Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2025-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Dairy heifers traded 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Average dress slaughter cows mostly traded 1.00 to 2.00 higher with the exception of Premium Whites, which traded 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Average dress slaughter bulls traded 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Not enough receipts to trend feeder steers and heifers. Next available report will be Thursday, May 29, 2025.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $330.31/cwt on 16 head.

Average price

$330.31

16 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,876

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$109

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

$7.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs CO average

−3.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	335.00	1,807	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	585	327.50	1,916	10thin

One grade step is worth $7.50/cwt here — about −$109 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 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale16 hd

330.31

—

CO average1 barns · 16 hd

330.31

+0.00

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−3.95

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	1,798	186.45	3,353	45
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,795	159.14	2,857	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,576	156.78	2,470	101
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,472	146.02	2,149	326
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,239	130.01	1,611	169

Every lot, as filed

82 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	1150–1200	1,170	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	975	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	936	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,218	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,025	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,153	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	900–950	900	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,980	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1200–1250	1,201	205.86/cwt	205.00–206.00	2,472	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,525	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	967	255.22/cwt	255.00–255.25	2,468	108
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	100–150	130	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,065	214.63/cwt	210.00–217.00	2,286	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	794	264.67/cwt	262.00–270.00	2,101	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,580	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	993	190.50/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,132	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,220	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	120	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	968	252.03/cwt	250.00–254.00	2,440	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,229	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,829	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,878	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,330	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,115	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,873	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	335.66/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,947	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	50–100	88	773.01/head	675.00–825.00	773	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	50–100	88	854.29/head	750.00–950.00	854	4
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	800–850	833	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,050	3
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	950–1000	960	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	936	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,537	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,916	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,010	173.46/cwt	158.00–182.50	1,752	6
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,235	169.16/cwt	157.50–180.00	2,089	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,546	143.32/cwt	137.00–148.00	2,216	195
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,595	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,635	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,327	185.92/cwt	182.50–191.00	2,467	13
Bulls	—	—	2,006	186.09/cwt	182.50–190.50	3,733	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,637	151.83/cwt	148.50–157.50	2,485	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,749	146.60/cwt	144.00–150.50	2,564	8
Cows	Premium White 65-75%Return to Feed	—	1,920	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	3,178	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,318	129.96/cwt	125.00–136.50	1,713	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,311	91.27/cwt	70.00–111.00	1,197	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,084	196.53/cwt	182.00–222.50	2,130	9
Bulls	—	—	2,170	196.06/cwt	191.50–202.50	4,255	9
Bulls	—	—	1,778	167.25/cwt	150.00–177.50	2,974	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,041	127.66/cwt	119.00–131.00	1,329	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,131	142.42/cwt	135.00–155.00	1,611	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	159.65/cwt	158.50–160.00	2,658	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,525	158.73/cwt	155.50–163.00	2,421	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	139.10/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,690	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,514	131.80/cwt	125.00–136.50	1,995	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,315	139.74/cwt	134.00–142.50	1,838	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	152.65/cwt	148.50–159.00	2,046	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,344	121.25/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,630	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	980	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	809	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	150–200	181	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	525	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	200–250	230	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	621	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	150–200	172	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,360	152.23/cwt	144.00–170.00	2,070	64
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,716	159.73/cwt	159.00–162.50	2,741	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	2,130	152.99/cwt	148.00–158.00	3,259	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	800–850	830	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,843	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	300–350	313	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,064	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	350–400	398	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,333	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	250–300	275	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,093	205.31/cwt	205.00–207.50	2,244	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,036	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	2,222	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	850–900	860	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,883	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1050–1100	1,082	215.17/cwt	214.50–215.50	2,328	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1100–1150	1,119	213.81/cwt	212.00–214.50	2,393	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1150–1200	1,187	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,433	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	400–450	430	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,247	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	250–300	267	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	948	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	750–800	786	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,729	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1250–1300	1,250	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,625	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1200–1250	1,207	213.96/cwt	210.00–214.50	2,582	36
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	983	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,089	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1200–1250	1,205	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,422	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 May 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 596Last week 168Year ago 536

Slaughter CattleReceipts 695Last week 480Year ago 390

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	267	355.00	355.00
3	300–350	313	340.00	340.00
2	350–400	398	335.00	335.00
4	800–850	830	222.00	222.00
1	850–900	860	219.00	219.00
12	1050–1100	1,082	214.50–215.50	215.17
8	1100–1150	1,119	212.00–214.50	213.81
1	1150–1200	1,170	212.00	212.00
36	1200–1250	1,207	210.00–214.50	213.96
1	1250–1300	1,250	210.00	210.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	310.00	310.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	525.00	525.00
1	400–450	430	290.00	290.00
11	750–800	786	220.00	220.00
7	1000–1050	1,036	214.50	214.50
8	1050–1100	1,093	205.00–207.50	205.31
7	1150–1200	1,187	205.00	205.00
7	1200–1250	1,201	205.00–206.00	205.86
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	833	126.00	126.00
1	950–1000	960	185.00	185.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	150–200	181	290.00	290.00
2	150–200	172	500.00	500.00
1	200–250	230	270.00	270.00
2	950–1000	983	212.50	212.50
1	1200–1250	1,205	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	900–950	936	237.00	237.00
1	950–1000	975	230.00	230.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	900	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	50–100	88	675.00–825.00	773.01
1	100–150	120	675.00	675.00
11	350–400	363	420.00	420.00
3	500–550	510	340.00	340.00
3	550–600	569	330.00	330.00
9	750–800	794	262.00–270.00	264.67
3	900–950	910	256.00	256.00
108	950–1000	967	255.00–255.25	255.22
3	1100–1150	1,132	222.50	222.50
1	1200–1250	1,220	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	347.50	347.50
10	550–600	585	327.50	327.50
2	750–800	753	251.00	251.00
115	950–1000	968	250.00–254.00	252.03
3	1050–1100	1,065	210.00–217.00	214.63
1	1100–1150	1,115	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
4	50–100	88	750.00–950.00	854.29
1	100–150	130	825.00	825.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	353	447.50	447.50
4	400–450	405	387.50	387.50
2	950–1000	993	190.00–191.00	190.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	463	395.00	395.00
2	500–550	543	345.00	345.00
12	550–600	580	332.50–345.00	335.66
4	750–800	785	284.00	284.00
36	900–950	936	271.00	271.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,010	158.00–182.50	173.46
8	—	1,041	119.00–131.00	127.66
40	—	1,131	135.00–155.00	142.42
1	—	980	82.50	82.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
195	—	1,546	137.00–148.00	143.32
1	—	1,595	102.50	102.50
23	—	1,514	125.00–136.50	131.80
20	—	1,340	148.50–159.00	152.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,637	148.50–157.50	151.83
8	—	1,749	144.00–150.50	146.60
11	—	1,665	158.50–160.00	159.65
Cows — Premium White 65-75% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,920	165.50	165.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,318	125.00–136.50	129.96
19	—	1,311	70.00–111.00	91.27
15	—	1,215	135.00–145.00	139.10
10	—	1,344	120.00–124.00	121.25
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,084	182.00–222.50	196.53
14	—	1,315	134.00–142.50	139.74
64	—	1,360	144.00–170.00	152.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,525	155.50–163.00	158.73
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,716	159.00–162.50	159.73
2	—	2,130	148.00–158.00	152.99
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	157.50–180.00	169.16
13	—	1,327	182.50–191.00	185.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	2,006	182.50–190.50	186.09
9	—	2,170	191.50–202.50	196.06
2	—	1,778	150.00–177.50	167.25

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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