Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2025-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Dairy heifers traded mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher with a few sharply higher. Average dress slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Next available report will by Thursday, July 3, 2025.

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	1,792	192.12	3,443	42
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,768	166.39	2,942	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,667	157.80	2,630	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,421	151.42	2,152	177
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,123	138.00	1,550	104

Every lot, as filed

50 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	1200–1250	1,206	214.94/cwt	213.00–216.00	2,592	19
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	500–550	526	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,525	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1000–1050	1,029	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,341	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	950–1000	977	227.22/cwt	225.00–228.00	2,220	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,027	221.75/cwt	221.00–222.00	2,277	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	650–700	670	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,702	30
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1150–1200	1,160	217.81/cwt	217.00–219.00	2,527	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1100–1150	1,110	218.88/cwt	218.00–219.50	2,430	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1050–1100	1,065	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,386	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	800–850	810	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,863	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	750–800	785	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,806	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	750–800	791	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,780	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1250–1300	1,270	205.60/cwt	205.00–206.00	2,611	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	800–850	840	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,873	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,145	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,473	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	850–900	850	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,870	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	935	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,917	1
Dairy Heifers	Small 2-3	700–750	710	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,385	1
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	850–900	868	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,302	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,440	145.28/cwt	141.00–149.00	2,092	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,484	146.44/cwt	141.00–152.00	2,173	84
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,550	176.10/cwt	167.50–186.00	2,730	6
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,636	194.81/cwt	191.00–198.50	3,187	4
Bulls	—	—	1,833	177.94/cwt	167.00–186.00	3,262	9
Bulls	—	—	1,974	206.40/cwt	200.00–211.50	4,074	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	850–900	877	225.38/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,977	31
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	620	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,488	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	200–250	219	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	900–950	925	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,952	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	950–1000	975	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,155	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,070	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,354	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	675	230.72/cwt	229.00–232.50	1,557	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,245	169.45/cwt	157.00–188.00	2,110	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,153	221.80/cwt	192.50–234.00	2,557	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,070	226.20/cwt	210.00–240.00	2,420	3
Bulls	—	—	1,992	192.95/cwt	187.50–197.50	3,844	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,211	108.23/cwt	105.00–112.50	1,311	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,197	134.94/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,615	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	142.49/cwt	139.00–159.00	1,703	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	124.23/cwt	116.00–128.00	1,321	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	165.58/cwt	156.00–174.00	2,164	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,079	143.86/cwt	135.50–164.00	1,552	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,664	157.32/cwt	153.00–160.00	2,618	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,577	164.08/cwt	163.00–165.00	2,588	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,903	161.83/cwt	159.00–165.00	3,080	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,485	137.12/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,036	42
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,701	168.67/cwt	167.00–171.00	2,869	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,019	177.58/cwt	168.00–187.50	1,810	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	166.03/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,706	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,786	147.74/cwt	141.00–150.00	2,639	5

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.

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Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) - Brush, CO

Thu Jun 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 303Last week 378Year ago 304

Slaughter CattleReceipts 491Last week 398Year ago 519

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	526	290.00	290.00
30	650–700	670	254.00	254.00
1	750–800	785	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	810	230.00	230.00
31	850–900	877	225.00–227.00	225.38
15	950–1000	977	225.00–228.00	227.22
11	1000–1050	1,029	227.50	227.50
1	1050–1100	1,065	224.00	224.00
4	1100–1150	1,110	218.00–219.50	218.88
8	1150–1200	1,160	217.00–219.00	217.81
19	1200–1250	1,206	213.00–216.00	214.94
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	791	225.00	225.00
1	800–850	840	223.00	223.00
1	850–900	850	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	925	211.00	211.00
1	950–1000	975	221.00	221.00
4	1000–1050	1,027	221.00–222.00	221.75
1	1050–1100	1,070	220.00	220.00
1	1100–1150	1,145	216.00	216.00
5	1250–1300	1,270	205.00–206.00	205.60
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	219	575.00	575.00
1	600–650	620	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	675	229.00–232.50	230.72
1	900–950	935	205.00	205.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	195.00	195.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	868	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	141.00–149.00	145.28
29	—	1,245	157.00–188.00	169.45
4	—	1,153	192.50–234.00	221.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	1,484	141.00–152.00	146.44
16	—	1,307	156.00–174.00	165.58
42	—	1,485	130.00–140.00	137.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,211	105.00–112.50	108.23
31	—	1,197	129.00–140.00	134.94
10	—	1,195	139.00–159.00	142.49
21	—	1,063	116.00–128.00	124.23
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,079	135.50–164.00	143.86
7	—	1,019	168.00–187.50	177.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,664	153.00–160.00	157.32
3	—	1,630	164.00–169.00	166.03
5	—	1,786	141.00–150.00	147.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,577	163.00–165.00	164.08
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,903	159.00–165.00	161.83
4	—	1,701	167.00–171.00	168.67
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,550	167.50–186.00	176.10
4	—	1,636	191.00–198.50	194.81
3	—	1,070	210.00–240.00	226.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,833	167.00–186.00	177.94
7	—	1,974	200.00–211.50	206.40
13	—	1,992	187.50–197.50	192.95

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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