Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2025-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Dairy heifers traded mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Average dress slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 higher, while average dress slaughter bulls traded 2.00 to 4.00 higher. No trend available on feeder steers and heifers due to low receipts. Next available report will by Thursday, June 12, 2025.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 900–1000 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

900–1000 lb bulls averaged $221.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$221.00

1 head · 955 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,111

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs CO average

What quality paid 900–1000 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	955	221.00	2,111	1thin

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

How it compared 900–1000 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

221.00

—

CO average1 barns · 1 hd

221.00

+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	—	High	1,859	186.28	3,462	42
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,750	162.71	2,847	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,623	154.97	2,515	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,369	151.98	2,081	244
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,109	135.23	1,500	49

Every lot, as filed

55 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	1050–1100	1,075	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,258	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	835	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,787	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	800–850	840	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,142	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1000–1050	1,018	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,250	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	950–1000	964	225.80/cwt	225.00–226.00	2,177	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1050–1100	1,079	219.61/cwt	217.00–221.00	2,370	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1100–1150	1,127	216.59/cwt	216.50–217.50	2,441	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1250–1300	1,265	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,669	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1150–1200	1,183	213.80/cwt	213.50–215.00	2,529	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	900–950	940	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,068	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,018	214.51/cwt	214.00–215.00	2,184	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1350–1400	1,380	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,567	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,083	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	2,334	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	450–500	479	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,557	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,060	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,194	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,111	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,003	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,432	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	295	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	797	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,130	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,328	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1200–1250	1,245	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,602	1
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	750–800	788	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,143	3
Bulls	—	—	2,257	203.62/cwt	198.50–210.00	4,596	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	144.01/cwt	138.00–147.50	1,545	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,197	183.00/cwt	173.00–207.00	2,191	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,330	158.64/cwt	150.00–171.00	2,110	78
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,115	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,375	1
Bulls	—	—	2,011	189.25/cwt	184.00–196.00	3,806	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	158.16/cwt	150.00–170.00	2,061	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,451	144.86/cwt	137.50–149.00	2,102	84
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	134.17/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,939	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	94.78/cwt	92.50–97.50	1,161	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	130.62/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,524	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,528	161.00/cwt	159.00–163.00	2,460	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,128	164.47/cwt	163.00–166.00	1,855	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,669	155.55/cwt	150.00–159.50	2,596	23
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,310	172.04/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,254	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,750	162.71/cwt	159.50–165.00	2,847	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,012	132.23/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,338	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	163.98/cwt	162.00–166.00	2,588	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,283	116.41/cwt	112.50–121.00	1,494	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	145.78/cwt	145.00–147.50	2,337	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,085	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,378	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	798	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,289	145.88/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,880	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,059	147.88/cwt	140.00–157.00	1,566	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	370	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	907	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	625	231.67/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,448	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	860	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,892	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	350–400	390	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	897	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,450	186.01/cwt	184.50–188.00	2,697	3
Bulls	—	—	1,784	175.06/cwt	154.00–181.50	3,123	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1300–1350	1,307	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,640	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1350–1400	1,370	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,699	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1200–1250	1,226	214.29/cwt	212.00–216.00	2,627	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	600–650	620	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,612	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 Jun 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 220Last week 156Year ago 239

Slaughter CattleReceipts 498Last week 565Year ago 610

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	370	245.00	245.00
3	600–650	625	230.00–235.00	231.67
1	800–850	835	214.00	214.00
1	850–900	860	220.00	220.00
2	1000–1050	1,018	214.00–215.00	214.51
1	1050–1100	1,075	210.00	210.00
1	1100–1150	1,130	206.00	206.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	479	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	620	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	840	255.00	255.00
5	950–1000	964	225.00–226.00	225.80
2	1000–1050	1,018	221.00	221.00
13	1050–1100	1,079	217.00–221.00	219.61
11	1100–1150	1,127	216.50–217.50	216.59
5	1200–1250	1,226	212.00–216.00	214.29
1	1250–1300	1,265	211.00	211.00
3	1300–1350	1,307	202.00	202.00
3	1350–1400	1,370	197.00	197.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	940	220.00	220.00
6	1050–1100	1,083	215.50	215.50
5	1150–1200	1,183	213.50–215.00	213.80
1	1200–1250	1,245	209.00	209.00
1	1350–1400	1,380	186.00	186.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	788	145.00	145.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	955	221.00	221.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1000–1050	1,003	242.50	242.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	2,257	198.50–210.00	203.62
17	—	2,011	184.00–196.00	189.25
11	—	1,784	154.00–181.50	175.06
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	213.00	213.00
4	—	1,310	165.00–175.00	172.04
3	—	1,450	184.50–188.00	186.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,073	138.00–147.50	144.01
2	—	1,225	92.50–97.50	94.78
19	—	1,167	125.00–136.00	130.62
2	—	1,283	112.50–121.00	116.41
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,197	173.00–207.00	183.00
78	—	1,330	150.00–171.00	158.64
14	—	1,289	139.00–149.00	145.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,303	150.00–170.00	158.16
84	—	1,451	137.50–149.00	144.86
19	—	1,445	129.00–137.00	134.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,528	159.00–163.00	161.00
1	—	1,085	127.00	127.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	163.00–166.00	164.47
6	—	1,012	125.00–139.00	132.23
1	—	760	105.00	105.00
12	—	1,059	140.00–157.00	147.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,669	150.00–159.50	155.55
2	—	1,578	162.00–166.00	163.98
3	—	1,603	145.00–147.50	145.78
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,750	159.50–165.00	162.71

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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