Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2025-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Dairy heifers traded 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Average dress slaughter cows traded steady on the Lean and Boner cows, while the average dress Premium Whites and Breaker cows traded mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Average dress slaughter bulls traded 1.00 to 3.00 higher. No trend available on feeder steers and heifers due to limited receipts. Next available report will be Thursday, May 15, 2025.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb heifers averaged $260.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$260.00

1 head · 730 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,898

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs CO average

−28.24 vs national

What quality paid 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	730	260.00	1,898	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

260.00

—

CO average1 barns · 1 hd

260.00

+0.00

National average147 barns · 7,737 hd

288.24

−28.24

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	1,728	179.50	3,102	78
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,663	154.48	2,569	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,720	147.91	2,544	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,418	143.79	2,040	286
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,145	127.69	1,462	119

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,430	$2,950	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,390	$2,850	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,341	$2,715	30
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,448	$2,708	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,433	$2,500	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,303	$2,200	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,477	$3,768	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,645	$3,449	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,552	$3,346	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,072	$3,252	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,535	$3,248	37

Every lot, as filed

104 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 3	600–650	645	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,387	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	830	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,619	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	400–450	430	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,118	1
Heifers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,180	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,195	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,819	143.32/cwt	135.50–145.50	2,607	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,498	139.87/cwt	135.00–146.00	2,095	107
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,713	149.40/cwt	147.00–155.00	2,559	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,285	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1250–1300	1,255	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,259	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	900–950	945	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,748	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,121	143.76/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,612	22
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,556	180.93/cwt	175.00–182.00	2,815	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,182	125.91/cwt	121.00–132.50	1,488	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,478	158.90/cwt	158.00–160.00	2,349	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,170	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,363	1
Bulls	—	—	1,849	178.83/cwt	173.50–183.00	3,307	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,194	93.58/cwt	80.00–106.00	1,117	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,467	128.16/cwt	122.50–134.00	1,880	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	115.63/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,331	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,622	157.90/cwt	156.00–159.50	2,561	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,351	150.85/cwt	144.00–158.00	2,038	92
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,040	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	858	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,152	132.44/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,526	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,393	140.79/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,961	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	137.13/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,526	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	973	170.24/cwt	160.00–190.00	1,656	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,695	103.17/cwt	98.00–110.00	1,749	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,795	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	2,028	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,090	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,826	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,564	3,075.00/head	3,075.00–3,075.00	3,075	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,433	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,341	2,715.31/head	2,625.00–2,760.00	2,715	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	50–100	85	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	160	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,819	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,542	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,634	3,415.64/head	3,225.00–3,725.00	3,416	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	230.51/cwt	230.00–231.00	2,035	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,819	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Heifers	Medium 1	1000–1050	1,023	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,688	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,328	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	12
Bulls	—	—	2,088	189.49/cwt	187.00–194.50	3,957	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,725	149.34/cwt	145.00–154.50	2,576	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	152.95/cwt	147.00–160.00	2,085	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,176	171.59/cwt	160.00–195.00	2,018	18
Bulls	—	—	1,653	165.27/cwt	162.00–169.50	2,732	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,631	167.63/cwt	158.00–175.00	2,734	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	100–150	113	988.89/head	925.00–1,050.00	989	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	50–100	70	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,508	3,060.00/head	3,060.00–3,060.00	3,060	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,461	3,761.48/head	3,700.00–4,000.00	3,761	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,596	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	3,252.12/head	3,050.00–3,335.00	3,252	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	953	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,163	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,210	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,299	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	800–850	825	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,712	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	1000–1050	1,035	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium 1	1100–1150	1,100	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	977	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,076	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	550–600	580	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,320	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,542	3,125.00/head	3,125.00–3,125.00	3,125	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,425	3,060.00/head	3,060.00–3,060.00	3,060	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,469	3,610.00/head	3,610.00–3,610.00	3,610	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,303	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,385	2,508.17/head	2,350.00–2,625.00	2,508	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,115	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,297	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	795	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,590	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,173	186.75/cwt	186.00–187.50	2,191	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1250–1300	1,274	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,548	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	750–800	773	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,670	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	800–850	845	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,749	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	335	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	888	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	378	240.17/cwt	235.00–245.00	908	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	350–400	365	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	986	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	250–300	295	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	797	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1150–1200	1,195	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,593	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1200–1250	1,221	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,503	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1300–1350	1,300	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,535	1
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	840	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,940	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	850–900	850	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,802	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1250–1300	1,278	196.50/cwt	196.00–197.00	2,511	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	950–1000	974	211.70/cwt	211.50–212.50	2,062	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1150–1200	1,175	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,362	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,083	209.30/cwt	208.50–209.50	2,267	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	800–850	838	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,818	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	750–800	775	220.49/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,709	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1000–1050	1,020	213.43/cwt	212.00–213.50	2,177	20
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1150–1200	1,160	209.09/cwt	206.00–211.00	2,425	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	850–900	861	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,799	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	950–1000	983	209.01/cwt	208.50–209.50	2,055	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	900–950	924	211.18/cwt	210.50–212.50	1,951	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,015	208.60/cwt	206.50–209.50	2,117	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1350–1400	1,373	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,471	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1300–1350	1,300	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,405	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	995	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,900	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	440	219.94/cwt	215.00–225.00	968	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1050–1100	1,073	214.00/cwt	212.50–217.00	2,296	3

