Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2025-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate. Dairy heifers traded mostly steady. Average dress slaughter cows traded mostly 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while average dress slaughter bulls traded 2.00 to 4.00 lower with low receipts. Next available report will be Thursday, March 14, 2025.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb heifers averaged $175.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$175.00

1 head · 785 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,374

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−90.81

vs CO average

−83.57 vs national

What quality paid 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	785	175.00	1,374	1thin

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 sale1 hd

175.00

—

CO average3 barns · 522 hd

265.81

−90.81

National average158 barns · 11,591 hd

258.57

−83.57

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	—	Average	2,013	158.20	3,184	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,379	138.91	1,916	265
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,721	135.43	2,331	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,222	121.93	1,491	124

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,163	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,210	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	750–800	790	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,659	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	400–450	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1200–1250	1,210	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,287	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1200–1250	1,202	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	2,242	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	950–1000	979	203.35/cwt	201.00–208.00	1,991	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1100–1150	1,127	193.25/cwt	190.50–195.00	2,178	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1200–1250	1,214	188.58/cwt	187.50–190.00	2,289	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	800–850	842	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,751	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1050–1100	1,064	196.22/cwt	195.00–201.00	2,088	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	600–650	628	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,256	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1250–1300	1,267	186.67/cwt	184.50–188.00	2,365	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,072	190.37/cwt	190.00–194.00	2,041	20
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	900–950	917	206.07/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,890	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,013	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,960	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	250–300	275	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	736	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	1050–1100	1,070	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,830	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	850–900	865	193.51/cwt	193.00–194.00	1,674	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	950–1000	975	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,892	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	750–800	765	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,522	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1000–1050	1,043	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,138	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	700–750	733	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,466	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	455	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	887	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	270	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	621	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1250–1300	1,290	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,206	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	975	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,853	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,122	187.19/cwt	185.00–193.00	2,100	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	400–450	400	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	952	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	300–350	307	236.63/cwt	235.00–240.00	726	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	450–500	475	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	879	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,077	188.35/cwt	186.00–189.50	2,029	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,040	188.50/cwt	187.50–190.00	1,960	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	815	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,549	1
Heifers	Medium 2	900–950	945	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,870	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	750–800	785	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	800–850	826	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,553	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	100–150	120	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	50–100	80	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,520	129.51/cwt	126.50–135.00	1,969	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	92.57/cwt	65.00–102.50	1,027	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,318	108.21/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,426	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,040	161.59/cwt	150.00–184.00	1,681	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,030	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,082	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,250	116.17/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,452	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,280	120.67/cwt	115.00–126.50	1,545	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,116	132.10/cwt	124.00–146.00	1,474	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,610	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,415	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,056	179.96/cwt	157.50–183.50	1,900	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,767	132.07/cwt	127.00–135.50	2,334	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,548	122.18/cwt	115.00–125.50	1,891	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	2,287	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	143.36/cwt	137.50–149.00	1,912	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,572	105.77/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,663	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	140.02/cwt	137.00–144.00	2,310	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	130.25/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,523	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,274	144.49/cwt	130.00–155.00	1,841	86
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,322	125.76/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,663	12
Bulls	—	—	2,101	161.15/cwt	155.50–165.50	3,386	10
Bulls	—	—	2,630	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	3,682	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,640	161.16/cwt	158.00–163.50	2,643	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,255	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,100	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,109	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	913	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,735	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	977	208.11/cwt	201.00–209.00	2,033	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	755	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,435	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	700–750	732	183.99/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,347	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	1200–1250	1,208	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,138	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	600–650	615	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,076	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	1150–1200	1,170	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	2,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	50–100	86	676.81/head	600.00–750.00	677	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	350–400	390	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,014	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	200–250	220	500.00/head	475.00–525.00	500	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	150–200	160	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1

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 Mar 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 259Last week 358Year ago 375

Slaughter CattleReceipts 459Last week 681Year ago 443

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	50–100	86	600.00–750.00	676.81
11	950–1000	977	201.00–209.00	208.11
1	1000–1050	1,005	200.00	200.00
3	1050–1100	1,065	198.00	198.00
2	1150–1200	1,163	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	945	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	828	206.00	206.00
1	900–950	935	200.00	200.00
1	1100–1150	1,100	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	785	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	826	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	900–950	913	190.00	190.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	267.50	267.50
1	350–400	390	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	410	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	790	210.00	210.00
6	800–850	842	208.00	208.00
5	900–950	917	200.00–210.00	206.07
9	950–1000	979	201.00–208.00	203.35
2	1000–1050	1,043	205.00	205.00
14	1050–1100	1,064	195.00–201.00	196.22
4	1100–1150	1,127	190.50–195.00	193.25
13	1200–1250	1,214	187.50–190.00	188.58
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	455	195.00	195.00
1	750–800	755	190.00	190.00
1	800–850	815	190.00	190.00
1	950–1000	975	190.00	190.00
5	1000–1050	1,040	187.50–190.00	188.50
6	1050–1100	1,077	186.00–189.50	188.35
1	1200–1250	1,210	189.00	189.00
1	1250–1300	1,290	171.00	171.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	160	400.00	400.00
2	200–250	220	475.00–525.00	500.00
3	300–350	307	235.00–240.00	236.63
4	400–450	400	238.00	238.00
1	600–650	628	200.00	200.00
3	700–750	733	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	765	199.00	199.00
2	850–900	865	193.00–194.00	193.51
1	950–1000	975	194.00	194.00
13	1000–1050	1,013	193.50	193.50
20	1050–1100	1,072	190.00–194.00	190.37
15	1100–1150	1,122	185.00–193.00	187.19
5	1200–1250	1,202	186.50	186.50
8	1250–1300	1,267	184.50–188.00	186.67
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	185.00	185.00
2	600–650	615	175.00	175.00
3	700–750	732	180.00–186.00	183.99
1	1050–1100	1,070	171.00	171.00
1	1150–1200	1,170	172.50	172.50
1	1200–1250	1,208	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
1	50–100	80	650.00	650.00
1	100–150	120	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	1,520	126.50–135.00	129.51
38	—	1,548	115.00–125.50	122.18
6	—	1,334	137.50–149.00	143.36
3	—	1,572	101.00–110.00	105.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,109	65.00–102.50	92.57
22	—	1,318	104.00–113.00	108.21
55	—	1,280	115.00–126.50	120.67
4	—	1,169	130.00–131.00	130.25
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,040	150.00–184.00	161.59
1	—	1,030	105.00	105.00
2	—	1,250	110.00–122.00	116.17
25	—	1,116	124.00–146.00	132.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	150.00	150.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,056	157.50–183.50	179.96
86	—	1,274	130.00–155.00	144.49
12	—	1,322	120.00–129.00	125.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,767	127.00–135.50	132.07
3	—	1,540	148.50	148.50
11	—	1,650	137.00–144.00	140.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	2,101	155.50–165.50	161.15
1	—	2,630	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,640	158.00–163.50	161.16
1	—	1,255	141.00	141.00

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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