Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2025-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. No trend available on feeder steers and heifers, but strong tones for both. No trend for Dairy Springer heifers as there is no recent sale. Dairy heifers traded mostly steady. Average dress slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 higher, while average dress slaughter bulls traded 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Next available report will by Thursday, April 10, 2025.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $341.30/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$341.30

47 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,926

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$42.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.29

vs CO average

+19.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	345.32	1,940	42
Medium and Large 1-2	565	315.00	1,780	2thin
Medium and Large 2	598	302.50	1,809	3thin

One grade step is worth $42.82/cwt here — about $131 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale47 hd

341.30

—

CO average4 barns · 639 hd

338.01

+3.29

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

+19.92

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	162.57	2,847	26
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,697	144.09	2,445	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,648	141.34	2,329	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,444	137.72	1,988	195
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,205	125.41	1,511	114

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
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	1,272	$2,396	29

Every lot, as filed

92 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,372	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	850–900	855	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,706	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1250–1300	1,268	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	2,378	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	395.50/cwt	395.50–395.50	1,950	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	958	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,433	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	900–950	930	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	1,865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	287.35/cwt	286.00–289.00	2,241	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,222	22
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1150–1200	1,162	195.25/cwt	195.00–197.50	2,269	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,090	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,985	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	343.61/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,952	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	444.00/cwt	440.00–447.00	1,701	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,291	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,306	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,800	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,849	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	382.87/cwt	382.50–383.00	2,025	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	746	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,104	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,110	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,109	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	860	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,548	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	600–650	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	700–750	713	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,533	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1250–1300	1,260	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,381	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1200–1250	1,225	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,389	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	950–1000	974	202.20/cwt	201.00–203.00	1,969	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	800–850	809	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,642	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	700	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,435	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1150–1200	1,168	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	2,272	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	455	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	956	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1050–1100	1,066	199.89/cwt	199.00–200.00	2,131	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1250–1300	1,250	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,213	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1100–1150	1,131	198.24/cwt	197.00–200.00	2,242	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1350–1400	1,368	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,586	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	500–550	518	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,088	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,105	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,133	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1000–1050	1,018	201.87/cwt	200.00–203.00	2,055	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	50–100	80	685.94/head	675.00–700.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	859	215.02/cwt	212.50–222.50	1,847	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,028	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,095	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,055	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,334	145.12/cwt	137.00–159.00	1,936	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,053	127.88/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,347	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,054	180.70/cwt	154.00–189.00	1,905	9
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,674	141.04/cwt	139.50–143.00	2,361	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,721	147.38/cwt	146.50–149.50	2,536	13
Bulls	—	—	1,618	148.26/cwt	131.00–156.00	2,399	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	131.59/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,428	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,204	84.97/cwt	60.00–97.50	1,023	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	141.61/cwt	140.00–143.50	1,933	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	144.08/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,346	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,775	137.37/cwt	132.50–138.50	2,438	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,396	133.56/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,864	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,343	111.78/cwt	102.50–115.00	1,501	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,531	124.82/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,911	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,141	136.29/cwt	129.00–151.00	1,555	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,508	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,126	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,489	134.01/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,995	112
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,224	123.65/cwt	116.00–128.00	1,513	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,675	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,580	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,240	175.56/cwt	162.00–193.00	2,177	12
Bulls	—	—	1,941	166.24/cwt	161.00–171.00	3,227	11
Bulls	—	—	2,166	181.11/cwt	176.00–188.50	3,923	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,405	143.58/cwt	141.00–147.00	2,017	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	353.85/cwt	352.50–355.00	1,698	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	888	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	404	377.51/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,525	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,755	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	272.03/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,986	24
Heifers	Medium 1-2	750–800	783	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,926	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	454	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,339	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,847	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	400.60/cwt	397.50–402.50	1,626	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,535	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,055	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,057	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	598	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	100–150	125	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,940	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	50–100	65	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,005	199.52/cwt	196.00–203.00	2,005	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,025	21
Springer Heifers	Common	—	1,313	1,739.44/head	1,575.00–1,825.00	1,739	3
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	1,294	2,557.36/head	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,557	20
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	1,179	2,188.76/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,189	6
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,153	161.34/cwt	152.00–170.00	1,860	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 Apr 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 539Last week 303Year ago 275