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 May 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 281Last week 465Year ago 287

Slaughter CattleReceipts 553Last week 482Year ago 391

Replacement CattleReceipts 191Last week 0Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	265.00	265.00
2	350–400	378	235.00–245.00	240.17
2	400–450	440	215.00–225.00	219.94
1	600–650	645	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	795	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	830	195.00	195.00
1	950–1000	995	191.00	191.00
2	1150–1200	1,173	186.00–187.50	186.75
2	1250–1300	1,255	180.00	180.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	365	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	430	260.00	260.00
2	750–800	775	220.00–221.00	220.49
3	800–850	838	217.00	217.00
1	850–900	850	212.00	212.00
3	900–950	924	210.50–212.50	211.18
5	950–1000	974	211.50–212.50	211.70
20	1000–1050	1,020	212.00–213.50	213.43
3	1050–1100	1,073	212.50–217.00	214.00
6	1150–1200	1,160	206.00–211.00	209.09
4	1200–1250	1,221	205.00	205.00
2	1250–1300	1,278	196.00–197.00	196.50
1	1300–1350	1,300	195.00	195.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	945	185.00	185.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	227.50	227.50
2	750–800	773	216.00	216.00
1	800–850	845	207.00	207.00
3	850–900	861	209.00	209.00
2	950–1000	983	208.50–209.50	209.01
4	1000–1050	1,015	206.50–209.50	208.60
5	1050–1100	1,083	208.50–209.50	209.30
1	1100–1150	1,115	206.00	206.00
1	1150–1200	1,175	201.00	201.00
3	1250–1300	1,274	200.00	200.00
1	1300–1350	1,300	185.00	185.00
3	1350–1400	1,373	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	840	231.00	231.00
1	1150–1200	1,180	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	883	230.00–231.00	230.51
2	900–950	910	230.00	230.00
3	950–1000	977	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–100	85	875.00	875.00
1	150–200	160	1,025.00	1,025.00
1	700–750	730	260.00	260.00
2	950–1000	953	227.00	227.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	214.00	214.00
3	1200–1250	1,210	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1000–1050	1,023	165.00	165.00
1	1100–1150	1,100	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	815	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	242.50	242.50
1	1050–1100	1,090	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
1	50–100	70	725.00	725.00
2	100–150	113	925.00–1,050.00	988.89
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	825	207.50	207.50
1	1000–1050	1,035	150.00	150.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1150–1200	1,195	217.00	217.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,819	135.50–145.50	143.32
31	—	1,713	147.00–155.00	149.40
1	—	1,465	156.00	156.00
1	—	1,795	113.00	113.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	1,498	135.00–146.00	139.87
44	—	1,467	122.50–134.00	128.16
3	—	1,695	98.00–110.00	103.17
12	—	1,363	147.00–160.00	152.95
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,121	135.00–150.00	143.76
1	—	1,040	82.50	82.50
5	—	1,152	128.00–138.00	132.44
9	—	973	160.00–190.00	170.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,182	121.00–132.50	125.91
13	—	1,194	80.00–106.00	93.58
21	—	1,151	110.00–120.00	115.63
6	—	1,113	134.00–140.00	137.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	158.00–160.00	158.90
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,622	156.00–159.50	157.90
2	—	1,725	145.00–154.50	149.34
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	1,351	144.00–158.00	150.85
10	—	1,393	134.00–143.00	140.79
18	—	1,176	160.00–195.00	171.59
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,556	175.00–182.00	180.93
1	—	1,170	202.00	202.00
4	—	1,631	158.00–175.00	167.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,849	173.50–183.00	178.83
5	—	2,088	187.00–194.50	189.49
3	—	1,653	162.00–169.50	165.27

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,430	2,950.00	2,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,564	3,075.00	3,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,433	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	—	1,341	2,625.00–2,760.00	2,715.31
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,390	2,850.00	2,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,303	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,385	2,350.00–2,625.00	2,508.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,490	3,550.00	3,550.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,819	3,800.00	3,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,542	4,000.00	4,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,634	3,225.00–3,725.00	3,415.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,328	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,508	3,060.00	3,060.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,461	3,700.00–4,000.00	3,761.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,596	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,072	3,050.00–3,335.00	3,252.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,542	3,125.00	3,125.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,425	3,060.00	3,060.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,469	3,610.00	3,610.00

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