Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2025-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Dairy heifers sold mostly 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Breaker slaughter cows of average dressing sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Boner cows of average dressing sold steady and lean cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. The next available report will be Thursday July 31, 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	1,745	189.75	3,312	42
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,750	156.57	2,739	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,407	153.11	2,155	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,578	149.87	2,365	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,160	143.32	1,663	100

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Bulls	—	—	1,718	178.49/cwt	161.00–185.50	3,066	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,171	138.81/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,625	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,370	153.64/cwt	152.00–155.00	2,105	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	131.83/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,395	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,225	167.45/cwt	160.00–177.00	2,051	13
Bulls	—	—	1,759	190.58/cwt	185.00–197.50	3,352	24
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1150–1200	1,177	232.00/cwt	229.50–232.50	2,731	26
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	921	245.66/cwt	237.50–255.00	2,263	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1050–1100	1,071	233.84/cwt	230.00–237.50	2,504	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	600–650	635	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,588	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	750–800	765	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,951	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1200–1250	1,234	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,777	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1000–1050	1,011	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	2,371	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1250–1300	1,275	215.50/cwt	215.00–216.00	2,748	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1000–1050	1,023	240.79/cwt	236.50–245.00	2,463	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	950–1000	980	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,411	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1100–1150	1,117	233.24/cwt	228.00–240.50	2,605	27
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	900–950	935	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,179	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	800–850	840	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,940	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	950–1000	983	232.25/cwt	232.00–233.50	2,283	6
Bulls	—	—	1,741	204.58/cwt	199.00–212.50	3,562	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	162.00/cwt	157.00–167.00	2,228	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	700–750	725	233.08/cwt	221.00–245.00	1,690	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	850–900	873	237.27/cwt	233.00–247.00	2,071	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	300–350	322	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	7
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1100–1150	1,100	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,673	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,750	155.40/cwt	111.00–164.50	2,720	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	149.90/cwt	146.00–158.00	1,646	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,579	147.43/cwt	132.00–156.00	2,328	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,419	168.83/cwt	162.00–177.00	2,396	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,743	173.51/cwt	173.00–174.00	3,024	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	107.67/cwt	97.50–117.50	1,042	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	172.53/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,752	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,205	150.95/cwt	144.00–158.00	1,819	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	165.51/cwt	160.50–169.50	2,585	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,432	150.21/cwt	148.00–153.50	2,151	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,394	142.39/cwt	132.00–146.00	1,985	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,365	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,952	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 Jul 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 392Last week 209Year ago 205

Slaughter CattleReceipts 306Last week 371Year ago 246

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,718	161.00–185.50	178.49
24	—	1,759	185.00–197.50	190.58
7	—	1,741	199.00–212.50	204.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,171	134.00–145.00	138.81
2	—	1,058	130.00–133.00	131.83
11	—	1,098	146.00–158.00	149.90
6	—	968	97.50–117.50	107.67
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,370	152.00–155.00	153.64
11	—	1,419	162.00–177.00	168.83
1	—	1,365	143.00	143.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,225	160.00–177.00	167.45
13	—	1,205	144.00–158.00	150.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	157.00–167.00	162.00
11	—	1,432	148.00–153.50	150.21
14	—	1,394	132.00–146.00	142.39
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,750	111.00–164.50	155.40
2	—	1,743	173.00–174.00	173.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,579	132.00–156.00	147.43
2	—	1,595	170.00–175.00	172.53
6	—	1,562	160.50–169.50	165.51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	322	1,100.00	1,100.00
1	800–850	840	231.00	231.00
1	900–950	935	233.00	233.00
6	950–1000	983	232.00–233.50	232.25
4	1000–1050	1,011	234.50	234.50
6	1050–1100	1,071	230.00–237.50	233.84
27	1100–1150	1,117	228.00–240.50	233.24
26	1150–1200	1,177	229.50–232.50	232.00
10	1200–1250	1,234	225.00	225.00
2	1250–1300	1,275	215.00–216.00	215.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	250.00	250.00
2	700–750	725	221.00–245.00	233.08
1	750–800	765	255.00	255.00
6	850–900	873	233.00–247.00	237.27
1	950–1000	980	246.00	246.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1000–1050	1,023	236.50–245.00	240.79
2	1100–1150	1,100	243.00	243.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	921	237.50–255.00	245.66

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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