Slaughter CattleReceipts 497Last week 501Year ago 870

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 30Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	350–400	383	440.00–447.00	444.00
16	400–450	439	410.00	410.00
11	600–650	636	362.50	362.50
16	650–700	664	345.00	345.00
2	950–1000	958	254.00	254.00
2	1000–1050	1,020	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	493	395.50	395.50
11	500–550	529	382.50–383.00	382.87
3	550–600	563	352.50	352.50
2	600–650	613	341.00	341.00
11	750–800	780	286.00–289.00	287.35
22	800–850	820	271.00	271.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	512	365.00	365.00
4	700–750	746	282.00	282.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	605	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	855	199.50	199.50
1	900–950	930	200.50	200.50
1	1100–1150	1,105	193.00	193.00
3	1150–1200	1,168	194.50	194.50
3	1250–1300	1,268	187.50	187.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	713	215.00	215.00
8	800–850	809	203.00	203.00
5	950–1000	974	201.00–203.00	202.20
8	1000–1050	1,018	200.00–203.00	201.87
9	1050–1100	1,066	199.00–200.00	199.89
4	1100–1150	1,131	197.00–200.00	198.24
16	1150–1200	1,162	195.00–197.50	195.25
1	1200–1250	1,225	195.00	195.00
1	1250–1300	1,260	189.00	189.00
1	1350–1400	1,368	189.00	189.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	210.00	210.00
3	700–750	700	205.00	205.00
1	850–900	860	180.00	180.00
1	1250–1300	1,250	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	480	352.50–355.00	353.85
2	550–600	565	315.00	315.00
24	700–750	730	270.00–280.00	272.03
3	750–800	787	235.00	235.00
1	850–900	850	220.00	220.00
2	1000–1050	1,005	196.00–203.00	199.52
1	1050–1100	1,055	195.00	195.00
1	1100–1150	1,110	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–100	65	800.00	800.00
16	350–400	372	412.50	412.50
8	400–450	406	397.50–402.50	400.60
16	450–500	457	384.00	384.00
5	500–550	516	358.00	358.00
37	550–600	568	337.50–345.00	343.61
21	600–650	627	323.00	323.00
9	650–700	660	294.00	294.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	404	375.00–380.00	377.51
3	450–500	483	335.00	335.00
3	550–600	598	302.50	302.50
2	800–850	835	225.00	225.00
3	850–900	888	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	783	246.00	246.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	454	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
2	50–100	80	675.00–700.00	685.94
1	100–150	125	875.00	875.00
3	550–600	563	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	352.50	352.50
2	700–750	718	282.50	282.50
5	750–800	755	277.50	277.50
4	850–900	859	212.50–222.50	215.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,334	137.00–159.00	145.12
5	—	1,396	130.00–135.00	133.56
12	—	1,240	162.00–193.00	175.56
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,053	125.00–131.00	127.88
9	—	1,054	154.00–189.00	180.70
22	—	1,141	129.00–151.00	136.29
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,674	139.50–143.00	141.04
13	—	1,721	146.50–149.50	147.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	129.00–134.00	131.59
10	—	1,204	60.00–97.50	84.97
20	—	1,343	102.50–115.00	111.78
47	—	1,224	116.00–128.00	123.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,365	140.00–143.50	141.61
23	—	1,531	121.00–128.00	124.82
112	—	1,489	129.00–139.00	134.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,628	140.00–145.00	144.08
16	—	1,775	132.50–138.50	137.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,508	141.00	141.00
1	—	1,675	154.00	154.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,618	131.00–156.00	148.26
11	—	1,941	161.00–171.00	166.24
4	—	2,166	176.00–188.50	181.11
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,405	141.00–147.00	143.58
4	—	1,153	152.00–170.00	161.34

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Common$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,313	1,575.00–1,825.00	1,739.44
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	1,294	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,557.36
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,179	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,188.76

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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