Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2025-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. No trend on feeder cattle except for Dairy heifers that traded mostly steady to higher. Average dress slaughter cows traded mostly steady, while average dress slaughter bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher. Next available report will be Thursday, May 1, 2025.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $310.00/cwt on 11 head.

Average price

$310.00

11 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,820

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs CO average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	587	310.00	1,820	11thin

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale11 hd

310.00

—

CO average1 barns · 11 hd

310.00

+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	—	Average	1,546	188.40	2,913	30
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,615	157.72	2,547	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,672	145.52	2,434	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,467	139.75	2,050	206
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,184	125.67	1,488	112

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,263	$3,400	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,345	$2,825	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,465	$2,775	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,395	$3,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,345	$3,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,608	$3,393	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,592	$3,250	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,537	$3,001	14
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,172	$3,975	37

Every lot, as filed

107 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 2-3	700–750	710	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,562	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	750–800	770	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,656	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,060	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	2,157	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1200–1250	1,230	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,386	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	453	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	974	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	950–1000	970	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,008	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1050–1100	1,074	204.39/cwt	204.00–205.00	2,195	18
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,120	203.35/cwt	202.00–203.50	2,278	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,042	203.29/cwt	202.00–203.50	2,118	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	150–200	185	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	950–1000	992	204.75/cwt	204.00–206.00	2,031	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1000–1050	1,016	207.76/cwt	206.00–208.50	2,111	17
Dairy Steers	Large 2	900–950	940	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,974	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	500–550	510	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,173	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	850–900	884	204.05/cwt	201.00–205.50	1,804	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1250–1300	1,285	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,416	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1100–1150	1,117	204.64/cwt	204.00–207.00	2,286	11
Dairy Steers	Large 2	1050–1100	1,071	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	2,212	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1300–1350	1,303	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,358	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1250–1300	1,250	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	2,444	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1200–1250	1,205	199.75/cwt	199.50–200.00	2,407	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	900–950	942	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,955	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1150–1200	1,178	202.85/cwt	200.50–204.00	2,390	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	700–750	705	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,304	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,040	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,028	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2	650–700	695	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,557	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	850–900	883	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,854	5
Dairy Steers	Large 2	850–900	890	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,918	6
Dairy Steers	Large 2	950–1000	961	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	2,004	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,512	153.49/cwt	146.00–159.50	2,321	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,553	126.75/cwt	119.00–132.00	1,968	44
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1300–1350	1,315	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,314	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	970	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,892	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	150–200	168	175.00/head	175.00–175.00	175	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	100–150	135	150.00/head	150.00–150.00	150	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,053	104.70/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,102	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,128	137.50/cwt	129.00–155.00	1,551	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,743	141.72/cwt	140.00–143.50	2,470	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	953	189.01/cwt	175.00–210.00	1,801	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,830	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,196	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	113.34/cwt	107.50–120.00	1,316	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,261	91.75/cwt	72.50–106.00	1,157	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,615	157.72/cwt	154.00–160.00	2,547	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,651	147.42/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,434	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	157.03/cwt	155.00–159.00	2,348	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,249	171.35/cwt	160.00–197.00	2,140	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,027	122.98/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,263	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,365	133.90/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,828	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,347	148.97/cwt	139.00–159.00	2,007	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,575	107.92/cwt	104.00–112.50	1,700	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,535	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	2,387	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,228	127.74/cwt	121.00–133.00	1,569	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	135.63/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,655	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	341	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,603	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,185	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	973	220.75/cwt	215.00–227.50	2,148	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	3,999.36/head	3,950.00–4,050.00	3,999	35
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	3,246.80/head	2,950.00–3,400.00	3,247	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	2
Dairy Heifers	Small 2-3	850–900	855	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,347	1
Dairy Heifers	Small 2-3	950–1000	975	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,068	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,163	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	903	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,059	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,515	138.38/cwt	133.00–144.00	2,096	87
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,380	179.56/cwt	173.00–186.00	2,478	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,228	211.38/cwt	190.00–225.00	2,596	13
Bulls	—	—	2,181	156.04/cwt	151.00–162.00	3,403	4
Bulls	—	—	1,580	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,923	1
Bulls	—	—	1,889	171.02/cwt	165.50–175.00	3,231	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	50–100	75	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	0–50	45	275.00/head	275.00–275.00	275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	50–100	55	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	135	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,155	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,537	3,001.07/head	2,975.00–3,150.00	3,001	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,695	3,455.69/head	3,450.00–3,500.00	3,456	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,001	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,515	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	50–100	80	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,592	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,125	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,436	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	100–150	123	788.78/head	775.00–800.00	789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,124	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,159	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,820	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,115	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,119	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	400–450	420	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,968	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,957	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	261.27/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,980	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	550–600	598	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,346	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1300–1350	1,318	186.00/cwt	184.00–188.00	2,451	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	740	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,443	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	810	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,600	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	395	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	869	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,065	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,077	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	900–950	940	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,918	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 Apr 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 403Last week 232Year ago 423

