Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2025-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate. Dairy heifers traded mostly 1.00 to 4.00 lower with limited receipts. Average dress slaughter cows traded mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while average dress slaughter bulls traded 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Next available report will be Thursday, March 20, 2025.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 900–1000 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

900–1000 lb bulls averaged $203.75/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$203.75

8 head · 938 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,910

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$25.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs CO average

What quality paid 900–1000 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	938	210.00	1,971	6thin
Medium and Large 2	935	185.00	1,730	2thin

One grade step is worth $25.00/cwt here — about $241 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 900–1000 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale8 hd

203.75

—

CO average1 barns · 8 hd

203.75

+0.00

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	1,773	158.98	2,819	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,657	138.22	2,290	64
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,448	136.06	1,970	191
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,156	131.84	1,525	50

Every lot, as filed

55 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 2	1000–1050	1,005	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	195.85/cwt	192.50–200.00	1,978	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	650–700	657	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,307	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,150	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,055	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	630	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,591	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	550–600	586	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,207	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,110	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	2,081	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	800–850	804	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,604	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1050–1100	1,070	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,076	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,057	188.37/cwt	188.00–189.50	1,991	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1150–1200	1,170	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	2,205	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,640	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	600–650	625	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,156	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	985	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,842	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	400–450	420	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	777	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	700–750	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1200–1250	1,210	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,964	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	50–100	80	762.11/head	650.00–925.00	762	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	50–100	58	464.13/head	450.00–475.00	464	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,080	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,140	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	935	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,730	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,177	163.21/cwt	158.00–187.50	1,921	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,298	95.30/cwt	93.00–97.50	1,237	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,550	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,232	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,046	164.81/cwt	155.00–185.00	1,724	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,108	135.39/cwt	127.50–152.50	1,500	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,412	131.61/cwt	127.00–135.50	1,858	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,527	130.50/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,993	91
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	129.20/cwt	128.00–130.50	1,406	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,671	134.81/cwt	130.00–138.00	2,253	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	143.51/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,325	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	105.05/cwt	101.00–112.00	1,194	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	122.65/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,533	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	121.31/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,735	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	985	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,231	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	140.76/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,699	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,756	126.94/cwt	126.00–127.50	2,229	11
Bulls	—	—	2,010	165.65/cwt	165.50–166.00	3,330	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,421	146.77/cwt	134.00–155.00	2,086	49
Bulls	—	—	1,230	143.51/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,765	2
Bulls	—	—	2,006	159.78/cwt	156.00–163.50	3,205	11
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,226	159.51/cwt	151.50–177.50	1,956	4
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	750–800	763	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,526	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,105	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	0–50	45	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,175	171.17/cwt	165.00–177.50	2,011	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	0–50	40	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	50–100	70	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	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 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 165Last week 259Year ago 144

Slaughter CattleReceipts 633Last week 459Year ago 477

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	210.00	210.00
13	800–850	804	199.50	199.50
1	1000–1050	1,005	198.00	198.00
2	1050–1100	1,070	194.00	194.00
1	1200–1250	1,210	180.00	180.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	586	206.00	206.00
21	650–700	657	199.00	199.00
4	1050–1100	1,057	188.00–189.50	188.37
1	1150–1200	1,170	188.50	188.50
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	820	200.00	200.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	185.00	185.00
1	600–650	625	185.00	185.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	985	187.00	187.00
1	1100–1150	1,105	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	880	214.00	214.00
1	900–950	935	207.00	207.00
1	950–1000	975	200.00	200.00
3	1000–1050	1,010	192.50–200.00	195.85
1	1100–1150	1,110	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	0–50	45	475.00	475.00
1	50–100	70	475.00	475.00
1	1150–1200	1,150	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,055	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	630	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	763	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	50–100	58	450.00–475.00	464.13
5	900–950	935	210.00	210.00
1	950–1000	955	210.00	210.00
2	1050–1100	1,080	180.00	180.00
1	1100–1150	1,140	177.50	177.50
2	1150–1200	1,175	165.00–177.50	171.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
1	0–50	40	500.00	500.00
4	50–100	80	650.00–925.00	762.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	935	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,177	158.00–187.50	163.21
3	—	1,412	127.00–135.50	131.61
49	—	1,421	134.00–155.00	146.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,298	93.00–97.50	95.30
3	—	1,088	128.00–130.50	129.20
3	—	1,137	101.00–112.00	105.05
19	—	1,250	116.00–126.00	122.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	144.00	144.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,046	155.00–185.00	164.81
13	—	1,108	127.50–152.50	135.39
1	—	985	125.00	125.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	1,527	127.00–137.00	130.50
28	—	1,430	115.00–125.00	121.31
6	—	1,207	139.00–146.00	140.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,671	130.00–138.00	134.81
34	—	1,620	140.00–145.00	143.51
11	—	1,756	126.00–127.50	126.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,010	165.50–166.00	165.65
2	—	1,230	141.00–146.00	143.51
11	—	2,006	156.00–163.50	159.78
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,226	151.50–177.50	159.51

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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