Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2025-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. No trend available on feeder steers and heifers and replacements due to low receipts. Dairy heifers traded mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Average dress slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 8.00 higher, while average dress slaughter bulls traded 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Next available report will be Thursday, April 17, 2025.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 800–900 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

800–900 lb heifers averaged $217.50/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$217.50

1 head · 850 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−32.41

vs CO average

−37.79 vs national

What quality paid 800–900 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	850	217.50	1,849	1thin

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

How it compared 800–900 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

217.50

—

CO average3 barns · 28 hd

249.91

−32.41

National average89 barns · 4,752 hd

255.29

−37.79

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	1,755	169.29	2,970	24
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,763	154.50	2,724	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,608	148.44	2,386	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,404	146.43	2,056	313
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,130	135.70	1,533	162

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,615	$3,956	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,367	$3,700	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,693	$3,100	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,100	$3,425	2thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	500–550	504	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,147	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	755	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,472	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,045	200.75/cwt	200.50–201.00	2,098	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	0–50	45	425.00/head	425.00–425.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	50–100	69	516.87/head	400.00–625.00	517	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	340	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	765	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	590	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,121	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	950–1000	976	210.98/cwt	210.00–215.00	2,059	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	720	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,332	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1000–1050	1,029	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,135	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1150–1200	1,173	198.00/cwt	197.50–198.50	2,323	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1150–1200	1,150	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,300	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,069	199.29/cwt	190.00–201.50	2,130	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	695	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,286	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	550–600	580	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,073	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,195	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,103	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	250–300	280	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	700	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1050–1100	1,079	205.15/cwt	202.50–207.00	2,214	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,110	199.33/cwt	199.00–199.50	2,213	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	400–450	433	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	866	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	650–700	695	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,477	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	350–400	383	238.73/cwt	237.50–240.00	914	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	409	216.66/cwt	210.00–220.00	886	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1200–1250	1,227	192.26/cwt	190.00–194.50	2,359	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	350	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,048	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	1100–1150	1,110	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,080	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	165	728.79/head	600.00–850.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	50–100	70	607.59/head	550.00–700.00	608	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	100–150	105	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	350–400	375	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	975	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,105	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,989	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1100–1150	1,145	202.29/cwt	201.00–202.50	2,316	21
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	900–950	905	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,891	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	300–350	330	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	817	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	84.21/cwt	50.00–107.50	872	8
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,717	155.58/cwt	153.00–162.00	2,671	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	2,040	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	3,019	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,986	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,657	154.17/cwt	154.00–154.50	2,555	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,236	172.75/cwt	155.00–190.00	2,135	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,487	148.49/cwt	147.00–150.00	2,208	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,125	125.30/cwt	110.00–132.00	1,410	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	985	176.27/cwt	161.00–197.50	1,736	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,115	142.07/cwt	126.00–153.50	1,584	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,686	147.86/cwt	145.50–151.00	2,493	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	138.76/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,547	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	128.41/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,558	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	114.85/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,270	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,447	127.60/cwt	122.50–132.00	1,846	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	150.78/cwt	145.50–165.00	2,096	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,472	140.75/cwt	133.00–145.00	2,072	147
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,373	135.45/cwt	124.00–143.00	1,860	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,343	149.70/cwt	136.00–164.00	2,010	103
Bulls	—	—	1,918	182.36/cwt	178.50–188.50	3,498	6
Bulls	—	—	1,553	153.70/cwt	134.00–160.00	2,387	3
Bulls	—	—	1,899	169.51/cwt	165.50–176.00	3,219	11
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,205	170.54/cwt	167.50–173.00	2,055	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,323	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,998	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,425.00/head	3,425.00–3,425.00	3,425	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,367	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,614	3,969.06/head	3,825.00–3,975.00	3,969	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,655	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,693	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	960	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,035	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,045	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,849	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1200–1250	1,220	198.49/cwt	198.00–199.00	2,422	2

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 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 345Last week 539Year ago 216

Slaughter CattleReceipts 569Last week 497Year ago 406

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 0Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	260.00	260.00
5	500–550	504	227.50	227.50
10	950–1000	976	210.00–215.00	210.98
5	1000–1050	1,029	207.50	207.50
6	1050–1100	1,079	202.50–207.00	205.15
21	1100–1150	1,145	201.00–202.50	202.29
10	1150–1200	1,150	200.00	200.00
2	1200–1250	1,220	198.00–199.00	198.49
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	225.00	225.00
1	350–400	350	225.00	225.00
3	400–450	409	210.00–220.00	216.66
1	550–600	590	190.00	190.00
1	650–700	695	185.00	185.00
1	700–750	720	185.00	185.00
1	750–800	755	195.00	195.00
2	1000–1050	1,045	200.50–201.00	200.75
1	1100–1150	1,105	180.00	180.00
1	1150–1200	1,195	176.00	176.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	250.00	250.00
3	300–350	330	247.50	247.50
2	350–400	383	237.50–240.00	238.73
2	650–700	695	212.50	212.50
4	900–950	905	209.00	209.00
8	1050–1100	1,069	190.00–201.50	199.29
3	1100–1150	1,110	199.00–199.50	199.33
2	1150–1200	1,173	197.50–198.50	198.00
4	1200–1250	1,227	190.00–194.50	192.26
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	433	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	580	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
1	0–50	45	425.00	425.00
6	50–100	69	400.00–625.00	516.87
1	900–950	915	220.00	220.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	960	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	850	217.50	217.50
1	950–1000	980	212.00	212.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	50–100	70	550.00–700.00	607.59
1	100–150	105	650.00	650.00
2	150–200	165	600.00–850.00	728.79
1	900–950	900	227.50	227.50
1	1050–1100	1,080	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1100–1150	1,110	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,036	50.00–107.50	84.21
7	—	1,115	136.00–142.00	138.76
58	—	1,213	121.00–132.00	128.41
13	—	1,106	110.00–120.00	114.85
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,717	153.00–162.00	155.58
1	—	2,040	148.00	148.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	110.00	110.00
7	—	1,447	122.50–132.00	127.60
27	—	1,390	145.50–165.00	150.78
147	—	1,472	133.00–145.00	140.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,657	154.00–154.50	154.17
32	—	1,686	145.50–151.00	147.86
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,236	155.00–190.00	172.75
5	—	1,373	124.00–143.00	135.45
103	—	1,343	136.00–164.00	149.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,487	147.00–150.00	148.49
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,125	110.00–132.00	125.30
20	—	985	161.00–197.50	176.27
51	—	1,115	126.00–153.50	142.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,918	178.50–188.50	182.36
3	—	1,553	134.00–160.00	153.70
11	—	1,899	165.50–176.00	169.51
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,205	167.50–173.00	170.54
2	—	1,323	151.00	151.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	3,425.00	3,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,367	3,700.00	3,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,614	3,825.00–3,975.00	3,969.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,655	3,600.00	3,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,693	3,100.00	3,100.00

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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Heifers · summary 800–900 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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