Slaughter CattleReceipts 390Last week 371Year ago 361

Replacement CattleReceipts 83Last week 188Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	420	235.00	235.00
1	500–550	510	230.00	230.00
2	550–600	598	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	710	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	770	215.00	215.00
3	850–900	884	201.00–205.50	204.05
1	900–950	940	204.00	204.00
6	950–1000	992	204.00–206.00	204.75
7	1000–1050	1,042	202.00–203.50	203.29
1	1050–1100	1,060	203.50	203.50
10	1100–1150	1,120	202.00–203.50	203.35
1	1200–1250	1,230	194.00	194.00
1	1250–1300	1,285	188.00	188.00
2	1300–1350	1,318	184.00–188.00	186.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	135	150.00	150.00
12	150–200	168	175.00	175.00
1	350–400	395	220.00	220.00
2	450–500	453	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	740	195.00	195.00
1	800–850	810	197.50	197.50
1	950–1000	970	195.00	195.00
2	1000–1050	1,040	195.00	195.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	195.00	195.00
1	1100–1150	1,115	190.00	190.00
1	1300–1350	1,315	176.00	176.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	850–900	883	210.00	210.00
5	900–950	942	207.50	207.50
1	950–1000	970	207.00	207.00
17	1000–1050	1,016	206.00–208.50	207.76
18	1050–1100	1,074	204.00–205.00	204.39
11	1100–1150	1,117	204.00–207.00	204.64
13	1150–1200	1,178	200.50–204.00	202.85
2	1200–1250	1,205	199.50–200.00	199.75
1	1250–1300	1,250	195.50	195.50
2	1300–1350	1,303	181.00	181.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	185.00	185.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	855	157.50	157.50
1	950–1000	975	155.00	155.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	695	224.00	224.00
6	850–900	890	215.50	215.50
1	900–950	940	210.00	210.00
7	950–1000	961	208.50	208.50
8	1050–1100	1,071	206.50	206.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	0–50	45	275.00	275.00
1	50–100	55	300.00	300.00
4	300–350	334	430.00	430.00
2	650–700	690	275.00	275.00
2	750–800	758	255.00–267.50	261.27
3	950–1000	973	215.00–227.50	220.75
1	1000–1050	1,010	208.00	208.00
2	1050–1100	1,068	202.50	202.50
1	1100–1150	1,125	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
1	100–150	135	600.00	600.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	765	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	341	470.00	470.00
1	1150–1200	1,185	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	303	500.00	500.00
3	500–550	513	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–100	75	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	398	415.00	415.00
11	550–600	587	310.00	310.00
3	700–750	727	297.00	297.00
2	750–800	763	282.50	282.50
2	800–850	825	257.50	257.50
5	900–950	903	228.00	228.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
1	50–100	80	650.00	650.00
2	100–150	123	775.00–800.00	788.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	674	292.00	292.00
10	750–800	775	252.50	252.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,512	146.00–159.50	153.49
44	—	1,553	119.00–132.00	126.75
3	—	1,575	104.00–112.50	107.92
87	—	1,515	133.00–144.00	138.38
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,053	95.00–110.00	104.70
22	—	1,128	129.00–155.00	137.50
4	—	953	175.00–210.00	189.01
3	—	1,027	117.00–126.00	122.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,743	140.00–143.50	141.72
1	—	1,830	120.00	120.00
14	—	1,651	145.00–150.00	147.42
2	—	1,495	155.00–159.00	157.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,161	107.50–120.00	113.34
16	—	1,261	72.50–106.00	91.75
36	—	1,228	121.00–133.00	127.74
17	—	1,220	135.00–141.00	135.63
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,615	154.00–160.00	157.72
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,249	160.00–197.00	171.35
4	—	1,365	129.00–138.00	133.90
55	—	1,347	139.00–159.00	148.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	155.50	155.50
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,380	173.00–186.00	179.56
13	—	1,228	190.00–225.00	211.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,181	151.00–162.00	156.04
1	—	1,580	185.00	185.00
7	—	1,889	165.50–175.00	171.02

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,263	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,345	2,825.00	2,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,465	2,775.00	2,775.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	35	—	1,180	3,950.00–4,050.00	3,999.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,040	3,550.00	3,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,405	2,950.00–3,400.00	3,246.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	3,850.00	3,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,537	2,975.00–3,150.00	3,001.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,695	3,450.00–3,500.00	3,455.69
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,592	3,250.00	3,250.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,395	3,200.00	3,200.00

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