.00	2,179.02
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,235	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,442	2,650.00	2,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	1,102	1,525.00	1,525.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	3,250.00	3,250.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,116	3,475.00	3,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	2,675.00	2,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,363	2,275.00	2,275.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	187.50	187.50
1	750–800	790	197.50	197.50
6	850–900	874	191.00–201.00	196.69
2	900–950	903	195.00	195.00
2	950–1000	990	192.00–194.00	192.99
5	1000–1050	1,028	192.00–193.50	193.10
1	1050–1100	1,090	191.50	191.50
1	1150–1200	1,160	189.00	189.00
1	1300–1350	1,300	177.00	177.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	713	200.00	200.00
13	750–800	755	212.00	212.00
2	800–850	810	205.00–207.00	205.99
3	850–900	898	203.00	203.00
8	900–950	914	196.00–198.00	197.01
5	950–1000	968	198.00–199.00	198.20
8	1000–1050	1,015	195.50–198.00	195.87
36	1050–1100	1,078	193.50–196.50	194.43
2	1100–1150	1,113	192.00	192.00
18	1150–1200	1,161	191.00–194.50	192.42
5	1200–1250	1,217	190.00–192.00	190.40
4	1250–1300	1,264	185.00–188.00	185.75
Dairy Heifers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	900	155.00	155.00
1	950–1000	990	145.00	145.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	175.00	175.00
1	600–650	635	175.00	175.00
1	750–800	770	177.50	177.50
1	1100–1150	1,125	181.00	181.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	803	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	875	210.00	210.00
1	1200–1250	1,245	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	800	224.00	224.00
1	900–950	940	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	800	187.50	187.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,025	150.00–195.00	175.07
19	—	731	131.00	131.00
28	—	936	120.00–135.00	133.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	82.50	82.50
56	—	1,437	124.00–135.50	129.77
11	—	1,553	109.00–123.00	120.00
17	—	1,491	134.50–149.00	137.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,166	127.50–130.00	127.83
24	—	1,209	115.00–122.00	118.47
14	—	1,350	50.00–91.00	84.75
13	—	1,211	101.00–110.00	106.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,771	137.00–140.50	138.30
4	—	1,885	129.00–132.50	131.04
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,875	135.00–140.00	137.50
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,211	138.00–155.00	149.36
13	—	1,344	135.00–142.50	138.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,510	135.00–152.00	144.63
1	—	1,865	184.50	184.50
4	—	1,843	159.00–169.50	163.92

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 800–900 lb

What quality paid 800–900 lb

How it compared 800–900 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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